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1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 49
Date: November 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

NO I HATE THIS GAME! All the sims games except for gameboy games have been great. i bought the sims bustin out on GBA and it was #%@$!!! i sold it to a used game seller! i had to do the same with this one. IF U WANT REAL SIMS BUT THE PC OR GAMECUBE OR PS2 GAMES NO GBA!!!!! HAS THIS HAPPENED TO U????????

The Real Aspect Review

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 11
Date: December 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I traded games with my best friend. I got the game and I spent quite literally hours trying not only stay alive but trying to complete the annoying task that are given.The graphics and controls are horrid. The time is very un-realistic. The time goes by way too fast (1 second=2 minutes). The mini-games get frustrating after a while. Also, every 1 to 2 days in a basic house you WILL get robbed. When you rent the larger house you have a lesser chance of getting robbed. It gets very annoying after a while. I would not even purchase this for a thousandth of a cent. I absolutely HATE IT!!!!

Fun, but Don't Expect the Sims

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: June 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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.

Okay, this isn't the sims but still fun...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: December 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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!

Just not quite the Sims...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: May 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The Sims Bustin' Out on GBA was a fresh, new idea. But this is the exact same thing except for a different city, more people, and more objects. There is absoulutely NO open ended gameplay in this game. Don't buy this looking for the Sims...

Different City, Same Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 14
Date: November 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

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 the Best ONe yet!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: February 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I am so shocked that this game is so great! i was addicted, my parents couldn't even pry me away from it! I think that it was so much better!

Pro's:
More HOuses
More Pets
MOre Minigames
MORE GOOD GRAPHICS!

Cons:
Long GOals (i had to buy the cheat book to finish it)
Eats up time

I loved this game!!! great investment of hard earned money!!!!

Fun and addicting!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: July 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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.

amazing...keep these games coming

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

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.

hot game, got to get

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 17
Date: July 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have to sims bustin out on GBA and PS2. it is fun because you controll people lives. If you are a sims fun like me go and get them!

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