Customer Reviews

City Life

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

This game is great, it definitely beats out SimCity4 in almost every department. Graphics are nice, the social subcultures are nice, and the game is great overall. I only miss the region overview, but I'm pretty sure if they copied THAT many elements then EA would have had pretty good grounds for a lawsuit/cease and desist order.

Now onto the reason I rated this game a one overall:

I just paid the price of a full game so I could have Starforce installed on my computer. Just the other day I was deleting Starforce because it came on another game of mine. This form of copy-protection is nothing short of malware, and I've already had one dual-layer lightscribe DVD drive reduced to a worthless piece of scrap metal thanks to it. I'm getting tired of having to find cracks for Starforce games I buy legally just to avoid severe hardware damage... To the point where I've decided that I'm not going to buy Starforce protected products anymore.

This game has StarForce copy protection, which is software that you do not want on your computer. Reportedly, it replaces your CD and/or DVD drivers, and often causes extreme hardware and software problems. I've been a victim of the software problems, it basically crippled my very expensive SCSI scanners and it was extremely difficult to figure out what was doing it. It could be the best game that's ever been produced, but anyone who's had the StarForce experience is going to steer clear.

Starforce....nothing else need be said. Starforce singlehandly has destroyed a number of "could be" great games...I don't know since not a single one will play on a Dell XPS "Gaming" Laptop.

I bought this game because it sounded like a lot of fun. I tried installing it on my Dell laptop and no dice. It would not run. I tried installing it on my Dell desktop computer and again, it would not run. When I went to the knowledge base, technical support lists that if you have an integrated video card, the game will not work on your system. In short, if you have an "over the counter" system, you cannot run this game on your computer. I find this ridiculous and disappointing. I would not suggest buying this game until you go to their technical support page and go over all of the requirements for game play. Especially since these little facts are not listed on the box.

This game sucks. It tries to be Sim City with extra features. Unfortunately, the graphics are way below average. In fact, some of the screens look like they were designed by a first year art student. The Interface is clumsy and not intuitive. I am a big fan of the Sim City series and this game really falls short.

Read the Specs carefully before Buying!!! It requires a 3D Graphics card with T&L...that's nVidia or ATI. Most laptops to my knowledge, mine included, have Intel graphics cards which does not support this T&L. So when I installed my game and went to load it...it crashes before completely opening, so i have never seen the inside of this game. That really bites, esp if it is worth playing.

You can check your computer's graphics card by going to start> run> dxdiag and that will basically tell you all the information about your computer and its hardware

This is by far the worst instance of overzealous copy protection I've ever experienced. I bought this game new at a local store because I've been itching to play SimCity 4 but that game will not work with my new video card. Got this game home and it installed just fine, but when it came time to launch the game, it said disc authentication failed. Tried it with the other disc, failed again. Went to the company's support forums and found a lot of other people with the same problem and no one had done anything to help them. Thankfully the people at the store were very reasonable and gave me a full refund.

Don't buy it unless you want the Starforce malware on your computer. I understand publishers wanting to prevent piracy, but not at the expense of replacing the drivers I need(ed) for my DVD burner. Check the search engines and see for yourself. Would have otherwise been a great game, too bad it isn't playable because of this malware.

I had saw an ad for City Life and I clicked it. I read about it and thought it sounded so much better than Sim City 4 (which I currently own) that I decided to download and try the demo. The demo was so much fun, and it had many features. What gives this game a unique twist is the social cliques. You have to meet the needs of each cliques, for example the different types of jobs they need. What makes it realistic, is it is just like real life. The blue collars dont want to live next to the fringes, whereas the rich don't want to live next to the poor, or homeless. What supprised me the most about this game though was the 3d graphics. You can zoom in and out and get eye level with the "people" You can see them reading the paper on their picnic table in their backyard, or walking down the street, or taking the trash out. Another neat feature is how easy it is to zone. The zoning is such an improvement over SC4. This game makes you auctually have to get involved with your community, making it your perfect town. Now all I am waiting for is my copy of the game to come in.

1- least...........................10-best

Graphics: 8
Simplicity: 9
Fun: 10
Realistic: 9

Overall a great game for those who are tired of waiting for SC5 or, for those who are just starting out with city simulation games.

The problem with this game is that it seems good, but it gets boring very fast. You don't really se any new development after the initial buildings. Your neighborhoods are boring looking and everyone always seems to be fighting. It's also hard to stay under budget. It seems almost impossible. Overall, the game could have been good, but it's not. Buy Sim City 4 instead. If the first person view was in Sim City 4 it would be the perfect game.