You create and run the city of your dreams in SIM CITY 4. You shape the landscape and summon disasters according to your own convenience. As a big-city mayor, manage every last detail of your busy metropolis. Keep tabs on your creation as you listen to your Sim’s response and get more immersed in your city more than ever before.

Overall I was very impressed with SimCity 4. Unlike SimCity 3000, SimCity 4 really is a major evolutionary step in the series. To be honest, I wasn’t convinced that it was that much different until I played it for a while, but like an onion, there are just more layers to unwrap — but at least with SimCity 4 you won’t be crying the entire time.

If you pick it up and feel the same, I urge you to give it some time. It takes a while to break out of the earlier SimCity mentality and really appreciate the depth and breadth of SimCity 4.