The Urbz: Sims in the City (handheld)
The Urbz: Sims in the City is the third sims game and the sequal of The Sims Bustin' out. This game is loosely-based on the original Sims.However in this branch of the Sims your Sim lives and works in a city. You start out in the largest tower in all of Miniopolis (Kings Tower, which is all of 5 stories) where you are fired, no matter what you do. From there you must find housing, uncover an evil plot, and save the city from falling into the clutches of a crazy egotistical maniac.
The goals of the game involve becoming popular with the Urbz (Sims in the game) living in nine different neighborhoods of SimCity. To achieve this, a player must buy and wear the right clothing, learn social interactions by completing quests, and make good relations with people that live there.
Rep Groups
In The Urbz, there are 4 diferent groups known as "Rep Groups". After you've designed your Sim, you answer a series of questions. Of which the first decides what Rep Group your Sim will belong in. Each group consists of 4 NPCs, excluding the player, has their own Rep Leader, Trophy, Rep Item and Mission. When all 10 bars of the player's Sim are green, the Sim can talk to the Rep Leader and change groups.
- The Streeties
- This group's leader is Darius. If the player answers the first answer for the first quiz question, the will end up as a Streetie. The group's members consist of Darius, Kris Thistle, Ewan Watahamee, Busta Cruz, and Crystal. The item for the group is the "Ultimate MP-Dee Stereo System" which allows the player to play any music on the game, including the opening theme. Their rival group are the Richies.
- The Nerdies
- This group's leader is Polly Norminal. If the player answers "Mad l33t computer skillz" for the first quiz question, this is the group they'll end up in. The Group Item is the "Mad Skillz Cerebal Data Infuser", which will raise one skill point a day. The Nerdies of the game are Polly Norminal, Lincoln Broadsheet, Phoebe Twiddle and Sue Pirnova. They oppose the Artsies.
- The Richies
- Led by Luthor L. Bigbucks, his "followers" consist of Misty Waters, Lily Gates and Lottie Cash. In the player chooses the 3rd Option on the First Question, this is the group they'll end up in and will also end up with the group's item, a "Sensory Deprivation Chamber" which fills up all motives. Their rivals are the Streeties.
- The Artsies
- The Artisie leader is the Carnie, Roxanna Moxie. If the final option of the first quiz question is filled, the Sim will belong in this group with Roxie Moxie, Cannonball Coleman, Pritchard Locksley and Theresa Bullhorn. The Sim will also end up with a "Bod Mod Changer" which also the player to change their Sim's Skin and Hair colour.
Though the Rep Groups are the "Main Focus", there are some NPCs who don't belong to any Rep. Group! These are:
- Detective
Xizzles
Xizzles are, I guess you could say, mini-skills. Xizzles can be bought with 3 Xizzle Beads, which can be obtained by talking to NPCs and getting their Rel. Points to 75 or above, or finding them around Miniopolis, you can buy 1 Xizzle. A Xizzle can be like "Livin' Large" which earns you 20% more at Jobs/Minigames, or they could be like "Nemesis", of which everyone's relationship points will go up 6 but someone else's down to minus 100. In the CAS Quiz, all questions except for the first determine which Xizzles will be available first to your Sim. Other Xizzles can be obtained after completing Goal 2 in Mission 3 ((Daddy Bigbucks & The Xizzle Factory)).
List Of Xizzles
These are all the Xizzles in the game:
- All Up Ons
- All members of the oppsite sex gain 1 Relationship Point.
- Jibba Jabba
- A new convosation option that everyone reacts well to.
- Chillin Like a Villan
- All of the the Sim's motives decrease by 10%.
- Skater Dude
- Speed is inceased on the GravBoard by 10%.
- Eager Eager Hippo
- Hunger Erosion slows down by 30%.
- Sell Out
- You automatically gain 10,000 Simoleons.
- Inzombiac
- Sleep Erosion is slowed by 30%.
- Nemesis
- Everyone's Relationship Score rises by 6, but one person's goes down to -100.
- Little Piddly Diddle
- Bladder Erosion slows by 30%.
- Sweet Smell
- Hygiene degradation slows down 30%.
- Play it off
- Comfort slows by 30%.
- Mantis Rapture
- Fun Erosion is slowed by 30%.
- G'd Up
- Reduces social degradation by 1 +Point.
- Nerd Level 5
- You earn a single skill point for all skills.
- Livin' Large
- You earn 20% more at all minigames / jobs.
- Sale Siren
- All store items go down by 20%.