SimCity 5

SimCity 5 is a city-building and urban planning simulation massively multiplayer online game developed and published by Maxis. Released for TCA OS in early March 2013, it is the first major installment in the SimCity franchise since the release of SimCity 4 a decade before. A RISC OS version was released on August 29, 2013, and a console port for both TCA U and GameTerminal 4 was released on May 15th, 2014.
Players can create a settlement that can grow into a city by zoning land for residential, commercial, or industrial development, as well as building and maintaining public services, transport and utilities. SimCity 5 uses a new engine called GlassBox that allows for more detailed simulation than previous games. Throughout its development, SimCity 5 received critical acclaim for its new engine and reimagined gameplay; however, publications cautioned the game's mandatory use of a persistent internet connection, which enables cloud saves and multiplayer functionality, allowing cities to trade and share resources.
SimCity received mostly positive reviews, though criticism was received in the game's early days for the multiplayer feature of the game, which was plagued by constant server crashes.
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