<s>
MySims	B-Application
Agents	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
mystery	O
life	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
instalment	O
in	O
the	O
MySims	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
solving	O
several	O
cases	O
which	O
help	O
the	O
player	O
determine	O
the	O
evil	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
antagonist	O
,	O
while	O
unlocking	O
additional	O
features	O
which	O
are	O
essential	O
to	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
several	O
minigames	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
various	O
townspeople	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
thief	O
who	O
attempts	O
to	O
steal	O
a	O
secret	O
treasure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
complimented	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
storyline	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
criticizing	O
the	O
minigames	O
and	O
graphics	O
and	O
considering	O
its	O
gameplay	O
to	O
be	O
incoherent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
begins	O
as	O
an	O
aspiring	O
detective	O
alongside	O
their	O
friend	O
Buddy	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
case	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
investigates	O
involve	O
several	O
minigames	O
which	O
are	O
analyzing	O
chemicals	O
,	O
hacking	B-Application
,	O
lock	O
picking	O
and	O
repairing	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
works	O
as	O
an	O
undercover	O
agent	O
who	O
learns	O
from	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
mayor	O
that	O
a	O
thief	O
who	O
goes	O
by	O
"	O
V	O
"	O
is	O
planning	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
secret	O
treasure	O
and	O
has	O
to	O
catch	O
him	O
before	O
he	O
obtains	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
the	O
minigames	O
rewards	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
Simoleons	O
,	O
the	O
in-game	O
currency	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
decorations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
instead	O
solves	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
mysteries	O
which	O
are	O
all	O
connected	O
to	O
Morcubus	O
and	O
his	O
organisation	O
Morcucorp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Studio	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
MySims	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
general	O
manager	O
of	O
the	O
MySims	O
series	O
Tim	O
LeTourneau	O
,	O
MySims	B-Application
Agents	I-Application
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
completely	O
different	O
than	O
any	O
MySims	O
game	O
before	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
sneak	O
peek	O
for	O
IGN	O
,	O
several	O
producers	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
lead	O
producer	O
Rachel	O
Bernstein	O
,	O
gave	O
a	O
walkthrough	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
days	O
later	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
one	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
of	O
IGN	O
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"[his]	O
favorite	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
,	O
praised	O
its	O
visuals	O
and	O
the	O
minigames	O
,	O
but	O
lamented	O
the	O
dialogue	O
stating	O
"	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
comedy	O
,	O
particularly	O
from	O
your	O
sidekick	O
character	O
Buddy	O
,	O
is	O
n't	O
very	O
funny	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
sickly	O
sweet	O
character	O
dialog	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
returns	O
for	O
"	O
disappointing	O
results	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heath	O
Hooker	O
of	O
GameZone	O
,	O
commended	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
storyline	O
and	O
dialogue	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
MySims	B-Application
Agents	I-Application
would	O
be	O
"	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
younger	O
audience	O
"	O
and	O
considered	O
that	O
certain	O
hints	O
were	O
unclear	O
while	O
some	O
missions	O
were	O
"	O
extremely	O
simple	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
AJ	O
Glasser	O
asserted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"[is]	O
fun	O
,	O
appropriately	O
long	O
with	O
decent	O
controls	O
and	O
appealing	O
visuals	O
"	O
listing	O
its	O
"	O
linear	O
gameplay	O
"	O
,	O
visuals	O
and	O
the	O
diverse	O
puzzles	O
as	O
positive	O
qualities	O
,	O
nonetheless	O
criticizing	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
changing	O
clothes	O
and	O
the	O
low-battery	O
"	O
intrusive	O
wiimote	B-Device
notification	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
The	O
Independent	O
,	O
Rebecca	O
Armstrong	O
declared	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"[an]	O
acute	O
twist	O
on	O
both	O
the	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
and	O
James	O
Bond	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
charming	O
new	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
family	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
gave	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
far	O
more	O
tedious	O
,	O
unbalanced	O
affair	O
that	O
is	O
just	O
as	O
likely	O
to	O
frustrate	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
entertain	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
minigames	O
"	O
disappointingly	O
tedious	O
and	O
long	O
"	O
,	O
further	O
criticizing	O
its	O
controls	O
how	O
the	O
day-night	O
cycle	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
