Most action occurs through the use of icons, menus and keyboard commands with a nice arrangement of windows to complement management considerations.

The interface, as in most Maxis games, is intuitive and very easy to use. What it does have is a great deal of integrity, intrigue and interaction and provides literally hours of immersive game play. SimAnt at heart is a simple game and doesn't have all the glittery action of adventure and action games but it is, after all, a simulation. Make no mistake, the subject matter may be small but there are some tough challenges to overcome, such as building and maintaining colonies, feeding the hordes, surviving disasters like rain storms, floods and human shoes, digging dogs, and predators, both live (spiders and other vicious ants) or artificial (lawnmowers). Incredibly detailed and lovingly presented, the game requires strategy and good management skills to ensure survival of your family of ants. Even if your entire experience with the species has been limited to eradicating them accidentally by stepping on them (very difficult in a soft environment), viciously crushing them with a fly swatter (what an ignominious death) or watching them busily go about their business in an artificial ant farm or a real anthill, SimAnt will give you a perspective and understanding of ants you've probably never imagined.

If you've ever suffered through an ant infestation problem or been besieged by the little critters on a family picnic, then SimAnt will probably strike a nerve.

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