The Urbz: Sims in the City Playstation 2 version Walkthrough by Princess of Darkness @ Al-Fez ________________ Version Updates ________________ Version 1.0 Main Faq Version 2.0 Added Preferred Social Moves Reputation Points Summary Version 3.0 Added Buying and Selling Guide Updated Legal Info Version 4.0 Added Some Useful Tips Questions and Answers Section Updated Legal Info Version 5.0 Made some changes to the Tips Improved to where to obtain Power Socials section Version 6.0 More questions added Updated Legal Info Version 7.0 Updated some info More tips added More questions added Version 8.0 More tips added Added some Cheats submitted by user Version 9.0 Added section on Game Completion __________ Contents __________ 1.0 Legal Stuff 2.0 Introduction 3.0 Getting Started 3.1 Districts and Apartments 3.2 Needs 3.3 Career 3.4 Reputation 3.5 Fashion Sense 3.6 Socialising 3.7 The XAM 3.8 Buying and Selling Guide 3.9 Some Useful Tips 4.0 Walkthrough 4.1 Apartments 4.2 The Districts 4.21 Skyline Beach 4.22 Gasoline Row 4.23 Central Station 4.24 Kicktail Park 4.25 The Foundry 4.26 Neon East 4.27 Cozmo Street 4.28 Diamond Heights 4.29 South Side Bridge 5.0 Items in the Inventory 6.0 Summary 7.0 Credits 8.0 Questions & Answers 9.0 Cheats _____________ 1.0 Legal Stuff _____________ Ok this is boring stuff but rather important! This walkthrough is copyright of Al-Fez and only for personal use. No part of this FAQ may be reproduced in any form, shape, or transmitted, in any ways, or any forms by any means (electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise) without prior permission from the author. This means no copying, no publishing, or any other illegal activities. The following sites have permission to use this guide: www.gamefaqs.com www.cheatcc.com www.neoseeker.com www.gamerstemple.com www.gamerhelp.com www.psxextreme.com www.supercheats.com www.cheatplanet.com faqs.ign.com www.a2zcheats.com www.gameplayworld.com If you wish to post this guide on your site you must e-mail me and be granted permission, and you must give credit to me. My e-mail: jotunire@yahoo.com ____________ 2.0 Intoduction ____________ This is a 100% walkthrough for the game The Urbz: Sims in the City for Playstation2. Welcome to my Faq its my first one. Since I'm an amateur, please forgive me if I make any mistakes during typing. If you have something I don't know (tips, secrets, etc), please e-mail them to me. I'll update it here and give you the credit. Please give me logical ones though, since I'll be testing and once it's approved, it'll be here for people to read. Thanks for reading this faq by the way. I've been receiving a lot of e-mails from people who find my faq useful. Thank you very much for appreciating my work. I'll keep on improving my faq and hopefully will write another faq during college vacation. *_* Please continue to send tips and questions if you have any. I'll try to answer them as soon as possible. Al-Fez ____________ 3.0 Getting Started ____________ Here are some basics you need to know before playing the game. The main purpose of this game is to complete goals and you need to do various tasks in order to complete the goals. ___________ 3.1 Districts and Apartments ___________ In the Urbz: Sims in the City, there is a total of 9 districts. Each district has its own unique style and a set of goals which you must complete. Goals include building reputation, socialising with people, getting in the VIP room, completing 3 job levels etc. I will elaborate later in the walkthrough. There are also 3 apartments which you will be staying in. You will first start with 98th Ave 3rd Floor. Others will be unlocked when you gain enough reputation as the game progresses. Just like your own home, you get to customise the apartment with decor and furnishings you like. There is also a unique pet that comes with each apartment (but you need to unlock it). The pet can be annoying as it always dirties the place. ___________ 3.2 Needs ___________ Just like any Sims game, your Sims have their needs. However in this game there are only 5 needs. The needs affect your mood which in turn affects your social interaction. 1) Hunger: You need to eat in order to survive. Food at be found in refrigerators, vending machines or almost everywhere be it in the district or your own apartment. You can even call for pizza if you want. If the hunger bar turns Red, then your Sim is hungry. Green is a good sign which means your Sims is full. 2) Bladder: You will need to go to the toilet!! The more you eat, the more frequent you will need to use the toilet. Every district has its own toilet and if you do not go to the toilet in time, your sims will wet themselves. Eeekss... you may be fined too! 3) Fun: Everyone needs to have fun even your Sims. So please do fun things like dancing to the Stereo or watching TV or watever that is FUN. 4) Hygiene: Your Sims wants to live in a clean environment including their body. So take regular showers, and clean up the mess made by your pet and also clean up used plates. 5) Energy: This is important as your Sims need to rest. There is a bed in every district so sleep tight when needed. You can also take a nap on a sofa or buy an isotonic drink. Remember that if your Sim is too tired, he/she may fall asleep on the floor. Bad mood!!! _____________________________ 3.3 Career & Items Needed _____________________________ You will need money in this game and getting a job is the only way to get money. Simply heed to any Simolian sign found in every district. Each district has a unique job. There are 3 levels for each job which you need to fulfil. Everytime you complete a job level you will be awarded with a social move. Jobs start at 4am and closes at 11pm. If you come anytime other than that you cannot do the job. One observation is that if you finish your job after 11pm, you will NOT GET PAID! This is confirmed correct. So make sure you start on your job early. To progress in job levels 2 and 3, you will need certain skills. They are 'Artistic','Physical' and 'Mental' skills. To increase your skills (up to 30), you will need to purchase skill building items which will be unlocked as you gain reputation. Each item can increase your skill up to 10 the max. To further increase your skill you will need to buy an upgrade from the shop. Upgrades can be unlocked as you gain more reputation Artistic Skill = Schnizzalator Physical Skill = Exer-cycle Mental Skill = Mental Machination Station each has 2 upgrades! Reputation Pts: 45 - Unlocks a new skill building device. 70 - Unlocks a new skill building device. 