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411. The Sims 2 - The Sequel Has Landed - The Final Stages

Written on Saturday 30 October 2004 at 02:55 by Andy - 0 comments.

The Final Stages is the latest section that we are looking at in our detailed review of The Sims 2 Due to unexpected events, we take a jump from the gradual progression look through the ages with some bad news to our family of sims. It's all in here!

412. Sims 2 Mac Requirements

Written on Thursday 28 October 2004 at 16:58 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The System requirements for the Mac version of the Sims 2 have been added on the new product page at Aspyr. They are still preliminary, and subject to change. As a DVD drive is required, it'll quite likely be DVD only. That means a CD version probably won't be released for the Mac. These are the full system requirements:

• Mac OS X 10.3.4 or later
• PowerPC G4/G5, 1GHz or faster
• 256MB RAM (512MB recommended)
• 4.2 GB free disk space
• ATI Radeon 8500/nVidia GeForce 2 or better
• 32MB of VRAM
• DVD drive required to install and play

413. New Poll

Written on Thursday 28 October 2004 at 16:56 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As you may have seen already, we've added a new poll to the site for this week. Based on the Sims 2 aspirations, we're wondering what you'll be like when you're old. If you're already old, you can of course say that too. Vote on the right side, or on the latest poll page. As for last week, when we asked you if you use foundations a lot: 309 people voted, and the mix is the most popular option. 46.5% says they use foundations for some houses, but not all. 16% uses them all the time, 5.5% never. 12.5% didn't really have a clue what they are, and the remaining 19.5% doesn't have the Sims 2. Detailed results can be found on the results page.

414. Will Wright Interviewed

Written on Tuesday 26 October 2004 at 14:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's a well-known fact that Will Wright loves robotics, and it even got him into the games industry. His first game, Raid on Bungeling Bay, was the first step towards the now famous SimCity. A few years later SimAnt was developed, which eventually turned into the people-simulator the Sims. Will talks more about that process, in an interview with RedAssedBaboon.com. He said the Sims would either by a smash hit or an utter failure - and as everybody knows now it became the first, even beyond Will's expectations. He also mentioned expansions for the Sims 2 being in the work right now, and even mentioned the Sims 3 shortly:

"Although a Sims 3 is likely, Wright was hesitant to talk about details, saying only that the Maxis team leans heavily on what they see the gaming community doing with their games to help develop a sequel."

Read the entire interview for all the details.

415. The Sims 2 - The Sequel Has Landed - A Toddler's Life

Written on Monday 25 October 2004 at 06:33 by Andy - 0 comments.

A Toddler's Life is the latest section that we are looking at in our detailed review of The Sims 2 Giselle Jones is now a toddler. We look at this stage of her life and how effective she and the family are in giving her the best start in life using all the means at their disposal. It's all in here!

416. 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.

417. New Sims 2 Cheats

Written on Saturday 23 October 2004 at 15:54 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

We've added a bunch of new cheats for the Sims 2 to our list. Some have appeared at other sites before, but most of them are completely new. The following cheats are new:

• floatProp horzEdgeScrollrate [X]: Change the horizontal scrollrate (for edge-scrolling).
• floatProp vertEdgeScrollrate [X]: Change the vertical scrollrate (for edge-scrolling).
• boolProp carsOnRight [true|false]: Cars in the hood drive on the left or right.
• boolProp ShowLotPackageFilename [true|false]: Show the filename of a lot in the neighborhood view.
• intProp censorGridSize [X]: Change the amount of blocks in the censor grid, or turn it off.
• boolProp simShadows [true|false]: Turn on/off shadows for Sims.
• floatProp particleDensity [X]: Density (amount) of particles (e.g. damp above a plate with food).
• floatProp particleScale [X]: Size of particles (e.g. damp above a plate with food).
• boolprop nhoodWaterReflection [true|false]: Turn on/off water reflection in the neighborhood view.
• boolprop chooseCameraSpecialEventEnabled [true|false]: Turn on/off special camera events.
• boolprop simpleTerrain [true|false]: Set the detail of the terrain to simple or not. Simple graphics perform better, but look a bit worse.

All the other Sims 2 cheats, and more details for these cheats, can be found in our cheats list.

418. New Poll

Written on Thursday 21 October 2004 at 02:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As usual there's a new poll this week. And it's again about the Sims 2: do you use foundations a lot or not? It's easy to let us know: cast your vote on the right or the latest poll page. You'll find what to vote for there. Next week, we'll tell you the results.

For the past week, we wondered if you know how to do basements in the Sims 2. And results were close this time: 3 out of 6 options got around 20% of the votes. The "winner" is the "I haven't tried" option though, with 29%. Those who don't know how to create basements at all and those who don't have The Sims 2 are tied at 75 votes, which makes 20%. 19.5% (73 votes) said it's a piece of cake. 7.5% gets it right sometimes, and 4% is close to getting the hang of it. For all the results, chcek the results page. See the archive for more old polls.

419. Sims 2 for Mac confirmed

Written on Monday 18 October 2004 at 18:55 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

EA has confirmed today that the Sims 2 will be released on Macintosh computers. As with the Sims 1, Aspyr Media will be converting the game to Apple's platform. They are licensed by EA to release the game. Aspyr Studios, the internal development team of Aspyr Media, will make sure the ported version will run fine on Macs. On the PC the game was the fastest-selling game ever, and perhaps the same will happen for the Mac. A release date has not been given yet, but as usual we'll keep you updated. See EA Games UK for more information, or read the full press release. The game will be rated T for Teen (13+) in the US (ESRB), or 7+ in Europe (Pegi), and will be exactly the same as the PC version. It will soon be available for pre-order at Aspyr Media and our TSZ shop.

420. The Sims 2 - The Sequel Has Landed - From Woo Hoo To Babies

Written on Monday 18 October 2004 at 13:30 by Andy - 0 comments.

From Woo Hoo To Babies is the latest section that we are looking at in our detailed review of The Sims 2 Doug & Anne Jones are deciding to have another baby. We look at the different ways of making babies and otherwise adding to your family and also how things have changed for the better since TS1. It's all in here!