(Mobile) SimCity
PocketGamer – SimCity Deluxe for mobile reviewed
May 11th
EA Mobile hopes not as the objective in SimCity Deluxe remains unchanged from previous entries – build up a town from nothing except a wad of cash and some big ideas.
This is done by zoning areas of land for housing, commercial buildings and industry, as well as building public amenities like roads and hospitals for your resident sims.
As the city grows larger so the demands for jobs and housing increase, and the building of public services – not to mention your budget – requires clever management skills to keep everything ticking over.
Taking control of city hall
It sounds overwhelming but it’s a fairly smooth ride due to the large amount of advice dolled out by your friendly advisor lady who pops up on screen at regular intervals.
It doesn’t take very long to get into the swing of things, helped by controls that are logically laid out, with everything easily accessed through the various menus.
I did occasionally wish there was a way of assigning particular buildings to shortcuts, especially when it came to extended road building, but as the game pauses for placing new structures it didn’t end up affecting gameplay to a serious degree.
Along with the controls, EA Mobile has also done a good job of keeping the screen relatively clutter-free, with very little extraneous information obscuring the view of your city.
This gives you a good appreciation of the improved graphics, which posses a decent variety between the various different zones and a high level of incidental detail like smog clouds and traffic build-ups.
PocketGamer rates SimCity Deluxe mobile an 8 out of 10 – full review here
SimCity Deluxe (mobile) arrives on cellphones May 12, 2010
May 2nd
Simcity Deluxe (for mobile) has been planned to hit mobile phones on May 12, 2010. IntoMobile has presented this info in a new article:
The game is set to be released on May 12th and will most definitely hit all the major carriers’ decks within days (if not immediately).
Some additional information about the mobile game:
There are two modes to play – Freeplay and Scenario mode. The former removes all the restrictions allowing you to go beyond the wildest dreams. On the other hand, in the Scenario mode, there are pre-defined goals such as reaching a certain population level. SimCity Deluxe also comes with a brand new help system, which assist you in getting around every function of the game. Simple press 1, 2 or 3 – and a large animated head will appear to give you all the details.
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PocketGamer – SimCity Deluxe for mobile preview
Apr 27th
PocketGamer shares with us new details on EA’s SimCity Deluxe coming to mobile phones on May 12. Could an iPhone release be right around the corner? I sure hope so!
Having had a brief look at a near-finished build recently, this enhancement is most apparent in the game’s visuals. The familiar isometric viewpoint is sharper and more vibrant than before, with attractive touches such as shadows cast by clouds.
There’s also a hat-full of new animations to bring your city alive, such as aircraft buzzing around the skies. With the ability to enable disasters in Freeplay mode, we couldn’t resist asking if volcano activity inhibited this air travel at all. It seems it doesn’t, but EA is promising plenty of other neat features instead.
Aside from the aforementioned Freeplay mode, which allows you to build your city unrestrained, there’s a Scenario mode that reins in the freedom a little and gives you clearly defined goals (such as reaching a certain population level). It’s ideal for mobile play, as well as for introducing newcomers to this incredibly deep series.
EA Mobile to release SimCity Deluxe on mobile devices – 3 screens
Apr 23rd
EA is not only working on updating SimCity for the iPhone, but they are also updating the game for mobile devices! EA Mobile posted 3 screens on their Facebook page showing of SimCity Deluxe for mobile phones. At this time, not sure which phones they apply to…many are hoping it’ll be released for the Android so hopefully that is the case.
SimCity Metropolis for Blackberry devices now available
Apr 11th
While it has already been out on some phones for quite awhile SimCity Metropolis has just been ported to Blackberry devices. If you have $6.99 it can be yours by purchasing it at Bplay.
In SimCity Metropolis for BlackBerry, the premise is pretty much standard. Hand-picked by the President, it’s your job to construct and build a new town into a prospering city. Progress through the game by solving humorous scenarios… Solve the scenario, and expand the city. Simple. Zone residential, commercial and industrial zones, build streets, supply adequate power and more. Keep residents happy with amenities, resources and entertainment… and don’t forget to run a balanced budget! If you’ve played any SimCity game before, you know the deal!