95 - Unlocks a new skill building device. 75 - Unlocks a skill building upgrade. 110 - Unlocks a skill building upgrade. 150 - Unlocks a skill building upgrade. 200- Unlocks a skill building upgrade. 260 - Unlocks a skill building upgrade. 320 - Unlocks a skill building upgrade. ___________ 3.4 Reputation ___________ So much has been mentioned about reputation. So what is it actually. Your reputation depends highly on relationship made with other Sims. Sometimes you gain reputation from completing goals. Note that reputation is needed to enter the VIP room or to unlock other district or aparments. With higher reputation, you gain higher rankings and make it easier for you to socialise. Highest ranking is the Urb Fanatic!!! You'll need a minimum 650 rep points with title perfectionist. You'll get this when your relationship with each Urb is 100. You can also get the Urb Fanatic if you have 100 relationship points with 3 of the Urb characters you can create. Courtesy of Mistfall. ___________ 3.5 Fashion Sense ___________ Each district has its own style of dressing and you will need to follow it. You can purchase clothes from at a clothing shop located in each district. The shop will sell clothes according to the District's fashion style. The right clothes makes socialising easier and gaining reputation needed to enter VIP rooms and unlocking other districts. Any clothes bought will be sent to your wardrobe so you can change your style any time you want to. In each clothing shop you can customise the head and body. Tatoos and piercings can only be found in certain districts. ___________ 3.6 Socialising ___________ You will need to interact and make friends here. In order to socialise, simply select the Sim you wish to interact with and pick a social move. There are 3 color codes to each move according to your relationship with that particular Sim. Green - Move might work to your advantage Red - Move may not turn out well Yellow - Move that might turn out either way There are different categories of moves: Network ------- Talk Gossip Ice Breakers ------------ Joke Tickle Brag Greet ----- Back Slap Buzz Euro Kiss Fake Punch Game On Head Butt High Five Hug Knuckle Up Panhandle Party Shout Rap Snippy Snap Act Friendly ------------ Air Guitar Artsy Dance Blow Flame Body Bonk Bust A Move Compare Phones Gamble Give Back Rub HoloXam Pub Song Skate Trick Snap Shot Spit Trick Vogue Join Crew Act Mean -------- Deafen Firecracker Dance Hyper Shock Mock Paparazzi Pop Sign Language Slam Slap Tag Face Throw Signs Act Romantic ------------ Bite Grab Booty Kiss Lounge Lure Smoke Trick Striptease Suck Face Tango Techn Tuck N' Hug 360 Power Socials ------------- BlastiKiss - The Foundry Chug A Lug - Gasoline Row Mug - South Side Beach Party Bomb - Skyline Beach Power Chord - Cozmo Street Sk8R TriiQx - Kicktail Park Stink Bomb - Central Station Strobe - Neon East XAMShot - Diamond heights courtesy of Elvor ___________ 3.7 The XAM ___________ The XAM functions as a PDA or as a cellphone. Press Square button to open it. Phone: Use it to call the other Sims or invite them over to your current location. You can use it to order food, call the Fire Department, the Police or even throw a party. Explore the function Messages: Its like the SMS system where you can receive text messages from your friends. Darius constantly messages you once you have unlocked a new location. Messages on additional missions will also be sent to you as a reminder. It can store about 20 latest messages. Goals: This is an important function. View all your goals according to district and apartment. Once you've completed a goal, it will be ticked. Inventory: Use this to view the items your Sims have bought from the shop. Items stored here can be placed anywhere in your apartment and district. Use it also when you want to remove or even sell any of your items. Relationships: Shows you your progress with each Urbz in the city. A friend is indicated with a positive number while an enemy is marked with a negative number. It is advised to have many friends as they help you gain reputation points and also teach you certain social moves. Customise: Collect different skins and ringtones to customise your XAM to your favourite color and ringtone. _____________________________ 3.8 Buying and Selling Guide _____________________________ Here is a guide to how you can go about buying and selling your items in your inventory. Buying Guide ------------- You can only buy items in the 9 districts. Look for a cash register. That symbolises the shop. Take note that not all items are available for you to use as they will be unlocked as you increase your reputation. Once you are in the shop, select any item you wish to purchase and click (X) The item will be transferred to your inventory in your XAM. To insert the item to whichever place you like, simply go to your XAM, select inventory, select the item and then proceed to placing the item. If you wish to remove the item, go to grab-mode. Enter into your inventory. Press square button. Select the item to be removed by pressing (X). Then press on the square button. The item will be removed and placed into your inventory. You are also able to move items in the neighbourhood although you did not buy them. You can move food and drink machines closer to your job area so they can be used easily. However, you are unable to sell them as they are public property. If you choose to remove them, you can do it but you will not get any money. Also, you are not allowed to move anything in the VIP rooms! Selling Guide -------------- Alright, now supposing you do not want the item anymore and you wish to sell. Simply go to the shop marked by the cash register. Once you are at the shop, notice that 2 inventories will be opened. On your left is the shop inventory while to your right is your own inventory (as in which items you have purchased from the shop). Move to your inventory by pressing on the circle button. Automatically, your inventory will become active. Select the item you wish to sell. Press (X). Item will be sold. To return to the shop's inventory, press circle button again. NOTE: The item will be sold AT A CHEAPER PRICE that what you originally bought if you have placed it in the game before. SO you make a LOSS! Also, take note that items that are originally in the game are considered PUBLIC PROPERTY. You cannot move them to your inventory much less try to sell them. You also cannot overbuild as you may infringe on some fire safety law. Removing Walls, Wallpaper and Floortiles ---------------------------------------- To remove walls, go to your inventory. Press R1 once. Press square. To remove wallpaper, press circle instead of square. To remove floor tiles, press circle twice instead. _____________________ 3.9 Some Useful Tips _____________________ Here is a list of some tips which I think might be useful. 