GH Review: Simcity Societies

Zardon · Dec 10, 2007, 09:33 AM

Read The Review Here
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SimCity is a game series with a very fine lineage. For nearly two decades, the concept of micro-managment expanded and diverged into multiple Sim spin-offs. However, once Maxis and EA created The Sims series and the bazillion new expansion packs (essentially a legalized form of printing money), they seemed to abandon the whole SimCity concept ever since. I guess EA thought they could milk the golden "Sim"-goose a bit more by returning to the city building concept with SimCity Societies, but they've done so without Maxis on board.

The basic concept of SimCity is simple - you are the mayor, you get a piece of land and some funds, and you are given the task of building a city, while keeping your citizens happy and the population growing.

Erroneus · Dec 10, 2007, 11:00 AM

Nooooooo! God damnit! Was looking forward to a new SimCity game, but this looks like a complete sell out

RebeLone · Dec 10, 2007, 08:25 PM

I remember playing the old school simcity, and they were addicting. Frustrating when fires would randomly appear. lol

Robert McClelland · Dec 11, 2007, 05:04 AM

lol Jeesss you save me 50 bucks lol.

Dec 10, 2007, 09:33 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	GH Review: Simcity Societies Read The Review Here ______________________ SimCity is a game series with a very fine lineage. For nearly two decades, the concept of micro-managment expanded and diverged into multiple Sim spin-offs. However, once Maxis and EA created The Sims series and the bazillion new expansion packs (essentially a legalized form of printing money), they seemed to abandon the whole SimCity concept ever since. I guess EA thought they could milk the golden "Sim"-goose a bit more by returning to the city building concept with SimCity Societies, but they've done so without Maxis on board. The basic concept of SimCity is simple - you are the mayor, you get a piece of land and some funds, and you are given the task of building a city, while keeping your citizens happy and the population growing.

Dec 10, 2007, 11:00 AM	#2
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Nooooooo! God damnit! Was looking forward to a new SimCity game, but this looks like a complete sell out __________________

Dec 10, 2007, 08:25 PM	#3
RebeLone DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	I remember playing the old school simcity, and they were addicting. Frustrating when fires would randomly appear. lol __________________

Dec 11, 2007, 05:04 AM	#4
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,645 Rep Power: 196 System Specs	lol Jeesss you save me 50 bucks lol. __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://www.speedtest.net/result/1949536385.png