When a computer game is very successful, game makers often use some tactics to keep the ball rolling and milk their product for all its worth. One thing game companies are well known for doing is making some changes to the game play, adding some things, and re-releasing the game as an upgraded version, usually called a ‘Gold Edition’ or something like that. Sim City 3000 Unlimited is the result of such a tactic.

If you were a huge fan of the game you may be interested in putting down a little more money to get the ‘upgraded’ version. While I loved Sim City 3000, I’ve always been a little skeptical about ‘gold’ editions however. A lot of the time the changes are so minor and trivial that you feel almost cheated by paying more for them.

If you have yet to buy the game at all its one thing, but if you already own the original its worth waiting to read some online reviews about gold editions before buying one. I didn’t immediately run out to buy Sim City 3000 Unlimited when it was released, but waited until more recently.

Sim City 3000 Unlimited is one of the few upgraded releases that I feel was worth the extra dough. You can do a lot more with Sim City 3000 Unlimited than you could with the original, yet the key game play components are untouched and therefore just as good as ever. My favorite new feature in Sim City 3000 Unlimited is the ability to customize the landscape prior to the start of the game. Since the starting terrain is so crucial, you can make the game as easy or as challenging as you want by tweaking it before you play. The options here are impressive, allowing you full control of the landscape design.

There are a number of other new features in the game as well, more than enough to breath new life into it all over again. There are a number of new tile sets and customization options for the actual building in the game as well, giving your city a huge range of possible looks. Of course, the best thing about Sim City 3000 Unlimited is of course the really cheap price today. Now several years old, you can pick up a copy of Sim City 3000 unlimited for under 10 bucks and try it out for yourself.