I got a chance to play it at EuroGamer and I was very impressed by it. Particularly the 'poo view' as I've taken to caling it

I haven't played Sim City since 3000, but I will most likely get this once it's out.

You got to play? Lucky you :P

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Here is the new disaster video:

This made me laugh. I like the look that EA is going for but its just too unrealistic for my tastes. The fires seem okay the collapse of the smaller buildings are good, but the scene with the Willis Tower is really unrealistic. A building breaking in half like lego blocks. And also no debris on the roads or an impact crater. And only 4 disasters?!?!? I really hope you can trigger the disasters on and off otherwise this was a waste of money.

You have to have a police station, fire station, and a hospital so the disasters won't work.

It has been confirmed, SimCity 5 will need the user to be connected to Origin, meaning they can 24/7 look at your files and computer. I was planning on getting it, but I really don't want anyone looking into my personal computer and stealing important information, plus I don't want to have to be connected to the internet to play, I mean why even buy the disc? Just download it. Anyways, this looks like it is going to be a major fail for SimCity 5 as millions of fans state they are not going to buy the game, because they know that Maxis is a phony.