The Sims Carnival SnapCity

There was something quite compelling and addictive about this game. It's a city builder, but rather than place buildings, you create residential, commercial and industrial zones by placing different colored puzzle pieces. These pieces come in different shapes and automatically evolve into buildings and upgrade as you complete zones of the same color. There are also additional puzzle zones to solve which gives you access to special buildings. You are able to select from a choice of these extra buildings -- they could be for city beautification, city safety, raising happiness. Some buildings are necessary but also lower happiness, so some strategy is involved. There are disasters to overcome -- fires, tornados, earthquakes, riots, vandalism and even alien invasion. The main game has a variety of levels with goals to achieve. The playing area is large, with a city view and a flat view. There is also a free-build mode for extra gameplay. All in all, The Sims Carnival SnapCity is very enjoyable.