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good now.bad later

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I don't like that you have to pay taxes; it was excellent when I first started, but when I got my taxes I was shocked. They were through the roof. It makes some villain come and take away all my stuff. I don't play much anymore. I like that the jobs are mini-games, but I don't like that they speed up every time I get something right. I think the Sims2 is better than this.

Another Sims game to feed your Sims addiction!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Reviewed for Big Boss Games by: CRR

The first two titles in the series by EA Games are The Sims and The Sims Bustin' Out, but make way for number three, The Urbz: Sims in the city.

In The Urbz, you guide your Sim through life in nine very diverse culturally different districts, where you have to walk the walk and talk the talk. As in its two predecesors, in The Urbz, you have goals to achieve, bills to pay and promotions to obtain. The differences you'll find in this game are in the jobs you work and clothes you buy, which are district specific, and the other Sims you meet and interact with.

Another difference is that you have to build up your reputation. This is achieved by meeting and befriending as many different Sims as you can and learning their specific social interactions. At the start of the game, you must choose what district to start out in. By completing your goals and building your rep, you unlock other districts to visit and work in.

The main goal is to build yourself up to have the highest rep in the city, so that everyone wants to be your friend. This game is fun and simplistic without being too easy. Plus, after you beat it the first time, you can always go back and play as someone different, giving this game replay potential.

On a scale on 1-10, I give this game an 8.5. Sim-fans should not miss out on The Urbz!

The Urbz: Sims in the City

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It was a pretty good game. Quite different layout than the other Sims games. My only complaint is that it took forever for everything to load. I assumed it would be like that with a playstation. But there were so many different areas to go to that it really added up.

What the F@$% is This?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: February 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game was horrible. The graphics are crapy and the game is slugish, ON A CONSOLE! its like amazon took a s*** in a box and charged you $20 bucks for it. Overall this game isn't worth a pile of cow s***

urbz :sims in the city

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for my 17 year old daughter. She seems to like it. It arrived very quickly, and was exactly what I wanted!

TOTALLY RADICAL!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It was soooo much fun! But, overall, I gave it about
4 stars. I suggest, BUY IT!

Sims Lover, but Urbz, not so much

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I own all of the Sims games for gamecube (the sims, the sims bustin out, the urbz, the sims 2, and have pre-ordered the sims 2 pets)and have played them all on computer (including sim city). the urbz was the 3rd game that came out, so, you'd think it would be a lot better than the previous ones, wrong, the only reason I gave it 2 and 3 stars is because it is, however, still the sims and the soundtrack was awsome!!!

To gain skill points, hurts you (you are pressing the freaking A button 100 times, extremely fast just to get 1 skill point!! your hand, after gaining about, lets say, 5 skill points, cramps or your finger hurts too much to play it for a couple of hours, unless you have spazy metal fingers or you are on some kind of drug)

At the job, you must press buttons over and over in different orders, but thankfully you get payed a ton

And, once you have moved to a different city, you have to spend all of your money on a new outfit, just so people will like you!!!

I would suggest not buying this game and buying, basically any of the other sims games
the Sims: has a ton of cheat codes that actually work (gr8 game)
the Sims bustin out: not as good as the Sims
the Sims 2: the best so far, but no cheat codes work

City Livin's for Your Sims! - Good game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

While I don't think this game ever got as good as the Sims2 for Playstation 2, I still enjoyed it. The replay value is relatively strong. I went back and played it several times, and enjoyed myself every time. This game does justice to the Sims franchise, and I applaud Maxis and EA Games for getting it on the shelves.

PROS: There is a LOT of stuff to do in this game. Even moreso than the Sims 2. Therefore, there are many more challenges. And the game is significantly more complicated than the Sims 2, in my opinion. This isn't always a good thing for games, but I belive it is good for this game... entertainment in the Sims is pure necessity. And I must say, that I was entertained. Your Sim gets to build their reputation (Rep), which isn't always an easy thing. You have to please quite a few people before your reputation is strong enough to gain respect. There are also some locations in the city that are interesting. For example: chop shop, tattoo parlor, VIP Club, and piercing parlor. Not to mention that the jobs your Sim does are fun... well, most of the time.

CONS: The game does get repetitive. While there are jobs to be done, and people to win over, you will find yourself doing the same things again and again. This game never necessarily gets 'boring', but it does come very close to that. The over-complication of having to dress yourself a certain way in different locations can also get stressful. You have to earn enough money to buy the clothes that you need to be accepted. So I will be up-front and honest with you. Even the most seasoned gamers will not be finishing this game in one sitting. That is all there is to it. The game is long. And complicated.

Your 'crib' is an apartment that you will never really have to visit, because the different locations all have refrigerators and beds. Why do you need an apartment? That's just it: you don't! It's still somewhat fun to decorate it. The most annoying thing, is that you have to pay rent.

Sims: Urbz was a good game! Some changes and editing could have been done to make it even better, but there isn't much to complain about when you are kept so busy.

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1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I did not enjoy this game much. I never play it because it takes so long to load. You have closets in each of the neighborhoods and you are supposed to keep track of what kind of clothing is "in" in each particular area. For example, if you are in the skateboard neighborhood, you have to dress like them. BUT then the outfit you were just wearing is now in the skateboard closet so all your clothes get tracked everywhere, i have no idea how you are supposed to keep up with that. If you think of how a kid with divorced parents may have two rooms with all their stuff, but now multiply it times however many neighborhoods are in this game, all you are doing is changing clothes and waiting to reload the screen. For me, it was a total waste.

Can You Say Awesome????...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: May 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

...Well of course yo ucan, but you don't have to! This game says it all for itself. Now, if you were a lover of teh Sims, Sims Bustin Out, or Sims 2, I say rent the game first. But you'll be hooked!
Urbz has much better graphics and the designer did a great job on the clothes! Girly? Theres lots of pink for you! Not so into that style? No worries, punk and rock is another choice. Not wither? Just go casual! The hair is incredible! Pink, blue, brown, black, yellow, red, orange, and even purple! Rave it out any way you like.
Now, let's get talking about these places the game has got. First of all, you choose the first location to start out with, then you unlock others (i say start out with Diamond Heights, it gives you the most money with their job). There is a skate town, punk town, girly town, BEP town they have got absoulutley everything! And you can get money easily. Just do the job in every town and you get atleast three hundred dollars for one time. All the places have about ten different people to meet, and when you talk to people, it makes you more popular!
Now let's get to this popularity thing. Talk to people and you get popular. Easy, right? Wrong. IF you mess up?... your popularity level goes down. You could go from level 200 to 20! Do the greens and yellows when you think it's ok. But reds are a no-no. There are many people to meet. Rich ones, poor ones, nice ones, mean ones, pretty ones, ugly ones. But no matter who it is they will all give you popularity if yo uare nice to them. I have unlocked all the places and am very close to the last place. I am level 300, and am boosting every time i talk to someone.
Now the pros and cons. Pros: Best graphics, good soundtrack, easy goals, great places, nice clothes, nice things to unlock, easy to raise you level, and much much more.
Cons: If you mean, your level goes down, music has no words, no showers in the towns, have to pay rent.
Now that you have read my review, I hope you will buy the game. It is really great but you might want to rent it first. I got hooked and couldn't stop playing! My mom had to nag me to get off. Not very many video games do that to me. :D

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