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451. Sims 2 Reviews

Written on Friday 10 September 2004 at 22:05 by ChEeTaH - 11 comments.

For those reading every letter of news about the Sims 2, there's some stuff to go through again. A couple of new reviews have appeared, as well as 2 new articles from SimsZone's review. First of all some Japanese screenshots, from 4Gamer.net. The review is unreadable for me, but pictures say more than a thousand words. Check out the 20 screenshots for more. Another (English) review comes from Inside Gamer Online. Not much news there, and they've got some old screenshots. If you're interested, just read it. Finally there's a gameplay diary at 1Up. They have posted 3 days of the diary already so far, and will be adding more parts soon. Besides the screenshots, there's no real new info there as well. Go on and read through it if you feel like it.

As said, our affiliate SimsZone has posted two more parts of their in-depth review, and there are still a few to go. Visit their review homepage for all the articles and screenshots ("Teens" and "Erwachsene, Senioren, Tod" are the newest articles). As you might make up from the titles, the first part is about Teens, and the second about Adults, Old Geezers and Death. Read more for the highlights, translated to English. More parts of the review are expected soon, as they're still not finished. With thanks to "A TS2 Fan" and SPZone for some of the links, and of course SimsZone for their review. Read More!

452. New Poll

Written on Thursday 9 September 2004 at 02:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last week we asked you a question about the Urbz. And it's true, close to 60% of our visitors isn't even interested in the game at all. The Sims 2 is obviously taking away all the focus. Nevertheless, 40% voted on one of the areas, with Diamond Heights being the most popular (11%). Third in the list is all of them sounding equally great (7%). 125th Street and Kicktail Park ended up with just over 4% each, 15 of the 350 votes, and are on a tied fourth place. Next in the list are Cozmo Street, Neon East, South Side Bridge, Central Station, Gasoline Row and finally the Foundry. For the exact results and amount of votes for each option, see the results page in our archive.

With just a few days to the release of the Sims 2 now, the reviews are appearing all over the place at a very high rate. You'll have noticed all the news recently about the biggest video game sequel ever. Are you still reading every letter of all the news posts and articles, or do you just skip through the most important news? Or don't you follow the game at all? Let us know and vote on the right, or at the latest poll page.

453. Spoiler Info from Sims 2 Strategy guide [Update]

Written on Wednesday 8 September 2004 at 21:06 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

Some people already received the Sims 2 strategy guide from Prima. It has some useful information in it, but be warned: this info goes quite in-depth and may spoil the fun for you exploring the game yourself. The info includes some cheats (including money and camera cheats), some details about the career tracks and how to do basements. If you haven't already ordered it yet, you can order the strategy guide from our shop. Read on at your own risk for the details... Read More!

454. Sims 2 Website News

Written on Wednesday 8 September 2004 at 13:46 by ChEeTaH - 6 comments.

There's a bit of news about the Sims 2 official website again. The Showcase will be disabled for uploading later today (or it already has been). Unpopular Sims, i.e. the ones which get a low rating or haven't been downloaded much, will be deleted in the next few days as well. The high-rated ones, as well as those downloaded a lot, will be kept. That's done to save storage space a bit. Next week the new website will launch, with a bunch of new features, all for the release of the Sims 2. For more details, visit the showcase page or read this thread in the BBS.

455. Ask Will a Question

Written on Tuesday 7 September 2004 at 23:59 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Will Wright is making a tour through Europe to promote the Sims 2. On the UK site, the official mods have started a thread, in which you can ask up to 3 questions to Will Wright. The best will be selected and will be asked to Mr Wright himself later this week. If you want to ask your questions, post your questions on the Sims UK site.

456. Sims 2 Release Date Confusion

Written on Tuesday 7 September 2004 at 22:02 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Although it's been set for quite a while already, there again is a bit of confusion concerning the release date of the Sims 2 (officially 17 September, just 10 days from now). Many American shops have the game listed to be released 3 days early though, as many games will start selling the game on 14 September, the common Tuesday. When it can be narrowed down to just a few shops doing so, they can be fined $5,000 per sold copy, but that doesn't go when many shops start selling the game early. Maxis warns Americans that although some might be able to get the game on Tuesday already, other shops might not start selling the Sims 2 until later that week. No matter what, 17 September will be the day that everyone will be able to get the Sims 2. For more information, read this thread on the official BBS.

457. About Will Wright

Written on Tuesday 7 September 2004 at 20:45 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Guardian has posted an article about Will Wright (44), in which you're taken back to his youth as well as the present. They say The Sims 2 will set the crown on Will's career. "Such fortune barely seemed likely for a small town boy growing up in Georgia." As some might know, Wright skipped through 3 universities in 5 years, but never graduated. At the age of 22, Will made his first game on the Commodore 64, followed by SimCity in 1989. The doll-house concept, later renamed to the Sims, originated a bit from when in 1991 the house of the Wright family burnt down, and they had to start all over again. Of course the article also tells a bit about Will's other hobby: robotics. Peter Molyneux (the brain behind games like Theme Park, Dungeon Keeper, Black & White and more) is also quoted. He says that the Sims shows what a genius Will is - and that the game showed the gaming industry not to focus only on violence, murder, etc., but also on the everyday life and the American Dream. Read the entire article for everything. Thanks to Frank Laughlin for the link.

458. Sims 2 FAQ: First cheat Revealed

Written on Tuesday 7 September 2004 at 02:11 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Just over a week before the release of the game, the first cheat has already been published by EA. For those who want to turn off aging, you'll have to press Control, Shift and C at the same time (as with The Sims 1). Typing "aging -off" will turn off aging, and logically "aging -on" will turn it back on (notice the minus sign!). Furthermore EA has also explained how to use SimCity 4 cities as neighborhood maps for the Sims 2 (not how to create them though!). Included with that is a precise list of what's imported and what's not:

"Now, your SimCity4 terrain will be your new neighborhood. Most of the terrain features created with the God mode tools can be imported, including foliage (except for palm trees); however, fauna (animals) are not imported. Only original SimCity 4 road bridges or SC4 Deluxe small steel arch bridges, manually laid roads/street that are straight, right angle bend, cul-de-sacs, and T & 4 way intersections are imported as streets into Sims 2 neighborhoods. Diagonal roads and railroads are ignored and not imported. Practically all other placeable features are ignored upon import: zones, elevated roads/highways/freeways, buildings or other facilities, airports, landmarks, etc."

But there's more. Sims will have bars above their heads, to show the progress of a certain action. They come in different colours: purple for skills, green when they're repairing something, or light blue when a Sim is making homework assignments. For more details, and more questions and answers about the game, visit the Sims 2 FAQ at EA Customer support. Thanks to our affiliate SimsZone for the link.

459. SimsZone Review: Toddlers and Children

Written on Tuesday 7 September 2004 at 02:03 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

Our affiliate SimsZone still hasn't finished writing up their review of the game. They got 2 new parts up again, this time discussing two stages of the life of a Sim: Toddlers and Children, following the pregnancy and baby stage. As usual, the screenshots can be found in the original review (the "Kleinkinder" and "Kinder" articles are the new ones). Quite a bit of information is given again. For the highlights, translated to English, read on. Read More!

460. Not Completely New Screenshots

Written on Monday 6 September 2004 at 00:54 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A few new screenshots of the Sims 2 have been posted by a new Dutch games site, Games.Fok.nl. The set of 3 may look familiar, as they've been released with the latest scoop newsletter and WorthPlaying (see this news), but in a slightly different angle or a later stage in the game. Click the thumbnails below to see the "new" screenshots in their full glory.