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91. The Sims 2 Seasons: Heatwave or Clouded Over? - Part 7

Written on Monday 26 March 2007 at 05:37 by Andy - 0 comments.

In the seventh part of our review of Seasons, it's Summertime. We look at some of the households in my neighborhood of Simpleton Magnus to see how the season affects them. We also look at the new options with swimming pools, let you know what the best vegetables to plant are, and also point out for what aspect of simlife this season is most beneficial.

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92. MySims Preview at GameSpot

Written on Sunday 25 March 2007 at 01:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Information around MySims isn't coming in constantly, but there's a little bit of news around the upcoming Sims game for Nintendo Wii again. This time it comes from GameSpot, which has made a preview. They start off with the character creation, noting that the Sims look like a cross-breeding of anime figures, Lego models and the Wii's own Miis. There's plenty to choose from when creating your character, from huge Afros to pageboy haircuts and hippie outfits to the latest hip-hop threads. The number of possible combinations is high - and the number of possibilities is still being increased by the developers. The biggest new element is probably the building creator, which allows you to build one or two story homes using the Wii-remote. It may be a little tricky getting things exactly as you want them using the remote, so details may take a little patience but much is possible. The preview also mentions the "create-a-thing" option, used to build objects. You can opt to help the nice Sims in town, or the darker characters from the Volcano area. Completing enough tasks improves your town's star level, and with each improvement your character gets a new tool to develop and house new neighbours. An example is a crowbar, with which you can unseal a boarded-off path to a new forest area. The full preview has more details, but we recommend checking out earlier magazine scans (and here) for even more information. Besides the preview GameSpot also has new screenshots as well as a video interview with "Tim Laterno" (that's supposed to be Tim LeTourneau of course).

In the interview Tim introduces the original Sims briefly, and how the game is mostly about creating and creativity of the player. First of all the team came up with the new characters, after making the decision to make MySims. They are still little people, incredibly animated, that works best for the platform but still are Sims. Thanks to the new controller EA can offer new options to create items and make the world their own. Then he goes into the Create-a-Sim mode, in which you can change any aspect of the Sim, just by clicking things. Next is the build mode, in which you stack things together to create the building. Create-a-Thing allows you to create items and the final demo set up at the night GameSpot made the interview and preview shows the town. The media page has the video on it, which can be viewed by anybody who is registered for free.

93. Current TV Contest - New Seasons Renders

Written on Sunday 25 March 2007 at 00:58 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

To promote the release of the Seasons expansion pack for the Sims 2, website and TV channel in the USA, UK and Ireland Current is organising a contest around the pack. Until the end of next month you can make a V-CAM ("Viewer Created Ad Message", a commercial of 15 to 60 seconds) using either the game or material given on the website and anything else you have. If you promote the game well enough and your V-Cam is aired on Current, then you'll be paid Current's V-CAM flat fee of $1,000. You have until 30 April to submit your video, after that the assignment will close. Check the assignment page for more information and details. The page also has a toolkit with artworks and movies you can use, including some new artworks you can also see below - although the quality here is lower than the original photoshop files that are available.

94. Maxoid Blog Updates

Written on Saturday 24 March 2007 at 22:08 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Some Maxoids have been blogging again in the last and this month, although not too many. We've compiled a list of the blogging that's happened recently, so read on for details about what various Maxoids had to say and share - including several downloads for Seasons. Read More!

95. The Sims 2 Seasons: Heatwave or Clouded Over? - Part 6

Written on Friday 23 March 2007 at 01:28 by Andy - 0 comments.

In the sixth part of our review of Seasons, we return to the Midwinter family to find that Jonah is more green-fingered than Simone made out. We see how the family has grown (in more ways than one) and take an in-depth look at this game's weirdness.

Plantsims.

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96. Seasons Music with Karaoke Contest

Written on Tuesday 20 March 2007 at 20:05 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA's recent acquisition of Singshot Media is showing its first results: an online karaoke contest - in Simlish. Seasons contains some Simlish tracks by real-life artists, just like all other expansion packs for the Sims 2, including Lily Allen's "Smile." That song is the one that's up in the contest, with which you can win a trip to EA in Redwood Shores, California (near San Francisco) for 2 people, 4 tickets to a Lily Allen concert and copies of The Sims 2 and The Sims 2 Seasons. The runner-up will get an iKaraoke machine together with the Sims 2 and Seasons. Besides the trip, the winner also gets a chance to have their own singing included in the next expansion pack for the Sims 2. A Simlish music video of Lily Allen's version can be found at the official site. The same page holds the press release announcing the contest.

The contest is open for anybody living in the United States or Canada (except Quebec), at least 13 years old. You can enter until 10 April, until midnight Central time. You can only post one entry - no more, no substitutions or re-entries - and you have to leave your entry on the site as long as the contest runs. Members of SingShot can rank the entries, and the best three will proceed to the next round where a professional jury will decide about the winner and the runner-up. The complete rules can be found at the Guidelines page, to enter the contest head off to the contest page. To enter you need to create a free SingShot account.

EA has also announced some of the other tracks included in the expansion pack. They feature Government Mule ("Mr. High and Mighty"), Moe ("Blue Jeans Pizza"), Tata Young ("Zoom"), The Breadbox Band ("N"), The Chris McCarty Band ("The Next One"), The String Cheese Incident ("Close Your Eyes") and The Veronicas ("When it All Falls Apart"). All songs are re-recorded in Simlish and available in the latest expansion, under the Jambands radio station. Check out the press release for more details.

97. Seasons Reviews

Written on Tuesday 20 March 2007 at 20:04 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Now Seasons is out several of the major gaming sites have reviewed and rated the latest expansion pack. The first to do so was 1Up. Their short review tells about the fun coming from watching how each season has its influence on the game. That's about all too, nevertheless they do give it a score of 8 out of 10. Read on for other review information, which are much more in-depth. Read More!

98. The Sims 2 Seasons: Heatwave or Clouded Over? - Part 5

Written on Sunday 18 March 2007 at 02:53 by Andy - 0 comments.

In this fifth part of our review of Seasons, Spring is in the air. We look at how the Viejo household in Riverblossom Hills are making the most of this time of year, both indoors and outside. We look at the weather, we look at the garden and we look at how romance could be in bloom.

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99. The Sims 2 Seasons: Heatwave or Clouded Over? - Part 4

Written on Thursday 15 March 2007 at 16:51 by Andy - 0 comments.

In this fourth part of our review of Seasons, we look at Winter. We look in some detail at winter activities, ice skating, how to enjoy being in the snow and how to avoid turning into an ice statue.

We also meet this quirky little character, find out what attracts them to a lot and also see how the weather can affect the garden.

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100. The Sims 2 Seasons : Heatwave or Clouded Over? - Part 3

Written on Saturday 10 March 2007 at 02:15 by Andy - 0 comments.

In this third part of our review of Seasons, we follow Jonah & Simone Midwinter over their first few days in their new home in Riverblossom Hills.

As well as seeing how things are different in gameplay from before there were seasonal effects, we also overview gardening, fishing, weather forecasting and have our first encounter with the mysterious Garden Club.

Read the latest installment right here or go here to start from the beginning!