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1601. New poll: Are you gonna make magic?

Written on Thursday 17 July 2003 at 02:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last week we asked you what you think of the tools from Maxis. The results: most people love them. Going from top to bottom the options got less votes. 15% doesn't have any of Maxis' tools, and 6% doesn't know about them. We want to thank all 143 people who voted. Check out more detailed results right here. This week we've launched another poll (like always). Since Makin' Magic has been announced now, we're wondering if you think it'll be worth it. Tell us by voting at the right, or at this page.

1602. New The Sims clone in the make

Written on Wednesday 16 July 2003 at 03:05 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This news is not directly The Sims related, but it does look like a clone of the game is being made. The german developer Rotobee is working on 'Singles', a.k.a. 'Living Up' (which probably reminds many of the Sims' first expansion pack). Little is known of this title, except that the goal is to get a 'Sim' (Mike or Linda), and hook them up with somebody else. It's all about relationships, including sex. It seems to be a somewhat erotic version of The Sims, probably not for our youngest readers. There are 9 screenshots, which are quite harmless. As you can see on them, the interface of the game is really similar to The Sims. Some screenshots can be found at Rotobee's website. The website WorthPlaying has recently posted 12 screenshots too, which look quite different (just 3 motive bars, everything's pink). These could be from an earlier version of the game. To check out those, click here. The game's expected to be released November 2003.

1603. Superstar reviews

Written on Friday 11 July 2003 at 23:28 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The next expansion has already been announced and there are still reviews of Superstar popping up. We've spotted 2 more: this one from FragLand, and another one from Gamers Pulse. They both rate it quite well, and about the same too: 73.5% at Fragland (that review does have a few mistakes in it (good-humoured instead of in a good mood for instance), but since English isn't the writer's primary language that doesn't matter), and 38 out of 50 (would be 76% if you convert it) points from Gamers Pulse. However, they don't mention the sluggish scrolling and many bugs other reviews mentioned. They do comment on the outdated graphics, which are now over 3 years old. To read the Fragland review, click here, the Gamers Pulse one can be found right here. For more reviews, check out our Superstar review index.

1604. Even more Bustin' Out Stuff

Written on Friday 11 July 2003 at 23:15 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

IGN has been at Camp EA as well, and after GameSpot (read this and this) they've posted several things about The Sims Bustin' Out. First of all: the screenies. There are the 6 new ones from the GBA version which we already saw yesterday, at this page. They've also written a hands-on preview, which you can read right here. They get into detail about the story mode in the game, and the town your Sim can go to. Then there's a preview of Bustin' Out on PS2, GameCube and X-Box. Once again they're all the same, and you can find it right here. They talk about the upgraded graphics, the revamped Create-A-Sim, the transportation, and new ways to kill Sims, all on 2 pages. Along with that there are 4 brand new screenshots, all available at this page. Then they've posted the trailer again, which is available for free from the same page (in streaming format), or in high res for download for those who are IGN Insiders. Finally, back to GameSpot, there's a video interview with Fred Dieckmann (associate Producer of Bustin' Out), for the GameSpot Complete members... Read More!

1605. Bustin' Out (PS2, GC, XB, GBA) Stuff

Written on Thursday 10 July 2003 at 21:26 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Besides GameSpot posting a lot of info on Makin' Magic (read this), they've posted some stuff of The Sims Bustin' Out (on the consoles). There's a preview of Bustin' Out right here. GBA players should check out this preview as well. Besides that there are some new screenshots for the GBA version at this page. Then there are 3 new videos (and the old trailer has been posted again), which show several things. Unfortunately for many of you, these are for GameSpot Complete members only. I'm lucky to be such a member, so let me tell something about them... Read More!

1606. SimDay: Nothing much

Written on Thursday 10 July 2003 at 21:13 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This Simday is nothing more than expected (in fact, it's less). All there is are 4 new music downloads from Superstar for your CD (click here for those). Of course you can still download the 4 'old' tracks (posted last week) and the cover arts/labels. The other thing that's posted is a press release... Strangely enough there's nothing about Makin' Magic, but only a post about the 100,000 family albums posted at the official site. If you look a bit back in our archive, you can see we reported about that yesterday. You can read the press release right here. Perhaps the Makin' Magic press release will be posted tomorrow, who knows? Anyway, that's all for this SimDay. Maybe more next week.

1607. Makin' Magic Material

Written on Thursday 10 July 2003 at 20:28 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

GameSpot has posted some news from Camp EA about The Sims Makin' Magic. There's a preview and 3 videos. However, all these movies are locked for GameSpot complete members. For the preview, which tells us that the expansion has a career path like Superstar, only that it focuses on the Cooking, Logic and Mechanical skills (instead of Body, Charisma, and Creativity). Here's another bit from the preview:

"Some of the spell-like effects that successful sims can bring about include helpful sorceries that create free banquets of food or cause piles of money to rain from the sky; but if these effects backfire, they can have harmful effects, such as summoning a swarm of horned toads to plague your lawn or cause actual rain to rain from the sky, along with thunder and lightning. You'll able to create spells that affect your sims' relationships, including a "marry me" spell that can help your lonely sims get hitched. For other, more-personal enchantments, your sims will be able to cast spells on their neighbors by choosing an enchantment from the regular dialogue options, so along with "tease," "joke," and "talk," your sims might have the new social option of "toadification" that can be used to turn a prince, or anyone else, into a frog."

The whole preview is right here. The movies at this page. These 3 videos are 40 mb of footage in total (30 mb low-res), but as they're only for GameSpot complete members not everybody will be able to download them... Read More!

1608. New The Sims 2 Screenshots

Written on Thursday 10 July 2003 at 19:38 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Gamespot has given us some new material: 4 brand new screenshots of The Sims 2, and 2 concepts of art, along with a preview from Camp EA:

"At the recent Camp EA press event, we had the opportunity to get an up-close look at The Sims 2, and while the version on display was the same one that was shown at E3, we were able to take a more in-depth look at the upcoming sequel and its features. One of The Sims 2's most intriguing new features is the way that its computerized people (or "sims") will change over time--they'll not only age from babies to children to adults to senior citizens, they'll also change in other physical, emotional, and mental ways."

For the screenshots (one showing a hot tub, another showing quite a big house from the outside, a teenage mom with crying baby, and some people playing games) and concepts of art (twice the lifecycle of a Sim in one pic), click here. Enjoy!

1609. New poll

Written on Thursday 10 July 2003 at 02:39 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last week we asked you how much you've spent on The Sims series so far. We come to the conclusion an average of about $140 is spent on The Sims per person. 228 people voted, of which 25% (57 people) spent $100 to $200 on The Sims. Second are those who haven't spent a dime on it, with 51 votes (22%). All the other results are at this page. This week we want to know what you think of the utilities Maxis has made in the past 3 years. Tell us by voting on the right of every page at The Sims Zone, or go to this page. Thank you!

1610. Makin' Magic: English press release

Written on Wednesday 9 July 2003 at 20:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Now it appears EA UK has also posted the press release of Makin' Magic, along with a list of key features. Noticable is the "expansion pack finale" in the first sentence: that probably means it's the last expansion pack for The Sims 1. Meanwhile there's still no patch for Superstar (although there are many bugs), and of course we never know what kind of bugs this EP will add... Anyway, the "Read more" bit has the whole press release from The Sims UK. Read More!