Read our editorial mission (Opens in a new window) & see how we test (Opens in a new window).īefore that, though, the Sims can and will talk back to you, by telling you what's working and what isn't, using canned responses. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. First, though, they can and will talk back to you (with their words appearing in an opinion bubble above a house or other property), tell you what's working and what isn't, although their responses are admittedly canned. If you neglect expanding services and the overall city upkeep, your Sims move out, you lose tax revenue, and the city stagnates. You must also provide services for your citizens, the Sims, when the options become available-power, water, sewage treatment, sanitation, and education. As Mayor, you lay down the roads, place houses, stores, and factories, collect taxes, and arrange deals with other cities. The object of SimCity BuildIt ($0.00 at ) (Opens in a new window) is the same as the other games in the franchise: To create and grow a prosperous virtual city. The franchise has risen from the ashes, and SimCity BuildIt is a new PCMag Editors' Choice iPad game. SimCity BuildIt's online features, particularly the ability to trade with and compete against other players around the world, enhance the classic formula. The game soon exited my consciousness, but it has returned-this time as an iPad app. I figured that its creators had decided to follow their own agenda, even though that meant alienating and losing much of its fan base, including myself. I didn't bother buying 2013's disasterous, online-only SimCity reboot, even after developer Maxis introduced an offline mode.

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