The Mac version will release in August, Maxis said. "We have made this tough decision because we do not believe it is ready for primetime yet," the EA-owned developer explained. "We want to ensure the Mac is a great experience for our players and that is why we are taking more time."
"We have made this tough decision because we do not believe [the Mac version] is ready for prime time yet," said Kip Katsarelis, SimCity's senior producer, on the game's website. "We want to ensure the Mac is a great experience for our players and that is why we are taking more time."
Maxis Makes Tough Decision To Delay Simcity For Mac
Thursday's delay announcement was just the latest in a series of problems for the popular title. SimCity launched to poor reviews and widespread complaints over EA's decision to require a persistent Internet connection in order for the game to function. EA also lacked the server capacity to handle the heavy user load, resulting in many customers being unable to access the game shortly after its release.
The challenge of the game comes from balancing your economy and the happiness of your population. As you start to gain more population this becomes harder because there is more to manage but less space to work with. The decisions and changes you make in the later stages of the game have a greater impact than the decisions at the beginning.The soundtrack fits the game very well, as it invites images of unexplored territory and exploration. It also adds tension and suspense to your game, even when you are dropping down roads at the start of the game; The music makes you feel like you are making one of the most important decisions of your life. All the sounds of the game are expertly crafted and really replicate the noise of a sprawling city.The A.I. and simulation in SimCity is great. Each sim has a goal and destination to reach. You can actually click on an individual sim and it will show you where they want to go and what they want to do. However, the A.I. does show some strange behaviors. For example, they will head to a dead-end with no buildings or resources and drive on empty roads. These are just some small complaints about an otherwise very complex and smart A.I. 2ff7e9595c
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