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741. The Sims 2 Nightlife - Our Review Part 6

Written on Sunday 23 October 2005 at 09:00 by Andy - 0 comments.

For the sixth and final part of our 16-page NIGHTLIFE review, we get critical about the bugs and flaws that were this expansion has given us and also look at how this expansion could have been improved to be better than it already is.

We also look at some of the Unique Cheats that have been added to the game to either make the game easier or give us more options in various areas.

It's right here!

742. The Sims 1 Complete Collection

Written on Thursday 20 October 2005 at 18:55 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Our affiliate SimsZone reports that a complete collection for the Sims 1 is to be released soon. As you might expect, it contains the Sims Deluxe (including all its extras, and of course Livin' Large), House Party, Hot Date, Vacation, Unleashed, Superstar and Makin' Magic - all the expansion packs ever released for the Sims 1. According to SimsZone the collection will be released in the US at 1 November for the price of $39.99 (on Amazon). Below are some pack shots of the box - the red ones are for the US version, where the frontal thumbnail can be clicked for a larger versions, and the yellow box is for the European version of the collection. Europe will get the complete collection as of 17/18 November - the price is yet unknown for Europe. Its rating has been upped from 7+ for the later expansion packs (rated by PEGI) to 12+ for the collection. The US version will keep its T (Teen, 13+) rating. Naturally the pack will also be available in our shop. Americans can already pre-order it now.

743. More Sims 2 Screens

Written on Thursday 20 October 2005 at 18:40 by ChEeTaH - 7 comments.

After the lot of news and screenshots for the Sims 2 today, there's yet another batch of screenshots posted by GameSpot. They've posted three screens for each platform the game will be released on soon. As always clicking the thumbnails will show you the large versions of the screenshots.

744. 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.

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745. T-Shirt with Sims 2 Pre-order

Written on Thursday 20 October 2005 at 18:11 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The official site makes mention of a special offer from the EA Store. When you pre-order the Sims 2 there (North America only) you'll get a special Sims 2 T-Shirt for free. Along with that you can also get free shipping, if you enter the coupon code "SIMS2FS" during the checkout process.

746. The Sims 2 Holiday (Christmas) Party Pack Box Shots

Written on Thursday 20 October 2005 at 18:06 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

When the Holiday Party Pack was announced along with the Holiday Edition of the Sims 2, we already showed a pack shot of the holiday edition that's being released in the US only. Now EA has also released the box shots for the Holiday Party Pack, called the Christmas Party Pack in Europe. The American version comes from its pre-order page and is a little bit small. It also seems to be packed in a cd-size packaging, whereas the European edition comes in a DVD-style box as shown below. Click the thumbnails below to see larger versions of both images.

747. The Sims 2 PSP Delayed

Written on Thursday 20 October 2005 at 17:56 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA UK has updated the list of release dates for their games a bit, and the major change is that the Sims 2 for PSP has been delayed to 16 December for Europe. Although not confirmed yet, the American release date has also been changed by a month to 6 December in some online shops. The reason for the delay is unknown, but obviously Maxis needs more time to finish the game for the new platform. We'll keep you up-to-date with any news as it arrives.

748. The Sims 2 Screenshot Madness

Written on Thursday 20 October 2005 at 17:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As the release is coming closer, EA is trying to make people as enthouastic as possible for The Sims 2 on 7 new platforms: PS2, XBox, GameCube, PSP, NDS, GBA and Mobile. As many times before, it's been done in the form of screenshots again this time. Most of the shots are directly from EA, of which one PSP shot from the official Dutch site and the mobile shots from the official German site. You can find all the screenshots in the read more part of this post. Read More!

749. 3 Halloween Lots

Written on Tuesday 18 October 2005 at 15:03 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Halloween is coming up soon, and as Maxis has done before with another theme, they have put three spooky lots in the spotlights through the frontpage. The intro now shows Inuyama Castle (by Penroyaltea) and Silenced Cathedral (by msnaschev), which both require the University and Nightlife expansions, whereas Black Rose (by GodlyAce) doesn't need any expansion pack at all. The houses all come with some custom content used to decorate the lots.

750. 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.