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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Review of The Sims 3 (PC)

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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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...

FlyNebula 28.07.2009 · Read review
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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...

jeszikca 24.02.2003 · Read review
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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 on pc

Advantages: A great game
Disadvantages: None really

...The Sim's for the p.c is a game where you have to, Create a Sim or family, Create or buy a house for your sim to live in, and then instruct your sim or Sims on how to live their lives, You can call neighbour?s on the phone to invite them over, You can fall in love, have children and Get married, You start off with a certain amount of money and you have to get your sim a job or all the money will run out, you have to pay for food, Bill's, Household item's, Cleaner's, Gardener's and anything else that you might like to do. Your sims have scores on, How happy they are this includes social activity In order to keep your sim happy need to allow them to do "fun" things such as playing games, watching the TV, you also need to keep their social score high by interacting with neighbour's and friend's, How much they like their home...

rachael10090 02.01.2004 (12.01.2004) · Read review
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The Sims Review :)

Advantages: Great game,
Disadvantages: Nothing to say but very addictive

...The Sims Create and control your own simulated people! I have owned The Sims for a few years now. I have bought each one as they came out. The first one came out in 2000 being The Sims then The Sims Livin It Up then The Sims House Party then The Sims Hot Date then The Sims On Holiday then The Sims The Sims Superstar and then finally The Sims Magic. If you want to buy all of The Sims and install them on your computer you will need roughly around 800mb maybe a little more. I think this is the best games ever made for the pc as you can create your own person and create their own life. Basics The Sims is a virtual reality pc game where you can create your own person, buy a house and get a job and pretty much everything you can do in life. If you buy The Sims Unleashed you can buy pets and train Cats and Dogs. You call for a bus...

dan2471 07.06.2007 · Read review
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