The Urbz Sims in the City - Action & Adventure for Playstation 2 PAL (2000)

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(Playstation 2 - PAL, Action & Adventure)

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Electronic Arts

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The Urbz Sims in the City

Set in a gritty urban landscape, The Urbz follows the lives of Sim characters living in a city inspired by 1970s New York. Players control their Sims as they navigate the ups and downs of urban life, forming relationships, pursuing careers, and managing their homes. The game's story is driven by the Sims' individual goals and aspirations, which can lead to both positive and negative outcomes.

Gameplay in The Urbz revolves around exploration, character development, and social interaction. Players can create and customize their Sims, each with unique personalities, skills, and motivations. As they progress through the game, players must balance the needs of their Sims, including hunger, thirst, and energy levels, while also interacting with other Sims in the city.

The Urbz features a mix of action, adventure, and simulation elements, making it a unique experience for fans of both Sims and urban gaming. With its open-world design and dynamic gameplay, The Urbz offers a fresh take on the traditional life simulation genre.

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SLUS-21066GH (USA)

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Extracted from the original game manual

This is a social simulation game where players create an "Urb" character and navigate a vibrant city. The goal is to build reputation, socialize with other characters, and unlock new districts by impressing key figures and adhering to district-specific styles. Players customize their Urb, explore different areas, and engage in various activities to climb the social ladder.

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Story

Setting Up The Game

Black clothes, thick wallets, and thin waistlines are always in style it seems-but there isn't any one look you can adopt to fit into this City. Money still talks, but you gotta have the reputation and style to match your green if you want to make the scene. It's attitude, it's reputation, it's style.

From Central Station where leather and lace pass as formalwear up to Diamond Heights where anything less than the flashiest trends won't get you in the door. Just ask Darius, his face is everywhere and he's got all the rep... but he's looking for new recruits to move up in the world.

Don't let yourself be pegged as a tourist-learn the moves you need to build your rep in every district to unlock the City. You must fit in before you can stand out though, so dress to impress and then socialize with other Urbz to make friends (or enemies!). Darius will show you the ropes-take his advice.

To Start a Game

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Press the button to begin.

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Select a 1 PLAYER or a 2 PLAYER game (a second controller is required for a two-player game) and then choose NEW GAME.

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To load a previously saved game, select LOAD GAME.

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Choose a slot to add an Urb. Up to four unique Urbz can be saved with one save per memory card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2).

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To start a new game or create a new character, select CREATE URB.

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To load an Urb from a previously saved game, choose IMPORT URB to bring them into the current game.

Two-Player Mode

To begin a two-player game, make sure you have a second controller plugged in and select 2 PLAYER from the Main menu. Both players can save to the same memory card, but each Urb lives in their own slot within the saved game. You can load Urbz that have been saved in single player games or create new ones.

Creating an Urb

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At the Select a Style screen, select one of the nine City districts. This sets your initial style and starting district.

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Decide your Urb's gender, morph the body shape, and set a skin tone.

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Select the forward arrows to advance to the next menu where you style your Urb's hair, and morph all the parts of their head.

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You can change many aspects of your Urb's appearance in game, but gender, skin tone, and body and head shape can only be selected when you first create an Urb.

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Use the onscreen keyboard to enter your Urb's first and then last name and then select ENTER.

Now it's off to your Urb's first apartment!

98th Avenue Apartment

Welcome to your first apartment! Here you meet Darius for the first time and your old friend Will. Will wants you to show off by using a Power Social to try and impress Darius straight away.

This apartment is yours to customize and furnish. Head to the city when you're ready to venture out and make some friends and some cash.

VIP Rooms

Each district has its own hot spot called a VIP Room where a burly, unyielding Bouncer oversees who gets let in. All of the coolest people gather at these spots to party at night and hang out in the daytime.

Getting in is worth the effort since you'll find the best need-satisfying objects here and you'll get Power Social items from Darius at these parties. Successfully using Power Social items can boost relationships. Each VIP Room has a dress code based on the district it's in, so be sure to dress the part if you want to make it in the door.

Districts

You've got your first apartment and are on your way to fame and fortune. Your first district choice aligns your Urb's personality with the locals so you can make friends quickly. There are nine districts to explore and two apartments to upgrade to from your starter place.

Neon East

Make some sushi in this glowing, high-tech district oozing with neon-infused action. The party gets pumping late night at The Pulse.

Cozmo Street

It's party-central at the City's favorite club district. Perform on stage or mix drinks at Will's Libation Station.

Diamond Heights

All that glitters is here in the clouds, towering above the bustling city. Ogle beautiful Urbz as they strut the catwalk or pick up a modeling gig of your own.

South Side Bridge

Ask for Louie and you can see how much lady luck is with you in The Back Room. Explosive job opportunities? Fuh-get-about-it.

Skyline Beach

Dance under the stars or catch some rays on this rooftop "beach" in the heart of the City, or rake in some cash taming ferrets.

Gasoline Row

The bikes are smoking, the sausages are sizzling, and the parts are flying at Duke's Chop Shop. Chaps and jeans required.

Central Station

The hub of the City is home to pierced and painted Urbz with mohawks and edge. Get pierced and then prove your stuff at the Fight Cage.

Kicktail Park

Dudes and dudettes flock to the skate ramp and Major Monkey's Ice Cream kiosk. Catch some air at Floaters, the only air bar in town.

The Foundry

Playing with fire is an art. Check out the artsy crowd's gear-gnashing robo-art and make some cash cranking out sculptures.

