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MySims Agents (Wii) (Wii)

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Best MySims yet, with secret agent vibe, cool spy gadgets.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that MySims Agents is a detective adventure where you become a special agent tasked with solving a series of entwined mysteries. Kids must use their wits to solve the mysteries and win the minigames that are educationally challenging. With nifty spy gadgets, over-the-top characters to interrogate, and occasional slapstick humor, the game delivers gumshoe fun for all. This is a review of the Wii version, the DS game is a different game.

Educational value: Using logic is a big part of the gameplay. Many of the minigames are educational including figuring out how to connect electrical circuits, or move pieces on a grid to make a path for a key.
Positive messages: The game teaches you that if you use your mind to think logically about the clues and while playing the minigames, you can solve mysteries and succeed.
Positive role models: Your character is the brains of the Sims Protection Agency. While other characters can be rude or get snarky, you always remain professional and figure out clever ways to find clues. Many of the mysteries that you solve help other people who have been wronged. At times, your snooping methods can become questionable like when you hack into a computer, or spy on the mayor to obtain the codes to unlock his personal safe.
Violence & scariness: There is some slapstick style humor and comic mischief in the form of characters slapping each other or falling off treadmills, but no one is ever hurt.
Language: Over-the-top phrases like "Holy Mohawk" can be heard, which are meant to create humor. There is a little name-calling by disgruntled characters, but it is mild.
Consumerism: Not applicable.
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  • Families can talk about avatars. In this game you can tweak you avatar in many ways including choosing the sound of their voice to deciding the color of their skin and everything inbetween. Why did you make the choices that you did? Did you change how your character looked during the game? Why?
  • This is a game that can easily be broken up into smaller parts by stopping at the end of a mystery. Did you set your own time limits this way? Is it hard for you to stop playing this game?
  • This is part of the very popular The Sims series of games from Electronic Arts -- just this version is geared to kids ages 8 to 12, rather than teens. What makes playing with little Sims so much fun? Why are they so endearing?

What's the story?

What's the story?
Calling all secret agents. MY SIMS AGENTS has an opening just for you. In this detective adventure, kids design their own avatar and then join the Sims Protection Agency to solve a series of interconnected mysteries happening in a cute little city and its surrounding areas. Most of the mysterious happenings involve the murky, manipulating Morcucorp and its CEO, Morcubus. To get to the bottom of what Morcubus is up to, you must interview the citizens of this world (Sims), search for clues using fantastic spy gadgets (which let you move heavy objects or follow footsteps on the ground), and play snooping minigames like hacking into a computer by using the Wii remote to navigate quickly through a maze. You will travel to remote locations, don disguises, navigate environmental puzzles which require jumping up into hard to reach places, and consult with teams of secret agents as they solve other mysteries throughout the city.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 

MySims Agents is a fantastic mystery adventure for kids. The interconnected mysteries help to keep your interest as you explore an expanding world, which takes you all the way to the top of a ski mountain and then down into a spooky mansion. The characters are quirky and very amusing; you even get to meet a Yeti. The game does a good job of varying the gameplay by having you search of clues, but also turning some of your snooping into intellectually challenging minigames. For example, to analyze an object that you find, you play a minigame about arranging atoms in just the right order to form a molecule. You have to align the atoms so that they make the correct number of bonds. And because the gameplay is so varied, it will appeal to both girls and boys. Its got fun platform puzzling, logic challenges, decorating opportunities, and lots of opportunities to change your avatar's look to go undercover.

Since Sims don't talk (they speak in expressive gibberish), kids will spend a good part of the game reading the cheeky dialogue. The characters deliver just the right amount of snark to appeal to this age group. This is the best in the MySims series of games; and one of this year's best games on the Wii for kids.If your kids likes mysteries, they will love MySims Agents.

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Game Details
Available on: Nintendo Wii
Not available online
Genre: Adventure
Developer: Electronic Arts
Released on: September 29, 2009
Price: 50
ESRB Rating: E for Comic Mischief
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tbaby217
teen, 14 years old
10
 
Perfect for the more intermediate gamers
I love this game because it causes you to think and is fun at the same time.
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Books rule
teen, 14 years old
7
 
Very fun!
I've always loved the my sims games, but this was one of my favorites. The minigames (way to fix things in this game) makes you think and get harder as you progress through the game. Another part that I liked is you can travel to different places. Also if you played other my sims games you know most of the characters. But in this game their different people with the same personality. I recommend this game!
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ProudAmerican4224
kid, 12 years old
7
 
