The Urbz: Sims in the City is a video game made by Maxis together with the Griptonite Games studio for a big number of platforms, ranging from home consoles, like Nintendo's GameCube, Sony's PlayStation 2 or Microsoft's original Xbox, to handheld ones like Nintendo's DS or Game Boy Advance consoles, released by Electronic Arts on November 17, 2004, in North America, and March 11, 2005, in Europe.
The Urbz: Sims in the City was published by EA as a spinoff based on its Sims franchise of casual titles, featuring the same mechanics in the regular games from the series, allowing you to customize characters, but also has a unique story, set in an urban environment, with missions that must be accomplished in order to progress through it and unlock new things.
HINTS
Easy money - Buy the large workbench and get your Mechanical skill up. Find wood and make Woodcarvings. When you think you made a good one, go to thrift store between 5:00 and 7:00 to sell them for at least 1,000 Simoleons. Then buy it back for 20 to 30 Simoleons and resell it. Do this repeatedly to earn a lot of money. - Ask people for errands. They will give you money for each one you deliver. Do not ask your roommate for an errand. They will move out, and they will not talk to you for a day. - Put your shower in your pocket and sell it to someone. When your Hygiene level gets low, go to any sink and keep washing your hands until the level has increased. You can also sell your bed and sleep on the sofa, or sell your sofa and sleep in the bed. This will increase your Comfort. - Go to an area where Heidi Shadows is found and buy a Rosebud Smoothie. If you drink it, you will get 2,300 Simoleons.