A lot can be said for the other SimCity titles, most people remember the older Simcity 2000 or even the original. I grew up with Simcity 4 Deluxe and trying to get that game to run on Windows Vista/7 is painful Now in terms of the game, it's the old SimCity formula you know and love. What you get in the Deluxe Edition is the addition of the Rush Hour expansion pack. Rush Hour adds many more building types, transportation options and generally improves a lot about the game. But Simcity 4 like that would be good, but not great. Mods. I usually don't grade a game based on it's addons/mods but they are essential to gameplay. Maxis/EA released this game and it was buggy as anything, many features were lacking that could have been there for ease of access. I cannot state how important mods are to this game. Simcity is only 1.1 gb but my mods folder is 10gb big. You'll want mods like the Network Addon Mod which adds things like proper curved railways, ability to create custom interchanges, underpasses and overpasses, etc. You'll download buildings, fixes for the public transport algorithm, you'll have a blast. My only word of recommendation is to organise all your mods carefully and to remember what you installed last. Order your folders, make a new one for each load of mods you put in, that way if one causes an error or graphical glitch, its much easier to remove.
Not many games approach the mech genre from the perspective of a japanese anime. While the plot isn't exactly going to leave a deep impression on you, it's combat and mech segments that are the most fun. Inspired by Robotech, Macross, Appleseed and more, it's a competent FPS that's good to kill some time (or mechs) with.