1) Pet pee pee: Okay I know that this is simply annoying but there is a way to reduce the mess. Simply select the pet and choose the option: "Follow Me". Amazingly, the pet would not make a mess. Try it. 2) Vending Machine: If you want to get free supply of food and drinks, then KICK on the vending machines. Most of the time some food item will drop down and you will get free food. 3) Free Food: There are also other sources of free food. One is the Sushi counter at Neon East. After you've completed your work there, select on the sushi on the table to eat. There are also bars around in the districts. Just go over there, you might be able to get some free drinks. In Cozmo Street do the bar tending shop. Generally the BBQ grill food is also free of charge. 4) Cop Fines: Try not to use the 'gamble' social when the cop is around. I know that the 'gamble' social is a friendly social move in Southside Bridge. However, the cop does not like it. He will Fine you for gambling. Sometimes, he will even fight with you and beat you up. Another thing is peeing in the districts. He will fight and fine you if he sees you. Avoid such a situation if possible. 5) Dumpster Dive: In every district there is a dumpster. Make your Sim dumpster dive there. If you are lucky, you may get a power social. This may take many tries for those unlucky and will get your Sim dirty. But it is useful for finding extra power socials instead of going to another district and waiting for the midnight party to come. Courtesy of Hash Poppy 6) Fire Safety Code: You can ignore the fire safety code warning and place a shower in each Urbz neighbourhood squat room preferably the the Utili Shower that gives 5 hygiene. Make sure you clean up trash and puddles as they count towards the fire code overload which will cause fire. Courtesy of Will Affleck-Asch This is something interesting about J.J. You need to complete level 3 of any of your jobs. Notice that you get to control J.J when you are at the job. After you've JUST completed it, you can actually socialise with him! Really! Select him and well socialise. I did some socialising and he actually changed CLOTHES! From the normal light blue outfit that the janitor wears, he changes into a darker blue outfit wearing a purple T-shirt inside... something like that. So whenever you are at level 3, the J.J. will always wear that new outfit. Interestingly, there will be another janitor once J.J. is in his new outfit. ___________ 4.0 Walkthrough ___________ In this section, I will elaborate in detail about the different apartments and districts and their respective goals. I will also cover the different residents in each disrict and how to go about completing your goals. ___________ 4.1 Apartments ___________ As mentioned earlier, there are 3 apartments each with its unique goals and pets to unlock.They have to be completed in order. 1. 98th Ave, 3rd floor ----------------------- You will start from this apartment when you play the game. Firstly, you will meet Will who introduces you to Darius. He will also teach you how to use Power Socials. Here, you will receive $300 cash and a refigerator, a shower and a couch all found in your inventory. Check you XAM (press square button). Resident: You and your pet bulldog (after you've unlocked it) Goals: Add $750 worth of furniture to 98 Ave, 3rd Floor to unlock a pet Bulldog. Add your free furniture and buy a few extra things from the district to unlock your first pet. You will receive an acknowledgement once you've completed your goal. 2. Blankwood Towers ---------------------- To unlock Blankwood Towers, you require 80 reputation points. You can move your furniture from 98th Ave to this apartment. Simply return the furniture to you inventory in your XAM. Select the furniture X button, and click on the square button. The object will return to your inventory. Then move house. Note: I've received a lot of questions regarding the wardrobe or secret closet in Blankwood Towers. Now please get this info straight. There is no secret closet if you are using the PS2 version. The secret closet can only be found in the GameCube version. Please refer to the GameCube faq for this game if you want to find the closet. This faq is written only for the PS2 version. Resident: You and your pet cat (after you've unlocked it) Goals: Add $3000 worth of furniture to Blankwood Towers to unlock a pet Cat. Again buy furniture. 3. Darius' Penthouse ---------------------- To unlock Darius' Penthouse, you will need to defeat all the villians and create Darius Secret Machine. Darius will take you to his apartment and give you his chain. Its a pretty plush apartment I must say. Check it out yourself. You will also gain access to his secret machine which can generate lots of $$$ for you! Bling Bling! Resident: You and your pet Monkey (after you've unlocked it) Goals: Add $5000 worth of furniture to unlock a pet Monkey. Again buy furniture. ___________ 4.2 The Districts ___________ There are 9 districts and you can do them in any order. My walkthrough is according to the order of the districts I did. ------------------ 4.21 Skyline Beach ------------------ Residents: S.A. Loco - Involved in Paparazzi Pop mission Lil' Bit - You will get "Bust A Move" from her Ridiculous D.O.G. - Teaches you Rap Toots Sweet - Gives Anger Management (An Additional Mission) Isis Ice - Teaches you "Back Slap","Sign Language" and "Tag Face" Preferred Social Moves: 'Bust a Move' 'Grab Booty' 'Knuckle Up' 'Rap' 'Throw Signs' Goals: * Build enough reputation to unlock Gasoline Row * Get 20 reputation pts and you'll be invited to Gasoline Row. * Get past the Bouncer to enter The Red Room * Get 10 reputation pts and you'll learn the Power Social 'Party Bomb' at the midnight party. Change your clothes to enter! * Beat the Ferret Wrassler job * Tame the ferrets. Four buttons will appear on the screen which you must press on your controller. Simply follow the buttons as shown. You will need to watch your energy and your bladder by using the toilet. Make sure the ferret bar is not red or you will be fired. * Beat the Ferret Tamer job * You need 10 Mental Skill points. Buy the Mental skill building item. Again, you need to tame ferrets, watch your energy bar, your bladder and socialize. * Beat the Ferret Master job * You need 30 Mental Skill points