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1351. SimDay: TS2 Update

Written on Thursday 9 September 2004 at 21:43 by ChEeTaH - 11 comments.

This week's SimDay is full of links to articles we've mentioned here already in the past couple of days. One of them is new, and it's from SFGate.com. In an article from the San Francisco Chronicle, the important details of the Sims 2 are once again mentioned. The real reason for the 6 month delay is also there: it all had to do with adding the Aspirations and Wants & Fears features. It was made to attract the more hardcore gamers to the game as well, with some mission-based gameplay. The game is expected to sell 2 to 2.5 million copies this holiday season, according to Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities. The complete article also has the three pictures (Will Wright, and two pictures showing "Now and Then") below. Click the thumbnails below to see those, or see them at the top of the entire article.

1352. UrbzDay

Written on Thursday 9 September 2004 at 21:31 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week there's a few new things of the Urbz again. There is a selection of screenshots, but they've been seen before in the GameSpot City Guide (Console shots) and WorthPlaying (GBA shots). The screenshots on the official site have been divided over separate pages now though, which should make navigating through them easier.

What is new, is a movie about the Rep. What Jayde go from nobody (Rep = 0), to Superstar (208) via Trendsetter (100). It's a clip from the console version, and you can find it in the Flix section on the official site. Finally there's the weekly blog. MaxisBoBaxis tells how he spent a saturday playing the Urbz, instead of working on the website. Read that, and watch the video, at UrbzSims.ea.com.

1353. 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.

1354. Another Sims 2 Review

Written on Thursday 9 September 2004 at 00:52 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

They're popping up like mushrooms in autumn: reviews of the Sims 2. Another one has been posted by GameBiz. As almost all others, they're very impressed with the game. "Wow" was the first thing the editor wrote down in his notes - which must say something. The user interface is friendly, and the eyedropper tool is, as Tim LeTourneau, whom GameBiz got to interview, stated a "godsend". Noticable is the following paragraph, which talks about possible online features of the game, which were first mentioned by Neil Young in a chat in July:

"What would be brilliant and a very high-tech idea, would be an in-game eBay where you can sell your 2nd hand couches and televisions, make some spare in-game cash out of it, or even design your own items and then sell them within the game. Unfortunately, unless we missed something, this won’t be in The Sims 2, but is possibly an integration idea for The Sims 2 if it ever goes fully online."

The editor also enjoyed creating Sims, and says creating a family takes quite some time (at least half an hour). They again mention the Fawlty Towers house from the presentation (most likely GameStars Live) with the Manuel's sister Manuella. Finally they mention the amount of animations: 13,000. Not even anybody who's worked on the game has seen them all. The conclusion is that the game is huge and will blow your socks off. Read the entire review for details.

1355. Will Wright Videos

Written on Wednesday 8 September 2004 at 23:25 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Swedish site (official) has posted 3 videos with Will Wright, designer of the Sims and SimCity. The videos were recorded out on the streets of Sweden. In the short videos Will thanks the thesims.se people, he tells what games besides the Sims he plays, and he says what questions are asked him the most. You need an EA.Com account to login, after which you can download the videos from the videos page. They're 17.6 Mb in total (1.8, 8.1 and 7.7 Mb), so downloading might take a little while depending on your connection. You need the videos titled "Will Wright hälsar" (Will Wright thank-you), "Vilka spel gillar Will?" (Which games does Will play?), and "Vanligaste frågan?" (Common questions). They're big for their length, but that won't stop real fans.

1356. Urbz Developer Diary

Written on Wednesday 8 September 2004 at 23:08 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

GameSpy has posted the first developer diary of the Urbz. Similar to the Sims 2 diaries, the Urbz team gives a little bit about the game away. In this first issue, it's all about the reputation (rep), and what you can do with it. There isn't much in the article that hasn't been told before. If you want to know what you can do with rep, or how to earn it ("through friends OR enemies"), and how to start setting trends, then just read the 2-page article. Next time they'll discuss how to earn cash with the jobs/mini-games.

1357. 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!

1358. 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.

1359. Sims 2 Make a Baby Screenshots

Written on Wednesday 8 September 2004 at 02:02 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The official Sims 2 site has posted 2 new screenshots from Creating a family, taken when a child is made from 2 parent (adult) Sims. Click the thumbnails below to see them full size. Thanks to James Magenta for submitting this.

1360. Sims 2 News

Written on Wednesday 8 September 2004 at 00:43 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Besides the news earlier today (review update, FAQ and first cheat, a Video and Website screenshots and Release date confusion), there's some more news. First of all, The Sims 2 is one of the games in the "Games for Windows" list. Microsoft has launched the Game Advisor which will check your system to make sure you meet the minimum system requirements. Internet Explorer 6 required. Thanks to SP Zone for the find.

Furthermore, the Spanish fansite Sims Express has posted a few scans from magazines recently. The first 3 are from the same magazine (Micromanía), the last is a separate one, from "Zone 01". Although the text is in Spanish, those who aren't fluent in that can still watch the pictures, even though the quality isn't great. Click the thumbnails below to see larger versions of the scans, or visit Sims Express for the full size ones (the ones posted here have been scaled down to save bandwidth).