Simcity
OK, I LOVED SImCity growing up, and was thrilled to see the iPhone version (but also terrified that it would eat up hours of my day). It's definitely got the potential to be as fun as SimCity 3000, but this is definitely a version 1.0 release. The program crashes constantly, and when your city is big, it doesn't autosave it! So you constantly have to go and manually save every so often or you're in for major frustration (I spent an hour growing my city, then I clicked a ticker item that didn't display correctly, and the program just hanged there with no way to back out of the screen). The controls are also a bit dodgy, which is sort of expected with the iPhone's little screen. They should also integrate the iPhone's UI guidelines a little better (Ie, when swiping to select between powerplant or park options, you should get the smooth iPhone animation, not just a snap from one item to the next).
Bugs/recommended fixes I've encountered so far:
1. Random crashes
2. Doesn't display enough information to compare multiple items when selecting between them (ie, what does one powerplant have over another in terms of polution, energy generation, lifespan, etc)
3. Spanish is in the English version when choosing parks
4. Occasionally an advisor will say something that comes up in the ticker. When you click the ticker item, you are presented with a blank template with nonworking buttons. You can't back out and have to quit.
5. Autosave doesn't work when your city is big. The program MUST save your cities if it crashes or quits unexpectedly!
6. Load time is super slow, but this is a big program
7. You constantly have to zoom out and in, then reselect the item you want to place. There needs to be a better way to adjust zoom/scrolling without deselecting the item you want to place.
8. Sims don't seem to take public transportation under any circumstances (I guess it is realistic!)
9. Sometimes zones don't get buildings on them until you make a nearby modification (ie, placing a park, bus stop). Then they grow normally.
10. The game sometimes fails to recognize that you've placed garbage zones, airports, seaports, etc and continues to call for you to create them
11. The game sometimes fails to recognize that you've built (and supplied) your business deals buildings, and so you don't get credit for them in the budget
12. Desperately needs the ability to allow you to play your own music. You get tired of the built-in music QUICK
13. Needs silent mode! The game doesn't respect the iPhone's silent setting.
14. Needs to be more stable!
15. Can't seem to connect to neighbor cities for deals
Thats why I wait till 1.5 area before buying big apps.
Try changing the name of your city from Detroit to Chicago or New York.