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fun and frustrating

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game really stands up to the expectations I had for it. I LOVE that you can now create multiple cities that can interact with one another by making "neighbor deals".

I find the game quite frustrating when playing without using any cheats, but that's not a fault of the game, just that I haven't worked out the best city planning strategies yet.

Classic simulation game with a modern twist

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

SimCity is the classic simulation game that started it all! This modern version functions very nearly the original, yet gives you the advantages of modern technology: ride in a car, walk the streets, see unique building styles, and import your own Sims. Even if you don't like simulation games, you can enjoy terraforming, building, and destroying! For me, I can never create quite the perfect city, so I'm always revising or starting over, which means hours of endless entertainment.

Works on Vista, keeps me up nights, lots of fun..hard to beat.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I got this for myself this Christmas :) It does work on Vista unlike another reviewer said. My husband's laptop pc has only Vista and it played fine. It did crash once, however...just shut down. I have since then saved it over and over. Why though, I ask myself as I keep losing lol I can't figure out this game, my finances tank and there are riots in the streets...I can't beat it! Hours and hours of fun.

What, 3.a.m. already?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It is the most complex, realistic, and fun game thus far in the series(Simcity societies notwithstanding). Missions, Zoom levels, towering skyscrapers, farmland, and more! I even liked zooming in from time to time to see what my 5 sims were doing and what they thought of my city. It was tough at first, but to me, if it wasn't a struggle it wouldn't be worth it. The tutorial could have been a little better, but other than that, a great game it was! Like others have said, play only if you have many hours on your hands b/c you won't want to leave the computer.

Better graphics, but three problem areas

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

SimCity 4 has obviously better graphics than any of the preceding versions, and is fun just to build all the possible canned graphics, plus the abilty to edit your own additional graphics.

However, it falls short in three areas:
1) The game's logic model is a bit too complicated for all but the most intensive players.
2) SC4 will not import city files from SC3 properly. I found that the cash balance in SC2 was kept in two widely seperated bytes, and bunped my bank balance to $2 Billion for a empty city. SC3 imports these city files correctly, but SC4 will not.
3) The video requirements are much greater, so beware. It worked best for me using Win2000 on a machine that was close to state of the art when Win2000 was in general use. Win XP also appears to work OK, but Vista has a few problems when you use SC4 for long periods, so don't.

Overall, it is a great game, but requires much more time to learn and build than SC3.

Moderately good computer needed...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

First off, great highly addictive game. I was hooked on it the first time I saw it in action at my friend's house. I bought it last year and I still like playing it every once in a while.

I was a bit upset though when I played it on my old computer. I found that the vehicle missions would get complicated because the graphics would "chunk up" as my graphics card would struggle to keep up. It's no fault of the game though, I just had a very bad computer >_<.

I like this game, I sort of like the music, and the replay value is high.

Wonderful but hard.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 11
Date: October 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm not talking exactly about very hard is just that you have to play and I mean play, be there, feel the stress and at the same time feel emotion and be excited.
Well but is difficult to see the city of my dreams, but how ever the game represents a challenge, hard but you enjoy the time, the time flies...
Now PLEASE read the requirements.Why the people write a review against the game just for the requirements... that's crazy.. Please write something about the game not about YOUR MISTAKES!

Will not run on Win2K system

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 24
Date: December 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game exemplifies the asymmetrical power relationship between the software companies and the consumer. While the company appears to promise the software will work if the system requirements posted on the outside of the box are met, unfortunately this is not the case.
While my system meets all stated requirements, the game will not play. All drivers have been checked and updated.
Keep in mind that to reach this point, it was necessary to open the package, thus precluding a return/refund at the place of purchase.
I have no reason to believe that purchase of a new graphics card, sound card, or even a new computer, will result in a working game.
There is no recourse short of a lawsuit.
Even if only one user has found the game will not work on his computer (assuming it meets the printed system requirements on the package) you should be forewarned that to purchase the software means you assume genuine economic risk: you are betting your purchase price that your experience will be different.
The Amazon form requires that I select at least one star. Clearly a game that will not play warrants no stars.

GREAT GAME!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 12
Date: January 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is an awesome game! If you are looking for a cheap sim game this is the one for you. The graphics are updated since the last Sim City!!! HIGHLY RECCOMENDED GAME!!!

Possibly the worst game ever

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 12
Date: December 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If you want a game that won't load properly, shuts down and freezes up spontaneously, and has no technical support to speak of, then Simcity 4: Deluxe Edition is the game for you! Even the online troubleshooting website is arranged in such a chaotic way and is so poorly maintained that the update download website, apparently fraught with errors, refuses to load. Save your money! Don't buy this game!

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