and 20 Physical Skill points. Buy the respective skill building items. You need to keep socialising for the physical skill building item to be unlocked. Upgrade is needed. You need to buy the upgrade from the cash register. So take note that you have to unlock the upgrade by doing some moves. I got my upgrade after gaining some reputation points. Again, you need to tame ferrets, watch your energy bar, your bladder and socialize. Make sure J.J. (the janitor) does not get hungry. * Unlock a Skyline Beach Social Move from Ridiculous D.O.G * Make friends with Ridiculous D.O.G. and you will learn the 'Rap' move. * Unlock a Skyline Beach Social Move from Lil' Bit * Make friends with Lil'Bit and you will learn the 'Bust a Move' move. * Beat a job to learn a Gasoline Row Social Move * Complete level one of the Ferret Taming Job and you will learn the 'Back Slap' move from Isis. * Beat a job to learn a Central Station Social Move * Complete level two of the Ferret Taming Job and you will learn the 'Sign Language' move from Isis. * Beat a job to learn a Kicktail Park Social Move * Complete level three of the Ferret Taming Job and you will learn the 'Tag Face' move from Isis. * Defeat the villian Harry Snivel* You must use the Power Social 'Party Bomb' on him. U get the party bomb from Darius by visiting him at the midnight party at the Red room. * Tag an object for Rolanda Skye * You must find the Graffiti wall and tag it with Rolanda Skye's tag. * Use a XAMShot on someone here for Cash Monet * You must use the Power Social 'XAMShot' on S.A. Loco. Additional Mission: Anger Management gained from Toots Sweet (You need to be good friends with her) You must use the Social Move 'Tag Face' on Fergie in Cozmo Street, Neo Flange in The Foudry, and Ally Stile in Kicktail Park. -------------- 4.22 Gasoline Row -------------- Residents: Pork Chop - Teaches Body Bonk Duke Headbutt - Teaches Head Butt, Tuck N' Hug 360, and Mock Suzie Mack - Teaches Blow Flame Sharky Splitz - Involved in Paparazzi Pop mission Jet Rockit - Involved in Mug People mission Preferred Social Moves: 'Back Slap' 'Blow Flame' 'Body Bonk' 'Body Slam' 'Suck Face' Goals: * Build enough reputation to unlock Central Station * Get 40 reputation pts and you will be invited to The Central Station * Get past the Bouncer to enter The Back Room * Get 35 reputation pts and you will learn the Power Social 'Chug A Lug' at the midnight party. * Beat the Chop Shop Flunky job * This is the level one of the job in this district. You are required to strip bikes and at the same time grill sausages for customers. Three buttons will appear on the screen and simply press accordingly. Watch your hunger by eating sausages. * Beat the Bike Stripper job * Job level 2. You must have 10 Mental Skill points. You must strip bikes, grill sausages, watch your hunger and socialize.You will need to buy the Mental Skill building item if you have not. Work on it! * Beat the Chop Shop Master job * Job level 3. You must have 20 Mental Skill points and 20 Physical Skill points. Again you will need the respective skill building items and upgrades to fulfill this goal. Unlock through reputation and buy them at the shop. Again, you need to strip bikes, grill sausages, watch your hunger, socialize. Make sure J.J. the janitor does not get tired. * Unlock a Gasoline Row Social Move from Pork Chop * Make friends with Pork Chop and you will learn the 'Body Bonk' move. * Unlock a Gasoline Row Social Move from Suzie Mack * Make friends with Suzie Mack and you will learn the 'Blow Flame' move. * Beat a job to learn a Central Station Social Move * Complete level one of the Chop Shop job and you will learn the 'Head Butt' move from Duke. * Beat a job to learn a Kicktail Park Social Move * Complete level two of the Pork Chop job and you will learn the 'Tuck N' Hug 360' move from Duke. * Beat a job to learn a Foundry Social Move * Complete level three of the Pork Chop job and you will learn the 'Mock' move again from shopkeeper Duke. * Defeat the villian Harry Snivel * You must use the Power Social 'Chug A Lug' on him. You can obtain this by visiting the Back room when Darius invites you over. Both Harry Snivel and you will be drinking some greenish thing and then he pukes. Something like that. Duh! * Mug someone here for Luke Laruffle * Simply use the 'Mug' power social on Jet Rockit. * Use a XAMShot on someone here for Cash Monet * You must use the Power Social 'XAMShot' on Sharky Splitz. Additional Mission: None -------------- 4.23 Central Station -------------- Residents: Scary Mary - Teaches High Five, Smoke Trick, and Hyper Shock Frag Grrl - Teaches Panhandle Beelzebob Jones - Teaches Spit Trick Genghis Lincoln - Gives Stink Bomb (An additional mission) Kidd Chaos - Involved in Mug People mission Preferred Social Moves: 'Bite' 'Head Butt' 'Panhandle' 'Sign Language' 'Spit Trick' Goals: * Build enough reputation to unlock Kicktail Park * Get 65 reputation pts and you will be invited to Kicktail Park * Get past the Bouncer to enter The Cage * Get 55 reputation pts and you will learn the Power Social 'Stink Bomb' at the midnight party when Darius invites you. * Beat the Junior Piercer job * This is level one of the job Here you have to make piercings. Watch your hygiene and energy levels! To carry out piercings, simply press the button appearing on the screen before it reaches the bin at the end of the machine. * Beat the Piercer job * This is level 2 of the job. You need 10 physical skill points for this job. Buy the physical skill building item. Again, you are required to carry out piercings. watch your hygiene, energy level and socialize! * Beat the Master Piercer job * This is the level 3 of the job. You need 30 Physical Skill points and 20 Artistic Skill points. Buy the respective skill building items and unlock and purchase their upgrades. Again, you will carry out piercings. Watch your hygiene, energy and socialize. Also make sure J.J. the janitor socializes. * Unlock a Central Station Social Move from Beelzebob Jones * Make friends with Beelzebob Jones and he will teach you the 'Spit Trick' move. * Unlock a Central Station Social Move from Frag Grrl * Make friends with Frag Grrl and she will teach you the 'Panhandle' move. * Beat a job to learn a Kicktail Park Social Move * Complete level one of Piercer job and you will learn the 'High Five' move from Scary Mary. * Beat a job to learn a Foundry Social Move * Completel level two of Piercer job and you will learn the 'Smoke Trick' move from Scary Mary. * Beat a job to learn a Neon East Social Move * Complete level three of Piercer job