<s>
SimsVille	B-Application
is	O
a	O
cancelled	O
2001	O
game	O
by	O
Maxis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
crossover	O
game	O
between	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
and	O
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
offer	O
the	O
user	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
houses	O
in	O
a	O
neighborhood	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
fashion	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2001	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
launch	O
event	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
California	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
:	I-Application
House	I-Application
Party	I-Application
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
several	O
Maxis	O
developers	O
demonstrated	O
SimsVille	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
significant	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
and	O
SimsVille	B-Application
was	O
that	O
while	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
a	O
player	O
would	O
push	O
Sims	O
by	O
giving	O
them	O
commands	O
to	O
follow	O
,	O
in	O
SimsVille	B-Application
a	O
player	O
could	O
only	O
pull	O
Sims	O
by	O
placing	O
objects	O
with	O
different	O
degrees	O
of	O
attraction	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
;	O
objects	O
with	O
insufficient	O
attraction	O
would	O
be	O
ignored	O
by	O
Sims	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
gameplay	O
style	O
did	O
not	O
allow	O
as	O
much	O
player	O
control	O
in	O
SimsVille	B-Application
as	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
,	O
which	O
contributed	O
to	O
its	O
poor	O
reception	O
by	O
those	O
in	O
attendance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimsVille	B-Application
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
September	O
2001	O
,	O
as	O
Maxis	O
decided	O
to	O
shift	O
development	O
efforts	O
to	O
expansion	B-Operating_System
packs	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
The	I-Operating_System
Sims	I-Operating_System
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
communal	O
"	O
downtown	O
"	O
area	O
,	O
were	O
incorporated	O
into	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Date	I-Application
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
of	O
SimsVille	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
obtaining	O
feedback	O
from	O
citizens	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
prominently	O
used	O
in	O
Maxis	O
 '	O
next	O
city	O
simulation	O
game	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
many	O
households	O
at	O
once	O
and	O
the	O
fully	O
3D	O
neighborhood	O
view	O
format	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
fully	O
open	O
world	O
without	O
loading	O
screens	O
features	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
and	O
MySims	O
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
SimCity	B-Application
3000	I-Application
Unlimited	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
:	I-Application
Livin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Large	I-Application
installation	O
CDs	O
.	O
</s>
