SimCity
By Christopher Healy,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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City building at its complicated best; worth the effort.
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While it may not have the full breadth of features and realistic content as the classic PC version, this mobile SIMCITY is packed with a whole lot of city building and supervising for just five dollars. Aside from the standard plotting of residential and commercial zones, constructing of city buildings and departments, running of utilities, and setting of budgets -- you've also got the great choice of setting your city in one of three time periods, which will make the game different each time you play. You also have the fun ability to add real-world monuments and tourist sites to your virtual town, like the Eiffel Tower or the Lincoln Memorial. The game may be slow-moving and a bit ponderous at times, but sim games like this are made for a certain breed of gamer who likes just that kind of playing style. And this SimCity should suit those folks just fine.
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- Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Release date: March 23, 2009
- Category: Simulation Games
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Version: 1.5.0
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 2.2 or later
- Last updated: August 23, 2016
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