The first two are from the "SimJim: The College Years" series. Part three and four (the final) have been published, with a big batch of new screenshots. Jim has made it to his Junior year, and even the fourth and final year. It's not yet definite if he's graduated yet, as that will be said in IGN's final review on Monday. Read parts three and four to find out what's happened to Jimmy Jr. You can also check out the screenshots or even a new video starring Jim.

Another series of articles about the game were GameSpy's publications of letters home from a student. Part four of this series has been posted now, with the two new screenshots shown below. This time zombies, new wants and fears, the lifetime wants, hacking, and graduation. New info is that after graduating, you can stay an extra two days at the Campus to "tie up any loose ends." You're kicked out after the party though.

The same site, GameSpy that is, has also posted the first full review of the expansion. In this article, bugs are discussed - and they seem to be coming back like with the Sims 1:

"One time, a phantom Sim from my dorm started playing my guitar - he was semi-translucent, like a ghost, even though he wasn't dead, and couldn't be interacted with. When he eventually finished his eerie concert, he put down the guitar and faded back into existence, acting normally ever since. In another case, I managed to get a Sim stuck into group study mode. She had her nose in a book continually for several days, never stopping to eat or go to the bathroom and somehow never starting to stink. On the plus side, she was always there when I needed a study buddy."

But overall, with a score of 4.5 out of 5, GameSpy is very positive about the expansion pack. There is a lot of new gameplay in there, as well as a "whole new age to explore." Read the review for the details. It also comes with a bunch of new screenshots to check out.

Written at 03:42 on Sunday, 27 February 2005 by ChEeTaH.