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<p>Right. I recently gave <strong>SimCity DS</strong> a second chance and reviewed the first 30 minutes of it for <a href="http://firsthour.net/">The First Hour.</a> Alas, it&#8217;s still not a good game, nor will it ever be. Clunky menus, unforgiving controls, and globby goo graphics hamper the entire experience. I have no plans of ever going back&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://firsthour.net/half-hour-handheld/simcity-ds">You can read my full review of <strong>SimCity DS</strong> by clicking on this very sentence! Click, click, click!</a></p>
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