While that may be the case with some or even many - I can assure you as someone who has pumped 70+ hours into this game already (lost cities to server, broken cities due to logic now account for 100% of my attempts in that time) I would LOVE this game to be good. I can see the "Maxis" through the "EA Hate". But mid game onwards the game is broken. I don't need a lecture in social dynamics to tell me I'm wrong in stating this. It just is.
Here's...
You have to review a game when it comes out or very soon after.
It's not the reviewers fault the game is terrible
The Japanese seem to hate it more than the Western audience
This game is utter drivvel, and more bad reviews are on the way.
My guess.
The PS3 version will never happen, the PS3 owners will see the user reviews (averageing 4.5 out of ten on the West and 4 out of 10 in Japan) and start looking at other games instead.
Traffic jams (with no reason - cars just stuck - you have to delete the road). Every sim going to the same job - and going home to the same couple of houses. Cities working with ZERO industry and commerce. Pathfinding for both sims and vehicles broken. You can watch a car go around and around for days and get no where and do nothing. Inter city relationships not working. Unable to sell all your spare resources to other cities even though they have the cash to buy it and the ability to transpo...