I don't like having to play through the same 20 minutes over and over and over again only to get by killed by the alien every time.
It's fun enough as a limited 4x. It doesn't really have a campaign, so after the first play through you are done with the story and then after that it's just more of the same. On a deep discount it's definitely worth a play through.
Nothing in this game wants to work. You have to make it work with hair pulling rage inducing effort. The learning curve is extreme. The level of complexity is severe. For example there are 3 different sizes of water pipe. 3 different sizes of sewer pipe. 2 different voltage networks each with 3 different wire sizes. There are 3 different train signals, 2 of which are incomprehensible. Just placing things on the map is difficult because everythiong has an invisible exclusion zone extending beyond the visible footprint of the object. I could go on and on, but you get the idea.
I was able to figure it out and play it despite some confusing interface issues. No bugs and fun for a while. However it's pretty slow moving turn based. I liked it a little but it didn't really grab me like I'd hoped.
It's a very old game. It has some fun to it but is a bit clunky. It's not standing the test of time well.
Not the most complicated city buider, but solid.
It's mostly a puzle solver with a bit of story line thrown in. It's limited in scope, but within that scope, its very good.
I had played this on release and liked it very much. I just now re-purchased it and re-played with all the expansions and loved it even more. You can go so many ways with your character. You can make it diffcult, or easy. It's not bug free, but the bugs tend to be minor. If you feel the need or desire to cheat, it includes in game console without needing a mod or a trainer.
Won't run on a modern computer. I wasn't 5 minutes in when the screen disappeared but the sound was still running. The instance didn't show in task manager to kill. Had to reboot.
