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221. Game Design Podcasts

Written on Sunday 13 November 2005 at 14:56 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

In the past two weeks Maxis has, as usual, released their podcasts. The latest two are both about Game Design. Hunter Howe and Charles London answer questions from the community, like where they get their ideas from or what the funniest thing was that happened during the development of the game (including the funniest bugs). In the first podcast they also tell about the best object or interaction that may not yet be possible due to technical limitations, their own aspirations, community feecback and realism. The second podcast starts about when the designers, Charles and Hunter, decided to work into the games industry, and their paths to the Sims team. Then they answer if they play the Sims in their free time, if they download custom content, why llamas are so popular within Maxis, the biggest design challenge to date, Bella Goth, alternative jobs to game designing, and the cow plant. You can get the first and second Game Design podcasts from their pages, or check the RSS feed for the proper URLs. Alternatively, add the podcast to your iTunes.

222. The Sims 2 (DS) Reviews

Written on Wednesday 2 November 2005 at 16:33 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Although there are quite a few reviews for the console version of the Sims 2 already, there aren't as many for the DS and GBA versions. The game on the latter platform hasn't been reviewed yet (at least we haven't found any reviews yet), but the Sims 2 on DS has been scored twice. IGN says the game is heavily divided into chapters, and especially the real-time clock in the game is discussed in their review. For example, it'll take eight real-time hours to finish building a room, but getting some sleep can be done in 30 seconds. It also seems the game has been inspired by Animal Crossing, an other open adventure game. Altogether it's a solid game, worth 8.2 points (out of 10). Check out the IGN review for details.

The other review is from PGNx. They call the real-time clock nice as well, but say it adds some unnecessary waiting time, as the story is quite structured. Besides that structure, it is also open enough to stay interesting. The 3D mode and the use of all DS technologies is another benefit to the score of 8.5 out of 10. To find out what else they had to say, check the PGNx review.

223. The Sims 2 Prima Guide Details

Written on Wednesday 2 November 2005 at 15:53 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The strategy guide for the Sims 2 on consoles has been released along with the game itself. As usual, some of the key elements in the book have been published by Prima on their website. The book gives a complete walkthrough, information about direct control, and how to resurrect Sims. The complete list is as follows:

• Maximize your creativity an customization
• How to satisfy every gold and platinum want in all story lots
• Details on socializing in Direct Control
• How to use Direct Control mode and Direct Control objects
• Unleash your Sims' culinary creativity by whipping up custom-made food power-ups
• How to unlock every object, lot, fashion option, Sim, and recipe
• Tips for returning from the dead and living as a ghost
• Customize your Sims' fashion

More details, as well as a sample of the book (in PDF format), is available on the details page from Prima. If you want to order the book, check out our shop.

224. Strangerhood Halloween Special

Written on Wednesday 2 November 2005 at 15:47 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Albeit a little bit late now, Rooster Teeth has released a special video last week for halloween this year. The Strangerhood cast has whished everybody a nice and creepy halloween. It's been available to everybody (in low resolution) since monday now - sponsors have been able to download the high resolution version for longer. The special can be found in the Strangerhood's video archive.

225. Sims 2 (Consoles, GBA, Mobile) Screens

Written on Thursday 27 October 2005 at 18:36 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Around the release of the Sims 2 on several platforms, EA has released a few new screenshots. Most of them are for the consoles, but there's also one new one for the GBA, and another for the mobile version. Just click the thumbnails below to see the big screenshots.

226. 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.

227. 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.

228. 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.

229. 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.

230. 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!