"Great Game, But Just Not The PC Version!"

WHAT IS IT AND WHATS IN IT
The Sims is a simulation/strategy where you control a person(s) life by giving them jobs, making them get married, workin out, etc. There are two modes the first mode is 'Bustin Out' where you have to try and complete the tasks you are set. The second mode is the 'Free' mode where you can just create a family and play an endless game.

6 - VISUAL - 6
Not the best graphics, but it doesn't need to be, seeing as you spend most of your time with the camara angle zoomed-out, but when you do zoom-in you can see the sqaured off sides! The movement of the people isn't very life like either, to but it blunly, they move like robots! This doesn't really affect the game very much as its a fun game because of the things you can do on it, and after 10 mins you'll forget about the poor graphics!! This got a 6 because the objects on the game do look very good.

7 - SOUND - 7
Nice gental music in the menus and the 'ohhs' and 'arrs' of there voice, they also speak to each other in a laguage you couldn't possibly understand, so its preety pointless, but a nice touch!! There are also little sound clips when your playing a guitar, sleeping, painting, sculpting, swimming etc.

9 - LIFESPAN - 9
Last long time, with loads of unlockable. The game itself is hard so thats what will take most of the time, but after that you can just play an endless game like on the PC versions. I didn't give it a 10 because, yes, it is a long game but after a bit you start to get board of it, and don't really want to complete it, this is mostly because it because it becomes repetitive.

6 - OVERALL - 6
Its a good, If you like the other Sims then you'll like this, but otherwise I would steer clear of this, because after a couple of days it'll get bored and repetitive, then you'll think to your self ''Why did I buy this in the first place?!''. If you are thinking of getting this game because you liked the PC version, DONT, because the controls are harder to use which seems to not make it as fun as the PC game, I would stick with PC series than move on to the consol series if I where you!

Reviewer's Score: 6/10, Originally Posted: 04/13/04