"Another Great Expansion Pack from the People at Maxis"

Ever wanted to control a family? Get them jobs, married, have kids? In The Sims, you can do that. Now with the new Expansion Pack, Livin' It Up the game is even better.

Gameplay
You have to make your family get jobs, have your kids go to school. Your neighbors come over to your house and you talk to them. You have to get your sims up early enough to get to school and work on time. Your sims have needs that they need to meet, like Hygiene, Bladder, Hunger, Social, Fun, Energy, Comfort, and Room. You can either build a house for your sims or you can move into a pre-made house. You can constantly add on to your house by building extra rooms, adding carpet, wallpaper, windows, etc. This game last hours of fun.

Story
You control the story. Basically you must go to work (or school if you are a kid) take care of your needs and the rest of the time is free time.

Audio/Video
The audio in this game is awesome. It is some of the best audio I have ever heard in a game. When you put dishes in the dishwasher, you can here the dishwasher run. You can hear the people talk (Although they don't talk in English). The audio is simply fantastic.

The video is also great. You can see the closest details in the objects and people. The video is almost as good as the audio in The Sims.

Replayability
I played The Sims for countless hours and loved it. I got tired of it after a few months. A few months later Livin' It Up came out and I played it for literally hundreds of more hours. Once you have played the game, play it with cheats to create the ultimate home. You can put anything in the game that you want. You can also create your own skins, walls, floors, and objects to add many more hours of fun.

Should you get this game?
If you have played Sim City or any other ''Sim'' game and loved it, this game is for you. This is 10 times better than Sim City. This game received Game of the Year for a reason.

Livin' Large or House Party
If you have a choice between Livin' Large and House Party, which expansion pack do you choose? If I had to pick one of the expansion packs, I would choose Livin' large. I just enjoyed Livin' Large a little more. Both expansion packs have about the same new objects, and new characters. The only difference between the two is the fact that you have more jobs to choose from in Livin' Large. I enjoyed both expansion packs very much.

I really enjoyed this game. I have played this game for many hours. I love how you can add objects, skins, floors, and walls. I enjoy making a house from scratch. I just have not thought so highly of a game.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 04/02/01, Updated 05/26/01