<s>
Motor	B-Application
City	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
a	O
racing	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
went	O
offline	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2003	O
so	O
EA	O
Games	O
could	O
focus	O
on	O
their	O
current	O
online	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
developed	O
a	O
new	O
online	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
called	O
Need	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Speed	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
fans	O
of	O
Motor	B-Application
City	I-Application
Online	I-Application
consider	O
Need	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Speed	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
of	O
Motor	B-Application
City	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
although	O
EA	O
has	O
denied	O
any	O
direct	O
link	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Motor	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
all	O
single	O
player	O
elements	O
that	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
discarded	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
an	O
online-only	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
:	O
"	O
Motor	B-Application
City	I-Application
Online	I-Application
delivers	O
on	O
its	O
potential	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
most	O
definitely	O
not	O
for	O
casual	O
online	O
gamers	O
or	O
those	O
whose	O
patience	O
is	O
easily	O
taxed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