Awesome game!!
I love My Sims Agents!!! It's really fun and enjoyable, and I love adventure games. You should get it!
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Sosie98
teen, 14 years old
6
 
Hard To Fix
This was pretty good. Sometimes the puzzles can get challenging. The problem is sometimes they're too hard and then you end up stuck with something you can't get past. Right now I'm stuck on like my 4th mystery and I don't know how to get anywhere or do anything until I fix this speaker. Fixing is the hardest.
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xWebSavvyGrlx
teen, 14 years old
7
 
One word: AWESOME.
I love this game! My brother beat it easily and I enjoyed playing on it. Barely any violence, and it's just a great game. At least rent it or borrow it if you can't afford it.
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razzzarooo
kid, 11 years old
7
 
MySims does it again!
Awesome game. You're a secret agent. I like the gadgets.
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Synchronicity
teen, 18 years old
7
 
Smart and funny without being inappropriate. Best of the MySims games!
That's right. I'm 16, and I adore this game. It's definitely the best MySims game on the Wii. Controls are much better than in, say, MySims Kingdom, and while the MySims games that involve less town-building and more of another given activity (Party, Racing) were mediocre at best, the creators of MySims Agents knew exactly what was needed to make a great spy game. With cool gadgets, awesome settings, and snarky dialogue (that doesn't get too inappropriate for the grade-school set), this is one of the best Wii games for the family. Other than some mild slapstick, there's nothing to worry about. You might even learn something, as puzzles and mysteries both involve logic: how do you fix an object? Who could be the owner of that dog? Deduction is key. Overall, if you're looking for a good family Wii game, MySims Agents certainly delivers.
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Mysimslover
kid, 12 years old
8
 
I love it
I think this game isn't bad for kids like me
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clevermom3
educator and parent of and 2 , 8 , 11 year old
7
 
My girls, 7 and 9 received this game for Christmas. They say it is fantastic. We've liked all the MySims games and this is more good stuff. There is a lot of reading involved to stay on top of the narrative, so younger players may need a parent or older sibling to help them follow along. With lots of suspense and mystery, my kids say it's one of the best games they've ever played.
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kid, 12 years old
2
 
It is ok for any age and is fun for fans of the sim's series!!!
sound like a kid's game must be fun after all i know the most about games in my family!
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teen, 14 years old
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It is ok for any age and is fun for fans of the sim's series!!!
sound like a kid's game must be fun after all i know the most about games in my family!
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kid, 11 years old
2
 
It is ok for any age and is fun for fans of the sim's series!!!
sound like a kid's game must be fun after all i know the most about games in my family!
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abby1710
kid, 13 years old
7
 
One of my fave games!
REALLY fun game. Maybe ages 8+ or 7+ could play it, not because it has bad stuff in it (which it doesn't), but because they probably wouldn't be able to figure everything out. It's a story/adventure game, totally worth the price, definitely recommend buying it!
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Piggachew
teen, 15 years old
8
 
BEST. GAME. EVER. EVVV-ERRRR.
This is quite possibly my favorite game in my collection--it is endlessly fun, it's appropriate, and it is just downright funny! It's like the rest of the MySims games, just with a twist~! The characters are fun, quirky, and just so very different from the characters in other games. They make funny references to pop-culture, have ROBOTS (highlight of the game XD), and all of them have good personalitys and want to help people (minus Morcucorp, haha, main ANTAGONISTS!)
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092898
kid, 13 years old
9
 
really fun!!
this game is SO MUCH FUN. it might be slightly confusing for really young kids, though.
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ParamoreFan09
teen, 15 years old
8
 
Worth every penny!
I love this challenging puzzle game! my sis got it for xmas and I love it! The puzzles are sometimes pretty brain-boggling and you feel so good when you piece a mystery together! Animation is cute and fun. I love all of the outfits you can create! My favorite MySims game so far. My agent's name is September-- she rocks! :)
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internetpro
kid, 11 years old
8
 
Its perfect for any smart willing gifted kid try it its fun
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Soaps
kid, 12 years old
6
 
Awesome!
This game is really good, I would recommend it very much. I love mysims and this game is by far the best! I love it so much, the story line is quite long so it is not a game that just goes click and then it is finished. It is very exiting and you can get great outfits on it :) 5 star! I would definatley buy this it really is a Mysims must have :D I am 11 years of age and I really like it and I am sad that they are not going to make Mysims agents 2 anymore.
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