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721. The Sims 2 Review - The Sequel Is Upwardly Mobile - All Grown Up

Written on Friday 18 February 2005 at 03:52 by Andy - 0 comments.

All Grown Up is the latest section of our ongoing review of The Sims 2 We're catching up with the Joneses and follow Anne & Doug during the adult stages of their lives and look at the purpose of an adult life. It's all in here!

722. SimDay

Written on Friday 18 February 2005 at 03:24 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week's SimDay brings both old and new things. The old things are IGN's review and developer interview. The trailer with two bands competing against each other has also been posted on the official site now, under the videos section. If you haven't seen it yet, you can go there to download it.

New is that KillerSims is celebrating its fifth birthday this month. To celebrate this event, they are having a competition with which you can win the Sims 2 University, the first expansion pack of the Sims 2. It's a Fan-Salute contest as they've held before. You can find all the details about it at KillerSims. Finally there are also three new wallpapers in University-style. If you want to see those three - or you want to download them - head over to the Wallpapers page.

723. New Poll

Written on Thursday 17 February 2005 at 01:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A new week, a new poll. Last week we discussed Maxoids, the people who brought you the Sims and more, but as it turns out many people don't know that term. Well over 40% answered "Who?!" when they were asked what Maxoids generally are. Other options following that score were "Insane in the Brain," "Geeks," "Too nice to this world," and "Playing Games." If you want to see the exact results of this poll, head over to the results page.

This week we want to know what your favourite new career reward object will be - that is, one that comes with the Sims 2 University. You can find the four options, plus one if you don't care, on the right, where you can vote. You can also go to the latest poll page to cast your vote.

724. T-Mail 5: Love from Maxis

Written on Tuesday 15 February 2005 at 20:53 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Tim LeTourneau has sent his fifth mail last night, and as you may expect it's all in Valentine's day style. Tim mentions the new possibility the Sims 2 University will bring regarding love. Teenage Sims, even townies, can now be sent to University, so they too can get engaged and married eventually. Townies will become playable that way, as after graduating they will become available in the Family bin. Included are three screenshots. Two of them we've shown yesterday, though today they come in a slightly larger version. You can see all three of them by clicking the thumbnails.

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725. The Sims 2 Review - The Sequel Landed Ages Ago - Lots in the Community

Written on Tuesday 15 February 2005 at 19:25 by Andy - 1 comment.

Lots in the Community is the latest section of our neverending review of The Sims 2 Can you buy groceries? Can you get a new outfit? Can you get something to eat? It's all in here!

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726. Another Nomination for Sims 2

Written on Sunday 13 February 2005 at 20:48 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims has already received many prizes and awards, and so has its sequel the Sims 2. And after the SXSW nomination, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA, famous for their British Film awards) has nominated the Sims 2 as best PC game. Other nominations in that category include Doom 3, FarCry, Half-Life 2, Myst IV Revelation and Rome: Total War. The second BAFTA Game Awards will be held at the Café Royal in London at 1 March. You can find more information regarding the awards on the Games Awards page.

727. More Letters Home

Written on Friday 11 February 2005 at 00:40 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As mentioned a few hours ago, GameSpy was working on the second batch of letters home from University. New information can be extracted from the letters. For example, that when you successfully pass a year, you won't get much of a ceremony, but merely a text pop-up message. You will also get some extra money when succeeding. The amount depends on the grades your Sim got.

When your Sim is in a sorority, that'll take quite a bit of time. Making new friends constantly is required to stay popular and to "attract fresh meat." The sprinkler prank that has been mentioned several times in the past is also elaborated on a bit: you can set off sprinklers by - of course - holding a lighter near them. Another prank is also mentioned: pour some soap in the campus fountain.

Besides jobs your Sims can take, Sims can also get extra tips by standing on the street corner and just rapping. But if you'd rather get a proper job, just walk to the counter of for example the coffee place, take on the uniform, and show up at work whenever you like. Contrary to earlier information, the new letters say that you have to decide which major you choose after the sophomore (the second) year. Until then you can pick any major you like at any time. Classes during the majors also have specific named subjects so it seems. For example the Political Science major, which requires training of charisma, creativity, and body skills, consists of subjects like "Protestors: When to Oppress," "Patriotism: Why Every Country is Worse than Yours," and "Lab: Make Your Own Monarchy." The Philosophy major includes "Who Controls the Pie Menu and Why?"

Finally a Career Councellor is mentioned, but it's not clear if that will be a feature of the pack or not. Read all the letters for the exact details.

728. More University Screenshots

Written on Thursday 10 February 2005 at 23:08 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

GameSpy has already posted part 1 of a Sims' letters home from University in January. As they are preparing part two of that series, four new screenshots of the expansion pack have been posted. Remarkable on them is that, behind the GameSpy logo, there's a slightly different Sims 2 University watermark than on previous screenshots. Of course we'll let you know when the letters have been posted, but for now you can enjoy the screenshots below.

729. New University Trailer

Written on Thursday 10 February 2005 at 23:04 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims 2 University is less than a month away, and you've already seen some screenshots this SimDay. But there's more: GameSpot has posted a new video, that shows off the band objects in the game. You can check out a band doing good and one doing bad. If you want to see that, and how some instruments magically change colours, then head over to the media page at GameSpot to stream the video, or download it if you have a GameSpot Complete account. A free GameSpot Basic account is required to view (stream) the video.

730. SimDay: Valentine's on its way

Written on Thursday 10 February 2005 at 22:58 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's SimDay again, and Maxis comes with several new things. The first are four romantic screenshots, all for Valentine's day. You can see those below or on the screenshots section on the official site. There's also an old video of the Sims 2 University, in which you see some students play some pool. If you haven't seen it yet or want to see it again, head over to the official video page. And finally there's another interview, this time with Tim LeTourneau on 1UP.com. Although most of the information is old, a few new things are mentioned. For example some specific new wants and fears:

"Well there are many tied to the new objects and interactions in the game. They also have wants related to academics, like 'Write Term Paper,' or 'Make Dean's List.'"

Tim also answers no a few specific items and features that 1Up would like to see in the game, including Scarface posters, Grateful Dead or Phising T-Shirts, student protests or bringing laundry home to parents. Read the complete interview for the exact details.