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Press release edited by Applelinks senior editor Kirk Hiner

Aspyr Media, Inc. announced today that the latest expansion pack for SimCity 4, SimCity 4 Rush Hour, is now shipping. The game was licensed from Electronic Arts (EA), and its Macintosh conversion was completed by Aspyr Studios.

In SimCity 4 Rush Hour, players take control of their city's transportation with a wide variety of new options. They can create the elevated train networks of Chicago, the wide-avenues of New York, or the one-way streets of San Francisco. Players can develop a seamless mass-transit system, including monorail, subway, or even a scenic ferry service that connects to a greater regional travel network. With all-new problem-solving maps and tracking tools, players can see the pulsing flow of traffic, map out the most efficient routes, and quickly get Sims from one city to another.

For the first time, players take charge of vehicles in their cities. Is the fire department stuck in traffic on its way to a four-alarm fire? Players can take direct control and pursue the quickest route to the blazing inferno. They can also put their Sims on the move in new cars, scooters, futuristic jet-packs, and motorcycles.

Players also solve missions that range from good to evil. Players that accept good missions such as catching car-jackers and thwarting bank robbers will earn reward buildings and other vehicles. Players that decide to be lawless and drive the get away car will earn more Simoleons, but their mayor rating will take a hit. As players gain traction by fixing transportation problems and solving missions, they watch their mayor approval rating soar and their Sim population grow.

The game is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and is available for preorder for $29.99 at Aspyr's website. The full version of Sim City 4 is required to play Sim City 4 Rush Hour, and you can read the Applelinks review of that here.

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