Build the city, break the city

Strategy:
Strategy games are getting more and more realistic. In the new instalment of Sim City from Maxis, for example, there are a number of improvements on previous versions, the most striking of which is the amount of detail in the game. What Sim City basically allows you to do is be the city mayor and build, plan and manage an entire city (by zoning industrial, residential and commercial areas, working out a monthly budget, building infrastructure, etc). As far as landscapes go, you can now create beaches and canyons and even add wildlife to your map. Everything in Sim City 4 is simply more realistic and accurate. The graphics engine handles 3D graphics, although at a high resolution game play does suffer (unless you’re running a decent gaming PC). The artificial intelligence has been improved to such a level that, unlike other games in the genre, even when you’re making money, you can’t simply increase the speed to compound a cash stockpile. Things can and do go wrong.
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