- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Release Date: Mar 5, 2013
User Score
Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4557 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 602 out of 4557
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Mixed: 428 out of 4557
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Negative: 3,527 out of 4557
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Mar 11, 2013
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Mar 11, 2013
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Mar 11, 2013Server issues and always-on DRM aside the city zones are simply too small, presumably to enforce dependency on multi-player interactions. More like Sim-District than City
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Mar 12, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013I'm not even going to bother reviewing this game as EA already have had an ear full of complaints which are all the same things. Why remove transport options, make the map size smaller, add always online DRM? As well as this, so many other bad features have been implemented, and i'm glad the release was a massive pile of steaming bulls*** because EA may now sort things out.
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Mar 12, 2013Worst simcity game ever. I dont care about DRM but this game feels INCOMPLATE, CLOSED BETA or browser game. I'm so regret my decision to buy this crap.
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Mar 13, 2013
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Mar 13, 2013
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Mar 14, 2013Aside from the always on servers, and the emphasis on social activities over city management, Sim City has failed to provide an intelligent and long lasting simulation. There are obvious flaws that can be visibly noticed in the algorithms used, and many in-game features are unreliable and random.
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Mar 25, 2013
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Mar 6, 2013
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Mar 11, 2013
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Mar 11, 2013Oh ....always on DRM is for the players benefit? Well that changes everything then.....I had no idea that not being able to play a single player game due to failing server tech is all for MY benefit.
EA you have sunk to a new low......last game I ever buy from Electronic -
Mar 11, 2013
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Mar 8, 2013Do not buy this Trash of a game, EA does not deserve to be a company for this, makes me never want to buy another game from them again. Thanks for nothing... sigh should have bought crack with the 60 dollars...
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Mar 13, 2013
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Mar 6, 2013
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Mar 6, 2013Half of the time I cannot even play the game. The always-on online DRM ruins games. This is terrible, and when I can play sometimes the game crashes.
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Mar 6, 2013
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Mar 6, 2013I purchased this game and have been unable to play it once. I purchased the game using the Origin website. I was able to log onto the servers once, but then the game crashed after about 5-10 minutes of the tutorial. Now I am unable to start another game. Unable to get refund. I am calling my credit card company to prevent payment.
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Mar 6, 2013
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Mar 6, 2013Unable to play. Tutorial will not progress past the loading screen. Queues to play a single player game.
This is unacceptable EA. I expect things that I purchase to work as advertised on day one. Fix this. -
Mar 6, 2013Just helping to drag down the rating here in hopes that EA will learn a lesson here. Do not block me from playing a single player game because your servers are insufficient. 48 Hours after launch. This is unacceptable,
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Mar 6, 2013I created a Metacritic account just to review this game. Here are some simple points.
a) The DRM is ATROCIOUS. IT WON'T EVEN "AUTHENTICATE ME" TO PLAY SINGLEPLAYER.
b) If that isn't enough, THE GAME CRASHES EVERY 15 MINUTES.
c) From what I played of the game, it's mediocre at best.
d) This is a complete waste of $60 and I swear I will never buy another EA game again. -
Mar 6, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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Mar 6, 2013If you buy a singleplayer game and can't play on release day because of server issues, the game is basically defective. I would have been willing to stomach Online-DRM, but only if it actually worked. Customers should be no testbed for server architecture.
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Mar 6, 2013Massive step back for the franchise which reached its peak with SimCity 4. This release owes much more to the Sims in terms of concept and gameplay. Definitely not in the mold of a classic city simulator.
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Mar 7, 2013The game itself seems fine, but it's been out for 2 days and I still can't play it because of the always online DRM. It's unacceptable for a single player game to use that kind of system.
Awards & Rankings
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PC Master (Greece)Jun 5, 2013Given enough patches and DCLs, SimCity might eventually become the game that should have been on its release and justify the ambiguous choices that its developers made. [May 2013]
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Games Master UKMay 9, 2013Hints at great things but is limited by small cities and promises it can't deliver on. [June 2013, p.80]
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Hyper MagazineMay 9, 2013There's more problems with this game than I have words. Looks great though. [June 2013, p.80]