The Sims 2 (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox)/The Urbz Leftovers

This is a sub-page of The Sims 2 (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox).

This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.

To do: Any leftover animations?

It's semi-notorious that this game shares many engine elements from The Urbz: Sims in the City, as evidenced by the reused animations, slightly-reskinned furniture and weird anatomy of Sims themselves. Predictably, there's tons of leftovers to be found within the files. Unused content from that game will not be covered on the page, nor leftovers from Bustin' Out.

In the console versions of The Sims 2: Pets and The Sims 2: Castaway, almost all of the textures and leftovers present on this page were removed to make room for the new content included in that game.

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Textures Including product placements!

Models Some interesting things are present.

Text The 411's all here, folks.

Leftover Character Renders

The Character Renders from the "Select A Style" screen remain as well.

Leftover Title Logos

There's even title logos, listed under "ui_logo_dark". The English logo is replaced by the Sims 2 Console placeholder logo, while the Korean, Italian, Finnish and even Chinese logo files are still in English!

Leftover Sounds

Sadly, none of the game's original catchy soundtrack is present in the files. Though, some sound effects remain.

The sound effects for the Power Social meter exist, but they're all blank.

XAM Ringtones

All of the leftover XAM Ringtones are present in SAMPLES.ARC.

Filename	Leftover sound	Additional information
xam_ringtone_neutral		Default Ringtone
xam_ringtone_skaters		Kicktail Park
xam_ringtone_hipsters		The Foundry
xam_ringtone_musicians		Cozmo Street
xam_ringtone_technos		Neon East
xam_ringtone_gangstas		Skyline Beach
xam_ringtone_celebs		Diamond Heights
xam_ringtone_wiseguys		South Side Bridge
xam_ringtone_bikers		Gasoline Row
xam_ringtone_punks		Central Station

Create-A-Sim Ambience

In The Urbz, sounds of car horns and footsteps could be heard when an Urb is first created are present leftover in The Sims 2.

Filename	Leftover sound
am_cas1_car_alarm
am_cas1_carby1
am_cas1_clothes_mvmnt1
am_cas1_clothes_mvmnt2
am_cas1_dooroc_ftsps
am_cas1_ftsteps1
am_cas1_ftsteps2

Subway Ambience

There are no subway entrances to be found in the game, making these leftover and unused.

Leftover Jingles

Filename	Leftover sound	Additional information
sting_revive		If an Urb dies of hunger in the original game, a paramedic NPC will come out of nowhere and revive it rather than the Urb just dying. There is already a completely different "revived" jingle for this game.
ui_socsuc1		There are five sound effects for when a Urb unlocks, uses a power social successfully or unsuccessfully in the files.
ui_socsuc2
ui_socsuc3
ui_socsuc4
ui_socsuc5
ui_socfail1
ui_socfail2
ui_socfail3
ui_socfail4
ui_socfail5
ui_unlock_vip_level

Overwritten Files

floortile_subway_runner_cross

The Urbz: Sims in The City	The Sims 2

The Pogo Punk X flooring, which can be bought in Central Station, is written over by an unused wood flooring.

floortile_apt3_linoleum_punk

The Urbz: Sims in The City	The Sims 2

The If You Dare floortile, which can be purchased in all districts, is written over by an unused brick flooring called DEBUG Route Toggler. However, it is used in the PC version of The Sims 2, called Red Brick Road Walkway.