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The Sims Information
- Details & Description
- System Requirements

The Sims: Livin' Large Information
- Details & Description
- New Objects, and Features

The Sims: House Party Information
- Details & Description
- Features

The Sims: Hot Date Information
- Details & Description
- Features

The Sims Details & Description
From Will Wright, the creator of SimCity, comes a strategy game that hits close to home. You are in charge of a neighborhood of Sims, and it is up to you to show them that they're living in your world now! Force them into a life of crime or help them live life in the fast lane. Build them a sprawling mansion or dump them into a dilapidated shack. Let them party like swinging singles or fall in love, get married, and raise a family. They can live out your wildest dreams or experience your worst nightmares. It is up to you to decide--their fate is in your hands.

Build
In the build mode, you can put together your own house, and design your backyard. Even though this is suppose to be a game, Maxis has found that the build mode is the simplest and most effective home architecture software anyone has ever done. There is a lot of freedom on what you can do with the construction tools.

Buy
In the buy mode, players can pick up objects from catalogs - and move them into the house or stick them out in the back yard, each of them with expense, of course. All objects have different properties and actions that can be executed on hem. For example, on the pool table, one can practice pool or join someone playing pool. Another example would be, on the computer, where one can play a game, study, or look for a job. According to Maxis the more expensive objects look better and have more benefits for The Sims.

Live
In the views of Luc Barthelet, the live mode is where players will likely spend most of their time playing. It is the mode where you can control your characters, develop relationships, and see how well your house is running. The characters in the game have needs, including comfort, food and fun; personalities, such as lazy vs. active; skills and relationships, i.e. enemies, friedns, love, jealousy, with the other players. They have a good level of autonomy, but are not very good at taking care of themselves, at least not as good as players will be when they control them. The characters make money by having jobs, and make more money by being promoted.

Also, in the live mode, you can grow your family by getting your characters to marry and have kids. When things get bad, it is even possible that characters will die, so it is important to watch what you are doing.

The home you construct will reside in a neighbourhood. The neighbourhood is made up of dozens of lots, and players have control on who moves in these lots. The characters you create in one house become potential neighbours for your other characters in the other houses.

Thanks to SNGaming.com for the above source of information.

The Sims System Requirements

For more details on The Sims for Mac, we recommend you visit Aspyr.com.

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The Sims: Livin' Large Details & Description
Maxis may be releasing downloads each day to sastify it's fans, but that's still not enough. So to meet the demand, they will be releasing an add-on pack with more objects, careers, and more! Some new interactions will be available with new objects, such as a telescope might bring on an Alien abduction, or the Chemistry Set soulc turn your sim into a monster!

New Objects and Features
Get a load of some of the new features that will be in this expansion pack!

- Alien abductions
- Roach infestations
- Chemistry set
- Genie in a lantern
- Fortune telling crystal ball
- Exploding garden gnome
- Holiday decorations

You think that's all cool? Just take a look at the 5 new careers!

- Musician: subway musician, piano tuner, wedding singer, lounge singer...
- Slacker: golf caddy, convenience store clerk, lifeguard…
- Paranormal: Tarot card reader, UFO investigator…
- Journalism: game reviewer, weatherman, talk show host…
- Hacker: beta tester, game designer, programmer…

The Sims: House Party Details & Description
The Sims: House Party Expansion Pack is all about, well, parties. Everything in it is designed to make parties more fun for both you and your Sims! There will be lots of new things to do, including many different new group activities. There are more than 100 new objects and characters, five new music styles, five new dance styles to match the new music, and three new themes--cowboy, luau, and rave. It's an add-on pack, so you will still need The Sims to play.

The Sims: House Party Features
Over 80 New Objects: More than just new furniture and accessories, objects like dance cages and a mechanical bull will give you everything you need to create the perfect party atmosphere for your Sims.

Group Activities: Whether it's roasting marshmallows around a campfire or playing charades in the family room, there's much more for your Sims to do together.

Rave, Cowboy, and Luau Design Sets: Three new architecture and décor sets will let you create everything from a kitschy dude ranch to an island hideaway to an underground dance club.

New Characters to Party With: Hire a caterer to keep the plates full at the debutante ball, or a dancer to pop out of the cake at the bachelorette party.

New Music and Dance Moves: Build a dance floor with a DJ booth and watch your Sims take to the floor with new moves based on five music styles (rap, techno, country, beach, and disco).

Costumes: What's a toga party without the bed sheets? The new costume trunk comes with new outfits for your Sims and their guests.