{"id":51389,"date":"2013-03-05T11:13:40","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T09:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=51389"},"modified":"2013-03-05T11:16:11","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T09:16:11","slug":"simcity-constructive-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/51389-simcity-constructive-success","title":{"rendered":"SimCity: constructive success?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SimCity is finally arriving this week, and a number of early reviews have already hit the web; but has enough planning and development gone into this colossal construction?<\/p>\n<p>Over on Metacritic, things are looking positive. The game holds a Metascore of 91 from 7 reviews, while Gamerankings features 92.5 percent for the PC-exclusive.<\/p>\n<p>What are the critics actually saying though?<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurogamer.se\/articles\/2013-03-04-recension-sim-city  \" target=\"_blank\">Eurogamer Sweden<\/a>: 10\/10<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cA fantastic city simulation that meets all expectations. So perfectly balanced it makes it easy to pick up and enjoy, but proves to be very difficult to master. Funny, addictive and with great options for both co-operative and competitive online play &#8211; Sim City is a clear candidate for Game of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/simcity-2013\/2630\" target=\"_blank\">Polygon<\/a>: 9.5\/10<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cA near-perfect fusion of the classic simulation game with modern social and online play elements. It is in every way the fully realized evolution of the franchise and a much welcome iteration, perfectly engineered to dispense the maximum amount of fun in the most efficient way possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\" www.ausgamers.com\/games\/simcity\/review\/\" target=\"_blank\">AusGamers<\/a>: 9.4\/10<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWhat SimCity offers is so much potential for so much expanded and persistent gameplay that its mind-boggling. All I can actively offer you is what the game offers you upon firing up, and in that sense it\u2019s a fricking addictive affair.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51222\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sim-city.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51222\" class=\" wp-image-51222 \" title=\"simcity\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sim-city.jpg\" alt=\"simcity\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sim-city.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sim-city-267x150.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Simcity<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"  http:\/\/www.gamereactor.se\/recensioner\/93711\/Sim+City\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gamereactor Sweden<\/a>: 9\/10<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cEA has listened to the community, improved, brought back what was good, improved again and made the most marvelous city creator you could ever imagine.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2013\/03\/04\/a-big-data-experience-revives-the-glory-of-simcity\/3\/\" target=\"_blank\">GamesBeat<\/a>: 90\/100<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a joy to see SimCity return in a better form than it has ever been. It is wonderfully complex, but very easy to play. The title is a massive undertaking and it has come together beautifully overall.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51390\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/SimCity-screenshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51390\" class=\"size-large wp-image-51390\" title=\"SimCity screenshot\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/SimCity-screenshot-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"SimCity screenshot\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/SimCity-screenshot-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/SimCity-screenshot-267x150.jpg 267w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/SimCity-screenshot-625x350.jpg 625w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/SimCity-screenshot.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SimCity screenshot<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xgn.nl\/pc\/review\/43916\/simcity\/\" target=\"_blank\">XGN<\/a>: 8.8\/10<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe world\u2019s biggest simulation franchise is back with a vengeance. We\u2019ve all grown up playing SimCity, and it\u2019s finally time to get back to living the life of a virtual city planner. Whether you play the game alone or with friends, SimCity proves to be a great deal of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamer.no\/artikler\/137709\/anmeldelse-simcity\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gamer.no<\/a>: 8\/10<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cSimCity is a game you can lose yourself in for hours at a time. It&#8217;s a game where you can keep digging deeper and deeper in underlying systems and play a plethora of different ways. Mostly though, SimCity is a game where you can allow your creativity and organizational skills to work in tandem, just the way you wish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On a bit of a negative note, Youtuber Francis isn\u2019t that happy with EA and Maxxis \u2013 check out his rant below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H9VClRhU404\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Read more about SimCity<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/49185-simcity-intro-trailer-reveals-space-aged-surprise.html\">SimCity intro trailer reveals space-aged surprise<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/48414-simcity-multi-city-features-detailed.html\">SimCity \u201cmulti-city\u201d features detailed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/46379-simcity-5-release-date-announced.html\">SimCity 5 release date announced<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/videos\/39679-simcity-trailer-gets-an-inside-look.html\">SimCity trailer gets an inside look<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/38840-simcity-5-screenshots-give-a-close-up-view.html\">SimCity 5 screenshots give a close up view<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/36395-simcity-5s-always-on-internet-requirement-is-totally-worth-it-promises-maxis.html\">SimCity 5\u2032s always-on internet requirement is \u201ctotally worth it\u201d, promises Maxis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SimCity reviews roll in &#8211; is it an unnatural disaster or utopian experience?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":51391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,3],"tags":[175,813,3690,21,2178,2232,6145,9145,9146,9144,8679,2752,5793,5794,2180,2540],"class_list":["post-51389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-pc","tag-ea","tag-electronic-arts","tag-electronic-arts-sa","tag-headline","tag-maxis","tag-pre-order","tag-preorder","tag-preorder-pricing","tag-preorder-roundup","tag-preorder-simcity","tag-pricing","tag-sa-gaming-market","tag-sa-gaming-news","tag-sa-news","tag-simcity","tag-simcity-5"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51389"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51392,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51389\/revisions\/51392"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}