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1091. The Sims Unleashed.. Unleashed

Written on Thursday 1 August 2002 at 18:27 by Matthew - 1 comment.

Today is SimDay, and what has the official Sims website got for us? A load of new info about the upcoming Unleashed add-on pack, that's what. And guess what? There's more to it than just letting your Sims have pets. Oh yes. Click here to see the section yourself, or read on for a summary.. Read More!

1092. Sim Brother II: The Contenders

Written on Tuesday 30 July 2002 at 02:00 by Andy - 0 comments.

Keep your Autumn Schedule clear as the start of our second series of "Sim Brother" is less than a month away. There's a new house, new challenges, new rules and new celebrity housemates... with a twist.

There are two shortlist polls coming soon where you get to vote for six of the housemates. So who goes in?

You decide.

1093. New: Beach House

Written on Thursday 25 July 2002 at 22:22 by Jendea - 0 comments.

Large, new mid-range beach style house for Lot 10 with pool, basketball court and walk through under the deck from front to the back yard. Also, I added the things one would usually find in a home for sale - the kitchen and bath fixtures (for 3 baths), ceiling and wall lights. Enjoy :)

1094. SimDay Report: New BBS and Previews

Written on Thursday 25 July 2002 at 20:20 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It seems that the SimDays get more boring every week, with a few exceptions. There isn't much news this week. Only that there's now a BBS for Unleashed (follow this link). Also, they've made a short list of 3 sites with previews of Unleashed. We already discussed those for IGN (here) and the one from GameSpot (here). The only one from the list we didn't discuss is a preview at The Gamers Temple. As both other previews, this one discusses the pets and their behaviour, as well as a bit of the gardening and the new careers. There isn't much new info in this preview if you've already read the other two: there will be 30 lots in a neighborhood (instead of the current 10), which each can be a normal house, a community area (parks, cafes, pet stores, etc.). For those who really want to read everything about the expansion pack, and so also the preview from The Gamers Temple: go to this page for their review.

1095. More GameSpot videos and screens

Written on Thursday 25 July 2002 at 02:08 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Besides the video interview of The Sims Unleashed posted a few days ago, several other videos and screens that I hadn't noticed were posted - but not of The Sims Unleashed. A trailer of The Sims Online, an article with screenshots of Deluxe, and a movie and screenshots of The Sims on PS2 were added recently. Unfortunately, the videos are only for GameSpot complete members, and so I cannot see them. The TSO video can be downloaded from here and the Sims PS2 video from here. That last one is also a sort of interview: according to the description the producer shows what's possible with that game. In the TSO video you can "watch a group of Sims socialize in this clip".

Furthermore there are several screenshots, both of The Sims Deluxe and The Sims PS2. The Sims Deluxe's shots have been seen earlier at IGN, but in case you haven't seen the Create-A-Sim tool yet, you can still see it on this page, along with a very short article giving no new information on this page. As for the PlayStation 2 shots: they can be found here. Here's an example of one of the screenshots from the PS2:

1096. TSO Article at IGN

Written on Sunday 21 July 2002 at 02:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

More information of The Sims Online has appeared - once again - at PC.IGN.Com. They've written some other articles about Unleashed, Deluxe and The Sims (PS2) earlier this week, and this time there's a 2-page long read about TSO:

"You aren't actually going to be able to go around and hug everyone that you want to. You'll have to get their approval first. Let's look at an example. If you were in the real world, Tal would just walk up and squeeze your ass because he feels it's necessary at the time even if you feel it's unnecessary (Angry Ivan and the Chair Humping Tal should really be some kind of a short film or something). But if you were in The Sims Online, Ivan would be able to completely ignore Tal and his constant advances. No more butt squeezing for you Tal!"

The article describes the basics of The Sims Online, like how you start the game, and how you interact with others (and also how you go to other people's places). However, for those who've been following the game for a while there isn't much new info in the article. The good thing is that there are 5 new screenshots available on the TSO Media Page (at PC.IGN of course), like this marriage picture:



The article can be found on this page.

