The Sims (Mac)

Pros: Great fun, witty game, very funny, great replay value, you can totally customize you sims lives!
Cons: *****

Maxis is back and now better than ever! From the creators of Sim
City, here come The Sims, the real time simulator where you decide the life your sim(s) will live! A brief overview of the game:
You can create a family and move...

Pros: Great AI, fun to play, a real addiction
Cons: Can get monotonous

I was one of those people who signed up to receive the release of The Sims as soon as it came out. I've always been a fan of Maxis simulation games (from SimAnt to SimCity3000). At first, I would sit down and play for four hours at a time. Now, that...

Pros: Original, compelling and well-pitched in tone
Cons: Sluggish sprite movement, some unrealistic let-downs

PC LIFE

The most ironic aspect of this game is that whilst you have to look after various little sprites that you've created, nursing them and making sure they foster relationships, you may at the same time be spending so much time doing this...

Pros: Extremely addictive, nice graphics, sweet AI, etc.
Cons: That "I'm making a soap opera" feeling sometimes, the wierd time scale.

I originally had bought this game for my little sister, who is 11. I had loved Will Wright's work in the past (SimCity et all), but I didn't think that this particular game would run with my tastes, despite the amazing game and graphic engines. I was...

Pros: fun, addicting, fascinating
Cons: amazing how much time you can waste playing this game

The Sims (and the "Living Large" expansion pack) is a game where you have the option of controlling human-shaped creatures called "sims" who often do charming, but usually stupid things. They're kind of like real people only more...

Pros: graphics, concept
Cons: everything else

Maxis once again gives us another game with no end. I used to be a die hard fan of Sim games. USED to be. Now I find most of them boring, with the exception of SimAnt. Even though it's easy as dirt, I still find it fun to raise a colony, and defeat other...

Pros: Great new concept; many things to do; almost like real life
Cons: Some of the disasters are annoying at times

If you are a hardcore gamer whom is looking for a challenge, you should definitely buy this game. At first, I was expecting a "SimCity" type game, but it is totally different. Just imagine your entire life in one computer game.

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Pros: A great game, and power trip...
Cons: ...that can become an addiction :)

Sometime last spring, while shopping at the local Wal-mart store, I made a decision that would change the way I spent my summer. I bought The "not yet a smash" Sims.

I had never even heard of the game, but I did like SimCity, so I...

Pros: Simulates real life
Cons: Real life sucks

Ever want to play god? You don't exactly play god but you can control a virtual person, or people. You help a neighborhood live their lives in a small setting. If building, creating, and maintaining things are what you like, then get this game.

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Pros: Nice graphics, reasonable price
Cons: Boring game

After hearing a few friends of ours rave over The Sims computer game, my husband and I decided to purchase it. We got a pretty good deal on the game ($40) and were excited to get it home and begin playing.

We got home and I booted up...

Pros: Very Interesting Gaming Idea
Cons: No Repeat Gaming Fun

Let me start off by saying that The Sims is a fantastic idea for a video game...on paper. I, for one, have spent countless hours enjoying other Sim games like SimCity and SimEarth, and the idea of having a Sim game where you actually controlled...

Pros: You control a little computer life
Cons: None really

I am a computer dummy and not really into games like this. My husband NEEDED The Sims, so I let him buy it. Now I play it more than he does. I love the graphics and all of the different variables you can throw in to make your sims life wonderful or...

Pros: highly addictive, hours of Soap-Opera FUN!
Cons: can be choppy at times, maybe slow... that's about it

I bought the Sims in August, a good 3 months after I had first seen it on my friend's computer. I was spellbound. Imagine - controlling the very PEOPLE that populate the ever popular Sim City Universe. It was too much for me. I became a total addict. The...

Pros: Amusing, very "real-life" action, wonderful graphics, re-playability
Cons: A little too "normal," some issues with perspective and viewability

Everyone raved about this game. And I may be strong, but obviously, not that strong. Why, there were entire virtual malls being built to exchange Sims items, millions of family "photo albums," chat rooms dedicated to the survival of your...

Pros: Interesting, funny, easy to learn
Cons: Addicting, not compatible with windows NT

My boyfriend told me he bought The Sims , and that it was a fun game to play and not that hard to learn. I was excited because it was a game that I had wanted to play for a long time. I was going to buy it for my own computer, but the game isn't...