--- product_id: 15978740 title: "SimCity 4 - Mac" brand: "electronic arts" price: "€ 203.19" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.es/products/15978740-simcity-4-mac store_origin: ES region: Spain --- # Natural Disaster Management Dynamic Crime Control Lifelike Metropolis SimCity 4 - Mac **Brand:** electronic arts **Price:** € 203.19 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🌆 Build, Manage, Thrive: Your City Awaits! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** SimCity 4 - Mac by electronic arts - **How much does it cost?** € 203.19 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.es](https://www.desertcart.es/products/15978740-simcity-4-mac) ## Best For - electronic arts enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted electronic arts brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Build Your Dream City:** Unleash your creativity and design a metropolis that reflects your vision. - • **Real-Time City Dynamics:** Experience ever-changing city life with unpredictable events and citizen behaviors. - • **Disaster Response Mechanics:** Manage crises like eruptions and riots to keep your citizens safe. - • **Advanced Terrain Manipulation:** Shape your landscape with mountains, valleys, and oceans for a stunning environment. - • **Seamless Integration with The Sims:** Bring your Sims into the city for a unique crossover experience. ## Overview SimCity 4 for Mac allows players to create and manage a detailed and dynamic city, featuring advanced simulation mechanics, real-time events, and integration with The Sims universe. Shape your environment and respond to challenges as you build the ultimate metropolis. ## Description .com It's hard to believe that creator Will Wright had trouble selling his original SimCity concept to publishers. That first game went on to fame, notoriety, and great praise--from critics, gamers, and even educators--and spawned countless imitators, not the least of which include Wright's own smaller-scale The Sims, which went on to become a phenomenon in its own right. Now on its fourth edition, SimCity returns to our hard drives, and would-be city planners everywhere will be busy for a long, long time.SimCity 4 functions much like its predecessors. You've got the power to zone land as residential (green), commercial (blue), and industrial (yellow). You control the budget. You decide where to place crucial services like police, fire, medical, and even utilities like power and water. You place schools, parks, roads, water towers, and scenery as you accede to the many demands of your Sim citizens. Do a good job and your city will grow and the money will flow into your coffers. Do a bad job and the people will pack up and move away, leaving your city treasury in horrific debt and landing you what the game cheekily considers to be a far easier job: senator. The game requires a balancing act that takes both planning and a persnickety nature. There are charts to read, reports to watch, and, above all, needs to juggle. It's rewarding when it all comes together, and frustrating when you fail, once again, to build anything worthwhile. That's why I wish the game came with a better manual. The included book glosses over most major information and then neglects important aspects, such as the RCI indicator (which explains zoning needs) and parts of the budget. At the very least, the manual should include tips on handling debt. There are two tutorials which cover the basics, but again, they won't help you get out of trouble once you get in too deep. You can find this information in the strategy guide, which is sold separately, but you really shouldn't have to go that route. The graphics are amazing, showing a vibrant metropolis with scurrying traffic, wandering Sims, smoking chimneys, and sparkling lights when night falls. Fireworks reward each year of service. And wait until you see the cool disasters you can unleash if the mood strikes you--fire, lightning, tornado, volcano, and giant robot. Oddly, there's a significant performance hit even on fast systems. Thankfully, the stuttery scrolling and slow-to-respond zoom don't hurt the game too much since you can pause it at will or fast forward if you need to wait for your cash reserves to build. The most significant flaw is that the game only offers one save slot, which discourages experimentation. Despite minor imperfections SimCity 4 is an awesome game. You can build several cities next to each other on the map and make them dependant on each other. (You can build the greater L.A. area, in other words.) You can even import your Sims from The Sims to live in your city. Such familiar characters can tell you a lot about what your city needs. Put simply, city planning has never been this fun, this challenging, or this deep. --Andrew S. BubPros:Beautiful graphics and animation Deeper and more realistic than ever before Cons:Runs slowly on most systems Inadequate manual From the Manufacturer In SimCity 4, you don't just build your city, you breathe life into it. Sculpt mountains, gouge riverbeds, and seed forests to lay the groundwork for your creation. Then