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1651. New Donation Files

Written on Sunday 1 June 2003 at 02:36 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's the first day of June, which means: new donation files. Those of 3 months ago, March, are now available for free between the rest of the downloads. If you donate this month, you'll be getting a unique LCD PC, 2 counters, a new dog house, and this room set by Jen:


Please donate to support us, we really need the money! Thank you very much.

1652. Expansion #7: Spellbound

Written on Saturday 31 May 2003 at 00:11 by ChEeTaH - 8 comments.

Both SimsZone and The Sim's Stash have already reported about being able to pre-order another expansion pack for The Sims. Rumours about it started in April, and now we also know the name, an estimated release date (15 October, probably the US date), but nothing else. If you want to pre-order it, visit this page at Amazon (the price is the same as any other expansion pack so far). When you get there you might notice that EA Sports is listed as developer, rather than EA Games. It's probably nothing more than a little mistake, unless this expansion will focus on sports... But I personally doubt that. If you have any idea what this expansion pack could be about, then please post a comment (members only). Whenever there are more details, we'll tell you about it.

1653. The Sims 2 Preview

Written on Friday 30 May 2003 at 00:39 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

ActionTrip has posted a preview of The Sims 2. They got a look at it at the E3, and tell us what they saw. Because we've seen several previews on other sites recently, it doesn't really give much news anymore. Here's a snippet:

"Carefully tending to your children in The Sims 2 often brings about diverse interesting consequences. Each Sim needs to think about his or her future. Good reputation, manners, and a well-founded career create an ideal profile for getting your Sim a good mate - male or female. Let's face it - no female Sim wants to date a drunken slob with no job. (Take it from me - I know! - Ed) Therefore, the old recipe "behave, stay clean, and study" should work very effectively in the game (hell, if you've failed to achieve these standards in real life, like me, this will be your ideal opportunity to make amends). Still, that doesn't mean you cannot fix things if you happen to screw up somewhere along the road. If your sim gets to be fat and sluggish, you can improve his constitution and habits by buying a weight machine for instance - after that you can start pumping iron at will and just watch those muscles beefing up (hear that Six?) (Silence, Infidel! It's not a beer belly! It's my Gas Tank for LOVE! - Six) (No, it's a beer belly! Do some sit-ups, you FREAK! - 2Lions)."

If you're interested in the rest, click here.

1654. SimDay Report: One new staircase

Written on Thursday 29 May 2003 at 04:02 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week Maxis has provided us with a nice new download: the "12 Steps in Stone" staircase, made of (drumroll please): stone. It has a nice curve in it, and it works with every expansion pack including Superstar (unlike most downloads at the official site, including the ones not included with Superstar). It's a 864 Kb download, and you can get it from Get Cool Stuff. Besides that there are some links to reviews of Superstar, including 3 new ones at GameBiz, GameNikki and Video Game City. You can read more about those in our review index. That's it again for this week's SimDay.

1655. New poll

Written on Thursday 29 May 2003 at 03:40 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last week we asked you about Superstar: do you or do you not like the game. Most people gave it 5 out of 5 'stars': 105 of the 294 votes. Those who gave it just 4 out of 5 were with far fewer: just 37 votes, while the 3 out of 5 got 34 votes. 88 People said they didn't have it yet, but would soon. 21 people won't get it at all, and finally there are the 2 out of 5 and 1 out of 5 options, which both got just 5 votes. Looks like Maxis made a good expansion pack this time. This week, we wonder which old Sim-games you've ever played in the past. Due to a small problem, the voting didn't work properly during the first hour and so the poll has been reset some minutes ago. You can now vote again (and this time it will work) on the right or on this page. More polls are in our archive.

1656. GameSpy reviews Superstar

Written on Thursday 29 May 2003 at 01:44 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After GameSpot posted one yesterday, it's now GameSpy which has posted a Superstar review:

"Many of the new objects are designed to help your rich and famous sim relax. You can use steam or mud baths, or hire a masseuse to ease muscles aching after a long day on the set. You can now shop for high fashions, scuba dive, or watch satellite TV which has four more channels than basic television. Most of the new objects are available both at home and at Studio Town. You can meet any need while you're in Studio Town, except for energy, which is a bit of a disappointment as the needs bars seem to fall faster while there than at home. As with all expansions, you can build or modify your own Studio Town any way you'd like, so if you want your sim to stay on the job as long as possible, you'll want to setup the most perfect working conditions."

