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GAMES: The Sims

August 31, 2008 – 2:25 pm

The Sims is a strategic simulation video game which is developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is a simulation game of daily activities of people who live in Simcity. The game was first released in 2000. There was a great demand for the Sims and this demand made it the best selling computer game.

 

  

 

How to Play Sims
In the beginning, you create a Sim who is a member of the Sims family. The aim of the game is to help the Sims, simulated people, to reach their personal goals. It wouldn’t be true to say that you control the characters entirely; sometimes they don’t like furniture you buy for them, they have their own personality. It is totally related to the real life; if one of the Sims is working he has to wake up early and rush to the work and kids have to go to school and prepare for the school. Like normal people Sims have to make money for a living, if they are not working they can check the newspaper advertisements and find job. Again, as in the normal life it is not that easy to find a good job. There can be interesting jobs such as being an astronaut or a gangster. When you improve the characters’ abilities they have more chance to find a good job. Help mode also gives you some necessary tips for you and it makes the game play easier. Characters have autonomy in a certain extent but it is you most of the time who direct the characters into activities such as cooking, reading or exercise. They have their own city, and world and language; Simlish. The characters help you understand what they mean by some movements.

Sims Expansion Packs
There are seven expansions for The Sims released so far such as; The Sims: Livin’ Large. It is the first expansion package; it includes some new characters and items. The second expansion package is the Sims: The House Party. In this version you can have parties, invite people to your parties and have fun. The Sims: Hot Date is the third expansion which was released in 2001. It gives the Sims the chance to travel. The Sims could travel for the first time. That feature was not included before this expansion pack. It is followed by the fourth pack, The Sims: Vacation. Sims can go on a vacation with the family members or some other Sims. They can head to the beach, forest or to the mountain. The Sims: Unleashed is the fifth pack for the Sims. This pack allows the Sims to have pets and take care of them. The sixth pack is the Sims: Superstar. It allows the Sims to become celebrities. The last pack is the Sims: Makin’ Magic. In this version the Sims can make magic and it makes the game more attractive for the players.

Sims 2
Sims II was released in 2004 with a lot more additions. The players can change the looks of the Sims and make the Sims marry each other. In the Sims II characters begin to grow up and die. Unlike the Sims, Sims II does not certain objectives, the game is open ended. The game is also has a 3-D feature. Sims II has been a great success too, selling one million in the first ten days of its release.

Sims 3
Fans of the Sims video game series have long been waiting for the new game. Finally, it was announced that The Sims III will be released on February 20, 2009.

Visit EA Games’ official website of the Sims.