SimCity Reboot Is Beautiful and Engaging

Last weekend, EA let a large number of players into a closed beta for SimCity, the newest version of the classic city-building sim game loved by millions.

The SimCity beta functioned like an extended demo of the game. Players were first shown a guided tutorial, in which they solved the problems of an already created city, then were permitted an hour to start from scratch on their own creations. After the time was up, players' cities weren't saved, but they could restart again and again.

Although the demo was limited in scope -- many of the options for city-building weren't available -- players could interact enough to experience the flavor of the world. I can easily say that SimCity is…
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