Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3483 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2007-06-22
• Rating: To Be Announced
• Platform: Nintendo DS

Manufacturer's Description
Build, manage and play on the go, as the quintessential city simulation arrives on Nintendo DS! Be the Mayor, call the shots and manage every aspect of life in your new town. Pick one of eight fictional cities or create your own then get ready to modify, manage and grow your new domain. Thanks to user-friendly Nintendo DS stylus and Touch Screen controls, running a successful, bustling metropolis is easier than ever. Whether you're tackling daily challenges, from planning to pollution, or dealing with natural disasters, help is always at hand from your dedicated team of in-game Advisors. With their tips to guide you, make the right decisions to shape the future success of your city  and the happiness of its citizens.

Customer Reviews

Splendid port
Having been a fan of Sim City since the very first version on the PC, I was keen to give this a try. Overall they have done a great job in squeezing this game onto the DS.

For those of you who have never played Sim City before, you take on the roll of Mayor in a newly founded city. You have to build roads, zone for industrial commercial and residential areas as well as building civic buildings such as schools and hospitals. The skill is to balance your spending with the income raised through taxes.

All the usual features are here, with the exception of water pipes. You still need to have an enough water to supply the city, but no longer have to lay the pipes. There are two levels of zoom, so you can either look down over your city as a whole, or take a closer look at a particular area.

There is also a "save the city" mode, where an existing city has to be rebuilt after a disaster. You have a set amount of time and money to reach the victory conditions. A tutorial section is available so new players can get the hang of how each building works and how to use the control interface.

The touch screen works very well and it is actually easier to use than the PC version. My single gripe (and the reason for 4 rather than 5 stars) is that there is only a single save slot. Overall - Great Game

Very addictive
Firstly, i've read in a few places that people found this game dissapointing compared to the latest PC versions. What did these people expect? It's a DS game, it isn't able to compete with a decent PC. Apparently it's a port of Sim City 2000 from the PC, and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how much the developers have managed to cram into the little cart.
My biggest worry was that, like the awful GBA version, the game map would be tiny. It isn't. It's massive!
At first the controls are a little tricky, but you'll soon get used to them.
Most of the important bits are here, as well as all the disaster options, landmarks, bonusses...
And if like me, you just like to turn off all the disasters and just slowly and painstakingly design your own city from scratch, I can guarantee that you'll waste hours / days / weeks on this addictive game.
Probably the best strategy title (apart from Advance Wars) on the DS in my opinion.

Pritty Good
The game being played on the DS is awesome but it has the usual problems when taking a PC game and putting it onto the DS console. The controls take a while to get used to, it can run very slow at times and the saving and loading takes for ever.

The intricacies of the game such a s finding out how many donuts the police station gets through is missing and the scenery is flat, it is either water or land. However the real essence of the game is there. The game has only one view point, two levels of zoom and two speeds. This does mean that waiting to build up finds you really have to wait, and things like airports and advanced power plants can take hours or day of playing time to get.

But over all the game is really good, as addictive as the original and the bonus of being able to put a city in your pocket. As a newbie to Sim City you will think its great, as an experienced player you will be disappointed by the bits missing but is still really worth getting.