<s>
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
city	B-Application
building	I-Application
simulation	B-Application
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
SimCity	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
,	O
through	O
an	O
arrangement	O
with	O
Loki	O
Games	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
changes	O
between	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
and	O
its	O
immediate	O
predecessor	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
changes	O
create	O
a	O
greatly	O
different	O
experience	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
,	O
garbage	O
begins	O
to	O
accumulate	O
when	O
the	O
city	O
grows	O
to	O
a	O
medium	O
size	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
disposed	O
of	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
zoning	O
density	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
,	O
totaling	O
three	O
densities	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000s	I-Application
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
neighbor	O
cities	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
greatly	O
expanded	O
upon	O
in	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
strictly	O
a	O
city	O
management	O
aspect	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
simulates	O
the	O
effect	O
of	O
land	O
value	O
on	O
construction	O
much	O
more	O
realistically	O
than	O
in	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
,	O
land	O
value	O
creates	O
very	O
distinct	O
neighborhoods	O
which	O
tend	O
to	O
contain	O
narrow	O
income	O
bands	O
,	O
creating	O
well-defined	O
slums	O
,	O
middle	O
class	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
wealthy	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	O
deals	O
were	O
another	O
new	O
concept	O
to	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
;	O
by	O
allowing	O
certain	O
structures	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
maximum	O
security	O
prison	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
built	O
within	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
receive	O
a	O
substantial	O
amount	O
of	O
funds	O
from	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
graphical	O
interface	O
in	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
retains	O
the	O
pseudo-isometric	B-Application
dimetric	O
perspective	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
actual	O
landscape	O
became	O
more	O
complex	O
and	O
colorful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
SimCity	B-Application
and	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
the	O
playable	O
landscape	O
is	O
mostly	O
brown	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
,	O
the	O
playable	O
landscape	O
is	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
green	O
color	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
colors	O
that	O
progressively	O
change	O
by	O
height	O
,	O
from	O
beige	O
(	O
beach	O
sand	O
)	O
to	O
green	O
to	O
brown	O
(	O
bare	O
ground	O
)	O
to	O
white	O
(	O
snow	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
land	O
could	O
either	O
be	O
flat	O
or	O
sloped	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
slopes	O
were	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
steepness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
five	O
distinct	O
steepness	O
of	O
slope	O
,	O
creating	O
more	O
varied	O
landscapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
and	O
its	O
revision	O
,	O
Unlimited	O
,	O
feature	O
seven	O
advisors	O
,	O
each	O
covering	O
a	O
specific	O
issue	O
(	O
city	O
finances	O
,	O
transportation	O
,	O
environmental	O
issues	O
,	O
city	O
planning	O
,	O
safety	O
,	O
health	O
and	O
education	O
,	O
and	O
city	O
utilities	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
help	O
players	O
make	O
proper	O
decisions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
providing	O
recommendations	O
and	O
advice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
opposed	O
to	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
these	O
advisors	O
have	O
names	O
and	O
actually	O
give	O
in-depth	O
advice	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
brief	O
summaries	O
of	O
the	O
situation	O
in	O
their	O
department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
building	O
a	O
casino	B-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
attract	O
crime	O
)	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
a	O
boost	O
to	O
its	O
financial	O
coffers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mayors	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
cities	O
neighboring	O
at	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
edges	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
map	O
(	O
a	O
feature	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000	I-Application
)	O
also	O
chime	O
in	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
city	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
them	O
by	O
road	O
or	O
rail	O
,	O
to	O
request	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
city	O
handle	O
their	O
city	O
services	O
(	O
trash	O
disposal	O
,	O
water	O
,	O
power	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Real	O
world	O
landmarks	O
are	O
also	O
introduced	O
in	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
,	O
but	O
are	O
mostly	O
for	O
aesthetic	O
purposes	O
(	O
though	O
placing	O
a	O
building	O
would	O
open	O
up	O
an	O
option	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
ordinances	O
window	O
for	O
tourism	O
advertising	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
free	O
of	O
construction	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
landmarks	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
SC3K	B-Application
include	O
the	O
Parthenon	O
,	O
the	O
CN	O
Tower	O
,	O
Notre	O
Dame	O
,	O
the	O
Bank	O
of	O
China	O
Tower	O
,	O
the	O
Empire	O
State	O
Building	O
,	O
the	O
Pharos	O
of	O
Alexandria	O
and	O
the	O
Twin	O
Towers	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
Trade	O
Center	O
with	O
each	O
tower	O
a	O
separate	O
building	O
,	O
the	O
Statue	O
of	O
Liberty	O
,	O
the	O
Eiffel	O
Tower	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Fernsehturm	O
TV	O
Tower	O
in	O
Berlin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
major	O
change	O
from	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
live	O
music	O
score	O
,	O
whose	O
lead	O
composer	O
is	O
Jerry	O
Martin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
soundtrack	O
incorporates	O
new-age	O
and	O
live	O
jazz	B-Device
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Sim	O
developer	O
Maxis	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
plans	O
were	O
originally	O
made	O
in	O
1996	O
to	O
develop	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
as	O
a	O
fully	O
3D	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
tune	O
with	O
the	O
emergence	O
of	O
3D	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pre-release	O
screenshot	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
suggests	O
graphics	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
seen	O
in	O
both	O
SimCopter	B-Device
and	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
