I’m not sure where EA is going with this, how much can you milk can you squeeze out of the Sims franchise until it runs dry? Simulation games are fine with The Sims and SimCity, but we have the Stories series, My Sims, The Urbz, The Sims 2 Bowling and probably even a couple more that I missed. Now you can add another two after the jump…

The Sims 2 Carnival: Bumper Blast

The Sims 2 Carnival: Bumper Blast logo

From the creator of The Sims™ comes a shoot-em-up carnival game that will have you blasting away for hours! Shoot and tag sliding Sims bumpers but watch out for dangerous traps. Clear out all the bumpers before you run out of shots! Enjoy the game again and again as you master skill shots, score combos and bonuses, and shoot for a high score. More than 140 levels in two fun-filled game modes keep the arcade action coming!

  • Take aim at more than 140 action-packed levels, scoring high to earn and display 24 special trophies.
  • Jump into Quick Play or test your skills in Campaign mode.
  • Discover power-ups and portals but avoid dangerous black holes.
  • Track your progress on the Medal Meter and achieve Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Diamond scores.
  • Complete all regular levels with Diamond scores to unlock Bonus levels!

This game is marked $19.95 and will be released on Wednesday, January 9, 2008. Courtesy of EA Store

The Sims 2 Carnival: Snap City

The Sims 2 Carnival: Snap City logo

From the creators of The Sims™ comes a unique city-building simulation game with a puzzle twist. Place falling, color-coded blocks to assemble the best possible city! Build industrial, commercial and residential neighborhoods in two fun modes: as a new city mayor, rebuild and improve your city over Story Mode’s 25 unique neighborhoods, or build the city of your dreams in Creativity mode. The fun never stops as you save your city from natural disasters, man-made catastrophes, even out-of-this-world alien attacks!

  • Play through Story mode’s 25 unique neighborhood levels!
  • Put your skills to the test in open-ended Creativity mode and build the city of your dreams!
  • Build your city just the way you like it with more than 200 unique buildings and unlockables.
  • The engaging simulation gameplay provides a wealth of ever-changing challenges as you deal with traffic, interactive building
  • effects, along with natural and other disasters.

This game is marked $19.95 and will be released on Wednesday, January 9, 2008. Courtesy of EA Store