Source: IntoMobile via InfiniteSims
EA Announces Next Lineup of Mobile Games to Keep You Entertained This Holiday Season
Dec 3rd
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EA Mobile™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS – News), today announced the availability of five new games for mobile phones and one for the iPod™. EA Mobile games will keep its customers entertained while waiting in lines at the mall or while traveling to see the family this holiday season with engaging mobile game experiences. Need for Speed™ Undercover and Tomb Raider: Underworld™ offer action packed adventure, while MySims™, SimCity™ Metropolis, and THE GAME OF LIFE offer something for the more casual player.
“As we head into the holiday season, our customers will enjoy great gaming experiences created for mobile with titles such as Need for Speed Undercover,” said Adam Sussman, VP Publishing Americas and Asia for EA Mobile. “As the global leader in mobile games publishing, we’re proud to continue creating quality games based on popular EA franchises.”
Need for Speed Undercover
Chase or be chased in Need for Speed Undercover. The cops are back like never before in this action-packed game of pursuit and betrayal. Battle ruthless street racers out to win at any cost. Earn respect and fill your garage with the world’s fastest cars. Reach the finish line first in circuit races. Bust up the city in bounty challenges. Show your skills for a shot at top drivers. Choose between Career or Quick Race mode. You’re the hunter and the hunted in Need for Speed Undercover.
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Join Lara Croft™ in a mythical journey, as she embarks on her most treacherous adventure yet. Discover an ancient world of cryptic puzzles, hidden tombs and deadly enemies as you explore the wonders of the underworld. Based on the hit console game, Tomb Raider: Underworld brings you an action packed adventure of epic proportions. Master your surroundings using acrobatic abilities and deadly combat skills to help Lara reach new heights. Can you unravel the mysteries that await her?
MySims
The adventure never ends with MySims! Help the townspeople rebuild after a devastating storm. Play the hero as you explore mysterious lands and face puzzling challenges on your quest for powerful gems. Dare to skydive for valuable rewards, paraglide across a gaping canyon, and even fish for bloodthirsty piranha. Customize the appearance of your Sim from head to toe. Choose between Story Mode or hone your skills in Activities. You never know who – or what – you’ll find on your journey through MySims.
SimCity Metropolis
Build your legacy with SimCity Metropolis. Handpicked by the President, your task is to shape a new town into the city of your dreams! Build the right combination of comfortable residences, successful industries, and popular businesses to keep Sims happy. Solve each neighborhood’s humorous scenario to expand your city and earn Hero Buildings. Act fast to take advantage of opportunities and overcome disasters. Simplified controls help you turn a small town into a flourishing SimCity Metropolis.
THE GAME OF LIFE
Make it big in THE GAME OF LIFE! Experience the popular board game on your phone. Go to college for a chance to make the big bucks. Start a career and get rich quick. Get married. Have a couple kids. Buy the big house with the huge mortgage. Spin the wheel with skill and you might come out ahead. Strategy and luck will decide if you retire to lofty Millionaire Estates or lowly Countryside Acres. Where will THE GAME OF LIFE take you?
Need for Speed Undercover, Tomb Raider: Underworld, MySims, SimCity Metropolis, and THE GAME OF LIFE are currently available for purchase globally. For information on carrier availability and pricing for all EA Mobile games, please visit www.eamobile.com.
