Sim City 4 (PC)

Y'know, a funny thing happened today. There I was, sitting on my sofa and dreaming about food (those pesky thought bubbles), when I felt this almighty presence in the room; a magnificent glow lit up the walls, and the house began to shake ominously as if in an earthquake. I thought it might be a problem with the central heating, so I got up to fiddle with the thermostat when this almighty booming voice came out of nowhere... "BEHOLD, MY SIM! YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN!" I sat back down. ...

*** THE SHORT VERSION (FOR THOSE IN A HURRY - AND BECAUSE I APPEAR TO HAVE WITTERED ON SOMEWHAT!) *** The latest in a succession of successful "God" games based on creating and running your own city, Sim City 4 is definitely a cut above it's previous incarnations. It maintains the same addictive qualities, but has managed to eradicate some of the slightly more irritating aspects of the game. It is beautiful to look at, fairly easy to pick up and highly playable. The features and levels of the games have expanded, enabling you to appreciate the game on both a large (regional) and a small (individual person) level. It will take up ...

The lure of the SimCity marketing strategy has dangled its meaty little worm and like the rampant consumer I am I?ve nibbled and finally swallowed it whole and been hooked without chance of parole. Maxis (famed maker of ?The Sims? have been tempting, luring and seducing me into being the master of virtual people for many, many years. Ever since, in fact, the release of the first SimCity so many moons ago. Well things have changed a lot since then, machines have grown to be the size of small houses and crime is a thing of the past. Actually no it hasn?t, you?ve got me on that one, but games most certainly have developed, and knowing this may well have been what ...