Sim City 4: Rush Hour is a good expansion pack for a great base game. The addition of the new transportation options has really made city building more interesting in the way that you design the transport section. Naming streets, roads and areas gives your city personality, and the new U-Drive-It missions give you entertainment for those few boring moments in the game. With the addition of ground highways, elevated rail, monorail, ferry terminals and parking lots, there is now a more diverse way of which your sims can travel to and from work and shops. Ground highways are cheaper than normal highways, which is great seeing as it was really difficult to afford regular highways at the beginning of the game. Monorails and elevated rails let trains pass over roads so there is no more congestion near intersections (though they are expensive), and parking lots let your sims grab a near by train or bus instead of driving all the way to work. Toll booths provide a moderate income, but cause traffic congestion. There has been a lot of improvement in the way which you can find out information about traffic. You can now see how each individual sim goes to work, and using this data you can create public transport to their work destination. There is also the new large schools and hospitals, which are great for big cities. These additions are all great, but many of these should have been put into the original game. Including original means what this and the original rate together. GAMEPLAY: 8/10 Including original: 9/10 With the inclusion of the U-Drive-It missions, the new gameplay is a smash. Though the base gameplay is the same, the challenging missions add a new level of entertainment and really adds to the overall enjoyment of the game. The new travelling information also gives you more to think about. Though this game is good, it has its downfalls – like the original – of being a little repetitive. GRAPHICS: 5/10 Including original: 9/10 Though you may think “5/10 for graphics is crap”, I mean the ‘additional graphics changes from the original’, and seeing that the original had a 9/10, the advancements needed to be great just to match it – though they weren’t. There was no advancements in graphics as such, but new colour collaborations and better effects took a little piece of the cake. SOUND: 8/10 Including original: 9/10 There is an inclusion of different sorts of music, which creates a more diverse feeling and makes the overall game more enjoyable. More sound effects also boosts the overall score up. VALUE: 7/10 I only got it because it was on sale at $25, but I wouldn’t buy it for the normal $40. It is interesting, but I think to myself ‘why spend $40 on something which should have come with the original?’ Overall, a great expansion pack, but most of the features should have been with the original game.
Sim City 4: Rush Hour is the first and only expansion pack, more features including U-Drive-It, more transport options and more give it the new twist. Some major additions were Avenues (Less expensive than highways bu... Read Full Review
When is first got sim city rush hour I wasn't disappointed and was well worth the money. it has some very useful add ons like the motorways monorails and lots of other transport items. the expansion pack should of had s... Read Full Review