About EA Mobile
EA Mobile™, a division of EA’s Casual Entertainment Label, is the world’s leading wireless entertainment publisher with award-winning games such as Tetris®, Bejeweled®, The Sims™, and Need For Speed™. The EA Mobile portfolio also includes casual games based on the company’s partnership with Hasbro, Inc. including MONOPOLY, YAHTZEE and SCRABBLE (in the U.S. and Canada) as well as sports blockbusters from the EA SPORTS™ brand, including Madden NFL Football, FIFA Soccer and NASCAR®. EA Mobile develops games for multiple mobile platforms including mobile phones, smartphones, the iPhone™ and iPod®. For more information about EA Mobile, please visit www.eamobile.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS Freestyle™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA’s homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com
EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS Freestyle, EA Mobile, POGO, Need for Speed, MySims, SimCity and The Sims are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. John Madden, NFL, FIFA and NASCAR are the property of their respective owners and used with permission. Tetris is a registered trademark of Tetris Holding, LLC. Bejeweled is a registered trademark of PopCap Games, Inc. THE GAME OF LIFE, MONOPOLY and YAHTZEE are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. SCRABBLE is a trademark of Hasbro in the United States and Canada and is used with permission. iPod is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc. Tomb Raider: Underworld © Eidos Interactive Limited 2008. Lara Croft, Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider: Underworld are trademarks of Eidos Interactive Limited.
Source: BusinessWire
SimCity Metropolis mobile game review
Nov 6th
Once you’ve made your village into the metropolis of the title, a free-play mode is unlocked, allowing you to carry on building without any defined objectives. To an extent, this mode reveals quite how important the tight, objective-based structure is in the game.
After a while you may well find yourself tiring of simply optimising your city, but by then you’ll have had enough hours of fun to have lost the right to complain. It’s a symptom of the cut-down strategy that’s employed here – the relatively uncomplicated relationships between happiness, crime and pollution make the city appear more obviously algorithmic, and hence less organic, than the original game whose blueprint Metropolis uses.
PocketGamer – SimCity Metropolis (mobile) review
Oct 21st
You’ve got a limited space to work with, and you need to balance out the city stats in order to complete each level’s objectives. Yes, although you’re working towards building one city, the game is still spread out into level-based chunks. In fact, most of the game dynamics are similar to last year’s SimCity Societies. In each game segment, you have certain objectives to achieve. You’ll need to get your population or one of the city stats up to a certain level, and you’re only given a set number of months in which to achieve this. You’ll generally have to make a new building or two, unlocked by completing the other objectives.
However, what Metropolis has over its socialist cousin is an excellent execution of the structure that made the original SimCity so compelling. Not only is the game split into levels, but there are also three separate islands that represent the residential, industrial and commercial ‘districts’ of the city. You’ll still get the chance to put down some grim-looking grey slabs in the residential district, just as you’ll need to build housing on the industrial island, but each has its own building set and general flavour. The residential zone has a pleasant green tileset, working its way down to a sludgy brown colour in the industrial sector.
PocketGamer interviews EA Mobile on SimCity Metropolis
Oct 16th
If you love SimCity and own a mobile device capable of playing game, then head on over to EA Mobile’s website to pick up their latest game, SimCity Metropolis. It’s only $2.99, not a bad price at all in my opinion.
Speaking of which, PocketGamer scored an interview with producer Olivier Proulx on the game:
Specifically, EA Mobile has released the first mobile-exclusive version of the famous city-planning franchise: SimCity Metropolis. It takes a lot of the good stuff from its predecessor SimCity Societies, and adds more depth, as producer Olivier Proulx tells us.
“SimCity Societies was really a casual game when you think about it,” he says. “It was less about building a big city, and more about your management style and decisions, and the moral behind those decisions. With the new game, we wanted to get back to building a big city while keeping the casual gameplay that we think worked pretty well in Societies.”
The game sees your city evolve from a small town to a bustling metropolis (hence the name), and involves working through 18 scenarios, linked by an overarching storyline. You also get to play in three different districts of the city: Downtown, Industrial and Residential.
SimCity for Blackberry has been released
Oct 1st
If I would of known about this, I would have posted it! Again, I own no handheld devices (except for a DS) so I won’t get the pleasure of trying out SimCity for the Blackberry. If you jump over to HandMark, you can download yourself a copy for your Blackberry for about $15. In my opinion, it’s a little too expensive. But then again, re-living the great days of SimCity 2000 or even getting the chance to play it (if you haven’t) might cut the deal.
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