The Urbz: Sims in the City Hints II (DS)

The Urbz: Sims in the City is a game released for home consoles, including platforms like the Nintendo's GameCube, Sony's PlayStation 2 or Microsoft's original Xbox, as well as for handheld devices like Nintendo's DS or Game Boy Advance, created by Maxis in collaboration with Griptonite Games, and published by Electronic Arts on November 17, 2004, in North America, and March 11, 2005, in Europe.

The Urbz: Sims in the City, as you can tell by its name, is part of the EA's hugely popular Sims series of titles, featuring many of the mechanics seen in previous games, but, unlike earlier ones who featured suburban environments or small towns, focuses on urban ones in the big city, letting you guide your own character through a series of adventures in the single-player mode, in order to unlock more goodies.

HINTS

Splicer Island plans
When in Urbania, go to the dumpster near the university and large brownstone. Look at it and press A.

Get chopper to Splicer Island
Get the chopper by completing the "Daddy Bigbucks And The Xizzle Factory" mission. Take it out to the docks where the boat to Splicer Island is located. Ride close enough to the boat so that you see the yellow arrow hanging over the boat. Press A, and you are free to roam around Splicer Island on your chopper.

Finding the secret lab
Between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m., go to the executive office (the third floor) of the King's Tower. Go to the farthest corner from the bottom of the touch screen. There should be an arrow that appears when you stand in front of it. Press A, and it will open a secret passage. From there, just look around the lab for the blueprints.

Change furniture color
Stand next to a piece of furniture, then press R. Note: Not all pieces have alternate color.

Check out a video of the game below.