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A bit out of date, but still a very good game,

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 80 / 89
Date: March 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Sims is the bestselling computer game of all time, worldwide. It's still quite popular and there is a lot of support available from the manufacturer and fan sites.

This is a "real time" game and there are problems with time management. For instance - an hour isn't enough time for a sim to get out of bed, relieve herself, shower, eat and catch a ride to work, of course finding a way around this and other similar problems can be enjoyable.

Next, the sims themselves often have problems finding a path to an object you want them to use and if another sim is in the way they frequently can't find a way around them. This makes the time management problem worse.

The game has a lot of little "quirks", like when they set food on a corner cabinet they can't reach it to eat it or even clean it up. So you either don't make corner cabinets or you put lamps or decorations on them.

Sometimes 2 sims will block a doorway and get stuck, then you have to install a temporary second door or take out a wall so they can find a way around each other or they will stay there till they die.

Having a large lot with a big house and a lot of things on it, with a family and a pet or two can really slow down most systems a lot.

So this probably seems like too many problems, but really they become part of the charm of the game, finding ways to resolve them is fun.

It's a detail oriented game that makes you keep track of multiple factors on multiple characters at the same time, challenging you to keep them fed, entertained, clean, rested, comforted, happy with their environment and socialized all while managing a career and relationships and earning enough money to make it all possible.

You discover little tricks like using double doorways and stairways. You learn which objects help to save time and keep them happy.

Building and furnishing their homes is fun in itself and is almost like a seperate game within the game.

This is a good game and very entertaining. I gave it 4 stars overall because sometimes it can become frustrating.

One Of The Most Fun Games EVER!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 73 / 82
Date: April 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have the Sims and all the expansion packs,except Super Star which I gave to my grown daughter. We were hooked for years and had a blast with our simmies.It is not true there is nothing you can do about them or items getting"stuck" there is a cheat"move objects on" that you can do when you are in the buy or build mode that allows you to move anything,even pick up your sim and move it! When accomplished you do "move objects off". Plus there is a fan-site-made "hacked" item you can buy with sim money and download so you can do the same thing when you are downtown,if you have the Hot Date expansion pack. There are lots of "cheat" codes to make the game easier if one needs to,and you can learn all about them on the Sims forum. This game is a dollhouse,and toybox all in one. The building capabilities and interior/exterior design are awesome. My daughter and I built and decorated dream homes for our sims,like we could never dream of owning,even down to the wallpapers,flooring,exterior sidings,or brick, and paintings! We had hundreds and hundreds of Maxis and fan-made items downloaded for our games. It was a thrill just checking out the new items our favorite fan sites had to offer,like a canopy bedroom set,or wallpaper,or a picket fence, or even some beautiful lanscape plants. It is also fun,and sometimes downright hilarious to see your sim's reactions to the new(not replacement,however) items you give them!I decided to order this so I only have to install 2 discs,(edit:sorry,it is 4 discs) on my new PC,instead of 11! Can't wait until it arrives and I can start creating sims and their homes again.Of course I always make myself and friends and family,but we have perfect bodies in the game,LOL! You can make skinny or fat sims too,but there are not as many cool clothes available for them.

BTW,I noticed one reviewer said the money cheat "motherlode" did not work for this.No wonder, the money cheat is not motherlode for the original sims, it is rosebud!

Top-selling computer game of all time,says it all. Countless Sims-Addicts out there for sure.

I cannot give the same praise for Sim2,which is eye-candy,but very exasperating as disheartening to play,It is a race against the clock/death,to accomplish any goals with your sims in this game because they age quickly and die,not enough time to really develop and have fun with them,unless you turn aging off,but all sims outside that house keep aging. I disliked it so much that I un-installed it,and have never looked back!

Stick with TS1 to begin,anyway and find out why it is the top selling game.

One tip: I unplug my cable modem so my anti-virus and instant messenger is disabled when I play. I would advise everyone to do the same and play "off-line",to avoid crashes.

This is the disc you need!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 30 / 31
Date: January 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I really was amazed to see how cheap this product was. It's even cheaper than the Triple Deluxe and it was limited edition, sos I got it right away!!

OMG where to start? Who hasnt heard of the Sims? its one of those games that you either love or hate. I love it, of course. I haev heard some people say that you cannot install certain expansion packs and that you must install the whole lot- not true. You can choose to download whichever expansion pack you want. I will give you a brief note on each expansion pack:

1) Livin it Up- lots of new items, new careers and new skins. Nothing amazing about this one.

2) House Party: very fun with items such as dance stage, buffet and lots more. really fun and you can have HUGE parties, which is an easy way to make friends.

3) Unleashed: If you like pets this one is for you. Cute, cuddly little cats and dogs. They become part of your family, they can have babies. However they take some time to train and I never bother adopting one!

4) Vacation: very fun but not enough places to visit. There are 3 themes: beach, snow and lake. Fun to go now and then.

5)Hot Date: romance. i love the restaurants they feel so real. You order your food, eat, hang out, make love...everything. Cool.

