Urbz: Sims in the City
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- Game Boy Advance to Game Boy Advance Link: Link up to four Game Boy Advance handhelds in the Multiplayer Café and play head-to-head mini-games, trade for "rares", and unlock new features.
- Exclusive content includes: Hop on a scooter, fanboat, or Graviboard and explore 25 locations including Urbania, Sim Quarter, and the Bayou where they will interact with residents, master eight mini-games such as Moogoo Monkey Madness and Motocross Mayhem, and collect over 120 new objects including a Sensory Deprivation Tank, Personal Sky Diving Machine, and a Boogalooga Box.
Product information
ASIN | B0002HDSZK |
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Release date | June 4, 2004 |
Customer Reviews |
4.0 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #68,901 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #257 in Game Boy Advance Games |
Product Dimensions | 5 x 5 x 1 inches; 1.6 ounces |
Type of item | Video Game |
Rated | Everyone |
Item model number | 14633148565 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 1.6 ounces |
Manufacturer | Electronic Arts |
Date First Available | June 23, 2004 |
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The Sims have moved to the City where action is 24/7 and reputation means everything. Sims who live in the City are known as The Urbz, and they have a bold new look and attitude. Go to work and be challenged by bosses at locations like the Sushi Bar, Chop Shop, or Bootleg Fireworks, Inc. Success at work brings promotions, access to new power socials and gear to influence your new lifestyle. Flaunt your attitude by styling your Urbz using the detailed new character engine; then cross the velvet ropes of an uptown night club or explore the subway to earn new skills and items for your high-rise crib. It's up to you whether your Urbz become big-time players on the street or are lost in the crowd. It's all about reputation as The Urbz are living the dream in a City that never sleeps.
- Reputation (rep): Build your reputation within the world, outside your hood, and through characters youll hang with. Your goal is to be the biggest player in the city with ultimate access to the hottest places and people.
- Urban Style: An all-new character engine turns your Urbz into hip city dwellers. Take your Urbz out on the town to swanky new hot spots like the Sushi Bar, VIP Club, or even out to get a tattoo at the Tattoo Parlor.
- New Gameplay Experience: You now control your Urbz 24/7 in the City that never sleeps. You directly control your Urbz on the job to make sushi or strip down motorcycles, etc., to earn Simoleans and gain access to new social interactions! Motive gameplay is more elegant than ever so that you fulfill your motives quicker and even have limited motives to manage in specific situations. You can bounce into a hip boutique and change your look in-game from rasta to rap, affecting how the world perceives you!
- Lifestyles & Districts: Choose to live in one of nine districts (neighborhoods), each with its own unique inhabitants and their lifestyles. Depending on which district you pick your gameplay experience and the way you earn your reputation will be different.
- vNext Generation Graphics, UI, and Audio: Featuring all-new graphics, real time lighting and weather effects, the City comes alive. New audio and music reflects the sounds of the city and the beat of urban lifestyles. The brand new in-game UI modeled after the latest PDAs is named the XAM (pronounced "zam"). The XAM lets you Xchange money & items, Access special areas in the city, and Message your friends to stay connected 24/7; are you XAMmin' yet?
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This game differs wildly from the PC Sims in several major ways:
A. You can have romantic relationships, but you cannot get married or have kids.
B. You don't have an actual job that the carpool picks you up for everyday, but instead you unlock minigames and play them for money. You can then be "promoted" in the minigames by raising your skill (body, charisma, logic, etc.) points.
C. You can buy a house and buy furniture, but only expect to spend about 1/4 of your time in it, and even then it will only be to eat, sleep, and take a shower.
D. All of your household appliances will break often, and you will also be robbed frequently if you do not buy a security system.
A lot of things about the game are much better than the original Sims, such as:
A. Much more interesting characters to befriend.
B. Many more types of pets to have, and you don't have to feed them! (You can play with them, pet them, take them for a walk, or just let them wander around your apartment.)
C. You can use a motorcycle or hover-board to navigate your way around Miniopolis.
D. Other things besides bills arrive in the mail, such as occasional checks and packages with items inside.
E. It is easier to earn skill points, as there is a Miniopolis University which has Logic, Cooking, and Mechanical classes for you to enroll in.
Once you beat the game, which doesn't take too long since this game isn't very hard to figure out, you are allowed to continue gameplay as usual except without any goals or missions to complete. You can befriend people to unlock secret areas and keep earning promotions and buying better houses and items.
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