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Binding: Video Game Brand: Electronic Arts EAN: 0014633146257 ESRB Age Rating: Teen Item Dimensions: Label: Electronic Arts Manufacturer: Electronic Arts Model: 14633146257 MPN: 14625 Number Of Items: 1 Platform: GameCube Publisher: Electronic Arts Release Date: March 25, 2003 Studio: Electronic Arts Features:
Accessories: Editorial Review: Product Description: The Sims is one of the world's most popular PC games, and now it's coming to your GameCube! Customize your Sim's appearance to a new level of detail Amazon.com Review: The Sims has much in common with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater: There's a great emphasis trial and error, it encourages personalized solutions to problems, and overall success comes down to both balance and timing. Also, like the Tony Hawk games, The Sims is a very addictive game. Players micromanage the lives of a family of virtual people and influence the outcome of their lives, be it success or something akin to a nervous breakdown. The bestselling PC version of the game has, in recent years, been upgraded with elements like parties, pets, and vacations, but this iteration is closer to the basic formula. You start the game living with Mom in a one-story suburban house. You are immediately presented with certain life tasks, such as fixing the TV and making lunch, which are aligned with the skills you'll need for the game's main challenge--keeping your sims in balance on eight conflicting categories. For example, eating will have an impact on your sim's hunger rating, but it will also impact his bladder rating. You'll have to make sure that he keeps himself and the house clean, that he sleeps to restore his energy, and that he also has time to keep himself entertained. The free will option lets your sims coast a bit, and you can also save time by stacking tasks together. Time passes at the rate of about one minute per second in the game, but you can fast-forward sim time when you need to, such as when they're sleeping. The controls are justifiably complex, but adjusting to them is not difficult. You see your sims from an overhead perspective that you can both rotate and zoom. You direct their actions by moving a line cursor to where you want them to go or to what object or person with which you want them to interact. The game is surprisingly funny. Neglect your sims and they'll shout and wave their arms to get your attention. Allow one's energy to get too low and he or she will likely collapse and sleep right where they were standing. When that happens, Mom is likely to serve them dinner on the floor. Gamers may find that it takes a while to get the hang of The Sims' style and control scheme. Stick with it and you may find real time fast-forwarding by. --Porter B. Hall --The text of this review refers to the PlayStation2 version of the game. Pros:
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 Rating:  - After 4 years it's still the best!I have went out annd bought every Sims on console, from The Sims 1 to The Sims 2: Pets, and guess which one was never beat? The Sims 1, of course. Why did EA just decide to do everything their own way? The Graphics are actually pretty good but I have seen better. They still have that over-head bird's eye view, not exactly a first person's perspective of view. Nevertheless, it is still good enough. You still can see a lot of jaggies that were left over from the Ps2 version. The objects ... Read More Rating: - I would have had given it a 3 but..You all probably think I have already reviewed the sims for gamecube.. But I haven't.. Most of my reviews were by my sisters. First of all. The sims bustin out is a hug improvement to this game.. But there is NO play the sims mode in the sims bustin out.. REALLY stupid. There is only free play. I bought this game so I could actually play the SIMS that started it all. And second of all. I think they really should abandon that pathetic free play thing. People like making their ... Read More Rating:  - So Great, so FUN, and so creative, Maxis, how could you have had changed that title?I love this game so much, I am really tired of Maxis's stupid "new projects", They shouldn't change the aging process, having babies, and neighborhood options, I wish that they made the sims 2 ALMOST exactly like this, In the sims 2 you live with yuor "roommates" which has no knack to it, this one, you live with your mom, which makes more sense, Next time, Maxis, take a hint and don't change what the people love, idiots! Rating: - Cool GameThis is game is so fun! It's kinda boring at the start because you have to live with your mom but after you beat that level, the next house is pretty fun and it also unlocks play the sims mode. Get a life mode is fun (that's where you start out with your mom) and it has two player games and stuff. The play the sims mode is way better because you get to have a whole neighborhood and get make houses and families. Here are some codes for this game!: get to the cheat code menu- press L and R buttons ... Read More Rating: - ok...well i have had this game for a while and it is reallt fun but it goes by fast i played the whole game in 1 day it took bout 6 or 7 hrs. the last level its hard to throw the best party you have ever thrown. it takes a while to save. mine hase frozen up... i dont know, there isnt a scratch on my game but it dosnt work well sometimes. overall its an "ok" game |