and you will learn the 'Hyper Shock' move from Scary Mary. * Defeat the villain Urangoo McBain * When he visits the district, you must defeat him with the Power Social 'Stink Bomb' obtained from Darius when he invites you to the Cage at the midnight party. * Mug someone here for Luke Laruffle * Simply use the 'Mug' power social on Kidd Chaos. * Tag an object here for Rolanda Skye * Simply find the Graffiti wall and tag it with Rolanda Skye's tag. Additional Mission: Stink Bomb obtained from Genghis Lincoln (again you will only get this if you're good friends) You are given 3 stink bombs to use on 3 people. The 3 people are Sara Tonin from Neon East, Polo in Cozmo Street and Diva Roma in Diamond Heights. Tip: One way of getting free food is to kick the vending machines as there is no BBQ grill for u to get free food. Try kicking a few times if you did not get food. -------------- 4.24 Kicktail Park -------------- Residents: Ally Stile - Teaches Party Shout Rolanda Skye - Gives Tag Line (An additional mission) Trang Hang - Teaches Skate Trick Skid Mark - Teaches: Snippy Snap, Techno, and Deafen String Bean - Involved in Style and Substance mission Preferred Social Moves: 'High Five' 'Party Shout' 'Skate Trick' 'Tag Face' 'Tuck N' Hug 360' Goals: * Build enough reputation to unlock The Foundry * Get 100 reputation pts and you will be invited to The Foundry. * Get past the Bouncer to enter Floaters * Get 90 reputation pts and you will learn the Power Social 'Sk8R TriiQx' at the midnight party when Darius invites you. * Beat the Amateur Skater job * This is the level one of the job. This job requires you to perform tricks. Simply press the four buttons that appear on the screen. You must press these before they reach the top of the pipe. Watch your energy and hunger levels. There is a bench nearby. * Beat the Trick Skater job * This is the level two of the job. It requires you to have a 10 Physical Skill level. Buy the Exer-cycle skil item. Again you need to perform tricks. Watch your energy, hunger and socialize. * Beat the Pro Skater job * This is the level three of the job. It requires you to have a 20 Physical Skill level and a 20 Mental Skill level. Buy the respective items and their upgrades. Again, you must perform tricks, watch your energy, hunger and socialize. Make sure J.J. the janitor maintains his energy level. * Unlock a Kicktail Park Social Move from Ally Stile * Make friends with Ally Stile and she will teach you the 'Party Shout' move. * Unlock a Kicktail Park Social Move from Trang Hang * Make friends with Trang Hang and you will learn the 'Skate Trick' move. * Beat a job to learn a Foundry Social Move * Complete level one of Skater job and you will learn the 'Snippy Snap' move from Skid. * Beat a job to learn a Neon East Social Move * Complete level two of Skater job and you will learn the 'Techno' move from Skid. * Beat a job to learn a Cozmo Street Social Move * Complete level three of Skater job and you will learn the 'Deafen' move from Skid. * Defeat the villian Kiki Blunt * Simply defeat her using the Power Social 'Sk8R TriiQx' obtained from Darius when he invites you to the midnight party. * Use Tag Face on someone here for Toots Sweet * Simply use the 'Tag Face' Social Move on Ally Stile. * Change String Bean's style for Roxanna Hardplace * Firstly get String Bean to join your crew. Then go to The Foundry and call him. Once he's at The Foundry, switch to his character and go change his style so that he dress like Roxanna. * Tag an object here for Rolanda Skye * Simply find the Graffiti wall and tag it with Rolanda Skye's tag. Additional Mission: Tag Line obtained from Rolanda Skye Find the graffiti walls located in Skyline Beach, Central Station and Kicktail Park. Tag them with Rolanda's tag. ----------------- 4.25- The Foundry ----------------- Residents: Bella Ciao - Teaches Compare Phones Arthur Pop - Teaches Artsy Dance Crispin Black - Teaches Buzz, Lounge Lure and Paparazzi Pop Neo Flange - Involved in Anger Management mission Roxanna Hardplace - Gives Style and Substance (An additional mission) Preferred Social Moves: 'Artsy Dance' 'Compare Phones' 'Mock' 'Smoke Trick' 'Snippy Snap' Goals: * Build enough reputation to unlock Neon East * Get 140 reputation pts and you will be invited to Neon East. * Get past the Bouncer to enter The Gearbox * Get 125 reputation pts and you will learn the Power Social 'BlastiKiss' at the midnight party when Darius invites you. * Beat the Amateur Sculptor job * This is the level one of the job. You are required to make sculptures. Simply press the four buttons that appear on the screen. You must press these before they reach the pit at the bottom. Watch your heat level by sitting on a bench or drinking something. Also, watch your energy level. * Beat the Sculptor job * This is the level two of the job and you require a 10 Artistic Skill Level. Buy the Artistic skill building item. Again, you must make sculptures. Watch your heat level, energy level and socialize. * Beat the Master Sculptor job * This is the level three of the job and you require a 30 Artistic Skill Level and a 20 Physical Skill Level. Buy the respective skill building item and their upgrades. Again, you must make sculptures. Watch your heat level, energy level and socialize. Make sure that J.J. the janitor does not get bored. * Unlock a Foundry Social Move from Bella Ciao * Make friends with Bella and you will learn the 'Compare Phones' move. * Unlock a Foundry Social Move from Arthur Pop * Make friends with Arthur and you will learn the 'Artsy Dance' move. * Beat a job to learn a Neon East Social Move * Complete level one of Sculptor job and you will learn the 'Buzz' move from Crispin. * Beat a job to learn a Cozmo Street Social Move * Complete level two of Sculptor job and you will learn the 'Lounge Lure' move from Crispin. * Beat a job to learn a Diamond Heights Social Move * Complete level three of Sculptor job and you will learn the 'Paparazzi Pop' move from Crispin. * Defeat the villain Kiki Blunt * Simply use the Power Social 'BlastiKiss' on her obtained from Darius at the midnight party. * Use Tag Face on someone here for Toots Sweet * Simply use the Act Mean Move 'Tag Face' on Neo Flange. Additional Mission: Style and Substance obtained from Roxanna Hardplace Get Sting Bean and Loop D Loop to join your crew. Switch to their character and change their style to dress like Roxanna. Loop D Loop - Neon East and String Bean - Kicktail Park --------------- 4.26- Neon East --------------- Residents: Professor Chewy - Teaches Game On Mazuiko Jackson - Teaches Hug, Striptease