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63. Holiday Party Pack Screens and Movies

Written on Sunday 13 November 2005 at 13:54 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis has released a few new screens and two movies for the Sims 2 Holiday Party Pack (Christmas Party Pack in Europe). In one video you see a Christmas setting, whereas the other is on New Year's Eve - naturally with fireworks. You can see them on the holiday videos page on the official site. As the download links on that page are incorrect, we've mirrorred the videos on our server so you can also download them. Use the links below to get them (QuickTime required). Bigger versions of three new screens posted on the official site have been put at GameSpot. They're now also below (click the thumbnails to see the big versions).

• Video 1: New Year: High Quality (3.6 Mb) - Low Quality (0.9 Mb)
• Video 2: Christmas: High Quality (6.2 Mb) - Low Quality (1.5 Mb)

64. The Sims 2 (Consoles) Reviews

Written on Wednesday 2 November 2005 at 16:22 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

With the Sims 2 being out for about a week, many sites have already posted their opinion about the game. They're not all very positive about the game. GameSpot in particular isn't very enthousiastic about the game, as it lacks a real story, and the new features are not much more than a novelty. Others, like IGN or GamePro are far more positive about the new gameplay elements. Below are links to all the reviews for the console version of the Sims 2 we've found so far. You'll also be able to find screenshots with some of the reviews. If you found another one, feel free to submit the link to us.

• GamePro - 4.5/5
• GameSpot (Videos: PS2, XBox, GameCube) - 6.5/10
• IGN - 8.5/10
• PalGN - 7.0/10
• PGNx Media - 8.5/10
• Talk XBox - 7.8/10
• Team XBox - 8.2/10
• Yahoo! Games (4/5)

65. New "How do you play" videos

Written on Sunday 30 October 2005 at 21:12 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After the launch of the "How Do You Play" advertising campaign for the Sims 2, new videos of people playing the Sims 2 have appeared. The official site had posted four videos already, now Maxis has added three new ones, and one which was posted on the campaign website earlier. Eight videos can now be downloaded from the videos page. Besides those, there are two other ones posted along with the eight, so ten in total, on the campaign's website, between the various stories.

66. The Sims 2 (Consoles) Intro Video

Written on Monday 24 October 2005 at 00:49 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Almost every video game has an intro video that you see when you load up the game. So does the Sims 2 on consoles, and that video has now been turned into a trailer as a little sneak peek for the upcoming title for the PS2, XBox and GameCube. It can be downloaded from the videos page on the official site. You'll need QuickTime to see the video.

67. New Campaign: How do you play?

Written on Monday 24 October 2005 at 00:43 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last year we posted a series of articles about how you can play the Sims in various ways. Now EA has launched an advertising campaign for the Sims 2 on all platforms, entitled "How Do You Play?" On the Sims Played By website various videos, pictures and stories are told by Sims players from across the world. Under the Player Bios are the greatest Sims moments some fellow simmers had. Other than that the website has a basic "about" bit, telling what the game is all about. Four of the five videos that can be found between the stories are also posted on this page on the official site. More ads by other players are promised to be online soon.

68. The Sims 2 Producer Mail #4

Written on Thursday 20 October 2005 at 18:28 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

We've received another e-mail from producers Virginia McArthur and Scot Amos (both in a chat tonight), in which they talk about the Sims 2 on GBA, DS and Consoles. These games are all due for release next week, and reviews should start being written very soon. Europe has to wait a little longer to get the games. Virginia also mentions a few features of the GBA and DS again, saying she can't wait to hear what the fans think of it, whereas Scot does that for the console edition. Besides that he also mentions a video similar to the designer challenge published earlier this week, only this time they recorded one in which two Maxis team members had to build a house. When the video will appear online is not said. Included in the mail are a bunch of new screens, as well as the webmaster sneak peek video posted earlier. Read the entire mail in the read more part. To see the screenshots in full size, click the thumbnails below.

Read More!

69. Sims 2 Webmaster Sneak Peek Video

Written on Monday 17 October 2005 at 17:15 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

In August several webmasters of fansites (including this one) went to Maxis to check out the Sims 2 on consoles and handhelds. A video of the event, including some talking Simlish, checking out and playing the game, discussions and quick impressions of the game has been published to give everybody a little inside look at what happened during the event. The official site has posted the video on the videos page of the game. There you can download or view the video and see it all.

70. The Sims 2 (Consoles) Video Feature 2

Written on Monday 17 October 2005 at 16:44 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

In August there was a video feature in which Alex Hutchinson, Lead Designer for the Sims 2 on consoles, walked through the game. This time he's joined by Scot Amos, senior producer, and both compete in creating the coolest Sim possible using the tools in the new game. Alex makes an alien, whereas Scot prefers a female pirate. Altogether a lot of features of CAS are shown in less than four minutes. GameSpot has posted the video in their media section as "Video Feature 2".

71. Sims 2 PSP Update

Written on Monday 17 October 2005 at 16:03 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Besides mobile phones Maxis is working on bringing the Sims to another platform it's never appeared on yet: the PSP. Recently quite a lot of info has appeared about the PSP version of the Sims 2. First of all IGN has had some hands-on time with the game, and gave their impressions in a preview. They tell how a police officer takes you to a neighbourhood where all strange things happen. New is also the info about perks, which help you do certain actions (like burning up other Sims), or keeping your mood up.

Next is GameSpot which has also had some hands-on time. The two-page preview, in which they also tell the police officer takes you to Paradise Place in Strangetown. They also explain that you have to buy a sink and stereo, and how you can become a ghost. They end by telling about the Kine society, which looks a lot like a herd of cows. Posted along with the preview are screenshots, as well as a video interview with Michael Cox, Associate Producer of the game. That video, as well as new Gameplay Footage videos 4, 5 and 6 can be found at the videos page.

72. Yahoo! Previews Sims 2 (Console) with Screens (PSP, Mobile)

Written on Wednesday 12 October 2005 at 00:43 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Games Division of Yahoo! has recently published a preview of the Sims 2 on consoles. In two pages the basics of the game are explained, and some of the console specific features are highlighted too. The two-player split screen mode that's exclusive to the Console versions is called interesting, yet a downside is that players cannot interact and react to each other. Only one can talk to another at a time. Finally it's also mentioned that what the game calls obese is more like "a little chubby" for most people. Read the preview for details. Also, Yahoo! has posted some screenshots for the PSP and Mobile versions, which you can see below.