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The Urbz: Sims in the City (Nintendo DS)

The Urbz: Sims in the City (Nintendo DS)
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Urbz: Sims In The City takes the great gameplay of the Sims and relocates it to an all-new setting. Bi cities move 24/7 and reputation means everything, so you'll have to bold and show some attitude if you want to make it there. Be challenged by your bosses, get access to big social events and get the gear you need to be a master of the urban lifestyle!

  • In the city, life is more action-oriented, and the gameplay in the Urbz reflects that. This time you're a man on a mission: Daddy Bigbucks is trying to buy your city, and you've decided to put a stop to it. Build teh kind of Sim who face that challenge!
  • Collect new objects from sensory-deprivation tanks and skydiving machines -- plus "xizzles" to enhance your skills and your reputation
  • Wild new minigames you play with the touchscreen and stylus
  • Meet up and interact with 7 new characters and 8 new species of pets
  • Explore an intriguing new area called Splicer Island, with a challenging new mission

    • Product Details

    • Amazon Sales Rank: #4804 in Computer & Video Games
    • Brand: Electronic Arts
    • Released on: 2005-03-11
    • Rating: To Be Announced
    • ESRB Rating: Everyone
    • Platform: Nintendo DS
    • Number of items: 1
    • Dimensions: .75" h x 5.50" w x 5.00" l, .24 pounds

    Customer Reviews

    A New Style Of Sims Game4
    Graphics: 3/5
    The graphics on this game are pretty average. You can easily see what's going on, but it rarely appears to stun. Nothing special here.

    Sound: 4/5
    The musics quite good while your wandering around, especially in places such as Club Xizzle and on the TV. However, the sounds of you fixing your toilet or shower, etc. is a bit annoying and considering things are quite often breaking...

    Gameplay: 4/5
    This game is quite different from previous Sim games for two reasons: a)You control your character by moving then around with the D-pad, as opposed to simply telling them what to do; b)You don't build properties on this, you simply rent ready built ones. You control your designed character and do various tasks in order to stop the evil Daddy Bigbucks. A couple of bad points are that your stats run down too quickly (although upgrades can be bought) and your items break down too easily.

    Touch/Dual Screen Use: 2/5
    There isn't really much use for the touch screen. It normally shows the menus and you can navigate them with touch. Also, some of the minigamesuse it for simple things.

    Value: 3/5
    With seven main missions, a bonus one and four Rep missions, it'll take a while for you to finish it all. However, the replay value is a bit weak once you've finished it.

    Overall: 4/5
    A heavily underated game. I enjoyed playing it and running around with my character playing through the story and unlocking new features. Probably one of the top 10 DS games at the moment.

    The Sims Urbs5
    I thought that this was a good starting off game. The graphics were nothing amazing but the music and sound were quite good,if you have just got your ds then I recommend this as a good game to start off with. I very much enjoyed playing this game and it took me a long time to finish it so it lasts you quite a while. You don't use your touch screen very much throughout the game however, and I would have liked to be able to control my character by using it. Overall I think it is very good and quite challenging and with around 15 tasks for you to finish, it will last you quite a long time.

    brilliant sims urbz5
    faboulus game but you cant build your own houses and the 3d graphics are not brilliant but good enough plenty of use of that new touch screen.