65
Given enough patches and DCLs, SimCity might eventually become the game that should have been on its release and justify the ambiguous choices that its developers made. [May 2013]
40
There's more problems with this game than I have words. Looks great though. [June 2013, p.80]
68
Hints at great things but is limited by small cities and promises it can't deliver on. [June 2013, p.80]
1
It's not terrible until you put a building down where it shouldn't go. Then, after spending tons of money on the building, you can't move it to the correct location. You have to bulldoze the entire building, lose all that money and time spent getting it. I only spent about an hour creating my city and all was well until that. It's too small of an issue to overlook and after having lost all the money I saved I went ahead and deleted the game entirely, I dont want to know what miniscule issues are left untouched
8
Despite the complications it initially had upon launch, I'd say this is a pretty damn good city builder game. The graphics were pretty good for the time, and the implemented mechanics allowed for a lot of different dynamics to be pursued by the user, from tourism to industry. I do believe the game could've been a lot better if they added expansions to the city, so that you could further develop it, instead of being forced to buy the DLC to be able to grow it.
It also has a great aesthetic to it that Cities Skylines couldn't accomplish. I prefer this game over Skylines in general. Shame there really might not be another Simcity.
2
It's a disgrace in this long-established IP. EA has completed ruined this game, even after the patches and DLCs.
SimCity
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Mar 5, 2013
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Mixed or Average
64
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Generally Unfavorable
2.3
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Mar 4, 2013
100
A fantastic city simulation that meets all expectations. So perfectly balanced it makes it easy to pick up and enjoy, but proves to be very difficult to master. Funny, addictive and with great options for both co-operative and competitive online play - Sim City is a clear candidate for Game of the Year.
Apr 5, 2013
80
Neither minor bugs nor some questionable ideas change the fact that one thing was recreated perfectly in new SimCity – the addictive quality this series is known for. [CD-Action 04/2013, p.60]
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Aug 21, 2017
10
It's different, but not bad. I've learned a bit in the past few years about regional planning from someone with a Ph.D. in the field. What's cool is that this SimCity includes so many aspects of how regional planning works. Cities don't exist in a vacuum, so even if the cities are a little smaller in this version, the game is more rich because it includes regional scale planning!
Mar 6, 2013
75
SimCity made me connect with the Sims in my world more than any Sims game ever could - and then it made me wilfully hurt them to further my own agenda. It simultaneously made me uncomfortable with my actions and impelled to win at the same time. That's an odd feeling to get out of a game where you can deliberately unleash a giant fire breathing lizard on an unsuspecting populace.
Mar 17, 2013
65
There are some lovely aspects to the game, that have been developed from the earlier experiences that so many people knew and loved. There’s a great soundtrack, and the game has a polished look about it that makes you want to love it. But underneath, there is so much that’s broken, that I currently wouldn’t recommend the game - as I experienced it - to anyone not willing to go through the pain for a glimpse of the game they once loved.
Mar 18, 2013
60
Despite its shortcomings, SimCity is proving a compelling and absorbing city builder. Given a few months to implement community suggestions this could be everything we had hoped for from this beloved franchise.
Mar 11, 2013
50
The visuals are nice and while you are plotting your metropolis you can feel the potential of SimCity. But even though EA and Maxis are hard at work to fix everything in this state this game is rather disappointing.
Mar 8, 2013
20
If Electronic Arts is going to make a game with the basic premise being that no city is an island, if they're going to stress the interaction among cities, if they're going to make playing alongside other people a cornerstone of the design, if they're going to force my creations into tiny boxes that cannot exist past a certain point without the help of other tiny boxes, they're going to have to do the hard work of making it actually work. And ideally, that hard work should be done before they sell people the game, not after they've been caught flat-footed for botching it so completely.
Aug 25, 2015
10
Hey guys! They writed this game ****. But its not! My Pc is **** but its running. Online is not, beeacuse i'm not buyed it. Now see, its working to they. Beacuse they writed this preview at 2013, but now it's 2015!
Sep 18, 2021
7
Is it a good simcity game? No, but it's a decent online game. If you didn't play simcity, you should get this game.
Feb 18, 2018
7
simcity review 2, oh yeah now thats better, they fixed a lot of bugs, but i still feel that something is needed.
Nov 16, 2021
4
The only thing about SimCity (2013) that stands out to me is the fact that it's in 3D, but other than that, it's overall lackluster, even for a SimCity. The ControlNet complicates the game so much without adding any fun to it, you're stuck only with only a few premade regions that are so small (and can't add or make your own custom-made regions, like you could in SimCity 4) makes this version of SimCity feel so limited. Besides being in 3D, being in Sandbox Mode and adding ControlNet, it's mostly just a rehash of the previous SImCity games while also being a major step-down. It's still a fun game to play but if you're wanting a more serious, more detailed kind of city simulation, I heavily recommend SimCity 4 or Cities: Skylines over this disaster of a not city building simulation.
May 18, 2021
4
SimCity was one of my hype games and I bought it on release day years ago. They managed to not let people play the game ON RELEASE DAY. Well, after some time a lot was fixed but the game remained underwhelming. Good for all city building enthusiast, 2 years later another company took the chance to create a city builder that the community wants - and is to this day successful with it. Money is not everything, but for EA it is.
SummaryControl a region that delivers true multi-city scale and play a single city or up to sixteen cities at once each with different specializations. Multiplayer adds a new facet to your game as your decisions will have an effect both your city and your region and creates new ways to play by collaborating or competing to earn achievements.
Rated E +10for Everyone +10
