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Sims 2 Pets Reviewed

Pocket Gamer has posted a review of The Sims 2 Pets, giving us their take on the virtual pet simulator from EA Mobile. They note: “The Sims 2 Pets centres on you taking care of a virtual pet within the Sims universe. A simple concept, but one that lends itself to the handheld platforms remarkably well, as we can see from all the other virtual pet-styled games available.”

5320 XpressMusic Reviewed

All About Symbian reviews the 5320 XpressMusic, a Nokia device that is planned on being N-Gage compatible in the near future but isn’t currently, as the review notes: “Hopefully N-Gage will be brought to the 5320 very soon, and the phone includes a download link for the application in its Games folder (but the link doesn’t work as the app isn’t ready yet.” But if you’re considering this one for your love of music plus a chance to play N-Gage games, this is worth reading.

N-Gage Sales Charts

And for those of you who don’t regularly visit the Arena tab on the main Website (for shame!)  you may have missed me posting up the Top 5 Games for global sales earlier this week. This chart doesn’t include recent releases like Bounce or Reset, those will be reflected in next week’s chart.

Here are some reviews of the latest N-Gage game to hit the Showroom, The Sims 2 Pets from Electronic Arts. First up is All About N-Gage, who note:

“Sims 2: Pets has a good graphics engine and an easy-to-use interface. It’s made even more easy to use by on-screen hints that appear when you first encounter a new aspect of the game, so practically everyone should be able to play this straight away.”

You can read their full review here. Next up is N-Gation, which had this to say:

“This is a title the N-Gage needed, a well known franchise from the original PC series. We have had so many different versions of Sims 2 Pets for all the mainstream consoles and handheld’s, is this version worth our money again? Read on…”

And you can read their full review here. And of course, you should always download the free trial and try the game yourself from the game page, as well as read the many player reviews on that page.

So what did you think of the game?

Embedding = the Real Launch?

Earlier this week All About N-Gage posted up an editorial called “When Will N-Gage Really Launch?” talking about the need for the N-Gage application to be embedded in as many compatible devices as possible to more quickly grow the service.

Sims 2 First Impressions

Long-time N-Gage Arena Player and all around groovy guy Emo185 has posted up his first impressions of Sims 2, the newest game available in the N-Gage showroom. He notes: “I wasn’t too bothered with the game but after a quick play it brings a smile to your face and is rather enjoyable.”

Unofficial N-Gage Theme

Earlier this year, N-Gage fan p@sco has posted up an unofficial N-Gage theme for you S60 device that intends to make your entire device look and feel like the N-Gage application. Get it here.

All About Symbian Podcast

A wide variety of topics covered this week, including a brief discussion about N-Gage games. Give it a listen here.

Sims 2 Pets Review

Nok-Nok has taken the Sims 2 Pets out for a walk. Get their take here.

Hello everyone, I’ve just got the word and downloaded it myself on the application to verify: The Sims 2 Pets is now available on device. Navigate to the Showroom, choose ‘Update Now’, and you should see the game on your list.

Update: It is now also available for download on the Website game page.