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SimAnt (PC)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Simulation/Miscellaneous Sim

ESRB RATING

EVERYONE,

DEVELOPER

Maxis

PUBLISHER

Maxis

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Macintosh, Commodore Amiga

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

God 7
Ants 6
Spider 2

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

DESCRIPTION

In SimAnt, as in so many of the Maxis simulations, the designers have taken hold of a particular subject matter and focused our attention on nearly every aspect of it. The subject matter this time is the incredibly durable and indestructible ant, the largest body of beings on the face of the planet. In SimAnt, you become one of Earth's most determined survivalists and experience life from an ant's perspective. In so doing, you'll find yourself immersed in tasks that seem, well, human in nature. You'll wage war, defend your home, face poisonous chemicals, reproduce, work singularly or in groups, eat, and even face natural disasters.

SimAnt offers three basic modes of play. The Quick Games mode puts you in the role of Yellow Ant, the leader of the black ants in a ferocious battle for supremacy and survival against the dreaded red ants for a single patch of yard. The win condition is simple: kill the red queen. In Full Games, once again you'll become Yellow Ant, but your mission is on a much grander scale and you'll jump from body to body as your "character" dies. You must eliminate all the red ants in the yard and then systematically drive the humans from their house by taking over 70% of the 192 indoor "patches." The final mode, Experimental Games, gives you human status again and by using different environments, tools, and chemicals in a laboratory setting, you can study your electronic ants' behavior by manipulating numerous parameters. ~ Michael L. House, All Game Guide

SimAnt (PC)

GENRE/STYLE:

Simulation/Miscellaneous Sim
TOP TRAITS:

Open-ended, Simulation, funny
DESCRIPTION:

In SimAnt, as in so many of the Maxis simulations, the designers have taken hold of a particular subject matter and f... more

players 28

followers 0

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POPULARITY: PC PLATFORM

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SimAnt (PC) by: Shadsy

“A realistic (even a little graphic) ant simulation-cum-RTS. The micromanagement options are daunting but worth experimenting with. Random enemies in the yard mix up the otherwise repetitive hunting-and-gathering.”

created 12/JUN/2009

SimAnt (PC) by: TenchiRyokoMuyo

“Was a great game for all ages. It had the ability to play as simple, or as complex as you wanted, from simply pointing, and clicking to tell your ants where to go, or to laying down pheremones, so the ants could make a flank while you scouted ahead.”

created 28/MAY/2009