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Mac Gaming News - EA Reveals Plans For SimCity on iPhone

Friday, November 21st, 2008 at 4:30 PM - by

Electronic Arts has revealed that SimCity will come to the iPhone in December with a US$10 price tag. While it will simply be called SimCity, it's based on SimCity 3000, an EA representative told iPodObserver.com.

Players will be able to tap the screen to build, manage and destroy their city as well as pinch and pull to zoom in on and out of the 2D isometric landscape.

The gameplay will follow the tried-and-true formula established by designer Will Wright two decades ago: planning residential and commercial areas, managing everything from budgets to taxes, building roads, and wiping out all that hard work with such disasters as tornados, earthquakes, and giant monsters.

EA said that a few contemporary things will find their way into the game, including eco-friendly green buildings, mobile phone towers, and quantum computing centers.

EA also provided screenshots that are subject to change but give a good idea of what to expect. They're marked "FPO" because they're for preview purposes only.

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Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:41 pm

Y'know, I would TOTALLY buy this for my iPhone. 10,000 people in your pocket!

I wonder if the game could be made to sync with a desktop install...

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Sat Nov 22, 2008 10:09 am

Yep. Same here. But I'll be pissed if it turns out as cruddy as the DS version. Let's hope they re-thought it, not just ported it.

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