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Urbz: Sims in The City

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The Sims are back, with a new and edgy attitude and environment. No more farm for you, you wake up with a thankless job in the big city and it's your goal to make it big. You can choose from four "groups": Arties, Nerdies, Richies or Streeties, but you can be friends with all of the groups and complete all the group missions too.
What's best about this game are the fun characters, original settings, and approachable missions. There are few new elements such as woodcarving and baking too. The "jobs" are really fun minipuzzles, and the Xixxles (perks such as lower hunger or more money for jobs) make the game more interesting, without having to use codes/cheating.
This game is obviously restricted in that it's a GAMEBOY, not a gamecube or a computer, so the limitless possibilities of the Sims are not going to be here, but if you are goal oriented, like puzzles, and enjoyed Bustin Out, you will love this game!

At 28 years old, I felt I'm a little too old to become addicted to video games.

I was so wrong.

The Urbz is cool, and as addicting as hot fudge sundaes. I played this game for twelve hours straight one day. The characters are funny, the challenges cool, and what's more, after you "beat" the game, you can continue to play in free mode and accomplish all the rep goals. I recommend this as one of the best Sims games.

I've been playing this game for a week and a few days now. It's just as addictive as Busting Out (GBA) was, but it's pretty much the same game, plus or minus a few minor things. Rep points are a strange thing, and I've found that they don't really contribute to gameplay. A few of the challenges are harder than they were in Busting Out, and I've also found that your Urb will continue to fulfill motives even after the bar is full.

It isn't a bad game, but I was expecting more.

This is a pretty fun game by itself, but if you compare it to the original Sims for PC this one is quite a bit different, and at it's heart is a Sim-popularity quest. Basically you've entered a new city where you don't know anybody and you work as a janitor. You then embark on 5 different missions (each one is subdivided into 5 goals, which are further subdivided into 5 small tasks) to save Miniopolis from an evil tyrant. Among your goals will be to give people gifts, make certain friends, convince people to do things, run errands, raise your overall popularity percentage, etc.
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.

In response to the previous reviewer. The map to paradise island is on the casino boat on the third level and once you give it ot the guy in the university you will be able to take a baot to paradise island where you will find the dancing nutria (?) I hope this helps.

I'm 12 and recently received this game for my birthday. This game is so addicting! There are 5 missions. I got to mission 3 after 2 days because I couldn't stop playing. you have motives and if you dont refill them, you will collapse. You have to save the town from Daddy Bigbucks by talking to your peeps and befriending them. Buy this or you will miss out on a lot.

This is one of the best video games I have ever purchased. I was tired of the linear/platform style wave of games that never seemed to end, so I picked Urbz up as a remedy. Right away I was hooked b/c there is so much to do yet the game never falters. Lots of cool characters, charming graphics, and mini games to exeperience. I really like the 2 businesses you can run--baking stuff as well as making wood carvings. The designers of this game must be geniouses. Go get this one, homie.

I have the bustin out for gba. but when I got this game I saw bustin out couldn't be compared with this game. Its cool, new, and fresh. With new characters its more interesting. There's 1 major flaw and thats that you can't have kids! BUt this game is a good investment that you'll be playing on a looooooooong time.

Let's start with FYI I may be 11 years old but am not stupid and you SHOULD read this review because it's useful and not dumb.
Okay let's crack down to business:
Pros:
lots of characters
apartments are pretty nice
its fun
you get paid quite alot if you have at least 4 body points

Cons:
No marriage, whoohoo, kids etc.
After you finish it you have no moral intrest in it anymore
For the dumb mind its hard

Yes, for dumb people it's hard...no offense......

I finished the game....I do sort of have the urge not to trade it in and still kind of live there>?

The PS2 version is no better and I can say worse. This game doesn't need a walkthrough but if your haing trouble then I would suggest because Glasstown is the best! THe PS2 versions having beens getting very bad lately...not the point.

Overall I suggest buying this game because you'll have a lot of fun.

Well, happy simming!

Is "Urbz: Sims in the City" just like the Sims for the PC? No, but EA got as close to that as they could when they created this for the GBA. Unlike the PC version, you have a story you have to finish, but after you've finished the story, you can just play it in a free-play mode which is more like the Sims for the PC.

Story-You are a janitor, and you find out that you've lost your job. The reason being because a tycoon named Daddy Bigbucks is trying to buy the entire town of Miniopolis and basically take over and rule the town. You embark on a mission to stop him.

Graphics-This is one thing that will turn some people off, I think. The graphics are SO five years ago, but I find them good enough to not bother me. The close-ups of the characters are really good, though.

Sound-The music is kind of hip-hop the whole way through. It's really rather enjoyable. The other sounds are pretty good as well (toilet flushing, tv, etc.).

Gameplay-Okay, You start off in a skyscraper for just the beginning of the game before you are moved to the streets. It's big enough to not get bored, but small enought to easily walk around in. There's a club, a shop, a hospital, a jail, etc. As you progress through the game, you unlock other locations such as the carnival, the swamp, the graveyard, and more!
One of the main things about this game is your REP. Basically your popularity with other people. When you befriend people your REP goes up, and when you become enemies it goes down. You are also part of a group that kind of defines who you are. You can be a tough Streetie, a smart Nerdie, a wealthy Richie, or a unique Artsie. There are other members of your group, and members of the other groups although some people aren't members of any groups.
Talking with people is really fun in this game. You have 3 converstion topics (along with an option to give a gift, ask for errand, or invite to move in with you). The topics will range from art to movies to food to the carnival, but each Sim has a unique response to each topic. Some topics make Sims lose friendship points with you as some gain friendship points.
Another thing to notice would be the jobs. Instead of just going to work and coming home as in the PC version, you actually play minigames to earn money in the game. The "Careers" will be doctor, fiddler, and more, but as you play minigames and increase you body, intellect, and more you will get promotions that will make the games harder and earn you more money.
And never forget that you still have your Needs bar to remind you to use the bathroom, eat, sleep, and more.

Fun-This is a really fun game. Not exactly like the PC version, but when you finish the story, you can decorate your house however you want and gain money and just do whatever you want whenever you want.

Length-Doing and finishing the story probably takes 25+ hours, and it is a blast. After that, you can play as long as you want without dying.

Overall, I love this game, and I've played it over and over again as a different group (nerdie, richie, streetie, and artsie) each time. It's a blast and there are tons of things to work for so that you'll never get bored!