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Its not the Sims...but it is awesome.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: July 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I am a huge fan of the Sims so i thought i would try out the Urbz. I am glad I did, because it was worth the 50 dollars!!

One thing I like about it is that you are able to go to different neighborhoods. When your Urb gets tired of skating around in Kicktail Park, you can just hop on the subway and go to someplace new(if you have the rep). My favorite part, though, is the addition of style. Each neighborhood has its own style that you need to dress like. In the Sims you have a swimsuit, pajamas, formalwear and that about it. But in Urbz you can have as many different clothes as you want!! Another thing is that the game is easy so you can actually get enough money to furnish your apartment(s) and buy clothes(unlike in the Sims, where sometimes it is hard to get enought money to get a nice house/objects in your house). The graphics are pretty incredible as well.

It isn't all great though, there are some flaws. The load times are slow and sometimes it hard to select objects. Also, some people might not like that the social actions are colorcoded(green for ones that are most likely to work, orange for ones that can go either way, and red for ones that will most likley fail). I don't mind it, but for some people it might take away the fun of not knowing which actions will work the best.

this game is really fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 15
Date: December 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

i really like this game but it is lacking free play and i don't really like the work thing. you have to keep pressing the (A) (X) and the (Y) buttons and it dose noe have any ordinary stuff it has to be wired and what i really hate is the hand held thing. i forgot what it is called.well i still love it so i give it 5 stars :<) i hope you like my review [...]

Urbz: Sims in the City Review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: May 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is soooooo much fun! I really enjoyed playing it over my freinds house. I enjoyed it soooo much, that I can't wait until my birthday to get it so I want to get it now. It was really really good.

definantly good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: January 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

For anyone that doesnt like this-- i think its time to stop complaining and relise that either A. you are to old for this game or B. you dont know how to have fun, or you cant bring yourself to make it fun. Amazing game, great graphics, and evreyone who says its bad becuase its about gaing popularity and all that jazz, lighten up. Relax znd let yourself have some fun!

best game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 17
Date: December 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Urbz: Sims in the City is the best game ever because it has good graphics, possibly real, and the funnest game ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I LOVE this game!

Being a fan of the sims and the sims 2, I borrowed Urbz from a friend. I fell in-love wih it!!!

I especially love the music!!! (the punk station roxx!)

It has such diversity and selection in cultures. From punk to prep to gangsta, you've got it all in this totally wicked-awsome game!

If you'd like more controllabilty for your sims, then this is the game for you!

And your sim is much more customised!

You work jobs to earn money for peircings, tatoos, hairstlyes, clothing and more!

Plus, you go around town and different districs to buid up your REP!

Yeah, I love this game, and totally recommend it to anyone!

A pretty darn good game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: November 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I got an Xbox just recently, so I needed a game for it. Then, I bought this game because I've been a big Sims fan for a long time. The game is fun, but it lacks some things from the orginal Sim games. Of course, the characters still don't speak English, create relationships, get robbed, and shop. But in the Urbz, you build a reputation to go to different neighborhoods of the city, live in a [small] apartment, start a crew, and dress up in the weirdest clothes. The game is very complicated, but it's also a lot of fun & very addictive. I'd recommend this game to everyone, especially Sim fans.

I have a different opinion ...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: February 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Right before I bought The Urbz I was playing The Sims Bustin Out. I never played any sims games before. Bustin Out to me was hard to figure out. I had to go online and look in forums to even understand the game. It wasn't very clear as to how to complete the missions. But I did find Bustin Out to be very fun after figuring things out. It took me a couple weeks to finish the game. However, I did not like how often you had to shower and eat and all that stuff.

Now for The Urbz ... much easier in my opinion. Missions are very clear so you know what you have to do ... maybe too easy. However, you don't need to bath or eat etc as much. Also, the sleeping time is much less than in Bustin Out which was nice. I liked how you got to go to work and actually work for your money.

What I didn't like was it was difficult to actually highlight an item, not like Bustin Out. I also just thought it was too easy of a game because I finished it in like 3 days where Bustin Out took me a couple weeks.

I'd say if you like the Sims it's worth a try, but try to buy it cheaper and then sell it when you're done :)

sims in the city

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: March 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

my daughter loves the game . She plays it all day!! age 12

Another Sims game to feed your Sims addiction!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
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!

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