An OK game ^^
The whole idea of the game is to create and raise you own Sim neighbourhood. You have to get your adult sims a job, buy them furniture for their house and basically, keep them alive and happy. There is a wide range of furniture to choose from, such as Plasma TVs, and it is fun to decorate a house.
The music while you play is OK... you can't really hear it that clearly. There is also an option to play your own music on the music players.
The Sims interact which each other, like talking, going in jacuzzis, flirting, giving gifts and proposing. They even have babies if you play your cards right.
However, I got a little bored- mainly with the fact that I couldn't make enough money to really pamper my sims, so I used a few cheats... which worked out nicely ^^ but I still found the gameplay a little limited. For example, the kids HAVE to go to school n if they don't, they get taken away....... also the sims tire easily n need a rest too soon... they also get dirty easily and in the end I got really annoyed with them. So annoyed infact, that I stuck em all in a brick wall enclosure and they starved to death. Whilst I felt immense satisfaction watching this, I was also swamped even more in boredom... they take AGES to die.... n perhaps i experienced a smatter of guilt as I looked at their tombstones.
Anyway... this game will keep you entertained for about two weeks I think... so if you have a 2 week holiday coming up where you have nothing to do... buy the Sims.... actually don't waste your money on that.... get Sims 2 instead... or save up for a DS coz they are worth every penny!!! :D