MySims Agents

In the Wii version, the player is tasked with solving several cases which help the player determine the evil plot of the game's antagonist, while unlocking additional features which are essential to completing the game. For the DS version, the player has to take part in several minigames and interact with various townspeople to find a thief who attempts to steal a secret treasure. Upon release, the Wii version received positive reviews from critics, who complimented the game's graphics and storyline, but criticized the game's lack of challenge. Conversely, the DS version received mixed reviews, with reviewers criticizing the minigames and graphics and considering its gameplay to be incoherent.

Publication is recorded by Electronic Arts. The recorded date of publication is 2009. It belongs to the series MySims. It is associated with United States and Japan. Recorded genres are adventure video game, espionage video game and detective video game.

• Title — MySims Agents • Developer — EA Redwood Shores (Wii) Tose (DS) • Publisher — Electronic Arts • Director — * Kazuya Watanabe (DS) • Brent Iverson (Wii) • Producer — * Mitch Ueno (DS) • Rachel Bernstein (Wii) • Designer — Hunter Howe (Wii) • Writer — Brian Kaiser (Wii) • Series — MySims • Genre — Life simulation • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Nintendo DS, Wii

• Illustration — The player looking for footprints during one of the cases The player begins as an aspiring detective alongside their friend Buddy in the Wii version. Upon completing a case regarding a dog and its true owner, the player is approached by a special agent from the Sim Protection Agency (S.P.A) who informs the player that their application is approved and they are hired as a junior agent. The special agent notifies the player that the agency is onto the man from the dog case (whose name is revealed to be Morcubus) believing he has a grand villainous plan. After solving the cases on main street, the player is promoted to a special agent and is given access to the first S.P.A headquarters located in the town. Inside the headquarters, there are five floors, four which can be decorated with furniture the player earns in the game. As part of their workload from S.P.A, the player is also able to hire other citizens as junior agents, whose purpose is to solve dispatch missions. Each case which the player investigates involve several minigames which are analyzing chemicals, hacking, lock picking and repairing machines. The player wields several tools throughout the game which are a wrench used to salvage spare parts, a magnifying glass which is used to track footsteps and a crowbar used to pry objects open. As the game progresses, each tool gets a technological update. In the DS version, the player works as an undercover agent who learns from the town's mayor that a thief who goes by "V" is planning to steal the town's secret treasure and has to catch him before he obtains it. Throughout the game, the player must complete minigames, side missions, travel to different locations and interact with villagers to determine V's whereabouts. Completing the minigames rewards the player with Simoleons, the in-game currency of the Sims universe, which can be used to purchase decorations. Additionally, the collection of essences from the previous MySims games returns and the player can decorate the town, their house or headquarters. By contrast, in the Wii version, the player instead solves a series of mysteries which are all connected to Morcubus and his organisation Morcucorp. These cases take them through a variety of new regions including a mountain range, an industrial district, a bayou mansion, a beachside boardwalk and finally an Aztec-themed temple. By completing each quest, they earn new junior agents, and decorations to increase the agents' statistics (there is no Simoleon currency and decorations are not purchasable). By opening treasure chests, examining (e.g.) hedges and trash cans and more, the player can find decorations, wearable clothing cosmetics, and paints for their headquarters.

Electronic Arts announced the game during a press release on April 22, 2009 for both consoles, with the release date in North America being June 16 and elsewhere in the autumn of the same year. The game was developed by The Sims Studio and was the fifth game in the MySims series. According to general manager of the MySims series Tim LeTourneau, MySims Agents was going to be "completely different than any MySims game before". In a sneak peek for IGN, several producers who worked on the Wii version of the game, including lead producer Rachel Bernstein, gave a walkthrough of the game. On September 25, 2009 the game was released for both the DS and the Wii in Europe, and four days later it was also released in North America. The game was later released in Australia on October 5, 2009.

In the United Kingdom, MySims Agents ranked as the 16th best-selling video game for the week ending September 26. From September 27 to October 3, the game moved to 7th place. The Nintendo DS version also appeared on the individual format chart, reaching 14th position. On October 8, MySims Agents was also listed as the 4th best-selling Nintendo DS title on Amazon. For the week ending October 10, the game was the 13th best-selling title overall, followed by 22nd place for the week ending October 17, and 33rd for the week ending October 24.