THE SIMS: LIFE STORIES (PC)

Advantages: Laptop friendly, comprehensive tutorial for beginners
Disadvantages: Expensive for what it's worth, not for the experienced Sims players

...?Windows? bar, to allow you to use the computer at the same time, such as exploring the Internet (though computer does slow down) and using Office packages. ~~~~~~~~~~ PLAY WISE ~~~~~~~~~~ You can play on two different modes on LS ? the story or the free play mode. The story mode is as I?ve explained earlier with Riley and Vince?s story. With the free play mode, it?s basically what you play on Sims 2. This game is extremely easy for those who have played Sims 2, as it uses the same format and functions. For those who haven?t played it, you control the Sim?s everyday action. Your Sims must get involve in mundane tasks (like humans), in order to survive longer. So they will be doing chores such as cleaning the toilet, watching telly, painting and cooking. The adult Sims can have babies, which will grow up into toddlers...

Moogiekupo 02.06.2007 · Read review
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The Sims 3, PC

Advantages: A virtual life if you don't have one of your own ;o)
Disadvantages: Can spend hours on this game wasting my real life

...Take control of your very own sim. They can take on the appearance of anyone. Someone you like, or even someone you don't like. You can choose the appearance and personality of your Sim. It's very easy to set up a Sim initially. There are various personality and character traits and you can choose a large combination of different ones. But if you prefer you can just use a ready made Sim. You can set life goals for your Sim. Such as becoming a Spy, or maybe a Master Criminal, or just to have kids. Your decisions in the game will help you or hinder you on your path to this goal. Throughout the game you will get pop-up tips to help you with the controls etc. These are initially helpful but can get a little annoying after a while and there is no easy way that I know of turning them off. It's a shame that you can't have pets in...

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The Sims

Advantages: Addictive, entertaining, the sky's the limit!
Disadvantages: Can freeze my computer, gets boring

..., no steady job, living in a hovel, and generally causing trouble in the neighbourhood! The Sims costs around £35-£40, depending on where you buy it and whether it includes Livin It Up, an expansion pack, (Deluxe Edition) with it. It is quite pricey, but I don't think it's any more expensive than any other computer game. The expansion packs cost around £20 each. First of all, you need to create your Sims. The Sims-Creator is really easy to use and even the stupidest person can work it out! You shouldn't really have any problems with it. You can choose the colour of their skin, their clothes, gender, their faces, personality and starsign. The choice of clothes and faces gets larger if you buy more expansion packs. Then you build or buy your house! You buy a plot of land, and start building! The build mode is very simple, and when you...

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There's only one, classic, unique Sims.

Advantages: Good fun, Classic game, Deep customization, Unique
Disadvantages: Outdated by newer verisons

...At the turn of the new millennium a new sort of game emerged, a game of the likes had not been seen before despite its simplicity and relation to everyday life as human beings see it. The game was set to go down in history from the moment of its release, becoming the most sold PC game in history. It went from strength-to-strength, with several expansion packs also being released which would enabled extra features, characters and objects for your original games. As well as these, in more recent times the Sims 2 and 3 respectively have been developed and sold worldwide and have cemented the game in it?s place as one of the best ever created. But this review is going to feature on the little accord of the original first Sims. The game?s goal and gameplay is simple, very simple, so simple that it is quite possible that the reason that...

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I still love The Sims

Advantages: Fun, easy to play
Disadvantages: Addictive

...-life simulator as technology allowed in 2000. The Sims was created by Will Wright who also created the popular SimCity games. After Wright lost his home in a terrible fire, he began thinking about a real-life simulation programme in which the player could control the lives of simulated-people. His first idea was a simulated dolls house; he approached Maxis with the idea as early as 1993 but the idea never took off due to the limitations of computer technology at the time. Obviously not one to give up Wright began working on "Project X" in 1995. 2 years later the name was changed from Project X to The Sims. The project took 5 more years to complete and when The Sims came out in 2000 it was an amazing concept in gaming and it achieved an enormous fan base. ~~~~~ What's the manual like? ~~~~~ In a word, small. I like small manuals as I really...

donnabroom 13.09.2007 · Read review
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The Sims

Advantages: Fun for a while, detailed, good graphics
Disadvantages: Addictive, gets boring after a while!

