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Not very Sim-ish

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: September 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I believe "The Sims" taps into our control freak nature. Most of the fun of the game is being able to control the little Sims, build their houses, have them interact with others, etc.

The fun of the online version is completely dependent on other players. The money your Sim (and only one Sim) makes gets sucked up immediately. The "spend money to earn money" philosophy of the single-player version is abandoned. You can't build much of anything, much less furnish a place, and the buildings you find resemble HP -- party after party with no home life interaction like sitting down to dinner with spouse and kids.

As the others say, it is a glorified chatroom. The majority of relationships in TSO were formed early in beta-testing and to get in on a relationship, a house, etc. at this point will be very difficult. In other words, there's no fun to be had.

If you want a new Sims adventure, the only way to go is Sims2.

BEWARE!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I got this game for Christmas when it first came out and for about a year i loved it. Then once after a update that i had to download it i could no longer access my account. I conteacted tech support MANY times to NO avail. The told me the problem was on my end...but that wouldnt explain why i couldnt log into the game after i could get part way in. They even had me download and reinstall and what-not. BUT..i still could not get in. I tried for 3 months..paying the 12 bucks a month and not being able to play the game. I am not the only person who has had this problem either. Beware this game. Its very fun..until you can't play it anymore and cannot get tech support.

BORING

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: January 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

i have played the game for less than a year... and i am bored sick...i am not paying 10 bucks a month for a chat room that only people talk to certain people. than you get ignored. sorry not worth it in my opinion.

This game can mess up your real life...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 27 / 32
Date: July 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you have a life, be careful about buying The Sims Online. Don't let the bad reviews fool you, this is a good game. I almost did not buy The Sims Online because of it being called "A chat room that costs $10 a month." If it was boring as some say, would 100,000 people play this game? Nope.

This game will take away time from your real life. You might lose friends, your job and social life. My online friend is even trying to get The Sims Online just to chat with me!

Making your Sim is much easier than ever! No more of the boring clicking arrows to see all the outfits/heads. They are now thumbnails. You can make a human Sim or make a bear, (polar, brown, or black bear) alien, even a robot. Bears, aliens, and robots cannot do anything humans can't. Don't worry about bears mauling you! You cannot set any personality. After all, you are the one controlling everything he/she does. That is right, no more "free will." But don't worry, your Sim's moods drop three times slower.

This is not just a big animated chat room. You can build a house, skill center, or park, whatever you want! You do not have unlimited money, you must work for it. Your first instinct as a The Sims player is to look in the paper for a job. Say goodbye to carpools and then zooming off to work. You now have to skill (it takes several real life hours but good people make it fun) then make money on a job object. Some are easy but slow. Others, you must work with others. You can also find people looking for a maid or repairman. Anything you do for making money is fun. Almost.

There is now a "death" feature in the game. Your Sim can die from electrocution, drowning, and starving. Don't worry, you can get revived or stay a ghost. Being a ghost is fun for a while but gets boring after a while.

There are also clothing racks. You can now buy your Sim new clothes from daywear, PJ's, lingerie, swimwear, and formal outfits. Very fun when you get bored with your Sim's clothes.

There is a lack of economy in The Sims Online. Everywhere you go has free food, showers, even beds and hotel rooms at times. However, players are working on an economy. Another thing is a new program called "HUD" that allows people that have an extra [$$] lying around to get a size 8 lot. Making money is boring when everyone is away from the game. It is annoying when you are playing in the middle of the night or some other time for those outside of the US when the servers go down for maintenance. The Social meter is sometimes annoying if you are staying at your house waiting for people to come. Those are the only bad things about The Sims Online.

As for graphics, it is better than The Sims slightly. There is a new and better looking UCP (Universal Control Panel) and buy/build modes. Other than that, same graphics as the 3 year old game.

The sound is pretty good. It is sometimes funny when your Sim sings in the shower. I like the music but to others, it is repetitive and annoying. There is less of the famous gibberish that Sims make. There are user-made radios that some listen to.

As for the bonus stuff with the Charter Edition, you get a certificate, 2 more months free, a key chain, a magnet, and a soundtrack CD. The CD has some nice music on it. All of it from the game. The colored manual with hot keys is very convenient.

Overall, this game is very fun. Like I said, do not listen to the bad reviews. People that love the game would rather play than write a review. Maxis/EA is now offering a free 14 days to play. Before buying The Sims Online, you should go to ...(the official website) to download and play for 14 days free to see if you like it before you buy the game. It is better than paying [$$] for a game you don't like.

Another Life

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 13
Date: June 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

in this game you have another life. its fun when you can create your own charachters. you can make him or her look like a polar bear or an alien, and best( whitch cant get inside anywhere!), a clown. also the sims online taught me alot of new things. i also got to play poker at a casino thing. it was cool.you can also chat but they will say weird things you never heard. also i got to go in jacuzzis and go to weddinngs. i am ten but in the game i told them that my real life age was 21! this game is fun. BUY IT!

This game rocks.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: June 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

THis game rocks!!!! You can meet new people, build your dream house and even go on dates. You can even have a real life roommate. This is the best game I would reccomend it to everyone.
So go out and buy it.

Hello, Welcome.. come in... good bye

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The title of this review says it all.... that is pretty much how the game went for me. Granted the first hour was interesting to look at the houses people built and try out all the gadgets and gizmos but after that it was just an expensive chat room. Sitting at a chess board and 'hearing' Hello, welcome, come on in and thanks over and over is not my idea of a game.... I had a blast building a house, decorating and filling it with everything I possible could but after that... chat room mode set in and I was never into those, even the free ones.....

not worth it

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you get this game all your going to do is pay a monthly fee to chat! Objects are priced way to high and to get any skills to make money will take you weeks of game play. I played this game for over two weeks strait and it was the same thing over and over. You never get any place and it gets boring real fast. If your really into online chat and want to pay for it then get this game but if you want to play The Sims stick with PS2 or the regular PC game.

Subscription Chat Service

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 14 / 17
Date: April 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Why pay for something that is free ??

THIS IS NOT A GAME.

It's an interactive screensaver with chat attached to it.

Genuine waste of money.

Invalid Serial Number

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: April 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

To be honest, I received the game and it looks like lots of fun, however, I have had the game for several weeks and have still been unable to play it. The serial number that came with the game was invalid, I had to fax them all this information and it has been almost a week and I have not heard from them yet. :(

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