****The sims**** *Introduction* The sims game for those who have not yet encountered it,is a simulation game where you simulate everyday life(continue reading for a more detailed discription). The reason I have decided to write this op on the sims,is not just as it is fun and has playable gaming factor,but also to look at it in a very different light.Whilst it is unmistakeably a game,it has amazing educational value,something very often overlooked by many parents who sit playing it hour after hour. When I discovered this game I had been playing it for several weeks before it occured to me how valuable this could be in teaching my children ...  Read the complete review

There's this woman I know who really is in trouble. She's in love with four different men (one of them married): and a woman (his wife) – and they all live together in the same house. She's unemployed, and depends on them all for income. Luckily for her she's got some creative ability: she's an excellent cook, and she can knock up five or six wooden painted garden gnomes in about half an hour. When her child (she's not actually sure who the father is) comes home from school, she manages to get out of the hot tub for a bit and listen to her, like any good mother would. But her child is struggling at school, and if she doesn't get ...  Read the complete review

I have always been interested in Simulation games, ranging from the abstract to the real; with games like Zoo Tycoon, Civilization III, Black and White, Sim City III, I have been able to sample a wide range of simulation games. It was therefore inevitable that I would purchase ?The Sims?. ?The Sims? is a slightly different game for me as most games I have played of this type have involved management of resources, economies etc; most f these games have been abstract and to a certain extent not quite real. However, ?The Sims? has its feet firmly planted in reality. There was no doubt for me that the quality of the game would be good as the makers of Sim ...  Read the complete review

I bought this game nearly a month ago now and I have to say I was very impressed. I am not saying the game is fantastic but it is not entirely bad either. I have played games like Sim city and age of empires where you have build a city or build up and army and defeat the enemy. This game brought a completely new concept to God games. This game lets you control the people themselves. You have to think for them, build their house, and find them a job and many other things. When you are new to the game, you can take the tutorial. This will tell you how to control the Sims, find them jobs, make them have showers etc. The tutorial is very short which is annoying if ...  Read the complete review

Maxis has long been recognised as a company that excels in producing Sim games, from creating and running huge cities ala the sim city series or an altogether smaller affair, like 'The Sime'. The Sims could probably be best described as a life simulator, the player must create a household of happy and succesful Sims, this objective is multi faceted, balance your Sims love lives, working careers and general happiness to create the perfect family (or if your so inclined the family from hell). For starters you'll need to design your sim, both aesthetically (choosing from a selection of haircuts, clothes and faces) and five less tangible qualities ...  Read the complete review