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Sim City 4 Deluxe (Mac)

Sim City 4 Deluxe (Mac)
From: Aspyr Media
Category: Video Games

List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $55.99
You Save: $4.00 (7%)



Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 22 reviews
Sales Rank: 2058

Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Macintosh
Genre: racing_and_flying_games;simulation_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 1
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.

MPN: 10830
Model: 10830
UPC: 618870108308
EAN: 0618870108308
ASIN: B000AHS0BY

Release Date: October 6, 2005
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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Availability: Usually ships in 3 to 5 weeks

Features:
  • Create, build and run the most realistic city you can imagine
  • Deploy police cruisers and fire trucks to the scene
  • Sculpt mountains, gouge valleys, and seed forests
  • Connect your metropolis with other cities you've created to form a massive region of SimCities
  • System Requirements - Operating System - Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later; CPU Processor - PowerPC G4 or later; CPU Speed - 700 MHz or faster; Memory - 256 MB recommended; Hard Disk Space - 2.0 GB free disk space; Video Card (ATI) - ATI Radeon 7500 or better; Video Card (NVidia) - GeForce2 MX or better; Video Memory (VRam) - 32 MB or higher; Media Required - DVD Drive required to install and play

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
SimCity 4 Deluxe lets you design, build and watch your city as it takes shape before your eyes. Catch thugs and criminals, put out fires with fire trucks and drive through the city streets that YOU created. Fight disasters both realistic and fantastic, and govern your own virtual metropolis as you see fit. Includes the hit SimCity 4 and the SimCity 4: Rush Hour expansion pack.

Weave together a tapestry of cities and watch them share and compete for resources that are linked by a fully integrated transportation network. Be a responsive mayor, and build a world-class city with stadiums, airports, universities, and real-world landmarks. Deploy emergency vehicles and join in the action as they battle blazes, mobs and more. And, with the added bonus of Rush Hour, take complete control over cars, helicopters, and ambulances on the streets of your city and guide them to their destination. Turn up the police siren and catch the car-jackers, or control the helicopter spotlight to track down the bank robbers. So take charge, solve missions, earn new rewards, buildings and vehicles. Watch your rating skyrocket and the desirability of your city soar.


Customer Reviews:   Read 17 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars Great game - for a select few   August 30, 2008
J. Aleman (San Diego, CA United States)
I love this game.

It brings out the best of the old game I played on my Mac Plus. At the same time, it adds great detail and motion that the old Macs could never acheive.

It keeps the play simple, which is great because I have never been able to keep up with games that demand multiple button play. Just a few keys and the mouse. It also manages to modernize and add some more options without the need for the above mentioned extra button work.

Now the bad news,

The box says it can be used with a G4 700MHz Mac or above. Most reviews and my experience say that it takes more power to enjoy the game. The box actually recommends a G5 iMac or PowerMac. I would agree, I have no problem with the game, but I am running a G5 PowerMac.

The problem with this is that most people with a high-end G4 PowerMac or above that can use this game have already upgraded to OS 10.5 Leopard. And this game will not work on 10.5 Leopard. You must use 10.3 or 10.4, I had to load 10.3 on an external HD. But not everybody has the time, money or know-how to do this.

Please also note that this is not a Universal Binary game, so it will not work on any Intel-based Macs of any kind.



4 out of 5 stars Its ok   July 4, 2008
Marla G. Bowdy (Leander, TX USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I thought it would be more fun than this. I was wrong. I thought I could make my own buildings, etc. But that is not true. Hour & hours of frustration. I put the game away. I couldn't even figure out how to add the city to my Sims 2 game that everyone brags about:(


5 out of 5 stars SimCity4 on Intel Macs?   May 18, 2008
T. Vawser (CO, USA)
A great educational and experimental game! Recommended for everyone! Kids will learn about how government and economy work! Adults will be frustrated that their brilliant strategies in SimCity can't be implemented into the real world! If you're wondering if you should buy it, do it!

For those who have Intel Macs... Does SimCity 4 for Mac work on the new processors?


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