...The Sims is yet another brilliant game from Maxis, with Maxis having already produced the brilliant SimCity series. The Sims is so totally unlike any other game that it just had to be a true classic. You control peoples lives, you choose their occupation, you choose their furniture, you choose the wallpaper and bed to their home, you choose whether to make their life a living hell or to make it heaven. In some aspects I suppose you could compare the Sims to Big Brother except you control the characters. So if you’re a control freak you’re bound to love the Sims! Just don’t be too mean to you’re Sims! The detail in the Sims is quite fantastic. You fully furnish your Sims home and can even build it, decide whether to add a second full or not. You also choose the carpets and wallpapers your Sims have. But all that...

Disillusioned 21.07.2001 · Read review
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The Sims 1.5?

Advantages: Multiple personality traits, improved object graphics, multiple savegames
Disadvantages: Ugly Sims, 'rabbit hole' community lots, slow AI, poor pathing, feels unfinished, buggy

...they did things autonomously: stand there for ages before going and doing it. Pathing-wise, they constantly whined about things being in their way rather than turn around and walk, and when they did move, the animations were sporadic with the Sim often freezing in place for a few seconds in mid-walk. At first I thought it was my computer freezing, but then I noticed that other Sims were moving normally while one was freezing in mid-air. Bizarre. I decided to have my family go out for a meal. When I clicked on their car and told them to go, instead of getting in the car and driving off as in The Sims 2, they stood at the side of the road. Their car suddenly materialised in the middle of the road, the Sims disappeared, and then you see them driving off in the car. I found this set of animations really poor. At the cafe, I clicked...

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Review of The Sims 3 (PC)

Should you buy the Sims 3 for PC?

Advantages: Mac/PC capability, No loading inbetween lots, Enhanced character building, Improved graphics
Disadvantages: Price? Cheeky new online store

...The Price At amazon, the Sims 3 for PC is priced at £30. Many have commented that this is too expensive, whilst it is expensive, in my opinion, it is totally worth it. However, don't expect a totally new game. You will need to understand that it is still the Sims 2 , its just been enhanced. If you are expecting a totally new game, you will most likely be disappointed. The Abolished Loading Times This was a great idea. I the Sims 2, gamers were forced to wait for up to 4 minutes whilst visiting other lots, etc... Now, once you have loaded the household, there is no more loading required. This speeds up the gaming process and makes the game easier to play. Enhanced character building I think this is what has improved the game so much for me. Each Sim can now be built with unique interest and whereas in previous games, your...

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The Sims just got bigger and even better!

Advantages: Still very addicting, and a great seamless neighbourhood. Goodbye loading screens!
Disadvantages: Still quite 'basic' whilst we wait for all those inevitable expansion packs.

... So what is "The Sims?" If you haven't even heard of The Sims before then, well, where have you been?! The Sims took off years ago and is now a huge, best selling popular PC game, along with its never ending expansion packs. First there was The Sims, then came along The Sims 2 and now this year has come The Sims 3, bigger and better than ever before. The Sims is anything you want it to be. You can create a Sim that resembles you, someone famous or just a completely made up character. You can make them get married, have children and live in a comfortable home, or you could be rich and single, there is so much choice to what you can have your Sims do, it's basically your own soap opera set in your very own neighbourhood, jam packed with other Sims and places waiting to be explored. What's New in The Sims 3? The main...

GemmaC25 28.08.2009 · Read review
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The Sims 3 - The Best One Yet?

Advantages: New careers; personality traits; Great graphics and speed on my laptop
Disadvantages: Lack of choices within Create-A-Sim; Could be slow on some users PC's/laptop's

...and TS2, including Hot Date, Superstar, University, Pets. Right now, there are no expansion packs available for TS3, but from several forums it is believed that an expansion pack is due to be sold later this year. WHAT IS/WHO ARE 'THE SIMS'? People ask me regularly, 'But what IS it? What's the point of it? What do you do?'. Put in very simple terms, The Sims (all editions) let you lead their lives. They are computer generated characters of whom you can edit however you like, who have desires and aspirations. They can follow careers ranging from anything from a world-renowned surgeon right down to a world-renowned thief! In TS3, there are plenty of careers to choose from - you can be a doctor, a thief, a businessman/woman, culinary chef, a journalist, work within the Police force, within the military services, or even have...

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