Streets of SimCity is a 1997 racing and vehicular combat computer game published by Maxis. One of the game's main attractions was the ability to explore any city created in SimCity 2000 by car in a cinematic style. The game, like SimCopter, is in full 3D and the player's vehicle can be controlled using a keyboard, a joystick, or a gamepad. Another notable feature is the game's network mode, in which players can play deathmatches with up to seven other individuals.
Notably, it is one of the few games in the Maxis series that Will Wright did not work on, and the last Maxis game to be developed and released without supervision by Electronic Arts (which acquired Maxis in the two months leading up to release and assisted development of Maxis games thereafter).
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Objectives
The game offers several different modes of play:
Career
Zippy's Courier ServicePlayers take the role of a package deliveryman who must make a certain number of deliveries in a certain amount of time; over time, his package delivery operation expands.
Galahad's WatchTasks players with first weeding out corrupt cops and then uncovering and stopping a vast criminal plot.
Granny's Wild RideHas players play the part of Granny, who has discovered plans for an alien invasion that must be stopped at all costs.
Race for Your LifeInvolves the player in a number of fast-paced races as a race car driver.
A fifth, untitled category also exists, and contains several unrelated missions that include post-apocalyptic deliveries, deathmatches, and, in several cases, following a plot line specific to that mission. The details and objectives vary from mission to mission in this category.
Players' Choice
SCURK (SimCity Urban Renewal Kit)is an editing program packaged with the game designed to allow the creation and editing (but not simulation) of cities for use with Streets of SimCity.
Network
DeathmatchA player is out of the game when the player's car is destroyed; the last remaining player is the victor.
FreeplayPlayers are not withdrawn from the match when their cars are destroyed. This mode also uses a point system. Players may also team up (This feature requires an even number of players on the map). The Streets of SimCity online community is relatively small, so most players end up playing matches with people they already know.
Vehicles
The "StreetRat" is modeled after an older 60's Volkswagen Beetle model
The "Azzaroni" is designed based on the Ferrari 250
The "J57" is based on the Ford GT40
The "Airhawk" is designed as an early 1970s F-Body (Pontiac Firebird or Chevrolet Camaro) car.
The "StreetRat" and "HMX Utility Van" are among the car sprites that appear in SimCity 3000.
The Vehicle on the cover, which appears in the menus of the game, is a 1964 or 1965 Ford Thunderbird. Though it appears on the cover and in the menus, it is not playable.
Modifications
There are few mods available for this game, but the ones that are the easiest to find are skin packs, which give players more cars to choose from in the game. Most are still based on the original cars' designs, however. Some examples include the De Lorean from Back to the Future, an ambulance, a fire truck, and new race cars.
Audio
The soundtrack of the game was composed by Jerry Martin, who is also known for composing the music for The Sims and SimCity series.
The game has many different styles of music to choose from, using a radio control while driving. The stations include jazz, techno, bluegrass, and rock. The garage has a tune composed solely from power tools and machines to make a unique style. In addition, some of the music lived on, and was included in the best-seller game The Sims, as music for "action" television programs, as well as tracks on radios and audio systems.
Many of the sound effects came from the 1974 film Gone in 60 Seconds.
