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161. The Urbz Officially Released

Written on Wednesday 10 November 2004 at 15:26 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

The Urbz: Sims in the City has officially been released in the US today. Europe and other parts of the world will follow tomorrow or friday. The Urbz is the latest title in the Sims franchise for consoles (PlayStation 2, GameCube and X-Box) and handhelds (GBA and DS). The first 700.000 copies of the game contain with a download card with which you can download 4 exclusive Black Eyed Peas tracks from Apple's iTunes. Along with the launch of the game itself, EA has also teamed up with Atomic Toys, which has made toys based on characters in the handheld version of the game. Toys based on the console game will follow later this year. You can expect a complete review from us soon, but until then there's a preview written almost a month ago, which you can read. Of course you can also buy the game on the platform of your choice, or the official strategy guide from our shop.

162. Urbz Update

Written on Tuesday 9 November 2004 at 22:17 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Urbz has hit the shelves in the US - at least several shops have started shipping it, but tomorrow it'll officially be released. Several sites have posted something about the game in the past few days, including a first review. That one comes from GameSpy. It gets a rating of 4 out of 5 stars, and a "don't bother" for the multiplayer aspect of the game. In general the game is pretty good according to GameSpy, if not a little bit easy. On the technical side, their comment is that the graphics are just "average," but the camera is worse, as it can regularly get stuck behind objects. In the end it's a good game for console gamers. Read the review for all the exact comments from GameSpy.

There are also 3 short previews of the game posted in the past few weeks. The longest is from GamerFeed, is generally positive and says it will be "just as addictive as the previous console and PC titles." InsidePulse is less wild about the game, but still positive. Finally, All Game Guide just mentions the main features without much of an opinion. But there's more... Read More!

163. SimDay

Written on Thursday 4 November 2004 at 23:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week Maxis has a few nice things in store on the official website. First of all, there is the news that there will be a focus group in Encino, California. If you own either The Sims or Bustin' Out on the console, or the Sims 2, and you have a few hours left on thursday 11 November you can join in. For more information, see the newspost about it. Furthermore, Maxis has made the first episode of the StrangerHood series on their server. If you haven't been able to see "Who are you?" yet, you might want to check out the Strangerhood page to check it out. Finally, there is some new Maxis-made content. You might've seen the official Sims 2 site got a new intro promoting the Urbz, which will be released next week. You can now download an Urbz shirt for the Sims 2, made by Maxis. You can download Janey Urbzan from the Exchange.

164. Urbz Strategy Guide Details

Written on Thursday 4 November 2004 at 15:52 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Some new details of the official strategy guide (by Prima) for the Urbz on both console and handheld have been revealed. It will be 192 pages, which cover all of the following:

• The best tips for working and playing in all 9 districts
• Must-have info for reputation and social interactions
• Essential details on all socials, objects, needs, skills, and jobs
• Covers two-player and freeplay modes
• Special features and cheats for all platforms
• Exposes secrets for Game Boy® Advance and Nintendo DS, plus minigame strategies

A preview of the book can also be downloaded in PDF format, from the book's details page at Prima's site. It already shows you 4 pages. Another German preview shows the cover, the credits and table of contents, and another 22 pages from the book itself. That can be found on the official german site. Of course you can already order the book from our strategy guide Shop, for just £8.36 or $10.49.

165. New Poll

Written on Thursday 4 November 2004 at 15:45 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As you can see, we've put up another poll this week. We're wondering what Sims-related thing you're looking forward to the most right now. Whether it's the Urbz, or a patch or the first expansion for the Sims 2, or even a computer or console to play either of these games, let us know and vote on the right or the latest poll page. Last week we asked you what you hope to be like when you're old. 208 people voted, of which 48 (23%) won't get old, 36 don't know yet (17.5%), and 9 (4.5%) already are old. Living happily ever after being married with children is the most popular option of the 5 aspirations, with 47 votes (22.5%). Being rich and romantic were close with respectively 27 (13%) and 25 (12%) votes each. Growing old and wise is the wish of 11 people (5.5%), and finally becoming famous is what 5 people (2.5%) said they'll do. All the results can be found on the results page.

