SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition | 
| From: Electronic Arts
Buy New: $38.99
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Seller: collagekid
Rating:  211 reviews
Sales Rank: 1115
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
Genre: Strategy Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Deluxe
Region: 541600
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 10.3 x 1
Memory Card
MPN: 14740
UPC: 014633147407
EAN: 0014633147407
ASIN: B0000C0YW2
Release Date: September 22, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Create, build and run the most realistic city you can imagine | | • | Connect your metropolis with other cities you've created to form a massive region of SimCities | | • | Sculpt mountains, gouge valleys, and seed forests | | • | Deploy police cruisers and fire trucks to the scene | | • | For 1 player |
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Product Description
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition turns you into a citizen, a criminal, an architect, a mayor, even a god -- bringing you deeper into SimLife than ever! As you create railways, ferries, plan out streets, you also get to use that transportation in a series of great new driving missions
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 Good graphics, good game play. October 20, 2009
Owen Monkey (York, SC)
If you wish to trade your mortal hands for something grander, if you are an expert at demolition, enjoy city, bridge, tunnel, rail, and/or water transport building, this game is for you.
To begin, go to a region*, then double click on a tutorial or unincorporated city square. If you choose the pre-built tutorial, just let the computer guide you through. If, however, you have learned enough from the manual, (which is pretty thick!) and you decide to make one without guidance, you must click on an unincorporated city area. Then you will be transferred to God mode. (Though it doesn't tell you this, press control-alt-shift and click the God mode button to return to your original power after your city is made.)Now it's up to you to sculpt the landscape. Tweak a river hear, raise a mountain hear, there are infinite possibilities. If you do a water city, it is wise to put few land bridges in as well.
Well, now it's time to make a city. Begin by choosing low density residential and zoning an area for houses and stores, then some distance away zone for industrial and landfills. Then build a road in between the zones. Ad a power plant, the drag some power lines from the factory zone to the R&C zones. Then press cheetah speed to develop it.
To add a school click on the civil services, then click on the school available. You can also add landmarks, and a medical clinic. The fire station is positioned when the first fire breaks out, and is positioned as close as possible.
To build a tunnel, simply drag a road over a hill, and if it turns green, there's your tunnel. It's basically the same for bridges.
In the game, their are various rewards, and if you like the easy life, hit control-x, then type in "you don't deserve it". The results are fantastic. Oh, by the way, do you hate your advisers? Hit control-x and type "dollyllama" It's pretty funny what happens next. (Check your advisers)
i love sim city September 12, 2009
Kirby Garrison
When I heard aim city 2000 doesn't work on new computers with vista, I ha to go withthe latest and haven't looked back since. Great game
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition September 4, 2009
Platon Murenin (Las Cruces, NM)
Interesting game, although it does require good planning and patience, especially patience, if you do not have it, don't bother with the game. It is fun to play, but I always end up going bankrupt.
The last true SimCity August 22, 2009
Gordon Scott Reese
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Every now and again I get a hankering for good old fashion empire building. I grew up with SimCity 2000, so I decided to try SimCity Societies, which was supposedly the latest and greatest, and I was sorely disappointed. Going back to this version, SimCity 4, I found what I had been looking for--a challenging, realistic city builder. Even by today's standards, the visuals are excellent, and the game is sufficiently complex to keep my interest for hours at a time. There are of course, improvements that I wish would be implemented someday, but I'm afraid that a true successor to this game may be a long time coming. The Rush Hour expansion adds some welcome options to managing transportation within your city, and the little driving sim is cute, but ultimately, a gimmick. I believe that fans of the genre will come back to SimCity 4 for years to come, unless Cities XL lives up to its hype.
Totally awesome! My favorite electronic game! August 14, 2009
Valerie Smith (Central NY, USA)
I loved SimCity 4, and when I couldn't find the second disk to my original copy of the game, I ordered the Deluxe Edition rather half-heartedly. Boy, am I glad I bought it! Many improvements are made upon the seemingly flawless SimCity 4 game to make it even more enjoyable, not to mention easier, to build and run your own cities.
For example, the Rush Hour expansion pack shows you how your Sims get to work, that is, if they walk or commute, and which routes they take. You can do this by selecting the new Route Query tool and clicking on any road, street, etc. You can also use it on almost any building/structure, too. This really helps when you install public transportation - you no longer have to make a guess as to where you should put your subway station or bus stop to make it easier for your Sims to get to work and back home.
It also appears that the advisors talk to you more, especially Neil Fairbanks, the city planner. They don't just talk to you when there's a problem, but will give you advice and compliments. This helps you prevent possible problems and to fix small ones before they get big. Also, It's definitely a boost that you now get 500,000 simoleons to start your city instead of the usual 100,000. I'd definitely say that this deluxe edition makes the SimCity game more user-friendly.
And yes, the game does work on Vista, but it may not be true for everyone. For me, it works on my laptop despite not having the proper graphic card (it just gets a bit slow for a few seconds here and there), but in order to coax the game to play, I have to insert the second disk and click on the desktop icon. I have never had the game crash on me. My suggestion is to first try installing the game if you have Vista, and then try uploading any patches or updates to the game only if you encounter a problem.
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