Review Elrood 3/5 · Aug 23, 2024
The First Great City Simulator
3.5 stars, if I could. I loved this game way back in the day and put a ton of time into it. A ton. I remember standing in right field in Little League in the middle of a game daydreaming about SimCity 2000. I recently replayed it and while I had a good time with it, its shortcomings were apparent. …
3.5 stars, if I could. I loved this game way back in the day and put a ton of time into it. A ton. I remember standing in right field in Little League in the middle of a game daydreaming about SimCity 2000. I recently replayed it and while I had a good time with it, its shortcomings were apparent. For my recent replay, my intention in “beating” this game was to work on my own little city for a while, experimenting and having fun, and to also beat each and every scenario the game has to offer. I accomplished the former (though I never got to the arcologies) but the latter proved rather frustrating. It doesn’t take long to figure out the easiest (and oftentimes only) method of beating most of them just take out enough bonds until you have the funds to do whatever you need to do to rebuild the city (lots and lots of demolition), while leaving it in massive debt until the sun consumes the Earth. Because of that, I bailed out after having completed roughly half of the scenarios. I may return to finish off those I didn’t complete (I have a list), but the future is hazy on that.
I put a decent amount of time into the game this time around, but frankly I eventually became a little bored. I know that the post-1993 future looks bright in terms of city simulators, but SimCity 2000 is still incredible for its time and one of my all-time favorite games. Also, that soundtrack…
