SimCity

Platforms

• PC

  Mar 5, 2013

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  6.0

  playscore

  6.5

  29 Critics

  4.9

  11.9K Players

29 critic reviews · 1 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  GameSpot

  5.0

  This is really just a patch that does little aside from removing the always-on Internet requirement and performing some internal housekeeping so the game can operate fully on local systems. This is a good thing, especially given how the launch problems proved that this sort of DRM is spectacularly ill-advised. But even though this addition by subtraction makes for a better experience overall.

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  COGconnected

  6.0

  The core mechanics have heaps of potential, but I was disappointed with the overall package. Server issues persist, the game has numerous bugs, and isn’t as open ended as one might expect. I definitely encourage potential players to do a little research about SimCity before diving in – you may or may not like what it has to offer.

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  Edge

  6.0

  SimCity is good for the reasons it’s always been good, and bad for reasons old and new. And yes, we wish we could play it on the train.

  Reviewed on PC
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  Game Informer

  6.5

  Given time, Maxis could clear up the problems with SimCity. The studio could deliver consistent server performance, restore cheetah speed, patch the AI, and give players larger cities. But games can’t be reviewed based on the product they might become; Electronic Arts and Maxis are charging gamers for this experience right now. At this point in time, it just isn’t worth your money.

  Reviewed on PC
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  IGN

  7.0

  In some ways I'd equate SimCity to an early version of Minecraft: a wonderfully creative toy attached to a barely functional game. The most important parts of something really cool are here already, and that's enough for me to recommend it to people with a tolerance for buggy but beautiful things.

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  Joystiq

  5.0

  SimCity in its current state is ... academic. It's conventional. Playing the game is like being handed a piece of paper and checking off a to-do list. The old games weren't much different in this respect, but this is supposed to be a modern game and it's lacking in stories to tell your friends. A city is millions of people living together in harmony and tension. It's a human achievement and it's messy. SimCity is gorgeous and bland.

  Reviewed on PC
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  Games Radar+

  6.0

  SimCity's a mess of moving parts, occasionally clicking into place and allowing for brilliant experiences before coming undone and tearing everything down. With updates to both server stability and the game itself, SimCity's wonderful moments may be able to overtake the bad ones to create the best game in the series. But if those don't come, EA's bustling metropolis may end up a ghost town.

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  PC Gamer

  6.9

  An incredible simulation and a joy to play, it is tragically hobbled by the consequences of its always-online requirement.

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  Destructoid

  4.0

  I wanted to like this game, I really did. At first I started to enjoy it, but soon all I found was frustration. I can't recommend this game to anyone, and I don't want to play it anymore myself because I am afraid of seeing all my efforts lost due to server issues. It's a decent game if it worked right, but the online dependency, forced multiplayer, and DRM ruin it.

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  Attack of the Fanboy

  5.0

  I can’t wholeheartedly recommend anyone buy this game right now, but there will come a time when Sim City is definitely worth sinking some time and money into. When will that be? It’s hard to tell, but it’s not right now. You could purchase Sim City today and experience none of the problems that many are complaining about. On the other hand, there’s also the very real possibility that you plunk your $60 down on a game that doesn’t work for you, nor include all of the features that it’s advertised to have.

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