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431. Fansite Reports

Written on Thursday 19 October 2006 at 03:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Just before the release of the Sims 2 Pets, several fansites posted previews of the new expansion pack. First there are five French sites which posted information after an event in France earlier this month. All of them have pictures with the articles as well. The Italian EdenStyle also posted a new movie of the game, from a visit at EA Italy where they were shown the game. There's also the Dutch fansite SimsNetwerk which has posted a report based on an early experience with the game in July as well as the GamesConvention in August. An English version of the report will be published later. Click the links below for all the reports. Thanks to SnootySims for the French links.

432. Pets Prima Guide Information - Cheats and Details

Written on Thursday 19 October 2006 at 03:48 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Prima Games is the publisher for all the official strategy guides for the Sims yet. The Sims 2 Pets is no exception, and so Greg Kramer, who has written previous Sims 2 guides as well, has now written one for the Sims 2 Pets. Over 352 pages cover the PC and Consoles (PlayStation 2, GameCube and PSP) versions of Pets. The guide contains help about creating pets, discovering the keys to developing the behaviour of pets, and as usual the tables with descriptions of the new objects aren't left out. Finally the guide also covers the genetics of the pets. More information can be found on the product page at Prima's site.

Some people have already received the guide, and information from it is being posted on the web. Rosierealea has put cheats online, including some to take over the minds of pets, disabling aging, deleting specific items on a lot, and more. She also answers many questions from the book. She covers the items in the game, the new families, and more. Other threads started by her also give more insight in the game. You can purchase the guide from our online shop.

433. Played By Campaign Videos

Written on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 01:59 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

To promote the Sims 2 Pets on all platforms, several fans have been over at EA's offices last summer to create videos and more promotional material for the games. This continuation of the "Sims Played By campaign has resulted in (at least) 10 videos, which will be shown on TV and in magazines internationally. The Sims Zone has received 10 videos in QuickTime format for you to download and watch. One of them is exclusive, and won't be shown on the official site until next week. The "Dig" video features a German Shepherd on a digging mission, with music from the Dutch band Krezip (in Simlish) in the background. Krezip is another band which can be added to the list of artists in the Sims 2 Pets Soundtrack, and the full song is featured in the Sims 2 Pets on PC, PS2, GameCube and PSP. See the list below to download all the videos. Two more stories can be found on the campaign's website.

Dig (by Nick Klawitter, Canada, 4.0 Mb)
Animal Mind (by Jeff Freeman, Texas, 4.0 Mb)
Bold Ugly Dog (by Peter Coppens, Belgium, 4.0 Mb)
Cats (by Jeff Freeman, Texas, 4.6 Mb)
Dog Bootcamp (by Jill Watt, California, 2.7 Mb)
Dogs In Space (by Peter Coppens, Belgium, 4.0 Mb)
Fetching Lover (by Todd Stalkamp, New York, 4.0 Mb)
Heist (by Nick Klawitter, Canada, 4.0 Mb)
Henry & Bill (by Todd Stalkamp, New York, 3.7 Mb)
Music Video (by Nils Berg, Netherlands, 4.0 Mb)

434. First Pets Review: GameDaily

Written on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 01:40 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The first review of the Sims 2 Pets for PC is out. Gaming site GameDaily has the scoop, and they are positive. The first thing they say is that the best way to get a pet is to create it yourself. The only downside is that womrats and birds cannot be customised as much as dogs and cats. Getting pets is hard work, and taking care of the pets' needs can be difficult to master. Careers and training are mentioned, and the helpful obedience trainer for Sims with money may also help. Altogether the expansion pack is the best for the Sims 2 yet, even though it adds little to the inventory and that it might be difficult to make pets behave properly. The final score: 4 out of 5 stars. Read the complete preview (3 pages) for more details.

435. Pets MySim Theme

Written on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 01:30 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Together with the release of The Sims 2 Pets on PC and Consoles, Maxis has created a new theme for everybody's MySim pages. After logging in on the official site you can go to the Modify Theme page, where you can pick the new Pets theme, or one of the previous ones, for your MySim page.

436. Pets Screenshots (PC, NDS, GBA, PSP)

Written on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 01:29 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA has released a bunch of new screenshots for the Sims 2 Pets again, on all platforms but the consoles. For the PC expansion pack you can find eight new screenshots, while the number of screenshots for the PSP version grows with eight. Besides those eight there are another three for the PSP that our colleagues at SimsZone.de posted. The DS has seven new screenshots, and for the GBA there are nine new images. As usual, click the thumbnails below to check out the large versions of each of the screenshots.

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437. Royal Kingdom Challenge Interview

Written on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 01:16 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Many people have created challenges for the Sims 2 over the years, providing a goal for you to play towards. One of those people is EnblithTheFair, who has created the Royal Kingdom Challenge. The third edition has been posted recently, and is the one year anniversary version. The goal of the challenge is to create a themed neighborhood complete with royal family, nobility, merchants and more. The creator, EnblithTheFair, was recently interviewed by MaxoidMoonBelly about the challenge. She tells why he created the challenge, and the hard parts of making it: writing everything down without forgetting anything. Custom content also helps players along, as the game is normally based around a modern reality which is not permitted in the challenge. The scoring system and the response to the challenge are also discussed in the interview, as well as how Open for Business enhanced the challenge by making the merchant class come alive. EnblithTheFair's personal experience with the Sims 2 is also talked about, and her little free time to play the game properly. For more details read the Royal Kingdom Challenge Interview over at the official site.

438. MaxoidMoonBelly Blog and Uploads

Written on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 01:06 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

MaxoidMoonBelly is probably one of the most active bloggers of Maxis, and she has yet again written in her blog, this time telling about a dart war at work. She has also made a few new creations: purple gowns for women, all to celebrate the EnblithTheFair's Royal Kingdom Challenge. Male versions will take a little longer, but will be coming soon as well. Check out MoonBelly's Uploads to download those creations.

439. Pets Minigame

Written on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 01:01 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Celebrating the release of a Sims 2 expansion or stuff pack is often done with a mini-game released by EA through its EA Viral domain. Naturally one for Pets has also been made, in which you can create a pet by picking several characteristics like fur colour, breed zodiac and more. A big picture of your creation is the result. You can also get some wallpapers and avatars for your IM program. See the mini-game page to play it.

440. MaxoidSam Blog and Producer E-mail

Written on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 00:59 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The person carrying the Senior Producer title for Sims 2 PC Expansion Packs is - after Don Laabs, who covered the position for Pets - has changed again. Sam Player (MaxoidSam) has recently announced himself as the new senior producer. Don Laabs is, like Tim LeTourneau, moving on to another, still secret, project within the Sims Division (Maxis) at EA. Sam Player has been working at EA for various other games like the Tiger Woods PGA Tour franchise and From Russia With Love. MaxoidSam has introduced himself through his blog, in which he tells that in the future official downloads from the official site will be included in expansion packs and stuff packs. Hidden items from Glamour Life Stuff will also be made available as download on the official site in a matter of weeks. Those downloads will be included in future expansion packs too.

In an e-mail sent to various fansites MaxoidSam tells about his tour through Europe, together with Hunter Howe for the PC team and Ben Bell and Charles Normann for the consoles. Scheduled time with fans from various countries, 1 hour everywhere, turned out to take almost twice as long in almost every case. A special anecdote about flights is also made. Read on for all the details from Sam, as you can find the full e-mail in the Read More part of this mail. The rest is in his October blog.