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221. GameSpot Reviews Pets

Written on Thursday 26 October 2006 at 02:07 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Gaming network GameSpot has played Pets on the PC, and their review can now be read online. They start off by telling a bit about hamsters and birds, but quickly switch to dogs and cats, their training and careers. Trying to mold a pet's behaviour is very time consuming, and it's difficult to raise a pet, especially with Sims with careers. The new music tracks on the several (existing) radio stations in the game are mentioned, as well as the lots the game ships with. Overall the expansion does not redefine the game, but adds up to it and is probably best for experienced players. The final score GameSpot gives is a 7.1 out of 10. You can read the full review or watch some of the new screenshots for details.

222. IM with Don Lothario

Written on Thursday 26 October 2006 at 01:42 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims 2 UK, the official site for the Sims 2, has made it possible for everyone with Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger) to chat with Don Lothario, one of the well-known characters from Pleasantview in the Sims 2. Although there's no real person behind the messenger account, but a computerised bot that gives automated answers to whatever you type, there's plenty of stuff to talk about with Don. You can play games, check the horoscopes, participate in a poll, find out about the Sims 2, read some fun facts about the game, get goodies and more. Add donlothario@hotmail.co.uk to your buddy list in Live Messenger, and start chatting to him. Saying "home" to him will help you go through the menus to find all options, but you can also take the challenge to find the features yourself by saying the correct words to him.

223. Pets E-Cards

Written on Thursday 26 October 2006 at 01:26 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The official UK site of the Sims 2 has made four e-cards available for you to send to your friends. The e-cards feature some of the artworks released before the game was out. You can send as many cards as you wish, and include your own personal message in each of them. The E-Cards page also still has several older e-cards to send out, for any occasion. You need to log in using your EA.com (Sims 2) account to be able to send cards.

224. Pets Online Tech Support

Written on Thursday 26 October 2006 at 01:21 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

With Pets being released on a number of platforms last week, EA has updated its online customer support pages with help with the expansion pack (PC) and console games. Many common questions, about unlocking pets and features, but also technical issues with installing or running the game are covered in the FAQs. You can find information about the PC version, the PlayStation 2 and finally also the GameCube editions. Help for the handheld versions will probably be added once those games have been released next month.

225. Lycos Dog in Sims 2 Pets

Written on Thursday 26 October 2006 at 01:16 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Lycos, famous for its search engine for one, has a dog as mascot. The French website of the company has celebrated the release of the Sims 2 Pets on PC last week, by making the dog available as download for the game. The dog can be found on the download page. All you need to do is click the "Télécharger ici" on that page.

226. Weather Chit-chat at BBS

Written on Thursday 26 October 2006 at 01:10 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Similar to what they did before Pets was announced, EA has launched a new forum on the official BBS. In the new forum you can talk all about the weather. The name of the new expansion pack is not given, but it's certain that the next pack will feature weather. To discuss the new pack, go to the weather forum. We'll keep you updated with more news around this expansion.

227. Sims 2: In Season Flyer

Written on Thursday 19 October 2006 at 03:50 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

We already reported about The Sims 2: In Season being listed on a registration page a while ago. While that has already been removed, the title does indeed seem to be a possibility for the upcoming expansion pack. A flyer that comes with the Sims 2 Pets on PC advertises the game, for which a small teaser is now also put on the official site's front page. The first site to post about it was the Danish GameSection, but Rosierealea, member on the official site, has also posted a large English version of the inlay, which you can see below. Of course we'll keep you updated with more information about this fifth expansion pack as we get it.

228. Pets Released: Exchange, MySim Icon, Training Paper 3 and Hilary Duff

Written on Thursday 19 October 2006 at 03:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Something that can't go unnoticed is the release of an expansion pack for the Sims 2 on PC. Pets is out on PC, PlayStation 2 and GameCube. The handheld and mobile versions are to follow soon. To celebrate the release, EA has issued a press release, in which the key features and the celebrity line-up of the game are mentioned. New release dates for the handheld games are also given: the DS version will be out 2 November in the US, 27 October in the UK, and 3 November elsewhere. The GBA game will officially hit the shelves on 9 November in the US, and 17 November in the rest of the world. The PSP edition is the last one of the Sims 2 Pets to be released, at 30 November in the US and 15 December in other parts of the world. Check the right hand side of the site for the updated countdown towards all these dates. Read on for more news from the official site all about the new expansion pack.

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229. Fansite Reports

Written on Thursday 19 October 2006 at 03:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Just before the release of the Sims 2 Pets, several fansites posted previews of the new expansion pack. First there are five French sites which posted information after an event in France earlier this month. All of them have pictures with the articles as well. The Italian EdenStyle also posted a new movie of the game, from a visit at EA Italy where they were shown the game. There's also the Dutch fansite SimsNetwerk which has posted a report based on an early experience with the game in July as well as the GamesConvention in August. An English version of the report will be published later. Click the links below for all the reports. Thanks to SnootySims for the French links.

230. Pets Prima Guide Information - Cheats and Details

Written on Thursday 19 October 2006 at 03:48 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Prima Games is the publisher for all the official strategy guides for the Sims yet. The Sims 2 Pets is no exception, and so Greg Kramer, who has written previous Sims 2 guides as well, has now written one for the Sims 2 Pets. Over 352 pages cover the PC and Consoles (PlayStation 2, GameCube and PSP) versions of Pets. The guide contains help about creating pets, discovering the keys to developing the behaviour of pets, and as usual the tables with descriptions of the new objects aren't left out. Finally the guide also covers the genetics of the pets. More information can be found on the product page at Prima's site.

Some people have already received the guide, and information from it is being posted on the web. Rosierealea has put cheats online, including some to take over the minds of pets, disabling aging, deleting specific items on a lot, and more. She also answers many questions from the book. She covers the items in the game, the new families, and more. Other threads started by her also give more insight in the game. You can purchase the guide from our online shop.