and Slap Venus Moonflower - Teaches HoloXam Loop D. Loop - Involved in Style and Substance mission Sara Tonin - Involved in Stink Bomb mission Preferred Social Moves: 'Buzz' 'Game On' 'HoloXam' 'Hyper Shock' 'Techno' Goals: * Build enough reputation to unlock Cozmo Street * Get 190 reputation pts and you will be invited to Cozmo Street. * Get past the Bouncer to enter The Pulse * Get 185 reputation pts and you will learn the Power Social 'Strobe' at the midnight party when Darius invites you. * Beat the Assistant Chef job * This is the level one of the job. You will need to make sushi herel. Simply press the 4 buttons that move along the counter before they reach you. You must also keep the resteraunt clean by putting old sushi in the bins. Watch your hygiene using the sink. * Beat the Sushi Chef job * This is the level two of the job. You require 10 Artistic Skill points. Buy the skill building item. You need to make sushi and keep the restaurant clean. Watch your hygiene and socialize. * Beat the Master Chef job * This is the level three of the job. You require 20 Artistic Skill points and 20 Mental Skill points. Again you need upgrades and the respective skill building items if you don't already have them. Make sushi and keep the restaurant clean. Watch your hygiene and socialize. Make sure J.J. has his hygiene taken cared off. * Unlock a Neon East Social Move from Professor Chewy * Make friends with the Professor and you will learn the 'Game On' move. * Unlock a Neon East Social Move from Venus Moonflower * Make friends with Venus Moonflower and you will learn the 'HoloXam' move. * Beat a job to learn a Cozmo Street Social Move * Complete level one of Chef job and you will learn the 'Hug' move from Jackson. * Beat a job to learn a Diamond Heights Social Move * Complete level two of Chef job and you will learn the 'Striptease' move from Jackson. * Beat a job to learn a South Side Bridge Social Move * Complete level three of Chef job and you will learn the 'Slap' move from Jackson. * Defeat the villain Harry Snivel * Simply use the Power Social 'Strobe' on Harry Snivel given to you by Darius at the midnight party. * Mug someone here for Luke Laruffle * Use the 'Mug' social move on Professor Chewy. * Use a Stink Bomb on someone here for Genghis Lincoln * Simply use the 'Stink Bomb' move on Sara Tonin. P.S. Do not forget Roxanna's Additional Mission Change Loop D. Loop's style for Roxanna Hardplace. Get Loop D. Loop to join your crew. Then goto The Foundry and call him. Once he's at The Foundry switch to his character and change his style to Roxanna's. Additional Mission: None ------------------ 4.27- Cozmo Street ------------------ Residesnts: Fergie - Teaches Pub Song Will.i.am - Teaches Euro Kiss, Tango and Throw Signs Apl.de.ap - Teaches Air Guitar Taboo - Gives Love Triangle (An additional mission) Polo - Involved in Stink Bomb mission Preferred Social Moves: 'Air Guitar' 'Deafen' 'Hug' 'Lounge Lure' 'Pub Song' Goals: * Build enough reputation to unlock Diamond Heights * Get 240 reputation pts and you will be invited to Diamond Heights. * Get past the Bouncer to go Back Stage * Get 220 reputation pts and you will learn the Power Social 'Power Chord' from Darius at the midnight party. * Beat the Drink Slinger job * This is level one of the job. You are required to make drinks. Simply press the four buttons moving on the screeen. You must also keep the bar clean and watch your energy bar. * Beat the Bartender job * You require 10 Mental Skill points. Again, You must make drinks and keep the bar clean. Watch your energy level and socialize. * Beat the Mixmaster job * You require 20 Mental Skill points and 20 Artistic Skill points. You must make drinks and keep the bar clean. Watch your energy level and socialize. Also, make sure J.J. the janitor uses the bathroom regularly. * Unlock a Cozmo Street Social Move from Fergie * Make friends with Fergie and he will teach you the'Pub Song' move. * Unlock a Cozmo Street Social Move from Apl * Make friends with Apl and you will learn the 'Air Guitar' move. * Beat a job to learn a Diamond Heights Social Move * Complete level one of the Bar Tender Job and you will learn the 'Euro Kiss' move from Will. * Beat a job to learn a South Side Bridge Social Move * Complete the level two of the Bar Tender Job and you will learn the 'Tango' move from Will. * Beat a job to learn a Skyline Beach Social Move * Complete level three of the Bar Tender Job and you will learn the 'Throw Signs' move from Will. * Defeat the villain Urangoo McBain * Simply use the Power Social 'Power Chord' obtained from Darius at the midnight party once he invites you over. * Use Tag Face on someone here for Toots Sweet * Use the Act Mean move 'Tag Face' on Fergie. * Use a Stink Bomb on someone here for Genghis Lincoln * Simply use the 'Stink Bomb' move on Polo. Additional Mission: Love Triangle obtained from Taboo Obtain high relationship points with Babbette Couture or Cash Monet in Diamond Heights and then kiss one of them. --------------------- 4.28- Diamond Heights --------------------- Residents: Pootie Fads - Teaches Snap Shot Sophie Couture - Teaches Vogue Diva Roma - Teaches Fake Punch, Grab Booty and Body Slam Cash Monet - Gives Paparazzi Panic (An additional mission). Also, involved in Love Triangle mission. Babbette Couture - Involved in Love Triangle mission Preferred Social Moves: 'Euro Kiss' 'Paparazzi Pop' 'Snap Shot' 'Striptease' 'Vogue' Goals: * Build enough reputation to unlock South Side Bridge * Get 300 reputation pts and you will be invited to South Side Bridge. * Get past the Bouncer to enter The Catwalk * Get 280 reputation pts and you will get the Power Social 'XAMShot' at the midnight party from Darius. * Beat the Amateur Model job * This is level one of the job. To become a model, simply press a button that appears over each camera. You must watch your hygiene level using the sink and watch your fun level using the catwalk. * Beat the Fashion Model job * This is level two of the job. You require 10 Physical Skill points. You also need to take pictures. Watch your hygiene, fun level and also socialize. * Beat the Super Model job * This is level three of the job. You require 20 Physical Skill points and 20 Artistic Skill points. You need to take pictures. Watch your hygiene, fun level and socialize. Also, make sure J.J. maintains his energy. * Unlock a Diamond Heights Social Move from Pootie Fads * Make friends with Pootie Fads and you will learn the 'Snap Shot' move from her. * Unlock a Diamond Heights Social Move from Sophie Couture * Make friends with Sophie