166. Urbz Videos

Written on Sunday 31 October 2004 at 02:55 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's less than two weeks before the Urbz will be released. EA is promoting it big time, with screenshots and movies. Two movies haven't been told of here yet. The first comes from the German official site, and features one of the Simlish tracks made by the Black Eyed Peas. You can view the 70 seconds video in QuickTime format from this page.

The other video has been available somewhat unnoticed for a few weeks, but we were kindly pointed to it by James Magenta. It's an interview with Scot Amos, producer of the Urbz on the consoles. It can be found on GameSpy, to be more specific The Urbz' media page. It's a big one with 65 Mb, and like the previous one comes in QuickTime format.

167. Urbz Update & UrbzDay

Written on Thursday 28 October 2004 at 16:52 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

An official note has arrived from Maxis on the official Urbz site: the game has gone gold. This is said in the weekly blog. The game has been in development since January 2004 and it's been crunch time for the team since May - but it's finished now, ready to be manufactured. It will hit the shelves at 9 November (US) or 12 November (Europe), and shortly after that you can expect a review of the game here. Furthermore, this Urbzday comes with the introduction of several new characters. You can find characters of Diamond Heights and Gasoline Row in the Crew section, where the Nerdies and Richies have joined the Handheld crew as well. Finally, the SouthSide Bridge comic, by Steve Rolston, has been posted. You can find more about those Comix in the Comix section of the official site. But there's a lot more... Read More!

168. Urbz Gone Gold with new Screens

Written on Monday 25 October 2004 at 02:05 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

Several site, including IGN and WorthPlaying have reported that the Urbz has gone gold for the 3 major consoles (PlayStation 2, GameCube and X-Box), and the Nintendo DS. The GBA version went gold early september already. The game will be released on 9 November in the US or 12 November in Europe. However, the DS platform isn't released until 21 November in the US, so it's likely the DS version of the Urbz won't be released until then either. Europeans and Australians will have to wait until the first quarter of 2005 for the DS itself. Now the game has "gone gold", the cds/dvds are being pressed and packed along with the manual etc., so they can ship to stores in time. Along with the news, WorthPlaying posted the new screenshots shown below. The Urbz toys will also be available at the same time as the game itself, though they're still unconfirmed for Europe.

You can read our preview for some first hands-on impressions by me, or if you're determined to get it just visit our shop and pre-order the game.

169. Urbz: Comic, Movies and Screens

Written on Friday 22 October 2004 at 01:17 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's been Urbzday again, as usual. This week Maxis has revealed a bunch of new movies, but we posted about them earlier. You can now also find them in the Flix section though. They're for both the Console and Handheld versions. Brand new is the Neon East comic this week, by Dave Crosland. It's been placed in the Comix section, or you can go and check the comic directly.

Furthermore, there are 12 new screenshots of the Nintendo DS version, from WorthPlaying. They've been posted along with some of the ones from last night. You can see all the new ones below. Click the thumbnails to enlarge.

170. Urbz Media

Written on Thursday 21 October 2004 at 02:32 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

IGN has done a huge update on the Urbz. 11 new screenshots (and artworks) for the console version are from them, as well as the 6 GBA shots. That's not all though, as they have some 2 GBA videos and 2 console trailers for you too. The GBA videos show you a "view of the action" and a mini-game. One of the console trailers is a "hype video". Thanks to James Magenta for the links.

That's not where it all ends though. There are some new box shots of the GBA version, now taken from 3 sides (front, left and right). You can add these to your collection of box shots, next to the ones we posted in August. Finally, for the DS fans, there are 6 new screenshots as well. These come from GameCube Europe. All the screenshots etc. can be found in the Read More area of this post - so click the link or see them below. Read More!