The Sims (Mac)

Pros: You control their lives.
Cons: When they live on their own, stuff goes wrong.

I think that The Sims is a wonderful computer game. It makes it so you can choose a pre-made family. You can make a family of your own. You can even select a family, select a plot of land and build a house. The people in this game are almost life...

Pros: Great game for almost all ages.
Cons: Your social life is going straight down the hole.

The first time I played The Sims, I played for a few hours.

After that, I was on five hour stretches. This is a very, very dangerous game. Especially for those of you who enjoy the entire "Virtual Pet" craze that was going on awhile...

Pros: graphics and sounds are top notch, game easy to learn, fun,
Cons: ADDICTIVE

We bought the Sims for my wife with one of her first Eroyalty checks (yep, there's money in Epinions!). She wanted it because the graphics, sound, and concept were top notch. She loves games like this- having conquered Rise and Rule of Ancient...

Pros: Well designed, easy to play simulation, very addictive!
Cons: Requires a lot of computing horsepower, somewhat limited in scope

What can I say, Will Wright...you've done it again!

The creator of the perennially popular SimCity series has created his next step up in the SIM family of games. Besides cities, he's simulated planets, office towers, ant colonies, farms,...

Pros: Graphics, music, sound, new concept, gameplay.
Cons: You'll be jealous of them, minor flaws.

Background
I love sim games and have played most of them over the years. I have no track record of playing Barbie and Ken (that you can prove in a court of law anyway).

Performance
The minimum requirements are modest....

Pros: Graphics, sound effects, choices, and realism.
Cons: The greedy Sim in me wants more, more, more!

This game is a god send to any fan of the Sim series. It was made for all of us who have always wished to see into the minds of the little inhabitants of our SimTower or our SimCity. It was made for all of us who wanted a more "personal" game...

Pros: addicting, true to life characters, fun!!!!
Cons: addicting....

I had never even heard of The Sims until I went shopping with my stepdaughter last weekend. She saw this game and went crazy. She begged my husband and I to buy it, because she thought it was the neatest game she's ever seen. I am no computer game...

Pros: Great Simulation
Cons: Time Consuming

What would you do? If you were in complete control of everything in a family. You could control what they do from minute to minute. Who your characters talk to, who they like or dislike. In the Sims, you have absolute power.

First things first...

Pros: Extremely fun, gives you control over an entire neighbourhood of people
Cons: Needs a fairly fast computer, slightly addictive, expensive

The Sims isn't just another simulation game. Unlike a flight simulator, where all you can do is fly a plane, or "SimCity", where you have control over a city, but not the inhabitants, The Sims lets you control an entire neighbourhood of people, down to...

Pros: Excellent Simulation game
Cons: The graphics could be a little better

Pros: you can control someone's life!
Cons: you can lose a lot of your own life!

Ah yes, another SIMS addict. As I'm sure you can see by the amount of reviews, this is a popular game. And because it was ranked so popularly on epinions, I decided to try it out for myself. And what do you know, I love it too!
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Pros: Realistic
Cons: Addictive

I got The Sims for Christmas last year from my aunt. I admit that, upon first reading the back of the box, I was skeptical. The box boasted things like, "Create your own characters! Customize their appearance, skills, and personalities" and "Build a...

Pros: interesting premise, great detail
Cons: tedious, repetitive, annoying voices

When I first played The Sims, I was amazed at the amount of detail that went into it. Then, after a few days of doing the same thing over and over again, I deleted it. At first, The Sims is fun, you get to make a family, build them a house, furnish it,...

Pros: Easy , Different, Fun
Cons: Monotonous, Hard to make friends, Addictive

One day I was talking to my boyfriend about computer games. As usual I was angry with him because he is better than me at most games. The problem I usually have is that most games don't relate to anything that I am familiar with. I don’t wake up every...

Pros: Hours of fun
Cons: none so far

How many of us have ever wanted to be in control of everyone around us? Come on now, admit it. You have wanted to be able to make people do whatever you told them to do, haven't you?

Well, with The Sims, you get to do exactly that. Again, the...