MySims Racing Announced!

Well you can officially race MySims around circuits this summer with MySims Racing!







Press Release:

EA Announces Upcoming Titles From the MySims Franchise
Wednesday January 7, 9:00 am ET

MySims Party and MySims Racing for the Wii and Nintendo DS Set to Release in 2009

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS - News), today announced the next two titles to be released within the MySims™ Franchise. MySims™ Party and MySims™ Racing, available for the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, will release in 2009.

“When we created the MySims world, we believed that the MySims characters could be part of a variety of different gaming experiences. We are thrilled to bring MySims Party and MySims Racing to fans and new players alike,” said Tim LeTourneau, Executive in Charge of Production for MySims. “We’ve had great success with MySims, with both the original game and this fall’s MySims Kingdom. Players have really connected with the characters and now we are giving them two completely new and exciting experiences. We believe that MySims Party and MySims Racing, are great ways to couple the creativity and humor players love about the franchise with great multi-player arcade gameplay.”

MySims Party for the Wii

MySims Party turns any gathering into an instant party with 50 mini games to choose from, each hosted by a different MySim. You and your friends have the chance to Stick the Trick in the extreme snowboarding mini game, outrun a robot in Robo Assault or shake your groove thing with DJ Candy during the Go Go Dancing challenge. Each MySim character brings a unique combination of skill to the mission, with differing levels of endurance, speed and luck giving you the option to choose the best MySim for the task. You can play mini games one right after the other, or you and your friends can compete in a themed festival such as food, music or sports that offers multiple mini games.

MySims Party for the Nintendo DS

Take the mini games with you! MySims Party for the Nintendo DS offers 40 mini games to choose from. These games, specific for the DS, offer hours of entertainment. You can dig up dinosaur fossils during Excavate-a-Saurus, join Goth Boy on a first person shooter mission during Haunted Hunted or rock out with Air-Guitar-Star!

MySims Racing for the Wii

Race to the finish line in MySims Racing! Face a variety of tricky MySim opponents on a huge variety of exotic tracks! Take on up to three friends in intense multiplayer racing. During your race, find awesome power-ups such as the heat-seeking jack-o-lantern pumpkin or a bubble dropper that can help you wreck the competition. There are nearly endless customization options so that your car reflects your high-gear personality. You can swap bodies, change paint jobs and add tons of accessories. Not only can you change the look of your car, you can also improve power, acceleration and handling by mixing and matching engines, suspension and tires.

MySims Racing for the Nintendo DS

Take the race with you! MySims Racing for the Nintendo DS allows you and up to three of your friends to race each other using local wireless or Nintendo Wi-Fi.

MySims Party and MySims Racing were developed at The Sims Studio. MySims Party is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB, 3+ by PEGI, and has an MSRP of $39.99 for the Wii version and $29.99 for the Nintendo DS. MySims Racing has not yet been rated. For more information please visit www.mysims.com. For assets, please visit www.info.ea.com.

About The Sims Franchise

The Sims franchise celebrates an impressive over 100 million units sold since its launch in February 2000. Now translated into 22 different languages in 60 different countries, The Sims has quickly become a universal gaming and cultural phenomenon. For the latest information about The Sims and to check out the hottest creations for The Sims 2 made by our community members, please visit www.thesims2.com. To stay up-to-date on The Sims 3 news and information, check out www.thesims3.com. For information about the MySims franchise, visit www.mysims.com.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS^TM, EA^TM, EA SPORTS Freestyle^TM and POGO^TM. In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS Freestyle, POGO, The Sims and MySims are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Wii and Nintendo DS are trademarks of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

New MySims Kingdom Reviews

2 New reviews popped up on the radar today for MySims Kingdom.  First Cheat Code Central game MySims kingdom a 4.2/5 (8.4/10) summing up the review with

"Overall, I really loved MySims Kingdom. There was plenty here to explore and build, and while the story might have been on the forgettable side, I really enjoyed the focused Sim-style gameplay. This title brings together the creative energy of The Sims franchise and channels it into a cute little construction-based title that ends up being anything but. MySims is a big adventure in a small package, and if you are a fan of the Sims, or any other casual title, you owe it to yourself to check this one out"

Thats not a bad score for the game, better then what the first MySims got.  The second review comes from the Official Nintendo UK Magazine giving it an 8.5/10.  They had the folowwing to say

"Like a lot of games these days, MySims Kingdom is all about the experience and it takes you on a charming journey where you get to meet and greet some brilliant characters. Yet, as an adventure, MySims is now in the company of the best that Wii has to offer and it just can't live with the likes of Galaxy and Twilight Princess. Still, provided you have some heart, this Kingdom packs more than enough personality to make it well worth a visit."