Couture and you will learn the 'Vogue' move from her. * Beat a job to learn a South Side Bridge Social Move * Complete level one of the Model job and you will learn the 'Fake Punch' move from Diva. * Beat a job to learn a Skyline Beach Social Move * Complete level two of the Model job and you will learn the 'Grab Booty' move from Diva. * Beat a job to learn a Gasoline Row Social Move * Complete level three of the Model job and you will learn the 'Body Slam' move from Diva. * Defeat the villain Urangoo McBain * Simply defeat him by using the Power Social 'XAMShot' obtained from Darius from the midnight party he invites you to. * Use a Stink Bomb on someone here for Genghis Lincoln * Use the 'Stink Bomb' move on Diva Roma. P.S. Do not forget Taboo's additional mission. You must romance and kiss either Cash Monet or Babette Couture You require about 80 relationship points. Make sure you guys are in love before kissing because they make not like it. Additional Mission: Paparazzi Panic obtained from Cash Monet Use the Power Social 'XAMShot' on S.A. Loco - Skyline Beach, Sharky Splitz - Gasoline Row and Babs Margarita - South Side Bridge --------------------- 4.29 - South Side Bridge --------------------- Residents: Jimmy Two-Shoes - Teaches Firecracker Dance Louie Bricks - Teaches Knuckle Up, Suck Face and Bite Pamela Sneer - Teaches Gamble Babs Margarita - Involved In Paparazzi Panic mission Luke Laruffle - Gives Mug People (An additional mission) Preferred Social Moves: 'Fake Punch' 'Firecracker Dance' 'Gamble' 'Slap' 'Tango' Goals: * Build enough Reputation to unlock Skyline Beach * Get 320 reputation pts and you will be invited to Skyline Beach. * Get past the Bouncer to enter The Lucky Six * Get 340 reputation pts and you will get the Power Social 'Mug' at the midnight party from Darius. * Beat the Junior Pyro job * This is the level one of the job. You will need to make fireworks. Simply press the four buttons moving down the machine. You must press them before they reach the bottom. You must also keep you machine in good condition and sabotage the competitor's machine. * Beat the Pyrotechnician job * This is level two of the job. You require 10 Artistic Skill points. Again, you must make fireworks, repair your machine and sabotage the competitor's machine. Also, you need to socialize. * Beat the Master Pyro job * This is level three of the job. You require 20 Artistic Skill points and 20 Mental Skill points. Again, you need to make fireworks, repair your machine and sabotage the competitor's machine. Also, socialize and make sure J.J. has enough fun. * Unlock a South Side Bridge Social Move from Pamela Sneer * Make friends with Pamela Sneer and you will learn the 'Gamble' move from her. * Unlock a South Side Bridge Social Move from Jimmy Two-Shoes * Make friends with Jimmy and you will learn the 'Firecracker Dance' move from him. * Beat a job to learn a Skyline Beach Social Move * Complete level one of the Pyro job and you will learn the 'Knuckle Up' move from Louie. * Beat a job to learn a Gasoline Row Social Move * Complete level two of the Pyro job and you will learn the 'Suck Face' move from Louie. * Beat a job to learn a Central Station Social Move* Complete level three of the Pyro job and you will learn the 'Bite' move from Louie. * Defeat the villian Kiki Blunt * Simply use the Power Social 'Mug' on her obtained from Darius at the midnight party. * Use a XAMShot on someone here for Cash Monet* Use the Power Social 'XAMShot' on Babs Margarita Additional Mission: Mug People obtained from Luke Laruffle Mug Jet Rockit - Gasoline Row, Kidd Chaos - Central Station and Professor Chewy - Neon East --------------------------------- I HAVE COMPLETED ALL MISSIONS!!! --------------------------------- There is no ending to this game! After completing all the missions, the rest is up to you. Here are some suggestions: Urb Fanatic: This is a title you get when your popularity with all the urbs are 100, includeing your 3 roomates. Makeover Master: Make all non-player urbs join your crew and send them to the clothing store to make them dress into one culture. City Designer: Delete ugly stuff in the Districts and add stuff in them to customise each district according to your needs and tastes. Money Bags: Make 100,000 simoleons. It can be through work or using Darius' secret machine. World's greatest Playah: Have everyone fall in love with you. Mean Putdown: Make your relationship with everyone negative 100. Party Host/Hostess: Decorate your apartments and have successfull parties. Success is defined as guests staying the maximum 6 hours which means you need to meet all their needs. _________________________ 5.0 Items in the Inventory _________________________ Skill Building Items: Mental Machination Level 2 upgrade - Mental Machination Chess Upgrade Level 3 upgrade - Mental Machination Matrix Upgrade Exer-Cycle Level 2 upgrade - Exer-Cycopter Alpha Mod kit Level 3 upgrade - Exer-CycloVortex Bravo Mod Kit Schnizzalator Level 2 upgrade - Schnizzalator DanceAm Mod Kit Level 3 upgrade - Schnizzalator SpinPro Mod Kit More will be added to this list...still compiling. _____________ 6.0 Summary _____________ Reputation Points: 10 - Gets you past the first bouncer. 20 - Unlocks the first new district. 30 - You get a poster around town with your picture on it. 35 - Gets you past the second bouncer. 40 - Unlocks the second district. 45 - Unlocks a new skill building device. 55 - Gets you past the third bouncer. 65 - Unlocks the next district. 70 - Unlocks a new skill building device. 75 - Unlocks a skill building upgrade. 80 - Unlocks a new apartment in Blankwood Towers. 85 - The posters in Central Station have you on them. 90 - Gets you past the fourth bouncer. 95 - Unlocks a new skill building device. 100 - Gets you into the fourth district. 110 - Unlocks a skill building upgrade. 125 - Gets you past the fifth bouncer. 140 - Unlocks the fifth district. 150 - Unlocks a skill building upgrade. 160 - You can tag a graffiti wall with your own tag. 185 - Gets you past the sixth bouncer. 190 - Unlocks a sixth district. 200- Unlocks a skill building upgrade. 220 - Gets you past the seventh bouncer. 240 - Unlocks the seventh district. 260 - Unlocks a skill building upgrade. 270 - You get your picture on T-shirts and fancy paintings. 280 - Gets you past the eighth bouncer. 300 - Unlocks an eighth district. 320 - Unlocks a skill building upgrade. 