Using the SimCity 3000's detailed graphics, players can zoom in to examine streets at the pedestrian level orpull out to see the entire skyline. Sound effects allow players to eavesdrop on the bustle of city streets.
Natural disasters including fires throw a monkey wrench into the city-management challenge.
Complete LandDesigner 5.0 Taking technology into the garden, Sierra released Complete LandDesigner 5.0, a backyard and garden reference and tool suite. The package's core software is LandDesigner, a wizard-based designing program allowing the user to design a virtual backyard and garden in three dimensions. A deck module enables users to lay out wooden patio decks. Photo LandDesigner 2.0 lets users place pictures of their own landscapes into the program for quick reference. The Personal Garden Planner allows for scheduling of planting, pruning and fertilizing.