6) SUPERSTAR: my FAVORITE. This expansion pack is really amazing! You live the life of a Superstar -all the good and all the bad! did I say bad? yes I did. You get this REALLY annoying OBSESSED FAN who follows you around 24/7. I mean it. Go to Hot Date, Vacation, or anywhere, he'll be there waiting for you. Its creepy and sometimes REALLY annoying, but I think its realistic in a way that you cant be a star without fans. You can sign autograph, win Grammys Awards, get a Limo to downtown, Sing, Dance, make a music video, have tons of fans!!! So much!! This is the best expansion pack. YOU need it!! If you like the Famous life then this is really gonna blow you away. Make yourself a star!! However, you need to keep up with the business worl if you wanna be a star, give up your job, have TONS of famous friends, be VERY skilled. Then you will earn your life as a star. Its really hard, though.

&)Makin' Magic: this one is ok. fun and creepy but not all to my liking. lots of new characters/ interactions and stuff.

+ You get a create a sim disc where you obviously create a sim. very cool.

OVERALL you need this excellent package!! Its so cheap and well worth it. if you never enjoyed the sims, avoid this!!

The Edition That Should Have Been Sold First

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 41 / 48
Date: August 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Sims, as most of us who have played it know, is a classic game. Wil Wright initially sought out to produce a "home builder" game that let users play with architectural concepts. Of course, he simmed it up and went platinum.

There was no better game than The Sims - certainly for its genre (if another games exists outside of The Sims) - until the inevitable happened... the sequel came out.

The Sims Complete Edition is the marketing ploy to get consumers in the Sims market to drop that last $40 we hadn't yet. More so, it was to get simmers to reconcile the fact that they couldn't afford all those expansions over the years, but now is their last chance. (Marketing!) They are still testing our impulses, trying to sneak past our practicality.

Almost all PC game developers are undertaking the same marketing campaign: leave out material for the base game, then compile it later for a "separate" product, ergo the expansion packs. (PC game developers are getting bolder every year.)

I bet you spent over $100 on The Sims already trying to expand it. What's another $40, Maxis asks, to have it all? The Sims Complete Edition is an excellent example of what video game producers are doing with PC gamers nowadays.

Well, my friends, my only suggestion in this whole review is that you TRY to get away from what I call the "Mosquito Effect." You see the glowing light and you drone right into it. I've been there - I know. Then you wonder why you eat top ramen and you have your friends pick you up when you go out to parties. Suggestion: wait until EVERY game you know hits its sequel, THEN buy the completed first game. It will be fully expanded and cost you a fraction of the overall price.

I am sure this review won't amount to a hill of beans, but if you ever want to know where your money is going, or how PC game developers succeed nowadays, use The Sims Complete Edition as a reference. It is still one of the best games of all time, of course, but we also got played in the process!

Just imagine this... It is the late 1990s. Maxis produces a fine game. It includes pets, magic, all kinds of carpet and wallpaper, and all sorts of furniture and little goodies. It cost you $250. Now imagine this... It is the 2000s. That same product will cost you $40. Aren't you glad you waited?

2nd Best PC game of all time!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 17
Date: December 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The Sims is a brilliant game. Just being able to make people and families and makes dreamhouses is the perfect game. In the sims basically you make a family, make a house, and live the way you want your sims to live meaning you can let them sleep and stuff. The sims have 7 basic needs which need to be filled every so often to keep you sims happy...

Sim Needs: Energy, Comfort, Hunger, Bladder, Room/Environment, Social, and Hygeine.

The sims is a very addicting game beleive me... i have stayed up for two straight days just playing this game, cool huh? on the sims you can get jobs, marry people, have kids, and basically do anything... plus, you can donwload skins and objects from sim fansites to make your sims game better... The sims has some pros and about one or two cons...

Pros:
1. You can live your lives and it actually feels like you are apart of the family which is quite neat...
2. You can choose from other hundreds and thousands of objects and skins to run your sims lives the way you want.
3. the game never ends, you can play forever and ever and ever and ever!!!! (until you kill your sims that is)
4. A very addicting game and a fun game, the best simulation game ive ever played!!!!
5. This particular package comes with the main game and expansion packs making the game experience a hell alot better!!!!

Cons:
1. Sometimes the game can run a bit slow and choppy
2. Depending if you have a anit virus or not, your game can sometimes crash (but very rarely)
3. The sims can sometimes screw up the way they move and interact with things causing your sims to be retarded and do things that you havent told them to do.
4. With this particular package, being at 35.99 is a good price but a tad bit high, just a little though.. :) 29.99-31.99 would be reasonable...

OVerall, this game is addiicting and excuse my language but fun as sh**!!!! I recommend getting this package though with everything in it, and since christmans is near, this would make a EXCELLENT christmas present!!!!

The Best Of The Best Game Of All Time!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 22 / 28
Date: November 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the most awsome version they've come out with (It's about time Maxis) I had already "Compiled" all 8 of my ORIGINAL CDs into a DVD, but then they got stolen by someone. So now I was stuck with a copy. I wanted an original version CD(s), but I wasn't gonna pay $80+ for all of them! The nMAxis came out with this one, and I saw it & couldn't pass it us. My wish had come true!

