I personally did not care much for this. I think it was probably because the graphics were just not that good. Everything just seemed too lumbering and bulky. I know it isn't supposed to be realistic, but I just don't like the way it looks. The colors are fairly decent though. The sounds/music is alright.
I am so glad there is an option for speeding up. This was kind of interesting to see only one phase where you could build things. It certianly made you think quicker. I was wondering why you could not speed up that process. It's time so valuable you wouldn't want to!