(It also eliminated hydroelectric power plants that lasted forever, so you could no longer leave your city running overnight and come back to a prospering metropolis with a million Simoleons in the bank this was counterbalanced by a much more forgiving revenue system that made it much easier to maintain power plants) A later expansion, called Unlimited / World Edition / UK Edition, added a scenario editor, a building editor, as well as Oriental and European building sets. The graphics stayed isometric but were promoted to high-definition, new variables were added including fire hazard, approval rating, water and garbage pollution, neighbor deals ( which were quite unfair), and support for bigger cities that could reach the million inhabitants with a bit of luck. Originally it was going to be in full 3D, but the technical limitations of then-current hardware led Maxis to revert to 2D graphics. SimCity 3000 (1999) was mostly a graphical and feature update.It is widely remembered as a port overdosed title, even though not a single console from Super NES to Nintendo 64 was capable of running that game without collapsing. Interestingly UK PC Gamer magazine still ranks this as the best SimCity despite its age.
SimCity 2000 (1993) was the first major extension, replacing the 2D top-view with faux-3D isometric graphics, and introducing most of the features of later games: water pipelines, underground rail, highways, healthcare, education, rewards, a wider assortment of power plants and a separate building editor, the SCURK (SimCity Urban Renewal Kit).Otherwise, history will repeat itself-both in terms of gamers' adverse reactions, and what games will look like in the future.Eventually, SimCity proved to be so successful, it managed to spawn five sequels over eighteen years: But always-online needs to be handled with respect and finesse. Hell, it could still happen this generation if Destiny and Titanfall pull off their launches. There will, undoubtedly, be a time when always-online gaming is the norm-honestly, it could've happened already, if Microsoft didn't make the same mistakes with the Xbox One that Maxis made with SimCity. A position where an always-online game like SimCity isn't to be trusted. Having it happen at launch, when excitement for a release is at an all-time high, was devastating, and put us in the position we're in today. Instead, SimCity only reaffirmed reluctant gamers' suspicions-there are going to be times when I want to play this game I bought, and I'm not going to be able to. By failing to handle the launch (and, more importantly, the unapologetic PR following the disastrous release), Maxis failed to sell gamers on its concept of an always-online future. But you've only got one shot at a first impression, and to say that SimCity botched its forward-thinking method would be a tremendous understatement.
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