''The Number One Game On PC''...

User Rating: 6 | The Sims (DVD) PC
By carn__helving | Review Date:
...And before the Sims 2 you could see why. It is only retrospectively that you can question this game, poor graphics, no real variation in gameplay (such as the changing life stages in the Sims 2),worse jobs, lesser options and smaller lots. It is only really when you buy expansion packs that the game comes alive. I originally bought the Sims Deluxe Edition, which included another game with it, including other extra items. Without expansion packs it doesn't really hold much on its own, as the gameplay does become rather irksome after a while. I bought Hot Date, House Party and Makin' Magic expansion packs, and after playing the other ones, I do believe that I bought the best ones in the series. These expansion packs opened up other options, such as a town and more jobs, and the Makin'Magic pack opened up a whole other world with the Magic Portal, putting a whole new twist on simulation.
Most people that I have spoken to, and myself, believe that there is a type of novelty and unexplainable enjoyment found in controlling other beings or people, and this urge to control other people's lives is fulfilled fully within the Sims. It is only from this psychological view that you can see why the Sims has sold so well, and indeed has remained to be popular ever since. It is probably one of the most addictive games ever, but difficult to say why, really, as there is no set direction for the gameplay. To make the most of the game I would reccomend buying the expansion packs, which add so much to the game and can be found very much on the cheap nowadays.

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