Is order what SimCity really stands for, though? Anyone that wants to toss the rules and lay down neighborhoods in a pattern that spells out the F-word should be allowed to. Expansion is regulated by the player's level (as is typical of most free-to-play building games). On the flipside, SimCity BuildIt's orderly gameplay kind of defeats the purpose of SimCity. There's no mucking around with pipes and power lines, which is nice for anyone playing on a tiny phone screen. Houses and industries are built along streets, and so are most of the utilities that keep them running.
Whereas traditional SimCity games tend to encourage players to plan in square patterns, SimCity BuildIt is about lines. Given it's intended for quick, bite-sized mobile play sessions that's not necessarily a bad thing. That said, SimCity BuildIt is less complicated than its older kin. If citizens get irate over being forced to live and breed beside a nuclear power plant, well, it's nothing an attack from Godzilla won't silence. No training in urban planning? No background in politics? No problem! Anyone can put a house anywhere they like in SimCity. SimCity BuildIt is the latest game in a series celebrated for letting regular schmoes seat themselves behind the mayor's desk. When it hits a wider release (and iOS as promised) is anyone's guess, but for now we know at least one Canuck who's probably pleased as punch.Are you out of the loop when it comes to your Sims' happiness? Check out our SimCity BuildIt beginner's guide! We've embedded a gameplay video after the break so you can judge for yourself. Instead, it's apparently more along the lines of a typical Android city builder, just with a SimCity coat of paint. Android Community says that despite expectations, however, it isn't a mobile port of the PC title. Why the lack of fanfare? Well, the last game in the series didn't fare so well at the outset or for awhile afterward, so that might have something to do with it. Of course, once you start shelling out for in-app purchases that'll change in an instant. The folks at EA have recently soft-launched SimCity BuildIt on Android, and like so many other mobile games it won't cost a dime to download. At least when it comes to playing SimCity on the go, that is. While Canada is the brunt of countless jokes, it seems like our friendly neighbors to the north have the last laugh this time.
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