You can view all of the reviews to date over at Metacritic.com

MySims Party Release Date?

A release date for MySims Party has shown up on gamestop for March 10th 2009. Now this is an unconfirmed date at this time, but it seems like a reasonable time frame for the next game in the MySims series. Gamestop also shows it as a Wii Game, but nothing on a PC or DS Version of the game. We will keep an eye on any developments on MySims Party, and will add a countdown to the side, of the page with Sim Animals, and The Sims 3

MySims Release Date [Gamestop.com]

MySims Kingdom and PC Have Shipped

If you are one of the people who didn't get to try out MySims for the Wii or DS last year, simply because you didn't have one of the consoles, now is your chance!  MySims PC has shipped to stores, and mailboxes worldwide.  In other MySims news, Kingdom has now been released for the Wii and DS!  Who knows how this will affect the PC Game (if it will come in as an expansion, or free DLC?, or maybe not at all?).  Regardless the games have shipped and should be available in retail stores tomorrow.

Rumor: MySims Racing?

I must say that i looked forward to the first MySims game, it seemed fresh, and new. But Allgame.com has posted a new page for "MySims Racing" with a release in 2009. If i were to take a guess at what it would be like, i would guess maybe similar to the Mario Kart type racing. Something Kid friendly, which obviously fits the Wii and DS well. We'll keep you up to date on any developments that occur regarding the MySims Franchise.

Source: Sims Domination

The Escapist Magazine Talks MySims Kingdom

I know its strange to still be posting MySims Kingdom stuff, but the escapist has put up an interview! Check it out! MySims Kingdom is out on the Wii and DS now, MySims Party will be coming soon.

MySims Agents Preview

Mark Bozon from IGN got his hands on MySims Agents as part of the EA Pre-E3 event (For those interested, E3 starts on June 2nd). HE talked a lot about the investigation system, and soem of the mini-games

MySims Agents follows the story of your young Sim as they unveil the corrupt underbelly of the city, and it all revolved around the sinister Morcubus, corrupt CEO and shot-caller for all things evil. He's even got mayor Skip Rogers in his pocket, and when the mayor goes sour you know there will be blood.

What's weird if that there is no Building in MySims Agents, it's all platforming and standard adventure gameplay.

View the preview here

MySims Party Boxart

EA has released the new Boxart for MySims Party. While i am fairly impressed with it, it feels like EA is really going to start expanding upon the MySims franchise (as you will see in posts hitting later today). Anyway you can check out the Wii and DS Boxcovers below, MySims ships in early 2009.

IGN Reviews MySims Party

IGN posted its review for MySims Party today giving it a 6/10 or "Passable". This is the lowest MySims game rating thus far. Daemon Hatfield has this to say

What is here is enough to be a fun little mini-game collection (again, for kids). In our review for MySims Kingdom last year we wrote that Electronic Arts could be doing much more with this franchise. That is still the case.

In a Nutshell it is a decent Mini-game collection for kids, similar to Mario Party or Carnival Games.

Read the full review here [IGN.com]

Gamespot Reviews MySims Kingdom

Today gamespot published their review for MySims gingdom giving it a 7.5 or "Good" rating.  Siting that the game is fun to play with families, and its cutesy art style.

"Finishing the main story should take about eight hours, though that could be doubled if you feel like hunting down every object and completing optional tasks. Despite the occasional camera or control snag, MySims Kingdom is a lot of fun and recommended for those new to The Sims or for anyone looking for a lighthearted, laid-back adventure."

You can view the average score for MySims kingdom over at Metacritic.com

Trailer Day Playlist

If you would like to see more MySims trailers, or even if not, we have come up with a youtube playlist and player of 6 of the MySims trailers.  MySims Kingdom, PC and the first MySims are included in the mix.  Check it out Below!

