The Urbz: Sims in the City

"DS Urbz promises to make use of the system’s touch screen functionality in numerous minigames. It will also offer an all-new pet creation function and features a district named Splicer Island that’s exclusive to the DS"

"The Urbz's mundane subject matter sometimes overwhelms the experience, but this adventure role-playing game nevertheless provides some surprising depth and lasting value."

"The DS version does take advantage of the two screens and touch-screen function of the hardware, but not the 3D capabilities. And it is a port of a game that's designed around GBA limitations. The DS shouldn't be held to the same restrictions, and if the series moves forward next year on the handheld I'd definitely like to see a design that's more in line with what the PC and console games pull off...the new hardware is much more capable than what's being done here."

"Chuck in a reasonable number of mini-games (which bizarrely make no use of the DS unique abilities) and you have a title that while suited to the DS hardly makes use of the format’s unique capabilities..."