Sim City 4 Prima Guide

[Simbabe54 15]

I found the Sim City 4 Prima guide on Amazon for $7! does anyone have it? is it helpful at all? I was thinking about buying it but wondered if anyone has it before I do.

[Turjan 1,048]

Look in post #15, and decide for yourself.

[Simbabe54 15]

Thanks!

[z1 566]

I would strongly recommend it for all serious players.  Just be sure you get the Rush Hour edition, and not the one for the original game.

[Simbabe54 15]

I downloaded the pdf and am finding it very helpful.

[infamousjbe 592]

Look in post #15, and decide for yourself.

Was going to mention the same thing when I read the OP's first comment.

 

 

If you've been playing SC4 for some time, is reading thru the guide really worth it? Or will it be a bit redundant to what I probably know by now? 

[Simbabe54 15]

 

Look in post #15, and decide for yourself.

Was going to mention the same thing when I read the OP's first comment.

 

 

If you've been playing SC4 for some time, is reading thru the guide really worth it? Or will it be a bit redundant to what I probably know by now? 

 

A lot of it is redundant, but I like having the building stats handy and there are some useful data tables.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

An occasional reread is often refreshing.  I don't know about anyone else, but I do tend to forget about things I don't use all the time, and this is a very good reference.

[z1 566]

An occasional reread is often refreshing.  I don't know about anyone else, but I do tend to forget about things I don't use all the time, and this is a very good reference.

 

Same here.  I occasionally go through it and find some fascinating relationship that I had forgotten, in terms of what affects what else.  And then there are all the tables and charts.

[Prophet42 1,500]

I have gone through the Prima guide several times and still find it useful.  At the very least I will use it as a reference.  Just recently I used the Prima guide to determine what UDI missions I needed to complete to get the Nuclear Power plant for a city that did not meet the requirements.  I would recommend getting it, even for the seasoned player.

[Simbabe54 15]

The only thing wrong with it is it should have been done like the SimCity 2000 guide by Nick Dargahl and Michael Bremer. Now that was a strategy guide. It was like a novel.