**98th Ave, 3rd Floor

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How to Play

Starting the Game

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MEMORY CARD slot 2

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MEMORY CARD slot 1

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USB connector

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disc tray

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RESET button

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OPEN button

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controller port 1

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controller port 2

PlayStation 2 Setup

Set up your PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual. Make sure the MAIN POWER switch (located at the back of the console) is turned ON.

Press the RESET button. When the power indicator lights up, press the OPEN button and the disc tray will open.

Place the The Urbz™: Sims in the City™ disc on the disc tray with the label side facing up. Press the OPEN button again and the disc tray will close.

Attach game controllers and other peripherals, as appropriate. Follow on-screen instructions and refer to this manual for information on using the software.

Using the XAM

The XAM is an Urb's all-in-one pager/personal data assistant/cellphone. XAM stands for "eXchange, Access, Messaging." To open it and access its many functions, press the button.

XAM Functions

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Phone

Call other Urbz to plan your social life, get some tasty take-out from Take China, or ring the fire department to douse your unintentional infernos.

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Messages

Review text messages from other Urbz to stay in the loop of what's happening around the City. Your XAM stores the latest 20 messages.

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Inventory

View the goods and gadgets your Urb has acquired and place them in your apartment or the smaller rooms you have in each district. You can sell these items at shops when they're soooo last week.

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Relationships

See a summary of your network of friends and enemies. Positive numbers indicate good relationships and negative numbers indicate bad relations.

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Goals

This critical hub of info in the XAM shows a map of the City, your goals per district, statistics, and what's left to unlock.

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Customize

You can change your XAM's style too. Collect different skins and ringtones. You can also use the EyeToy™ USB camera (for PlayStation®2) if one is attached to get in the game. Once you earn a high enough rep, your images will replace Darius' all over town.

Jobs

Each district has a different job your Urb can take on. Jobs provide a chance to earn simoleons and learn social moves.

You can spot job objects by the floating over them. To start a job, select a job object (e.g., the Sushi Bar in Neon East) and a job level. Only the current job level and any lower levels already completed can be selected (e.g., Assistant Chef).

After a brief in-game tutorial, tackle the hands-on microgame for that job, such as chopping and rolling sushi! As you make items, other Urbz buy them! Cha-ching!

When working a job, you have a set of specific needs to keep in the green. The HUD displays these needs, which differ for each job and level. The job boss gives you hints while you are on the job, so watch for them. You can quit a job at any time by selecting the job object again.

To get to the next job level, your Urb needs to successfully complete the job at the current level, plus build the necessary skill level for the next job ranking. To improve your Urb's skills, you need to buy skill objects and upgrades and use them.

Shopping

One of the best parts of working is getting paid and having simoleons to spend shopping. There are two kinds of shopping: shopping to outfit your Urb's style and shopping for furnishings to improve the districts and apartments.

Clothes

Clothes set your style and affect how other Urbz relate to your Urb. Spend your hard-earned cash wisely to first blend in and then eventually start driving the trends for other Urbz to follow. Each district has a specialty clothing store with unique merchandise. Just look for the shop.

Enter a clothing shop to outfit your Urb in the hip style of the district. Clothing shops offer everything your Urb needs to refine their appearance according to the district the shop is in.

Your Urb can purchase shirts, pants, skirts, shorts, shoes, hats, glasses, tattoos, jewelry, piercings, and decals for certain tops. You can also makeover your Urb's hairstyle, make-up, or facial hair!

Select an item you like and press the button to preview the item on your Urb. Once you see how it looks, you can choose to purchase it (press the button) or cancel and try something else.

Furnishings

Besides clothes, you can buy furniture and cool objects for your apartment or to furnish the smaller rooms you have in each district. In fact you can customize each district by placing items almost anywhere.

From showers and toilets to modern art and aquariums, everything helps satisfy your Urb's needs in some way. The cash register in each district sells items unique to that part of the City. Spot registers by the above them.

Select a cash register to buy/sell furnishings.

Meeting Your Urb's Needs

Urbz have basic needs that you must maintain to keep them in top form. The overall level of your Urb's needs affects their mood and everything they do. Keep their needs met and their mood will follow.

Watch the need meters on the HUD panel in the lower left of the screen. Green needs are currently satisfied while red needs require attention. Flashing needs are more critical and require immediate attention or your

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Controls

left analog stick

Move cursor

* button

Select action

button

Snap to Urb

SELECT

Edit action queue

L2 button/R2 button

Zoom/Rotate

right analog stick

Fast forward

R1 button

Freeze action

L1 button

Access Pause/Options menu

D-button/ left analog stick

Cycle choices/Move sliders

D-button / left analog stick →→→

Select/Go to next screen

A button

XAM help

D-button/left analog stick

Page left/Page right

L1 button/R1 button

Scroll text

> button

Access Grab/Place mode

SELECT button

cancel an action

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Tips & Maps

VIP Room Access

To enter a VIP Room, style your Urb with clothes and accessories from that district and ensure your Urb is in a good mood, once your reputation is high enough.

Maintaining Relationships

As your reputation grows and your Urb gains access to more of the City, use Power Socials to quickly boost relationships.

Finding Treasures

Explore districts thoroughly, as one Urb's garbage might be another's treasure, and you never know what you might find.

Saving a Game

From the Pause menu, choose SAVE, then select the MEMORY CARD slot and save game you wish to use.

Loading a Game

Games can only be loaded from the Main menu. Select the MEMORY CARD slot, choose the Urb you want to load, and then select START.

Deleting an Urb

You can delete an Urb from the Character screen when loading a game.

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