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SimCity Deluxe for iPad, Risk for iPad out today from EA

SimCity Deluxe iPadFirst mentioned back in October, Electronic Arts has finally released SimCity Deluxe for iPad, and oh my, how far we have come from the original SimCity game, which came out in 1989. Available for the first time on the iPad, SimCity Deluxe allows players to act as Mayor and City Planner to build and control their very own cityscape. Using multi-touch controls optimized for the iPad, players can build, destroy, rebuild and manage cities inspired by famous locations around the globe.

Having played SimCity Deluxe for iPhone, I can imagine that the iPad version would be a more immersive experience with the much bigger screen. Available on the App Store now for US$6.99, SimCity Deluxe for iPad certainly makes me wish I had an iPad to take with me on my long trip coming up later this week.

Also out today from EA, and available on the App Store, is RISK for iPad ($6.99), the popular game of strategic conquest and world domination. With the ability for up to six players to play simultaneously and head-to-head against others via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, RISK fans with an iPad may want to check it out. You've probably already got plenty to play this holiday season, but in case you don't, there are two more good titles to try.







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Chase

I tipped you off this morning at 6:30 am. Please tell me you found it before me. Otherwise please at least say thanks. I think thanks for tips for random people all the time. I would at least like to be one of those thanks.

December 15 2010 at 2:27 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
brotkel

I'm usually not the one to complain about unnecessary microtransactions, but I'm more than a little annoyed at EA for this. As a customer of SimCity Deluxe, I had expected that it would be updated with iPad support at some point, as it came out just a couple months after the iPad's release. It seemed like a logical step to drive more people to purchase the game at the time. Plus, SimCity Deluxe was more or less a paid update to SimCity, which badly needed a better interface and some performance enhancements. Now it seems like this is another unnecessary purchase for loyal fans, many of whom have already bought two prior versions of SimCity in the last year. I guess the statement here is "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me."

December 14 2010 at 7:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mr Yuk

Just checked out Risk. They allow for alternative rules (fixed armies), which is good. No mention of air strikes though.

December 14 2010 at 7:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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