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All teen and kid reviews for SimCity 4

Age
7
Average rating based on 22 kid and teen reviews:
  • 32% say it's educational
  • 27% say there are positive role models
  • 27% say there are positive messages
Teen, 16 years old
September 28, 2010
 
This game is non-violent (however, the disaster such as giant robots and earthquakes are there), interesting and educational. I will allow my young brother to play it.

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Teen, 18 years old
April 9, 2008
 

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Teen, 14 years old
November 22, 2010
 
Great City Simulator
This is a great, fun, and engaging game. You build cities, ground up, into massive metropolises. You are pretty much the mayor, and control everything from water to education. Depending on your standards, this game can be pretty difficult. Balancing a city budget is hard to do, and it's always a pressing matter. You can immerse yourself into your city by driving around in it and doing missions to benefit your city. Your cities will trade with each other, and your region will grow. If you're bored, you can send down a giant robot or a tornado to tear up the city. Seeing buildings collapse is about as bad as the content goes for this game. I enjoyed it a lot, a must for the creative.

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Teen, 17 years old
April 9, 2008
 
i laughed
i think it is very good

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Teen, 14 years old
June 14, 2011
 
I LOVE this games!
It is a great game for all ages. I have been playing ever since it came out and now I have basically mastered the game. I recentally installed it for my brother (7) and he likes to destroy his city more then build it, but that is part of the fun. It has a simulated buget system and you have to keep track of it, otherwise you will get recalled and mayor!

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Kid, 11 years old
January 26, 2009
 
ihungry

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Teen, 14 years old
July 24, 2010
 
Sims are way better
Okay

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Teen, 17 years old
June 28, 2010
 
complex but easy to learn
fun game. gets you to think about how cities work. after a while you start to learn how different parts of the city work together. sure disaster can strike the city, however, there are no death tolls, just how much it will cost to rebuild. the only reason i say 10 and up is the complexity.

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Kid, 13 years old
April 9, 2008
 

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Kid, 12 years old
March 2, 2010
 
:D

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Teen, 14 years old
March 2, 2010
 
:D

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Kid, 11 years old
March 2, 2010
 
:D

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Teen, 16 years old
August 30, 2009
 

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Kid, 12 years old
June 9, 2010
 
Awesome!!
I rated this for 5 and up, but most likely kids under 10 might have trouble with the game. You can also program the city to go through a natural disaster, such as an earthquake, which can get violent. Otherwise, GREat GAme!

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Kid, 13 years old
September 21, 2009
 
Boring

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Teen, 18 years old
April 9, 2008
 

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Teen, 16 years old
June 30, 2009
 
Ok for all, but too hard for little kids
One of the best games ever. I have a lot of FPSs like COD and Halo. but this game is just as good if not, better. Very educational, Very hard, And very entertaining

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Teen, 17 years old
April 9, 2008
 
uhh.
it was ok. i have it, but i dont really like it, to advanced for my small brain.

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Kid, 11 years old
September 30, 2011
 
Best of it's genre.
A great city simulator, and the worst content I can think of is in the Rush Hour expansion where you can drive tanks and army jets and you can fire shells which can potentially destroy your city. Also, when a nuclear power plant catches fire or gets to old, it blows in a large nuclear explosion. You can take the game up to a new level on sites like Simtropolis where you can download thousands of free, custom content for Simcity.

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Kid, 9 years old
May 15, 2012
 
Perfect!
A W E S O M E ! If you like Simcity and The Sims, buy this! It does have shooting, gambling, but it is fun. Plus: you could build the Empire State Building! Plus: get Area 51 with UFO. You can even get an Army Base and get military transports. WARNING: It sounds like they the the "D word" sometimes. Note: even though it says 2 and up, I even think a baby can play it if they know how to play video games. Welp, I say it rocks, and is better than The Sims. You can even make sims in it!

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