Your not so average PC simulation.
The Gameplay is accurate and really gives you the feeling of managing a city. You can expand your city, connect two other cities, raise taxes, check graphs and such for profit outcome, and more. The city grows gradually and the main focus in this game is your population. As your population grows you can build structures such as your house, citizens would want a statue about the mayor and gives you a sense of achievement that no other game gives. I enjoyed the graphics in SimCity 4. It was enough to satisfy me but, i expected a little bit more. None the less, their were no slow downs or any weird encounters while managing a city. Although one complain i heard was that once you start operating a megalopolis, it really starts to slow down.
I love the music in this game. It helps me to think and relaxes me, and most importantly, it fits in with the game. The sound from traffic, construction, crimes, and such are really good. Any more it would've felt real. Because SimCity has been around for quite a bit of time now the game is obviously worth a great deal of value. Since this is one of the only good city simulation games out there it's coming from a person who has spent many hours creating and managing a city to tell you that it is a great buy. Although their are minor flaws, the hardly ever get in the way.