<s>
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
is	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
created	O
by	O
EA	O
Games	O
and	O
Maxis	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
builds	O
a	O
city	O
from	O
scratch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
a	O
deluxe	O
edition	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
which	O
also	O
contains	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
built-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
,	O
players	O
continue	O
to	O
build	O
and	O
manage	O
cities	O
,	O
but	O
now	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
transportation	O
systems	O
within	O
their	O
cities	O
,	O
including	O
roads	O
,	O
highways	O
,	O
railways	O
,	O
and	O
airports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
praising	O
the	O
added	O
depth	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
new	O
transportation	O
and	O
disaster	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
starting	O
a	O
new	O
city	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
different	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
amount	O
of	O
starting	O
money	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
single	O
amount	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
shown	O
by	O
a	O
colored	O
diamond	O
above	O
the	O
vehicle	O
,	O
in-game	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
plumbob	O
"	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
ones	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
)	O
which	O
can	O
turn	O
from	O
green	O
to	O
red	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
vehicle	O
's	O
current	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
has	O
related	O
U-Drive-It	O
to	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
SimCity	I-Application
,	O
and	O
indicated	O
the	O
feature	O
including	O
an	O
enhanced	O
physics	O
model	O
partially	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
of	O
SimCopter	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
SimCity	I-Application
and	O
SimCopter	B-Device
can	O
alternate	O
between	O
a	O
first	O
-	O
and	O
third-person	O
view	O
,	O
U-Drive-It	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
third-person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avenues	O
could	O
be	O
made	O
in	O
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	O
,	O
by	O
building	O
two	O
roads	O
parallel	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
however	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
monorail	B-Language
,	O
a	O
fast	O
moving	O
above-ground	O
railway	O
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
for	O
high	O
density	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
similar	O
partner	O
,	O
the	O
above-ground	O
railway	O
(	O
Elevated	O
Rail	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
monorail	B-Language
is	O
much	O
more	O
modern-looking	O
and	O
faster	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
can	O
be	O
built	O
over	O
ground	O
level	O
roads	O
,	O
highways	O
,	O
avenues	O
,	O
streets	O
and	O
railways	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
an	O
elevated	O
highway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
elevated	O
rail	O
is	O
cheaper	O
than	O
the	O
monorail	B-Language
and	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
subway	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
feature	O
in	O
Rush	O
Hour	O
is	O
the	O
route	O
query	O
;	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
check	O
the	O
routes	O
the	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
use	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
their	O
jobs	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
see	O
directly	O
where	O
the	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
need	O
to	O
go	O
and	O
how	O
they	O
do	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autosaurus	O
Wrecks	O
is	O
a	O
robotic	O
monster	O
made	O
of	O
road	O
vehicles	O
,	O
which	O
bears	O
similarities	O
to	O
MechaGodzilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
Maxis	O
 '	O
development	O
studio	O
based	O
in	O
Walnut	O
Creek	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
which	O
includes	O
both	O
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Rush	O
Hour	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Macintosh	O
computers	O
switching	B-Device
to	I-Device
Intel	I-Device
processors	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Mac	O
version	O
of	O
Rush	O
Hour	O
developed	O
for	O
old	O
hardware	O
became	O
deprecated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
having	O
many	O
quality-of-life	O
changes	O
and	O
features	O
that	O
critics	O
felt	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
an	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
