SimCity 3000 (Jewel Case)

by Electronic Arts

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• ASIN: B00006GF1U
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,821 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun game, but a MAJOR drawback, October 25, 2004

By 

TrezKu13 (Norfolk, VA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: SimCity 3000 (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

Simcity, no matter what any one says, is going to be one of the most classic games ever made. It inspired and still influences simulators to this day, and obviously so many sequals wouldn't have been made if there wasn't a wide interest in it.

SimCity 3000 is everything you've come to know and love about SimCity. You build commercial, resident, and industrial buildings while maintaining transportation for your people. This of course requires you to maintain funds through taxes, while being careful not to go over to stunt popular, commercial, and industrial growth. In addition to that, you can enact ordinances that will either give you money or take some away, though it's worth the price since many of them will make your people happy.

But there has always been a problem with me and the SimCity games. Here's the thing: you build a city, get it up and running...and then what? OK, I have a huge city, and I'm making money. What now? Once you get your city to work, there's almost no interest in continuing. I tried one of the scenarios they supply but that didn't help much either. Every time I load my city I feel like I've already done all I can do.

Like I said, these games are popular, so this is probably just my personal opinion (in fact, it is). It's a fun game, but I don't see too much replay value. I wouldn't spend too much money on it, just in case.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well-balanced, works on a modest computer, September 4, 2006

By 

Maxim Masiutin (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: SimCity 3000 (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

This is a good, well-balanced game. Start building your city little by little. Build a power plant, small-density residential, commercial and industrial zone, water pipes, that's it. Use the cheapest streets. Every other square in a residential and commercial are should have a bus stop. Of course, bus stops cost money, but it will save you from traffic congestions, and you won't need to invest in expensive roads and motorways. Click on the bus stops and watch the number of passengers, if it's low, demolish it.

Watch your cash flow and the other maps gradually. As soon as you have small but solid cash flow, expand your city gradually. Only add money-eating facilities like fire station, police, education and health care when there is absolute need in it. Expand extensively: cover large areas with low-quality low-density zones.

When you have enough money, move to high-tech industry which have no pollution. To do that, you need highly-educated workforce. Build schools, colleges, museums, and libraries. But watch carefully the number of attendees: only build a schools when the old are overwhelmed. So with health care.

Sooner or later you will be offered federal objects like a mega-market, military base or waste disposal. Accept them all, it will bring you mega-cash-flow that will allow you to significantly improve your city facilities.

Also don't forget to make money by selling power to the neighbors: make connections to them with roads and power lines.

This game is very well-balanced, unlike SimCity 4 Rush Hour. I highly recommend SimCity 3000, be it Jewel Case or other edition.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great game., December 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: SimCity 3000 (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

I really think this is a very into game.You can start off by playing a game thats already saved on the game,or starting your own city.I prefer starting my own city.I also like starting with the biggest city thats already on the game.Then blast it to pieces with tornados,fires,UFOs and earthquakes.There are three types of zones.residential,industrial and commercial.The controls can be confusing at first.Like when I had to figure out that you have to wait a little before your power plants generate power.It is also confusing to know when to and when not to take out a loan.In all its a great game.I recommend it for good stradegy players.