This was my first exposure to the Sim City Franchise, as I didn't have a computer until college. Loved it! Learned about problem solving; how do you keep crime low, taxes low, unemployment low, and your approval rating high? Lots of experimenting with zones and city gifts! Spent many hours playing this over one summer in middle school and learned a lot. And when I got tired of building.....had a lot of fun blowing up my city with earthquakes, plane crashes, and tornadoes!!