<s>
SimCity	B-Application
Societies	I-Application
is	O
a	O
city-building	B-Application
simulation	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tilted	O
Mill	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
SimCity	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
significantly	O
different	O
from	O
previous	O
SimCity	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
greater	O
focus	O
on	O
social	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
Societies	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
improved	O
accessibility	O
and	O
visuals	O
,	O
but	O
criticism	O
for	O
being	O
oversimplified	O
and	O
having	O
poor	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
Societies	I-Application
has	O
a	O
different	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
SimCity	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
with	O
less	O
focus	O
on	O
"	O
stricter	O
city-planner	O
roles	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
focus	O
on	O
"	O
social-engineering	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tilted	O
Mill	O
Entertainment	O
also	O
reduced	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
Societies	I-Application
after	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
too	O
complex	O
by	O
Will	O
Wright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adviser	O
system	O
of	O
previous	O
SimCity	B-Application
games	O
was	O
replaced	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
city	O
's	O
status	O
instead	O
indicated	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
by	O
the	O
behaviour	O
of	O
citizens	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
building	O
having	O
an	O
effect	O
on	O
citizen	O
's	O
behaviour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
"	O
societal	O
values	O
"	O
feature	O
in	O
SimCity	B-Application
Societies	I-Application
,	O
which	O
determine	O
the	O
attributes	O
of	O
a	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
when	O
mentioning	O
the	O
depth	O
to	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
allow	O
customization	O
,	O
a	O
Tilted	O
Mill	O
Entertainment	O
representative	O
stated	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
were	O
proficient	O
in	O
C#	B-Application
and	O
XML	B-Protocol
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
easily	O
edit	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Tilted	O
Mill	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
developing	O
SimCity	B-Application
Societies	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
Maxis	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
developed	O
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxis	O
did	O
not	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
focus	O
instead	O
being	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Spore	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
increased	O
accessibility	O
and	O
less	O
"	O
sterile	O
"	O
gameplay	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
SimCity	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Informer	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
were	O
"	O
inventive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1Up.com	O
compared	O
the	O
same	O
PC	O
version	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
series	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
addictive	O
enough	O
"	O
and	O
having	O
"	O
the	O
pervasive	O
sensation	O
that	O
your	O
city	O
is	O
a	O
single	O
entity	O
"	O
with	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
achievement	O
awards	O
,	O
to	O
keep	O
players	O
interested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
further	O
updates	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
which	O
added	O
additional	O
features	O
to	O
SimCity	B-Application
Societies	I-Application
including	O
six	O
new	O
game	O
scenarios	O
,	O
city	O
policies	O
such	O
as	O
universal	O
health	O
care	O
,	O
building	O
maintenance	O
costs	O
and	O
city	O
income	O
adjustments	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
UFO	B-Application
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
titled	O
SimCity	B-Application
Societies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Destinations	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destinations	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
include	O
ski	O
resorts	O
,	O
beach	O
resorts	O
,	O
and	O
theme	B-Application
parks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
describes	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
more	O
challenging	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
Societies	I-Application
,	O
but	O
"	O
with	O
just	O
enough	O
content	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
new	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
expansion	O
"	O
finally	O
starts	O
to	O
make	O
SimCity	B-Application
Societies	I-Application
feel	O
worthy	O
of	O
the	O
SimCity	B-Application
name.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
1Up.com	O
also	O
criticised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
poor	O
performance	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
as	O
redundant	O
to	O
the	O
patches	O
available	O
for	O
SimCity	B-Application
Societies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
