PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
SimCity is an open-ended city-building computer and console video game series originally designed by developer Will Wright. It is published by Maxis (now a division of Electronic Arts). The game was first published in 1989 as SimCity, and it has spawned several different editions sold worldwide. The ongoing success of SimCity has also sparked the release of many other spin-off "Sim" titles, including 2000's The Sims, the best-selling computer game[1] up until approximately 2012.[citation needed]
In SimCity, the player is given the task of founding and developing a city, while maintaining the happiness of the citizens and keeping a stable budget. In SimCity 2000, SimCity 3000 and SimCity 4, the player is allowed to alter the terrain of the city before building on it.
The player must define zones, each having limits on the kind of development that can occur there. Development of the zones is not performed directly by the player, but happens when certain conditions are met, such as power supply, adequate transport links or acceptable tax level. The residential zones, in green, provide housing for Sims; the commercial zones, in blue, provide shops and offices; and the industrial zones, in yellow, provide factories, laboratories and farms. There are three different densities in the game: low density for small buildings, medium density for low to mid-sized buildings, and high density for anything up to large tower blocks.
FEATURES
- CITIES OF TOMORROW - What kind of future will you build for your city? Will you build a utopian society underpinned by clean technology, allow a giant corporation to feed your Sims insatiable consumerism, or build into the sky with enormous multi-zone MegaTowers?
- BUILD INTO THE SKY - Create towering multi-zone MegaTowers that allow your Sims to live, work, and play without ever having to touch the ground.
- CORPORATE CONSUMERISM VS. GREEN UTOPIAN - Unlock two new city specializations that allow you to build a resource-hungry mega corporation powered by a low-wealth workforce, or an urban utopia that develops clean technology and is controlled by the rich.
- TRANSFORM TOMORROW - Watch your city transform as it adapts to the changing times, with new options based on real-world technology such as Mag Levs that rise above the city streets and small buildings, futurized vehicles, and service drones.
- NEW DISASTER - Brace yourself for an all-new type of disaster only fitting a technologically-advanced economy: a giant robot attack on your city!
This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 03 April, 2014.