1097. GameSpot previews Unleashed

Written on Saturday 20 July 2002 at 01:42 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After IGN previewed Unleashed a couple of days ago, it's now GameSpot's turn to preview the upcoming expansion. They've posted an article (rather short compared to IGN's one), but it does give some new information:

"Though the pets are certainly not the only new feature of The Sims: Unleashed, they're a big part of it. Now, your sims can make their way to their local pet store, where they can pick out their very own pet, including about a dozen different breeds of dogs or cats, as well as parrots, fish, and various birds and reptiles. Pets can be named, and once bought, they're treated as part of the family. In the case of dogs and cats, these animals have their very own statistics and skills for you to keep track of."

So pets can indeed be named. It also tells us a bit more about the personality of the pets. There are a few other interesting points in there, but still the IGN article is the most interesting so far. If you want to read the GameSpot article anyhow - including 5 screenshots - go here. Interesting too: a box-shot has appeared at EBGames in the pre-order page:

1098. SimDay Report: Chat log

Written on Thursday 18 July 2002 at 20:33 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last week there was a chat about the Sims on PS2. This week, you can download the transcripts for it. Quite some questions (the document is nearly 5 pages long!) were answered. Most questions were about new objects and the gameplay of The Sims. Especially the two-player mode was discussed about. For instance, Sean (Associate Designer) told that there are several ways to go into two-player mode. You can play with each other in a classic game, each controlling a different sim, or get competative and do the 2 player challenges, which are just a bunch of small games after each other. He also said that most objects come from The Sims (original), but they also put in the best of Livin' Large, House Party and Hot Date. Those objects will make a 3D-Appearance in The Sims on PS2. Even the love-bed will be there, as well as some exclusive objects like the Monkey Butler and the Vanity Table. Several objects will have to be unlocked by playing story-mode. There you'll start living with your mother, but you'll have to get a job, a house of yourself, etc. Malcolm and "MOM" are there for you when you need them in story mode. When the story develops, more objects and skins will be unlocked. As if that's not enough, the PS2 version of the game will also have neighbour NPC's with special behaviour. Basically, it'll be everything The Sims (Original) has, plus the story game and 2-player modes. Creating your Sim's looks will go with "Create-A-Sim", which enables you to make nearly 500,000 combinations of clothes, jewellery, etc. The full transcript of the chat can be downloaded here.

1099. Deluxe Article [Link fixed]

Written on Thursday 18 July 2002 at 20:32 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

PC.IGN.Com has posted another Sims-related article. As if they have been sleeping over at the Maxis studios last week (they already posted articles about Unleashed and SimCity 4), they have now posted more details of The Sims Deluxe. That package will contain The Sims and Livin' Large - the first expansion pack - as well as some other extras. This edition will have some exclusive walls, floors, skins and two new themes. However, the main extra is the "Create-A-Sim" utility. This utility sounds like the Create-A-Sim thing in The Sims on PlayStation 2: you can combine several parts of the body to make one new skin. While editing the head or body on the left, you can immediatly see the effect on the right. You can also paste logos and other textures on the Sim with it:

"In addition to adding textures, you can also add your own logos and art to the skins. Load any art you like into the game (ahem...as long as you're not violating any copyright laws) and you can scale it and place it on your Sim in real time. We saw a bit of this in action and it was really as simple as it could possibly be. Just drag the logo to the space you want it on the body. If it need to be larger or smaller, just click and drag till you get it just right. Since the logos fit on the skin, they can be used for logos on clothing as well as tattoos. Maybe you can even get some sort of sponsorship or product placement."

Whether this utility and the extra items will be available for free on the official site is yet unknown. You can read the full article on this page. (Link was fixed on 19 July 2002 at 18:55)

1100. New Unleashed Info

Written on Tuesday 16 July 2002 at 17:01 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

A full 2-paged article has appeared at PC.IGN.com about The Sims Unleashed. As stated earlier, the new expansion will mainly focus on pets, as well as community areas. The smaller addition is the gardening, which doesn't sound bad either. The Community areas contain areas where your whole family can go to at once - including the kids - with what will probably be a city bus in the final version. In those areas you'll find the neighbours of your sims walking around. There you have to decide: dog or cat? Read More!