These issues included network outages, problems with saving progress and difficulty connecting to the game's servers. Prior to release, SimCity received positive reviews however, the game's launch was met with negative reception as a result of widespread technical and gameplay problems related to the mandatory use of a network connection to play and save game data. Throughout its development, SimCity received critical acclaim for its new engine and reimagined gameplay however, publications cautioned the game's use of a persistent Internet connection, with which it stores saved games and allows players to share resources. SimCity uses a new engine called GlassBox, allowing for more detailed simulation than previous games. 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.

The game is considered to be a reboot of the SimCity series. An OS X version was released on August 29, 2013. Released for Microsoft Windows in early March 2013, it is the first major installment in the SimCity series since the release of SimCity 4 a decade before. SimCity is a city-building and urban planning simulation massively multiplayer online game developed by Maxis Emeryville and published by Electronic Arts.

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