SimCity DS Reviews [DS]

Average Rating: 70%
( 0-74%,  75-89%,  90-100%) 
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Publisher:
Electronic Arts
Developer:
EA Japan Studio
Genre:
Sim
Release Date:
Jun 19, 2007



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"While the game is steeped in infrastructural issues of its own (the lone save slot is almost unforgivable), SimCity DS is still a nice place to revisit."
--Joe Dodson, GameSpot
"All of the negatives to be found in SimCity DS are terribly unfortunate as all of the elements that made SimCity a classic are here, unfortunately hampered by ill-conceived design choices and a total lack of style."
--Chris Jensen, Game Almighty
"Fortunately, EA’s Japan-based studio has designed a control scheme that works surprisingly well."
--Bryan Vore, Game Informer
"With a cursory wireless mode that lets you share the famous landmarks you have unlocked with other players, and a number of new buildings and concerns, this is definitely worth the money for anyone with an interest in simulations."
--Will Freeman, Pro-G
"...while it's obvious that, in theory, SimCity can be done on the DS, in practice it could have been done a lot better with a lot less wackiness and a little more depth."
--Dan Whitehead, EuroGamer
"Unfortunately, the characters that deliver the advice and wotnot are really rather poor. Not only are they poorly drawn but, more worryingly, they have about as much character as the Microsoft paper clip..."
--Paul Govan, Ferrago; Play TM
"Sim games are for the couch potato-type gamers, and playing SimCity DS while on the road will lead to problems, not pleasure."
--Danreb Victorio, Gamer 2.0
"Even the largest buildings come out so small on the DS screens that they lack the details to create that all-important sense of character at the heart of SimCity's appeal."
--Garnett Lee, 1UP
"The minigames and terrible art style makes it stand out as trying to be something it's not."
--Jack DeVries, IGN
"Ultimately, SimCity DS ends up being an average game that best serves those willing to put up with its flaws."
--Tracy Erickson, PocketGamer UK

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