My buddy's review of The Urbz: Sims in the City

[ElementK]

I will be the first to admit that all the previews for this game looked awful, nevertheless, I had a feeling that a Sims game just can't be messed up. My feeling was right. I actually prefer this game to the PC version of the Sims.

Graphics: 9/10
I don't think the graphics are as good as they could have been on the DS, but they are still really good. Some of the animations get repetitive, but its not really that annoying.

Audio:9/10
The audio is pretty good. The characters still talk their language of "Simlish." The sounds are as good, if not better as what your PC speakers can produce. I think EA picked really good music to go with the game. The music almost always fits how you are feeling.

Story:10/10
This is where the game really shines. The story on the DS version is 7 missions long (console, and GBA version only has 5). Each mission takes a very long time, and I think this game will take 30-50 hours to complete, mabye more if you work on getting promotions at every job. The missions are extremly fun, and fairly realistic. Something I find especially cool is that EA really took a lot of time developing the charasterics of each character. If you talk about excerise with a fat person, they get mad. If you talk about art with the "right wing guy" he will get mad, if you talk about cars to the "left wing guy," he will get mad. If you really think about the character you are talking to, you can choose correct option of what to say.

Controls:8/10
This is one of the few games that doesn't allow you to use the DS's thumbstrap as an analog stick. Nevertheless, using the D-pad, the controls are pretty easy to use. You can always view a map, or your goals by touching an icon on the touch screen.

Other:9/10
My only real complaint about the game is that EA did not use the touch pad as well as they could have. The majority of the mini games make you use the D-pad, which is still fun, but the touch screen would be much funner. Once you play this game once, it pretty much as no replay value, because you will have to go through the same goals again.

Conclusion: 8/10
While shining in longevity, the DS version of The Urbz does not improve much over it's GBA counterpart.

[touchds]

Nice review.. but i have to disagree! Still, everyone can have their own opinion and so this is why we have a community site :-)

Thanks for the reviews Element, you're doing a great job.

[chuddy_2001uk]

Yup another grand spanking brilliant review. Keep em' coming.

[ItsOxygen]

yeah, nice review. i have the GBA version but still just about the same game. nice review...

[P4NC4K3Z]

but it said it was "my buddy's review" not his > . >

[Skyline]

Still a good review though.

[chuddy_2001uk]

Very nice and straight to the point and i STILL have to get round to doing mine (well finish it off) :D

[Skyline]

Which review is that? The Wario Ware one?

[theONE]

a good review but not of the game... i have it and its fun but it ends too fast it last me 2 weeks then i beat it