• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Very simple city-building game may get old fast.

Why We Rated This for Ages 10 and Up

The good stuff

• Educational value:

  Unlike previous SimCity games, this game teaches very little about city administration or planning.
• Messages:

  The game is based around keeping the citizens of the city happy, and if Sims become unhappy, they can protest, even to the point of shutting down workplaces.

What to watch out for

• Violence :

  Players can use destructive disasters, such as meteor showers, earthquakes, and storms to destroy their city. On rare occasions, vigilantes, hooligans, arsonists, and other special characters can attack other Sims or cause damage to the city; however, it's nearly impossible to observe because the Sims are so small on the map.
• Sex:

  Not an issue.
• Language:

  Not an issue.
• Consumerism:

  This is part of the SimCity series of games.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Taverns, bars, and liquor stores can be built. Sims can purchase and consume alcohol, and become drunk; however, because the map is so small, it's hard to observe these drunken Sims.

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