Streets of SimCity

Streets of SimCity takes the city-building world of SimCity and drops the player directly onto its streets. Instead of calmly planning roads and zoning districts from above, you can drive through the cities you have created, turning urban planning into a surprisingly chaotic driving experience. The game combines vehicular action with the familiar SimCity environment, allowing players to explore neighborhoods, race around roads, and generally discover what their carefully designed city looks like when viewed from ground level. It is a wonderfully odd crossover because traffic management suddenly becomes a personal problem when you are the one stuck in it. The graphics have aged considerably, but the concept remains charmingly inventive. For SimCity fans, it offers a new perspective on familiar creations, while racing enthusiasts get something considerably less conventional than a standard track. It is urban planning with horsepower and considerably less patience.