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21. The Sims 2 PSP Video
Written on Monday 21 November 2005 at 00:04 by
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Since the release of the Sims 2 on Consoles, GBA and DS it's been fairly quiet around the PSP and Mobile versions of the game. There's a change for the first one, as Maxis has released a new video of the PSP game. Showing several scenes of the game the video gives a small overview of what it has to offer. See the official
videos page to watch or download it.
22. Sims 2 Screenshots
Written on Tuesday 8 November 2005 at 14:29 by
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The game has been out for a while now, yet last week a whole bunch of new official screenshots appeared for the Sims 2 on Consoles, DS and GBA. The PSP and Mobile games aren't out yet, but screenshots for those were also included in the batch that the official
German site posted. Along with those shots, there are four other shots which
GameSpot posted. As there are 29 shots in total, you'll have to go to the read more part (behind the link, or below) to see them all. Thanks to
SimsZone for discovering the shots.
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23. The Sims 2 (DS) Reviews
Written on Wednesday 2 November 2005 at 16:33 by
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Although there are quite a few
reviews for the console version of the Sims 2 already, there aren't as many for the DS and GBA versions. The game on the latter platform hasn't been reviewed yet (at least we haven't found any reviews yet), but the Sims 2 on DS has been scored twice.
IGN says the game is heavily divided into chapters, and especially the real-time clock in the game is discussed in their review. For example, it'll take eight real-time hours to finish building a room, but getting some sleep can be done in 30 seconds. It also seems the game has been inspired by Animal Crossing, an other open adventure game. Altogether it's a solid game, worth 8.2 points (out of 10). Check out
the IGN review for details.
The other review is from
PGNx. They call the real-time clock nice as well, but say it adds some unnecessary waiting time, as the story is quite structured. Besides that structure, it is also open enough to stay interesting. The 3D mode and the use of all DS technologies is another benefit to the score of 8.5 out of 10. To find out what else they had to say, check
the PGNx review.
24. Sims 2 (Consoles, GBA, Mobile) Screens
Written on Thursday 27 October 2005 at 18:36 by
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Around the
release of the Sims 2 on several platforms, EA has released a few new screenshots. Most of them are for the consoles, but there's also one new one for the GBA, and another for the mobile version. Just click the thumbnails below to see the big screenshots.
25. Sims 2 Released - Chat Transcript
Written on Thursday 27 October 2005 at 16:33 by
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The Sims 2 (for PS2, XBox, GameCube, NDS and GBA) has officially shipped this week, and to announce that EA has published a press release. The game is available in American stores this week - Europe will have to wait another week. The PSP and Mobile versions are expected in December. A
press release announces the release. Other than that, several team members who worked on the games attended an official chat last week. They talked about all versions of the Sims 2 that are being released. There's no real news from the transcript that has been posted, nevertheless you can read
the transcript for more details.
26. More Sims 2 Screens
Written on Thursday 20 October 2005 at 18:40 by
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27. The Sims 2 Producer Mail #4
Written on Thursday 20 October 2005 at 18:28 by
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We've received another e-mail from producers Virginia McArthur and Scot Amos (both in a
chat tonight), in which they talk about the Sims 2 on GBA, DS and Consoles. These games are all due for release next week, and reviews should start being written very soon. Europe has to wait a little longer to get the games. Virginia also mentions a few features of the GBA and DS again, saying she can't wait to hear what the fans think of it, whereas Scot does that for the console edition. Besides that he also mentions a video similar to the
designer challenge published earlier this week, only this time they recorded one in which two Maxis team members had to build a house. When the video will appear online is not said. Included in the mail are a bunch of new screens, as well as the
webmaster sneak peek video posted earlier. Read the entire mail in the read more part. To see the screenshots in full size, click the thumbnails below.
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28. The Sims 2 Screenshot Madness
Written on Thursday 20 October 2005 at 17:48 by
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As the release is coming closer, EA is trying to make people as enthouastic as possible for The Sims 2 on 7 new platforms: PS2, XBox, GameCube, PSP, NDS, GBA and Mobile. As many times before, it's been done in the form of screenshots again this time. Most of the shots are directly from EA, of which one PSP shot from the official
Dutch site and the mobile shots from the official
German site. You can find all the screenshots in the read more part of this post.
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29. TS2 (Consoles, Handhelds, Mobile) Screens
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30. The Sims 2 (Handheld) Podcast
Written on Monday 17 October 2005 at 16:25 by
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A new edition of the weekly podcast has been released on the
official site. This time Virginia McArthur talks about the Sims 2 on GBA, DS and PSP. During 11 minutes questions from the community are answered, like if on the GBA Sims can get married or not, and what romantic interactions are available, or the differences between the DS and PSP versions - the DS version is focused more on the open-ended gameplay than the PSP. The third question is about the control of your Sim on the DS. Buy and design mode (wallpapers etc) will be available on the PSP, but building is not possible. Next the basics of the GBA are explained by Virginia, followed by some info for the DS, like painting, making music and the goals of the game. The interview is finishes with some info of the Mobile version, and a quick round-up of the other versions. You can find the download links and more info on the official site's
newspost.