SimCity	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
include	O
extensive	O
micromanagement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
flop	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
future	O
release	O
was	O
even	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
fatal	O
blow	O
to	O
an	O
already	O
poorly	O
performing	O
Maxis	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
failed	O
to	O
release	O
profitable	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
since	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
signing	O
of	O
the	O
acquisition	O
deal	O
,	O
Maxis	O
assured	O
the	O
public	O
that	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
was	O
still	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
troubled	O
by	O
the	O
3D	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
,	O
questioning	O
the	O
viability	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
such	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
3D	O
version	O
was	O
completely	O
scrapped	O
,	O
Lucy	O
Bradshaw	O
was	O
brought	O
in	O
from	O
EA	O
in	O
November	O
1997	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
project	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
revision	O
based	O
on	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000s	I-Application
pseudo-isometric	B-Application
dimetric	O
projection	O
and	O
sprite-based	O
graphics	O
was	O
redeveloped	O
from	O
scratch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
version	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
would	O
receive	O
a	O
more	O
positive	O
reception	O
during	O
its	O
appearance	O
in	O
1998	O
E3	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
well-received	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
February	O
1999	O
(	O
although	O
Maxis	O
originally	O
intended	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Christmas	O
1998	O
;	O
regardless	O
,	O
EA	O
willingly	O
waited	O
until	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
completed	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
shipped	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
six	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
claimed	O
second	O
place	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
overall	O
—	O
behind	O
Rollercoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
—	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
657,514	O
copies	O
and	O
revenues	O
of	O
$26.8	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
placed	O
ninth	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
with	O
another	O
385,001	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
sixth	O
best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
SimCity	B-Application
title	O
during	O
that	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
all	O
SimCity	B-Application
computer	O
games	O
released	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
including	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
Unlimited	O
,	O
had	O
reached	O
3.4	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
the	O
latter	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
:	O
UK	O
Edition	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Maxis	O
's	O
Lucy	O
Bradshaw	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
achieved	O
global	O
sales	O
of	O
4.6	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
January	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
Unlimited	O
has	O
also	O
gained	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
with	O
IGN	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
9.1	O
praising	O
its	O
presentation	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
nominated	O
SimCity	B-Application
for	O
its	O
1998	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
lost	O
to	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
Centauri	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
is	O
great	O
fun	O
and	O
loaded	O
with	O
interesting	O
,	O
mind-absorbing	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
under	O
different	O
names	O
in	O
different	O
regions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
Unlimited	O
(	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Oceania	O
)	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
Deutschland	O
(	O
Germany	O
)	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
Korea	O
(	O
South	O
Korea	O
)	O
,	O
Mahanakhon	O
3000	O
(	O
Thailand	O
)	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
UK	O
Edition	O
(	O
UK	O
and	O
Ireland	O
)	O
and	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
World	O
Edition'''	O
(	O
other	O
countries	O
)	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
added	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
things	O
,	O
East	O
Asian	O
and	O
European	O
building	O
sets	O
,	O
additional	O
terrain	O
colors	O
and	O
vegetation	O
types	O
,	O
a	O
snapshot	O
feature	O
,	O
additional	O
music	O
,	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Building	O
Architect	O
Tool	O
(	O
a	O
pseudo-3D	O
design	O
tool	O
based	O
on	O
cubes	O
)	O
,	O
four	O
additional	O
disasters	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
locusts	O
and	O
space	O
junk	O
)	O
,	O
additional	O
landmarks	O
(	O
like	O
the	O
Seoul	O
Tower	O
and	O
Helsinki	O
Cathedral	O
)	O
,	O
new	O
reward	O
buildings	O
,	O
thirteen	O
scenarios	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
editor	O
based	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Access	I-Application
)	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
FMV	O
intro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Premade	O
cities	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
,	O
including	O
(	O
London	O
and	O
Liverpool	B-Application
for	O
the	O
UK	O
)	O
,	O
Berlin	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
Berlin	O
Wall	O
)	O
,	O
Madison	O
,	O
Madrid	O
,	O
Moscow	O
and	O
Seoul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
EA	O
launched	O
a	O
website	O
for	O
Simcity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
Unlimited	O
which	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
exchange	O
their	O
creations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
,	O
formerly	O
located	O
at	O
www.simcity.com/us/exchange/	O
(	O
for	O
North	O
American	O
territories	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
accessed	O
with	O
an	O
archiving	O
tool.SimCity	O
3000	O
Unlimited	O
was	O
re-released	O
digitally	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
DSSimCity	O
DS	B-Device
is	O
a	O
heavily	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
DSSim	O
City	O
Set	O
for	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
inherits	O
SC3Ks	B-Application
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
handheld	O
's	O
dual	O
screens	O
to	O
display	O
additional	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
SimCity	B-Application
for	O
iPhone	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	O
and	O
iPod	O
Touch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
SimCity	B-Application
DS''	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
modified	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
