SimCity 4

January 12, 2003 Maxis Electronic Arts, Aspyr Media
Simulator Strategy
PC Mac
About

SimCity 4 is a city-building simultor. You are in the shoes of one or several mayors, and you are tasked with populating and managing your cities.When you have chosen a segment to place your city in, you will be able to chose between 3 game modes.

God mode: This mode lets you shape the overall landscapes as you desire
Mayor mode: In this mode you build and manage your own cities.
My Sim mode: Here the player can choose his own Sims and have them move into the city, or import saved games from the game The Sims.
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Game Info

Release Date January 12, 2003
Developer Maxis
Publisher Electronic Arts, Aspyr Media
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Business, Sandbox