Company Information

Maxis
2 Theatre Square
Orinda, CA 94563-3346
Tel: (510) 254-9700

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Maxis began with Will Wright, a brilliant designer that wanted to bring an unorthodox concept to the world of gaming -- city planning. On paper it sounded dreary. Plan out where your commerce, residential, and industrial areas were going to be built, lay down some pipes, and sleep away a few hours in dulltown. Instead, Wright shocked the world by giving gamers a realistic, entertaining, and educational look at just how fun, frustrating and cool it could be to plan out a city from scratch.

A myriad of sequels were made, covering everything from evolution and ants to building the perfect island, but nothing captured the hearts of gamers as brilliantly as The Sims, a "people simulator" that had users controlling a complicated set of AI people in a suburban environment.

Will Wright and his company continue to pursue the world of real life simulation, and AI.

Article Index

PC Games
Darkspore
MySims
Sims Deluxe Edition, The
Sims: Unleashed, The
Sims 2, The
Sims 2: Apartment Life, The
Sims 2: Bon Voyage, The
Sims 2: Celebration Stuff, The
Sims 2: FreeTime, The
Sims 2: H&M Fashion Stuff, The
Sims 2 Nightlife, The
Sims 2 Open for Business, The
Sims 2 Pets, The
Sims 2: Seasons, The
Spore

XBOX Games
Sims 2, The

PLAYSTATION 2 Games
Sims 2, The
Sims 2: Castaway, The
Sims 2 Pets, The

NINTENDO Wii Games
SimCity Creator
Sims 2: Castaway, The
Sims 2: Pets, The

GAMECUBE Games
Sims 2, The

NINTENDO DS Games
SimCity Creator
Sims 2, The



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