The Sims (Mac)

Pros: interactive, downloads
Cons: hard to catch on in the beginning

Background
The Sims is an totally interactive simulation game where you get to build your own neighborhood - with your own families (although there are some there for you to choose).

Once the houses are built (or you move into an...

Pros: Hilarious, unpredictable characters, realistic settings, great interactions
Cons: Could make you drop out of school to keep playing it, time sequence is off

I am not a PC gamer. Not at all. I've tried many a game on my computer, and there are only two I really like. The first, You Don't Know Jack, because I apparently love to be insulted, and second, The Sims, because I apparently haven't outgrown my...

Pros: Addictive
Cons: Addictive

The Sims is one of the most in-depth games you could possibly imagine.

The brief is simple, design and control a family of sims.

The goals, well they're the same as in real life, if you're materialistic then you'll no doubt want to...

Pros: Can be lots of fun
Cons: too addicting

I bought this game after fruitful reviews by my peers, who couldn’t live without this game. And I couldn't play it. I was deeply saddened by that too. So, I upgraded my video card, which needed brought into the late 90’s anyway, and I played the game. It...

Pros: You'll never want to stop playing.
Cons: You'll never want to stop playing.

I don't know, I'm giving The Sims a 4 Star rating, but honestly I can't tell whether I Love this Game or Hate it.

I think that's why this games deserves a Good Rating; when was the last time you played a game that left you frustrated, angry,...

Pros: Interesting concept, good music, nice features.
Cons: Boring, no ending, a waste of time, several glitches.

The Sims is perhaps the most clever game to be released since the turn of the millenium. I'd been awaiting its release for months. After some small delays, it was released February 4th. Fortunately, I had pre-ordered a copy, so the next day The Sims...

Pros: A unique game idea combined with many customizable features - The Sims has a lot of potential.
Cons: The game, when played strictly "real life", will eventually become boring and irritating.

When I first tried The Sims, I was hooked. I marveled at the smooth graphics, the ability to create a semi-unique character, the wondrous things you could do to your house, and the difficult task of caring for a baby. The game is an...

Pros: Sim micro-management at its best
Cons: not something for the action-oriented gamer

About a decade ago, I was playing the original Sim City on a 386 with all the squeaks and beeps from the internal speaker. 16 color graphics, too! I’ve played just about every other Sim game since then, even Sim Ant.

Last week I found myself...

Pros: Just plain FUN!
Cons: Too little cash to start out with for a family...

This game had all the Rave reviews... at first i was one of the skeptics.. but i recently read a review in PC Gamer about it and it perked my interest..
I originally bought it for my girlfriend as a gift but soon after installing it I was...

Pros: Innovation! Spontaneous! Creative!
Cons: You think your life is boring, check these guys out.

Real life, reduced to clock ticks….
If you are a gamer, then you already know what all the fuss is about. Those great folks at Maxis have finally reduced our own lives into a set of basic components that can be easily programmed into a...

Pros: you have complete control, fun, addicting
Cons: expensive ($40)

Have you ever felt that everyone else runs your life? Well, here is your chance to run some one else's life. The Sims is a simulator that specializes in simulating human behavior.

You begin the Sims by starting a family and its up to you...

Pros: ENTERTAINING, Satisfies my desire to "control"
Cons: Housework in my "real" life suffers, brought me to realization that I am a sick twisted individual...ok reminded me I am. :)

I have been assured by a relative that this isnt what "they" meant when "they" told me to get a life. I for one am not so sure.

I first heard about the "Sims" here on Epinions. I read a review telling me not...

Pros: Get hooked very easy
Cons: Nothin

How do you turn life into a game? Isn't that what all games are about? Taking some part of our lives and making it recreational? Even Sci-Fi and Fantasy games are based off of human situations... So when The Sims shows up on our desktops, why are we so...

Pros: Makes a great game even greater
Cons: None

Okay I never wrote a review for the Sims, but I will tell you that it has got to be the funniest and most entertaining game I have ever played on a PC. This little review right here is for the recently released expansion pack titled Livin' Large. Any...

Pros: Put me in the game!
Cons: Where's the cats and dogs?

I waited for almost a year for the release of The Sims, I bought it the day it finally came out, and I haven't stopped playing it since! This is hands down the best game ever. The Sims is more than just a game. It's practicaly real life. In fact you...