For someone who doesn't have all of "the sims", this is perfect for them for 1/2 of what it used to cost ($39.99 or so) I'm sure when "The Sims 2" is finished it'll be done the same way after "The Sims 3" is released.

Still Fun - Even After The Release Of TS2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: September 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Sims is old, yes. And after the release of its sequel, still playing TS1 probably seems pointless and boring, as it doesn't have nearly as many features as TS2. But still, even without the fancy 3-D graphics and complex features, I have continued to find TS1 just as fun as I did the day I bought it... 5 years ago, and sometimes find myself playing it more than TS2, for a couple reasons:

Even on a perfect computer that more than meets all the requirements (which is what I have), TS2 will still run slow if you have downloaded a lot of custom content (which is pretty much required to add variety and fun to TS2), and also if you build large lots. Although TS1 also has this problem, it's not nearly as bad.

And of course - the expansion packs are way better on TS1! You can tell they were thought out well and tested thoroughly. With TS2, the expansion/stuff packs (not including University, Nightlife & Pets - those were good) seem like they were just thrown together, and then released without any testing whatsoever. The amount of bugs that Open For Business had was enough to make me uninstall it until someone released some hacks/patches that would fix it, and even after it worked, it was incredibly boring. Family Fun Stuff and Glamour Life Stuff were just a waste of money; I haven't used any of the extra content that they installed into the game.

So, what it all comes down to is this:

If you have The Sims 2, but have never played the original Sims, then I suggest you buy this product, and try it out. Even though it's the same concept of TS2, it's a total different experience in itself.

If you have played the original Sims, but uninstalled it due to TS2, then I would suggest re-installing it, even just temporarily, and playing it again, because you might just agree that, in some ways, it is better than TS2.

awesome!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: August 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Sims series is great. And now they have all the expansions together for this low price of about $40.

If you never had the sims before, get this. its a great deal!!!

I only wish they had all the expansions like this earlier for this low price. I got them each individually when they came out for about $30 an expansion pack :/

Q and A about the Sims Complete Collection

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: July 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I just received my copy of the Sims Complete Collection (7/9/2007).
Here are a few questions I had, so I hope the answers I give help you.
Q: Do I need to uninstall my previous versions of The Sims.
A: NO. If you built it and saved it in the previous game it is still there in The Sims Complete Collection.
Q: Will it work on my computer
A: If you have Windows XP and a decent computer YES. I have a 4 year old Pentium 4 with a NVIDIA Geforce3 video card and it works great, no choppy video or time delays.
Q: What do I get?
A: 4 Disc in a DVD like box. But the key code is on the back of the booklet inside.
Q: How long will it take to install?
A: 25 to 30 minutes
Q: What about new objects?
A:There are so many new objects, building items and new neighborhoods that it will take you awhile to adjust to so many choices.
Q: Did you encounter any problems?
A: Yes but only with the registering process. I have and EA account but it refused to recognize it. So I tried creating a new one. That also failed. I finely just gave up and went to the Sims Complete Collection site and added my serial number to my list, and now all is ok.
Q: Where you please with your purchase?
A: Yes. Buying it as a complete collection was a HUGE saving over buying each expansion pack. And buying it thru Amazon meant that I didn't even have to get dressed except to get it out of the mailbox

This isn't a review of the actual game, you should already know the game is excellent!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: January 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

An extremely great value for anyone who doesn't already own The Sims or has the game with only one or two expansion packs. I was pretty surprised/relieved when I found this considering beforehand, collecting the game with all its expansion packs would have cost you well over 100$ as the Mega Deluxe packs or more than double separately. I had already experienced the game before but being cheap, I wasn't willing the shell out the money even during the game's first set of consolidations. Now when this came out, I knew it was time to pony up. It is a remarkable deal, the original Sims plus ALL 7 of its expansion packs dealt at the lovely price of under 40$. Considering it would have cost up to around 300$ for all this at one point, it is a considerable deal, made possible only by Sims 2's success. If you already love the Sims without actually owning it, this it what you should get. If you haven't played the Sims before (!) and are curious about all the hubbub surrounding it, this is the package to get, no question about it.

If you were looking for a review about the actual game, you should look at the pages of the original Sims and all its respective expansion packs. There's no point telling you which expansion packs are better or worse on here because you can't install them separately with the Complete Collection; they all install together and there is no customising which ones to leave out. That is a drawback if you already know you hate or can't stand one or two of the expansion packs or are trying to save hard drive space, you cannot not just install one or two of them, they're all together. This could be relevant to you, but it was relatively irrelevant to me since none of the expansion packs are overly intrusive (most features can be ignored if you do not wish to use them). There's a sign in Unleashed that you can buy to get rid of animals and keep them from leaving puddles at the ends of the sidewalk. IMHO, all the expansion packs add something new and unique to the Sims experience, so none should be left out anyway.

Conclusion: buy this if you like/love/are obsessed with the Sims without actually owning a copy, buy this if you haven't played it but you think you will enjoy the game (how can you not?) purchased at bargain price. Don't buy it if you already know you hate the game or already own all of it because there really isn't anything extra aside from some stuff that can already be downloaded for free online.

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