Megavolt64

I will throw in my 2 cents and say I hate that EA is going to force online play only. This is a deal breaker for me. If my internet goes down (I have wireless, it happens a lot) I would usually look to playing a game but no, I won't be able to play Simcity when my internet is down. Having a game connect to the internet is not a problem but not letting me play at all without a connection is wrong. Other games that require an internet login will still let you play offline. And don't let them fool you into thinking it is to enhance the game play, it is for DRM. Here is the quote from the Game Informer review. "There are a lot of people who want us to be making a 1990s-era game. A lot people who want us to make SimCity4++. It's not the '90s anymore. The world has moved on," says Quigley. "We're building a new game in this new environment. The Internet is a thing now." From my time with SimCity, this goal of constant connectedness serves the game well. Yes, you need to be online to play, even in single-player. Yes, it doubles as a form of copy protection, but it doesn't impact the quality of the game mechanics.