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431. The Sims - The Sequel has landed - Buying

Written on Wednesday 6 October 2004 at 03:48 by Andy - 0 comments.

Buying is the latest section that we are looking at in our detailed review of The Sims 2 The objects in TS1 were good but how do the objects in TS2 compare? We take a detailed look of what the game has to offer, a few of the new interactions and also some commentary on what hasn't made the cut. It's all in here!

432. The Sims 2 - The Sequel Has Landed - Building

Written on Monday 4 October 2004 at 03:10 by Andy - 2 comments.

Building is the latest section that we are looking at in our detailed review of The Sims 2 From the ground up to the rooftops, we look at the features that are available and illustrate it with various examples of what is now possible. It's all in here!

433. Sims 2 News: Patch, Guide and more Articles [Update: New cheats and more]

Written on Sunday 3 October 2004 at 16:23 by ChEeTaH - 6 comments.

Maxis has announced a patch for the Sims 2 is in the works. On the official BBS, MaxoidLucky made a post announcing it. They're viewing the board and getting reports in from tech support, and Maxis is now compiling a list of things to address in the first patch. There will be a form on the official website this week, in which you can enter details of problems you're having with the game, so they can be resolved and addressed. For more information, see the patch post.

For the other news, click the Read More link below (or just read on)... Read More!

434. The Sims 2 - The Sequel Has Landed - Neighborhoods

Written on Friday 1 October 2004 at 05:00 by Andy - 0 comments.

Neighborhoods is the latest section that we are looking at in our detailed review of The Sims 2 From the existing neighborhoods to creating new ones, find out some some of the things you can do in this completely new dimension. It's all in here!

435. New Poll

Written on Friday 1 October 2004 at 00:14 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's been up for almost 24 hours again: this week's new poll. This week we want to know from you what kind of tool for the Sims 2 Maxis should release first. If you'd rather be able to make meshes for Sims sooner than anything else, or perhaps walls, floors, roofs, or objects, then check out our poll on the right, or on the latest poll page.

For last week's poll: the live mode is by far the most popular mode of the Sims. 44% prefers that place over all others. Second is build mode, which 22% voted for. 13.5% chose buy mode, followed by 4.5% for the Neighborhood screen. 3.5% hangs out in the options all the time and finally just about 1.5% prefers the photo album editing. 11% doesn't have a favourite section in the game. 461 people casted their vote. For the detailed results, see the results page.

436. The Sims 2 - The Sequel Has Landed - Part 1: Getting Started

Written on Wednesday 29 September 2004 at 02:58 by Andy - 3 comments.

Part One of our detailed review of The Sims 2 We look at system requirements, installation and directions to find the basics on how to play the game and to show you the help for what's new. It's all in here!

437. Sims 2 Not Working? Try This...

Written on Wednesday 29 September 2004 at 02:02 by Neil - 6 comments.

Based on my own personal experience over all of last week when my nice shiny new copy of Sims 2 decided it wasn't going to play anymore, I present my solution to this problem in a new Extra. It may help if you don't see any messages about DirectX 9 adaptors or even if you don't see any messages at all, rather a black screen when starting Sims 2.

Note though that the article assumes, in the latter parts, that you understand what I'm going to be waffling on about so you may wish to supply the Extra to somebody who knows about these things. I'd love to know if the extra ideas help you out - do let me know :)

Click here to read the extra - Sims 2 Advanced Troubleshooting Technique Type Stuff :-)

438. SimDay / Sims 2 Update

Written on Friday 24 September 2004 at 01:34 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week's SimDay is - of course - full of Sims 2 news. There is a "new" cheat (which we had already on the list, but with vague explanation): faceBlendLimits [-on/-off]. It will make children you create in Create-A-Family look better, if the parents have very different facial structures. For details, visit our cheats page. Furthermore, there is a link to a special photo album, namely a tutorial to create basements. There's an advanced method (the link on the official site is currently broken, but this is the right one) and somewhat easier is the regular version. Join Billy and Beccy Basement, who show you how to create basements in the Sims 2.

Finally, there's a bunch of new articles (of which only one, the BBC interview, is mentioned on the official site. Click the links below to read all the articles. There are quite a few reviews between them, but from non-gaming sites and without rating (except the FileFront one). Besides that there are 2 interviews to read. Enjoy:

• Simulating life, love and the Universe (Interview with Will Wright, BBC)
• 'Sims 2' creator talks about playing God (Interview with Will Wright, Mercury News, may require subsription!)
• Sims 2 Face Lift of the Original (Review, Wired News)
• 'Sims 2' creates new worlds of play (Review, CNN/Gannett News Service)
• The Sims 2 (Review, Globetechnology/New York Times News Service)
• Gamers battle in "Star Wars," mingle with "Sims" (Double Review, Seattle Times)
• The Sims 2 Review (Review, 5/5, FileFront)

That's all for SimDay this week.

439. New Poll

Written on Thursday 23 September 2004 at 02:29 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As usual, we've just put up another weekly poll. After receiving 456 votes last week, the results are in and complete. To the question where you first heard about the Sims from, most people (41%) answered a friend recommended it. The internet got the second place, with 22%. Magazine are responsible for about 11% of the Sims fans, while TV ads got 'just' 5% hooked on the game. 21% of the people heard about it from somewhere else.

This week, we'd like to know what your favourite mode of the Sims is. Do you hang around in the neighborhood or the options all the time, or do you prefer the live, buy or build mode? Or do you like somewhere else even more. Let us know, and vote on the right or on the latest poll page.

440. Urbz: DS Screenshots, Console Trailer

Written on Thursday 23 September 2004 at 01:17 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A few new screenshots of the Urbz on the upcoming Nintendo DS platform have appeared on GameCube Advanced recently. You can see them below - click the thumbnails to see the large versions. For console fans there's also something new: a new trailer has shown up. It's titled "Workin' It in Cozmo Street" and, as you can guess, it shows the scene of Cozmo Street. You can download it from several sites, including WorthPlaying (24 Mb), GameTrailers (QuickTime (5 Mb) or Media Player (4 Mb) version) or IGN (3.4/7 Mb).