construct the most realistic metropolis you can imagine. Your city comes alive with the hustle and bustle of construction crews, the snarl of traffic, and the activity of your Sims. Move your personalized Sims into your city and watch as they go about their daily lives. Build mansions on mountainsides, raise skyscrapers downtown, and build transportation networks to form a massive region of SimCities that share and compete for resources. With every decision you make, your city and your Sims will respond for better or worse. In SimCity 4, your city pulses with the life you give it. ## Features - Create and control the most life-like metropolis you can imagine - Take your Sims from "The Sims" into your SimCity - Dispatch police cruisers to fight crime, send out the Mayor's limo to quell a rioting mob, or cap an erupting volcano threatening your citizens - Form mountains, carve valleys, plant forests, raise oceans, and more - From mellow traffic flow to commuter hell, noontime crowds to nighttime calm, partygoers to troublemakers, the movement in your city is ever-changing and unpredictable ## Images ![SimCity 4 - Mac - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81tr2xZ5vOL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars Good game but minus some performace problems *by A***N on Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2004* I had the most advanced Apple, that is until the new aluminum ones came out, and I have had trouble with performance. My computer is full of memory and has the best graphics card apple offers. When my city was still small I would have problems when I scroll with the map becoming segmented. That is to say that as I scroll portions of the map would show up in their own "window" of sorts completely out of place. This detracted seriously from the playability of the game. If not for that the game would be more enjoyable. ### ⭐ 1.0 out of 5 stars Aspyr has to go *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2005* While SC4 isn't without it's flaws, Aspyr has taken pains to code windows-like interfaces for file access and skipped on making them work with the Mac file system. The game blocks many system features making it impossible to Command-Tab out to check e-mail, fast forward iTunes or whatever else you want. My attempts to contact customer support were responded to tersely and with no concern for my patronage.But maybe you don't want to switch out of the game or customize maps. Maybe you don't want access to the Maxis conent, such as making a SC4 map of the area you live in. Did you want to play the game? You do? I hope you have 15 minutes to spare because that's the longest I've ever gotten it to run.But there's the Rush Hour expansion... Sure it's been panned but it must stabalize the game... Nope, check the fan forums.Once again Aspyr has taken a popular game, done a weak port and avoided all forms of support. Thay have your money, go away. My advise is to load an older version in classic and tell Maxis hat they won't get their cut from Mac games as long as they continue letting Aspyr screw their customers. ### ⭐⭐ 2.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointed with Aspyr *by K***D on Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2003* When Aspyr licensed SimCity 4 from EA Games to do a Macintosh version they quietly decided that there was no need to allow Macintosh users the one ability that makes this game a lasting favorite. While PC users are linked by a network of designers who regularly edit and release additional lots, buildings, landmarks, game enhancements and regions, Macintosh users will find themselves left out in the cold. The serial number included with the game will get you registered at Aspyr's website but will not register you with SimCity.com, the ONLY place a SimDesigner can obtain a little program called the Lot Editor which allows you design your own buildings and parks and just about anything else you can imagine. Additionally, Aspyr tells you that all the official landmarks and 3rd party buildings will work with the Macintoch version, howver they do not tell you that to recieve these extra, free landmarks from SimCity.com that you must be registered there... which you can't.My recommendation is to NOT buy this game is you are a fan of the previous versions. Aspyr makes no apologies about the limited features in the Macintosh version and has no plans to currently resolve any of these issues. Additionally, other users who report slow game play are correct. A Dual G4 1GHz with 2GB of RAM creeps along once a city reaches 100,000 inhabitants and there are numerous visual anomalies during game play as well as unexplainable random crashes which require you to regularly reinstall the game to resolve.While the game has lots of promise for those who enjoy this series, I find the Aspyr Macintosh version HIGHLY disappointing. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.es/products/15978740-simcity-4-mac](https://www.desertcart.es/products/15978740-simcity-4-mac) --- *Product available on Desertcart Spain* *Store origin: ES* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*