SimCity is an upcoming city-building/urban planning simulation video game in development by Maxis, a subsidiary of Electronic Arts
Along with many of the cosmetic changes (such as up-to-date 3D graphics),
SimCity uses the new GlassBox engine. "We try to build what you would expect to see, and that's the game," explains system architect Andrew Willmott, meaning that visual effects such as traffic, economic troubles, and pollution will be more obvious. Two other new features are a multiplayer component and finite resources.
Unlike previous games in the series, the game will have non-orthogonal and curved roads and zoning areas that can conform to different road types.
Modules in
SimCity are attachable structures that can add functionality to existing user-placeable buildings. One example is the extra garage for fire stations, which can provide additional fire trucks for increased protection coverage.
Simcity - Minimum System Requirements:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ or better or Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.0 GHz or better
CPU Speed: Info
RAM: 2 GB
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 2x00 or better /nVidia GeForce 7800 or better /Intel Series 4 integrated graphics or better
Sound Card: Yes
Free Disk Space: 10 GB
Simcity - Recommended Settings:
CPU: Intel Core i5 or faster
CPU Speed: Info
RAM: 4 GB
OS: Windows 7
Video Card: nVidia GTX 275 or better, or ATI 5850 or Better
Sound Card: Yes
Free Disk Space: 10 GB