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The Urbz: Sims in the City

The Sims have moved to the City where there's always action and where reputation means everything. In the Urbz: Sims in the City, you can go to work at such locations as the Sushi Bar, Chop Shop, or Bootleg…

48 9 November 2004 ESRB T

The Urbz: Sims in the City is a simulator developed by Maxis, released 9 November 2004 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

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What The Urbz: Sims in the City is

The Urbz: Sims in the City is a simulator game developed by Maxis and released in 2004. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Sims have moved to the City where there's always action and where reputation means everything. In the Urbz: Sims in the City, you can go to work at such locations as the Sushi Bar, Chop Shop, or Bootleg Fireworks, Inc. Success at work brings promotions, access to new power socials, and gear to influence your new lifestyle. Flaunt your attitude by styling your Urbz, and then cross the velvet ropes of an uptown night club, or explore the subway to earn new skills and items.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Sims series

The Urbz: Sims in the City is the 15th of 227 entries we hold in the The Sims series. The next entry was The Urbz: Sims in the City in 2004. Its critic score of 48 is 23 points below the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is The Sims 4: Parenthood at 90.

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How it was received

The Urbz: Sims in the City holds a critic score of 48 out of 100. That places it above 7% of the 2,882 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 22 points below the year average.

What it launched against

The Urbz: Sims in the City launched on 9 November 2004, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Half-Life 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and World of Warcraft. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Half-Life 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, World of Warcraft.

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When did The Urbz: Sims in the City come out?
The Urbz: Sims in the City was released on 9 November 2004 for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

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