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 | SimCity 3000 Unlimited |
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Product Description
Sim City 3000 Unlimited brings you the classic strategy gaming of Sim City 3000 with all-new scenarios that open up a whole world of city planning and building possibilities! The thrill of the classic Sim City 3000 are here again!Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2806 in Video Games
- Brand: Electronic Arts
- Model: 15009
- Released on: 2000-05-16
- ESRB Rating: Everyone
- Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 95
- Format: CD-ROM
Features
- Features two completely new building sets - Asian and European
- Add color to your city by incorporating quaint European-style cottages or high-tech glass skyscrapers from Hong Kong
- Four new disasters await you -- whirlpools, acid rain, plagues of locusts and space debris
- Create your own scenarios with the new Scenario Editor
- Customize your terrain and add seasonal city events
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Review
SimCity 3000 is back, and it's bigger than
ever! Maxis pulled out all the stops for this new version of the
bestselling game, adding enough new customized graphics to re-create
cities from around the world. The new European and Asian building sets
serve up hundreds of new buildings that match the architecture of these
diverse environments. From the Great Wall to the Berlin Wall, it's in
there. Of course, you can still mix and match--freedom to run a city as
you choose has always been the name of this game.
No addition to
the SimCity family would be complete without some new methods for
destroying your creations, and SimCity 3000 Unlimited has four
more devastating disasters than the old version. You can re-create the
movie Armageddon by unleashing large chunks of flaming space
debris, smite your populace with a buzzing swarm of locusts, destroy
seaports and coastal developments with a whirlpool, or uncork some toxic
clouds.
The Building Architect, formerly available as a free
download, is now packed on the CD-ROM. This 3-D architectural program
lets users create the buildings of their dreams, from dilapidated
outhouses to towering skyscrapers to works of modern art that are
intended for pure decoration. Don't worry if you don't feel like using
this powerful tool to create things yourself--the game comes with dozens
of new ways to make your cities unique, and you can always head to the
SimCity Exchange to download imaginative add-ons created by other users.
The infinite expandability and infinite replayability of this game
should keep would-be mayors completely occupied until they move to the
suburbs of The Sims.
Amazon.com
Product Description
Create and control your urban empire with
more power than ever. Expand your SimCities with new customizable
terrain and hundreds of new buildings, including two new building sets
from Asia and Europe. Inflict four new disasters (plague of locusts,
toxic cloud, space junk, and a whirlpool) on your citizens. Take on 13
challenging scenarios, from reuniting East and West Berlin to rebuilding
in the aftermath of a nuclear disaster. Or, create your own scenarios
with the SimCity Scenario Creator. All the great features of SimCity
3000, plus these new options, make this a SimCity without limits.
Customer Reviews
Unlimited for old and new players alike!
For those who don't have
SimCity 3000 already, SimCity 3000 Unlimited is the best way to get into
the game. The game is nearly identical to the smash hit of 1999. All
the same playability, the same city building challenges, etc.
For
those who already own SimCity 3000, there are a number of new options
that could make it worthwhile to upgrade. In fact, when you install
Unlimited on a computer that already has the original 3000, you get the
option to transfer over files (like all your old cities). It then even
does the uninstall of the old product for you (very nice). Granted,
Unlimited does chew up a bit more disk space so you should make sure you
have room to spare for the new version.
I'd also suggest you try
to get in while the rebate is going on. It will get you back $10 on the
price of Unlimited. Then you won't feel so bad spending money on a game
you basically already have. Then do what I did: give your old copy of
SimCity 3000 to a family member to get them hooked on the game. 
I played SimCity 2000 and
loved it; the only major downs of that game were the fact that you can't
build on hills (or should I call them "cliffs"?) and if you have a
diagonal road, the buildings don't come up to the edge of it, as real
buildings would. Nevertheless, I found the game rather entertaining and
challenging.
So I figured, when I bought SimCity 3000 Unlimited,
that it would be a great deal better than 2000. I won't say it isn't
better. It is. But I think that all the new changes are still very
little. That is, you get new buildings, the ability to design your own
buildings, new zones, and a slightly nicer interface. I particularly
like the Asian Landmark buildings (though the romanization of some of
the names is sometimes inaccurate.) But, as some other reviewers have
mentioned, it's slow when you get a big city (even on a top of the line
computer), and is such a memory hog that I have to turn off my few
background applications as well as the music and traffic.
If you
don't already have a SimCity game, I'd say get it ... it is a good game.
But if you've got 3000, or even just 2000, I'd say wait; maybe 4000
will be a smoother, more realistic version.
SimCity 3000 vs. SimCity 4
After playing SimCity 4 for
several months (anxiously awaited, bought the expansion as soon as it
came out), I decided to go back to SimCity 3000 Unlimited just for the
heck of it.
While it may not have the sophistication technically
of SimCity 4, and the graphics are not as pseudorealistic as SC4, I have
to say that there are a lot of things that Unlimited had that I wish
Maxis would have carried forward with their new release.
One of
the primary things is the Building Architect Tool. It was so easy to
build virtually any building with that tool (though admittedly
imperfect). The building tool in SC4 is very good for computer graphics
professionals, but honestly - I was just completely turned off by it's
high learning curve. I initiated an experimental building, but just gave
up because it was too frustrating to use. I know - in return, we have
more realistically rendered buildings, but look at the dearth of
origional buildings on the SC4 site. The SC3000 tool is like building
blocks, and then you add textures and props. Nuff said. It works even
for me!
Another thing I prefer in SC3000 is the general ambience
of the playspace. I like that you can change the terrain color, the
vegetation, building sets, and the general character of the lighting. So
aesthetically, it is a more pleasant game to play.
Maybe it is
just easier, and that is why I like it? But I honestly like the fact
that you can really solve problems in the game. In SC4, I find it is a
complete mystery why someone won't drive across town to a job like we do
in real life! Their houses fall into decay because of their commute
time! I don't see that happening in Palmdale, CA where half the
population commutes more than an hour each way into Los Angeles! In
SC3000 you can solve this problem more easily - put in a subway! The
entire transportation system is much more effective at solving this
problem than the SC4 system (with a durned expansion pak!!!)
Look,
both games are great. I am in awe of the work that goes into them. I
just thought someone might benefit from my observations.
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