SimCity
Studios
Developer — Maxis
Publishers — Imagineer, Infogrames, Krisalis Software, Fujitsu Interactive, Superior Interactive
Details
Platforms — PC, DOS, Mac, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System, Acorn Archimedes, FM Towns, Sharp X68000, Acorn Electron, PC-9800 Series
Genres — Simulator, Strategy, Business, Sandbox
Modes — Single player
Perspective — Bird view / Isometric
SimCity ranks #1,366 overall and #70 among simulator games — top 5% of all ranked titles. Of the 201 games released in 1989, only three outrank it. Hovers within reach of its all-time peak of #1,358, reached 7 weeks ago.
Defining Release
Time-Tested
Polarizing