The Urbz: Sims in the City

The Urbz: Sims in the City
North American PlayStation 2 box art
DeveloperMaxis
PublisherElectronic Arts
SeriesThe Sims
Platforms
Release
November 5, 2004
  • PlayStation 2
    • AU: November 5, 2004
    • NA: November 9, 2004
    • EU: November 12, 2004
    Game Boy Advance, GameCube
    • NA: November 9, 2004
    • EU: November 12, 2004
    Xbox
    • NA/AU: November 9, 2004
    • EU: November 12, 2004
    Nintendo DS
    • NA: November 17, 2004
    • EU: March 11, 2005
GenreLife simulation
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

The Urbz: Sims in the City is a 2004 life simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts for the Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Nintendo DS. It is the third Sims game for consoles, and the second not to be released for Microsoft Windows, after a planned PC port and sequel were both cancelled due to mediocre sales. The next release for consoles and handhelds was the console port of The Sims 2.

For the console versions of the game, music group The Black Eyed Peas provided several music scores which were translated into Simlish; they also appeared as guest Urbz in the game. The Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS version has its own storyline, which is a sequel to the handheld version of The Sims Bustin' Out (2003).