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4 Rating: 4, Useful: 18 / 18
Date: April 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

In this collection, Maxis has bundled together some of their least popular titles. All of them are classics, however! When SimCopter was first released, it sold for thirty dollars in stores, and it's still a pretty good game--especially if you have SimCity. That one game alone makes this bundle a great purchase! Don't forget about Streets of SimCity--it's a similar game to SimCopter, except you're driving cars through your Cities, not flying a 'copter. I would recommend this series to anyone who enjoys the Sim games, or who's just starting out with simulation games.

SimMania mostly COOL!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 18 / 19
Date: November 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I just bought SimMania yesterday. I'm a 13 year old girl, and for the most part, I really enjoyed SimMania! Here's how I rated each game: SimCityClassic- This version of SimCity is old and the graphics are awful! If you just want SimCity, I reccomend that you get SimCity 3000.Also, it was a little confusing. SimTower-I love this game! It is fun, challenging, and addictive! You can build a tower as wide and tall as you want! The possibilities are practically endless! SimIsle- I tried playing this a couple of times and it is confusing! Maybe I'll figure it out sooner! SimSafari- This game is terrific! It is the simplest game on this pack, but it doesn't get boring! You have to make a flourishing safari, and it's really fun. TheStreetsofSimCity- This is your average car driving, blow up everything you can game. My 7year old brother loves it, but there really is no object to the game! SimCopter- In this semi-confusing game, you have to rescue people from every day crisises. You waste most of your time trying to find the people, and then you get scolded for not finding them on time! All in all, the SimMania Pack is pretty interesting and fun! But if you get frustrated easily then you might not enjoy the game as much as I did!

A Fab Collection...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 19
Date: May 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

If your a parent or a kid, get this if you've got a wide variety of tastes in games. Two classic building games, Sim City and Sim Tower are addictive, while Sim Isle and Sim Safari and just fun to watch and play around with. Streets Of Sim City and Sim Copter I'd reccommend for guys, or girls who like action games. If you've got a boy and a girl in the house, I really reccomend this set of fab games!

Great collection of Sim Games!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 14 / 17
Date: May 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I stumbled across this set quite by accident, and being the Sim addict I am, I just HAD to buy it! I already had half of the games, but the price was worth it just for the others. The one thing I'm not crazy about is the lack of printed manuals, but for these prices, you can't have everything. There is full documentation on the CDs themselves, so if you have a printer, it's easy enough to create your own reference manuals. If you'd like a more than reasonably priced introduction to Sim Games, this set is a must have :D

Good simulation games, but not great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: January 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I would just like to write that four of the six games in this boxed set are playable on a Macintosh: SimCity Classic, SimTower, SimIsle, and SimSafari. The other two can only be played on a PC.

SimCity Classic is the godfather of all simulation games. It was originally released in the 1980's and Will Wright, the genius behind the game, was launched into simulation game stardom. This game is very similar to SimCity 2000 and SimCity 3000.

SimTower is the most unique of the games (in my opinion). Your mission is to build a successful skyscraper, thwart terrorists, and make your tower a major attraction.

SimIsle is a game about an island paradise in danger. Tourists, poachers, and corporate raiders are trying to get onto the island and it is your job to control them all while saving a rare species.

SimSafari is similar to SimIsle in that you run a tourist business in Africa, but that's about it. Manage guides, poachers, tourists, and of course, the animals, to create a safe environment that turns a profit.

I cannot review SimCopter or Streets of SimCity as I said that they do not work on a Macintosh.

I am a tester for Maxis and EA

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 13 / 18
Date: August 31, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I gave these games 4 stars becouse they are fun for the whole family with sim copter for the kids and sim tower for the adults this game is great vaulue 1 year ago you would have to buy all these games seperate and each one costing the same price so buy buy buy !!! PoPkOrN

one game-worth it all

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 16 / 25
Date: January 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I liked some of the games but SimTower was worth all my money.

1)SimCity-Terrible graphics, the tax thing gets really annoying, and you don't really have enough money-2/5

2)SimTower-This game is addicting. You get to build your own tower and the more population and stuff you get the higher your stars will be. If you get a cathedral you win it all. (I am at Star 3) This is my favorite game.-5/5

3)SimIsle-I have no clue how to play this. 0/5

4)SimSafari-This game is really fun the first time but then you get bored. 3/5

5)Streets of SimCity-Your average "have fun blowing yourself up" kind of game. 2.5/5

6)SimCopter-The 3-D is really annoying and I can't seem to save anything of solve anything except for traffic but it is fun to through Sims out of the copter-2/5

Clasic and yet still playable games.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: October 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

These games are old and it really shows in the graphics and sound quality but in saying that the game play is still current. As with most of the `Sim' games, they have a mindless enjoyable quality about them. If you enjoy `Sim' games then you've probably already played one or two of the games in the collection. The great things about these games are their replay-ability. You can play them again and again with each a game differing as you build your sim (city, island, tower etc). Of the collection I really didn't like Sim Copter or Streets of Sim city, which are more like vehicle simulators than building simulators. I wouldn't even bother installing them ;0( After all if your looking for a vehicle simulator you can certainly find something much better out there.

It is a reasonable price...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: November 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

These games are a bargain, but they are old. Here are how I rated the games:
Sim City-It is OK, it isn't really that great 3/5
Sim Tower-The one game that makes buying this worth while 5/5
Sim Isle-Can't play it so 0/5
Sim Safari-Very babyish, not really worth it 1/5
Streets of Sim City-It's OK, all though it really has a low replay value 3/5
Sim Copter-Choppy graphics, but the game itself is pretty good 4/5

This is ok

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 19
Date: January 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought this ... and thought it would be awesome with 6 games. But to my disappointment 2 of the games don't work on my pc. I was so unhappy. But my fave one works. My rundown:

1) SimCity I loaded this and played it once. It's classic and the graphics are awful. I also have SimCity 2000 and it's much better. Still at least it works. 3/5

2) SimTower This is the best game. My fave. It's addictive, first time I played I had no idea, but I borrowed the book from my friend and I'm superb now. 5/5

3) SimIsle This works, but I have no idea how to play. My friend got this pack too and she doesn't know either. 0/5

4) SimSafari This game doesn't work, so I have no idea! ?/5

5) Streets Of SimCity I played this at my friend's house, because it doesn't work on my pc. It's ok, you basically drive around SimCity and blow yourself up. 3/5

6) SimCopter This was fun the first time I played it, but it's a bit boring. I'll play it again though. 4/5

There's only 2 worthwhile games on here, so it's not worth [the price], but oh well. I had [the money] to spare and I want to get the kids one (I'm partial to SimTown and SimPark, hehe). Buy it if you're crazy about Sim games.

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