IGN MySims Party Impressions

IGN got a look at MySims Party at this years CES. And they today have published their preview of the game

"The Wii version of the title includes 50 and the DS 40 mini-games, all of them hosted by a unique MySims character. The console build supports four-player matches and all of the MySims avatars show different attributes that can be used in battle. For instance, some might be speedier than others. More might be quicker on the draw, and so forth. It's possible to play through all of the games consecutively or alternatively compete in a themed festival that encapsulates a handful of minis. "

You can view the complete article here

Where to Buy?: MySims Party

With MySims Party on the horizon, we have come up with a new helpful tool. Its called "Where to buy?" It will list all of the retailers selling a certain game. The first game we are doign this with is MySims Party which will release in March 2009.

Where to Buy MySims Party:

The MySims Racing Reviews Arrive

It's been a chaotic week over here at SN HQ. As soon as I got home from vacation my computer died, so i haven't had much of a chance to update. So, while i was on vacation 3 reviews for MySims Racing popped up on the web.

Review from "NGamerUK"

By no means bad, but less than we'd expect from the MySims 'franchise'. Limps home a distant second place to the real thing.

Score: 6.9/10

Review from "Multiplayer.it"

The inevitable comparison between Mario Kart and MySims Racing is unfair at best: even if the game is kinda fun to play, EA's title can't be nearly as good as Nintendo's milestone. If you can get over it, you'll find yourself with a nice but unpolished racing game.

Score: 6.7. Read Full Review

Review from "Gameplayer Sweeden"

The Sims Racing passes the theory test, but fail the driving test instead. There's really no point in playing this when there are games like Mario Kart around.

Score: 4/10. Read Full Review

Poll Results: Graphics

Sorry, i know i'm a day late again, ive been burried up to my neck in schoolwork, but anyway here were last weeks poll results! We asked you: "What graphics settings do you play TS2 on?"

Results:
Ultra High: 2 Votes (50%)
High: 1 Vote (25%)
Moderate: 1 Vote (25%)
Low: 0 Votes (0%)

This week we ask you: "Is EA Exploiting the MySims Franchise, with titles such as MySims Party and MySims Racing?". Poll will close next monday.

New MySims Kingdom Trailer!

To conclude trailer day, we would like to present you with the brand new trailer for MySims Kingdom.  Yes another trailer for it.  While this trailer is only 30 seconds it is pretty neat, and shows off a bit about the game.  MySims kingdom can be found in stores... Now!  Before you go out and buy it though, finish reading this post.  Watch the video below.

First MySims Kingdom Review

Nintendo Power, has written up its review for MySims Kingdom, which will appear in next month's issue (December).  It gives it a 7.5/10 saying

"this is a must-own for Wii devotees and Sims fans alike."

You can read all the MySims Kingdom reviews, as they come in on Metacritic

1up Reviews MySims Kingdom

MySims kingdom has been out quite a while now, but the reviews are still trickling in.  1up just posted their review giving it a poor "C-" grade, which i think improperly translates on metacritic as a 42/100.  Obviously the games Metacritic score took a massive hit lowering it about 5 points down to a 76/100.  With that said here is a quote from the review;

"Kingdom's elementary building blocks result in a decent kids' game that serves as a gentle introduction to the toolbox genre...at best. I'd love to see what a more cerebral MySims game would look like, but given the Wii's target audience, I'll just have to serve my king's leisure."

You can read the full review from 1up Here and you can view the Metacritic score Here

IGN Reviews MySims Kingdom

IGN has finally reviewed MySims Kingdom, giving it a decent 7.3 "Decent" score.

"MySims Kingdom is a safe sequel with just enough improvements to satisfy fans of the first game. While some enhancements have arrived free of sacrifices, others have come with trade-offs. I love the new themed kingdom design, the significant improvements to load times, on-the-fly construction and Wii controller implementation. Meanwhile, I think the more focused storyline has also nurtured a more linear experience, a fact that clashes with the nature of the franchise. On the same note, the underdeveloped AI characters and missing online component seem at odds with the other Sims games. This is still a fun title -- one with more polish than the original -- but I think EA can still do much more with the series and am eagerly awaiting the next version."

Metacritic has yet to add the score from IGN.

View the IGN review here

MySims Kingdom Pre-Orders

For the few of you who are actually excited to play MySims Kingdom for the Wii & DS this october, you would be happy to know that you can now Pre-Order it via The EA Store. Now i played through MySims for the Wii and found it rather lacking, and don't plan on buying Kingdom. I guess we shall see when it hits stores on October 28th.

Other Pre-order Locations:
Amazon.com (US)
Gamestop (US)