Its like buying a car without an engine that requiers you to be online when you drive it!
Frankly, its not fun. Its that simple. From the horribly limited space on which to build a city to being forced to rely on other random people on the internet to support your cities the experiance is utterly ruined. Did anyone actually play this game? I mean what if I want to build a bigger city? What if I don't like people and don't want to participate in the online community?
This game is all about "forcing" you to play in their vision, which is odd given that its a simulation game based on the creation of player vision.
Just terrible, another EA game that utterly disapoints and barely works too boot. Avoid it like the plague!