Perhaps it's because you're given the chance to 'prove' you've got what it takes to run peoples' lives in a efficient manner. Zero Magazine issue 03 (1990) - 'It's difficult to explain why Sim City in so appealing. PC Review Issue 7 (1992) - 'Another game to have spawned a thousand clones, Maxis' mix of town planning, crisis management and downright megalomania has achieved the impossible - to make urban politics fun! Build up your town from a green field site, populate it with people, give them a transport network and services, and then try to maintain law and order as they take on a life of their own. Still, it's a fun challenge, and a great milestone to the genre.' Yes, there's room for obvious improvement, the limited interface holds you back, and much like with Theme Park you're building to maximize the efficiency of a model, not free-building the town as you please.

Just Games Retro - 'As a stand-alone title, the first SimCity is an impressive execution of a very smart concept. Main executable game file: simcity/simcity.exe. Do you have trouble running this game on Windows? Read this guide.

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