Most of us can remember the days past when we played some of our favorite classic games for hours on end without any interruption from the outside world.  SimCity was one of those games for me, so when I heard it was being made for the iPhone/iPod Touch, I just had to try it.  The best part about games being brought back from the days of old is that it brings back all of those great feelings that we can associate with playing them.  The worst part is sometimes the developers butcher your most beloved games and ruin the entire experience, past and present.  SimCity is a fantastic recreation of the superb original with a few technical issues that just won’t stop getting in the way of pure city building bliss.

SimCity for the iPhone/iPod Touch is basically a port of SimCity 3000 with modified controls and menu systems.  Somehow, EA was able to cram the entire package into a portable device.  You are able to choose three difficulty settings upon starting your city along with the usual terrain editor.  The terrain editor allows modest customization before you start your city.  It includes a series of sliders to adjust the topography of your landscape.  A map indicator allows you to select the sides you want bordered by oceans, rivers, and lakes.  The part that is missing from the editor is the ability to do all of this free hand.  No bulldozers or exact placement of forests, it’s all automatically populated by the sliders.  There are also custom cities loaded to start from, New Jack City and New Amsterdam if you so please.

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