340 - Gets you past the ninth bouncer. _____________ 7.0 Credits _____________ Creators of The Urbz: Sims in the City for the game Gamespot and Gamefaqs for having such a great site for all gamers Sony Playstation2 for the great gaming experience Elvor for listing all the different categories of Social Moves in his faq. My family for letting me use our Television (I hog it!) ________________________ 8.0 Questions & Answers ________________________ This are some of the things that people have e-mailed me about. Only useful ones will be posted. Qn 1 The City is always TOO crowded! How to invite my crew over? Ans Every district can have only 2 visitors or outsiders at one time. Your Sim is considered as one visitor. Other visiors include J.J., the cop, Darius and other Sims from the other districts. Try to monitor to see if there are any visitors before calling your Sim friend over. Qn 2 How to sell items? Ans Read my buying and selling guide please!!! Note that you have to hit on CIRCLE button to move to your own inventory. Qn 3 How do I pay rent? Ans Honestly I do not understand why some people are so keen about paying rent. The answer is you WILL be ASKED TO PAY when it is time for rent collection. Its a standard $1000/- paid to Henry. But you can REFUSE to pay him. However, he will reposses your items!!! Unless there is nothing in your apartment.. then you might be safe. Not sure about that. Qn 4 Can I kill my pet? It's annoying... Ans Well I have not tried killing my pet. But what you can do is to surround it by building walls. Then its trapped for good. I know the pet pee pee thingy is simply annoying. As mentioned in my TIPS section, select "FOLLOW ME" option and your pet is less likely to make a mess. It works try it. Also, for me once I've achieved my goal in the apartment I do not go back to see my annoying pet. Just live in the districts. Qn 5 Why should I make someone join my Crew? Ans Okay... there are 2 members whom you must recruit. They are String Bean and Loop D Loop as given is your mission. However, you can also recruit other characters. The thing is you get to control your crew. Simply press L2 and you get to control them. Ta daa!! However I don't think they can take jobs. I tried but failed. Maybe someone can tell me if there is a way. Qn 6 How do I create the Darius Secret Machine? I've completed all my goals. Ans You need not create the Machine. Once you have unlocked Darius Penthouse, the machine is available for you to use. Look around in the hall of the apartment. There is a grey table. Once you click on it, you will see the "Mint Simoleons" option. Ta daa.. thats the secret machine. Its very profitable... try it and you'll know why. Good Luck! Qn 7 Where is the secret closet in Blankwood Towers? I can't find it. Ans There is no secret closet in Blankwood Towers if you are using PS2. The closet can only be found when you play using GameCube. Qn 8 If tried tagging Ally Stile's face numerous times but unsuccessful. Everytime I try, she will grab the spray can from me and tag my Sims face instead. Please help! Ans Lower your relationship points with her. Its best to get 0 relationship points. Try using the Stink Bomb or Mug power socials to lower the relationship points. However, lowering relationship points alone may not be enough. Its persistence that will enable you to tag her face. Go talk to someone else, try and tag Ally, fill a need, try and tag Ally. Sooner or later it will work. But it may take a LOT of tries. Good Luck! Qn 9 How come the Villian does not appear? Ans In each district, there is a villian whom you must use a power social on so that they will never return to the district again. Villians usually appear around 1-2pm. Do not do any jobs at that time. The villian will also not appear if the cop is in the district. Furthermore, if there are too many people visiting the district then the villian will not appear. There can only be 2 visitors at a time. Just wait patiently and the villian should appear within an hour. The villian usually leaves at 3pm. Qn 10 How to use the power social bar? Ans When you use a power social, a semi-circle appears with a white section and a "X" button. To use the power social, simply press the X button to start. Let it go to its end and when it comes back, quickly press X again. To get the best results, press X in the grey region. Qn 11 I have completed all goals and I have gotten everybody to join my crew. Is there a way to beat the game or does it keep on going?? Ans This game is a little different from the other Sims games. There is no exact ending, no cut scene or movie. After completing all your goals, most people tend to build up their reputation points to very high levels, get people to join your crew and control n customise them. Basically you can do whatever you like. Have Fun!! Qn 12 How do I collect more skins for my XAM and more ringtones. Ans Each time you complete an additional mission like Mug people for Luke or tag someone's face for Toots Sweet, you get a skin for your XAM. Collect more ringtones as you enter the VIP room in the various districts. For example for the first time you enter the Catwalk in Diamond Heights, you will be given the Diamond Heights ringtone. _______________ 9.0 Cheats _______________ This is such an easy game to play!! For heavens sake, why do you want to use cheats!!! I did not use any Cheats to beat this game. Took me only a few days to complete it. Honestly, I do not know of any cheats. Sorry...if you were looking for one. Its not that I do not want to include it but I do not know of any. OK. So there's no need to e-mail me about Cheats. I DO NOT KNOW OF ANY. Hey guys... Valeria Pereda, one of the readers of my faq has e-mailed me. She has given me some cheat codes so as to make my faq sort of more 'complete'. I've never tried them before so DO NOT e-mail me regarding the cheats okay! Try at your own RISK! 1) Get Shorty - Reveals The Cheat Gnome Perform this cheat first, then perform any other cheats you'd like available. Wander around the district until you find the gnome and then choose the cheats you'd like to use in the game. Circle+L1+L2+R2+R1 2) Mad Skillz - Acquire Skill Object L1+R2+ Right Arrow + Square+L3 3) Beefcake - Max Physical Skill L1+R1+Down Arrow+ x+L3 4) Brainiac - Max Mental Skill L1+R1+x+Circle+Up arrow 5) Art Damaged - Max Artistic Skill L3+R1+R1+R2+Circle 6) Power Hungry - Get Power Socials Triangle+R2+L1+x+Square 7) Nerd Herd - View The Urbz Team Photo On Credits Screen Perform this cheat from the credits screen to see a photo of The Urbz Team Up arrow+down arrow+ circle+up arrow+ down arrow That's all from Valerie Pereda. Thank you. =================== THE END!!! =================== Al-Fez @ Princess of Darkness 1 Jan 2005 Singapore