They also complain about the technical issues of the game (bad scrolling, long loading times). According to GameSpy Superstar is probably the best expansion yet. To read what they think in detail, click here. If you want to keep up-to-date with the latest news every day, bookmark our review index.

1657. Small SimDay addition

Written on Thursday 29 May 2003 at 01:32 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last week's SimDay wasn't only on thursday, but apparantly they added a bit on friday too: a Superstar Media Player. With that media player, you can check out some screenshots of Superstar, or some (flash) movies. It's quite nice, especially if you want to check out that Superstar media. The decoration is like that of a cinema. It's all done pretty nicely, and if you want to check it out, click here. Note that the actual 'player' will open up in a new popup window, so you might have to turn off your popup blocker if you have one installed.

1658. Another interview with Will Wright

Written on Wednesday 28 May 2003 at 00:45 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Besides GameSpy, Boomtown has also taken the time to sit down with Will Wright, designer of The Sims, for about an hour. Besides talking about The Sims 2, gaming, other games, and a few other things, he talks about the origin of The Sims:

"The Sims came about from two sources. Firstly there was Sim Ant, which I was pleased with because of the behavioural models of the ants. I wondered whether it was possible to assign similar behaviours to a human being in a video game. Also at the time I was reading a lot of architectural books that ended up sparking the idea of customising your house."

It's all quite nice to read, but you won't find too much new stuff in it. You can read everything about it right here.

1659. First Superstar Review

Written on Wednesday 28 May 2003 at 00:40 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's taken a while, probably because of the E3, for the first review of Superstar to show up. Although GameSpot probably isn't the very first, they have the first published review that I found. Here's a bit they say about the game's stability, which has yet again gotten worse:

"It almost seems pointless by now to mention that The Sims: Superstar, like all the other expansion packs, doesn't bother to address the annoying problems that have plagued The Sims ever since 2000. The game's scrolling camera is as sluggish as ever, the pathfinding is still unreliable. And as usual, your sims will still occasionally "forget" the instructions you give them. This can be especially frustrating when another celebrity sim tries to speak to you to increase your fame while you're in the middle of something else. In these instances, the celebrities will seemingly "forget" to speak with you the instant your sim becomes available. And unfortunately, Superstar shipped with a few bizarre crash problems. At least some of them can be fixed by adjusting your AGP graphics settings or running the game in a window, though hopefully Maxis will release a patch for the expansion."

Besides the technical issues, they find it a good expansion pack that's worthwhile. It adds a lot of nice new gameplay. The 8 out of 10 the game got is definately not bad. You can read the whole review here. This review also means the opening of a new review index, which you can find right here.

1660. Sims 2 Preview in the Temple

Written on Tuesday 27 May 2003 at 00:08 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

On April Fools' day, the Gamers Temple posted a fake preview of The Sims 2 (read this). Now, they've posted a real preview. They checked out the game at the E3, and now we can read what they have to say about it. There's some nice new info in it. The first new bit is the (bad) news Sims and homes from The Sims 1.0 can't be imported to The Sims 2. They also say a lot about the DNA. Apparantly Maxis showed making a lot of children from 2 Sims at the E3. All these children were unique and grew up to become unique adults, but they were obviously the offspring of their parents. Another little bit of news is that "you'll now be able to capture AVI files of your sims for inclusion in your album". So no longer you'll be limited to stills, but you can record a whole day of your family... or even several days. A bit like the creature in Black & White (for those who are familiar with that game), a Sims' looks can change. If your Sim works out a lot, you'll see they get broad shoulders and a trim waist line. This paragraph is also interesting:

"While The Sims 2 will bring many changes, more than likely one of them won't be the ability to follow your sims to work. Maxis toyed with the idea, but could not come up with a way to make all of the career tracks as interesting to play. As for community areas like Downtown, the jury is still out. Community areas will be a part of The Sims 2 at some point, but the question is whether they will be included in the game or as part of an expansion (yes, they're already thinking about expansions)."

That's about all the interesting things that we didn't know yet. To read everything, click here.