SimCity 2000 (PC)

This game is great. I hate to say this coz I have just writen my opinion on GTA and said the graphics held it back, but even though this game has poor poor graphics...I can't help but love it. For those of you whom are not accustem to the concept of the SimCity games...here it is. You are the owner, land lord, major...what ever...of the city and you say what gos where and about taxes, everything but who comes into your city. This is decided on how well you plan your city. There are more complicated bits about it which are inconsiquential which I wont go into. It is played from a birds eye view of your city. This game is great. Its adictive, ...

Looking a bit dated now, and without all the features of SC3000, Sim City 2000 is rightly seen as the classic town planning game. The Orginal SC was great, but this is the first time we see 3D cities, complete with all the advances this can bring to a game. In case you don't know, the aim is to build your city up from zilch, planning different zones (commerical, residential or industrial), putting in transport, water, electricity, and all the other necessities for a city. If you don't keep up your 'Sims' will get upset and start rioting, just one of the disasters which will befall you if you're not careful. SC2000 is highly ...

When you talk about strategy games, god games and the like, you invariably mention the SimCity series. From the days of the Amiga, this series has kept itself going and the second "proper" version was SimCity 2000. Using new 3D graphics, SimCity 2000 was very much a make-or-break game for Maxis, the creators. There is no doubting the fact that the original SimCity was an excellent game, but the advent of super-speed PCs (with those lightning 100MHz Pentiums!) meant that games could offer both graphics and gameplay, hopefully in equal measures. The gauntlet had been laid down and SimCity 2000 certainly responded to the challenge. Using the ...