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Summary: Strong and fun...how expansions should be done
Review: The newest expansion for the revolutionary game The Sims doubles your fun by finally allowing your characters to go out into the world and interact with people or go on dates in downtown locales such as restaurants, nightclubs, clothing stores and the beach. You can build stores as well, but they give you just about everything you need right off the bat, so you're pretty much left with building weird looking stuff that already exists. The installation (once it stopped crashing) also gives you more options for interaction (you can kiss fiery, nicely, peck, etc.) and you can improve a sim's interests in something by reading magazines, increasing their chances with more people they come in contact with. great stuff, and, like the expansions before it, totally necessary and right on time.
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Summary: Save your money ! Buy something else.
Review: I was looking forward to this expansion pack for The Sims. But EA/Maxis have tried to pack too much info into one small expansion pack. First of all it slows the game wayyyy down. It's fine if you just let the sims do their thing but every time you tell them to do something it pauses a long time and slows down. Also, now when you click to go to a house to 'play' a sim family it makes you wait a long time 'while everyone goes downtown'. Downtown is the new added area where sims can buy things and walk around and have dinner. But you won't believe it -- the 'dinner' is the SAME pork chops green beans and potatoes they have been eating for two years now. Those poor sims !! Maxis couldn't have thought of something new ?! They do get some type of dessert that's new if you order the full meal. Other than that they walk around and can buy a rose or an ice cream cone etc., or magazines that increase their interests that part isn't bad -- but for the amount of time it slows the game down, it really doesn't add much to it in general. I wish I hadn't added Hot Date onto my game. Maxis should have come out with Sims 2 with all this stuff in it so it didn't slow down the existing game so much. As it is the original game will soon be outdated. It is made for Win 98. Plus, the sims don't interact very easily any more. I try to get my sims to talk to the new characters in the game, which aren't very interesting anyway, and the new guys don't want to talk. So, if you think your sim wandering around downtown alone and buying an ice cream is worth ($$$) and a slower game, buy this. Otherwise I'd leave your game alone. Personally that sounds too much like my real weekends for me ;oP
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Summary: One of the best Sim games ever!
Review: The Sims Hot Date is so far the best sim games ever. I hape that they make more like it so I can have more fun with the people. (...)
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Summary: Can chug at times, but still loads of fun!
Review: This expansion pack dropped me right back into the wonderful world of SIMS addiction. You think you're past it and then they give you a downtown and more iteractions and before you know it, it is 3 AM and you are still going. Part of me wants to hug the programmers, while the other part wants to kick them for creating such a cool, addictive game. Much like houseparty, the graphics can chug a little when you have a bunch of SIMS around. This mainly happens when you are downtown at a happening joint or if you throw a party. For parents out there, there is a strong sexual theme to this game and any internet savy child can download naughty skins. Very, very limited violence, if any, depending on your iteractions. Do keep in mind that SIMS date and mate, with the latter not occuring in plain view. The good news is that you won't have to explain where babies come from after they play this game. You might want to look for a SIMS 12-step program prior to purchasing. Enjoy!
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Summary: best expansion pack yet!
Review: This expansion pack is SOOO much fun! If you love sims, you have to buy Hot date. Your sims are no longer stranded at home. You can leave the house and go downtown. There are tons of new interactions with people, like multiple kisses and hugs. Talk about interests or gossip. Flirt by sweet talk or growling. Plus, new objects, walls, floors, and more. Defnetly worth it.
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Summary: I love the sims, but...
Review: I really love the sim games and have all of them, but this one is just different. I agree with one viewer about everything downtown being way to expensive and they have changed the interaction settings so it takes much much longer for your sims to become friends etc, or allowing you to advance in your career. The other major problem that I have been having is that my computer crashes constantly when playing this game. I have all of the requirements on my system and all of the other games work perfectly. I think that Maxis had some bugs to work out before releasing it.
My suggestion is buy all of the other ones first, and when you get bored of those, try this one... but learn to love the other three first!
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Summary: Great stuff for those liking the singles
Review: This is an unusually huge expansion pack for any game, and Sims into the Singles scene will not be disappointed. Though less interesting for Sims fans who are more into married life and careers, as always the expansion contains goodies for everyone. It is well worth the price, and at the price that Amazon.com currently has it at, it is a steal.
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Summary: love it
Review: i don't have it yet but i know it is great like all of maxis games the reason i like this games is i like the way the games is desighted when i play maxis game i feel like i am in another world i love to play your games thank you will wright for makeing my dream come ture
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Summary: And You Though It Couldn't Get Any More Addictive
Review: If you loved The Sims before, you have another thing coming. The Sims addict will simply adore this new expansion pack. More commands, more items, and the addition of a downtown area will undoubtedly suck you in like it did the first time you ever played. You'll have to work quite a bit to really go on a "Hot Date", but that's where half the fun is, right? If your current installation is already choppy, however, you might want to restrain yourself. All those additional commands, items, and areas will suck up more RAM and processor time. The choppiness only gets worse. On a Celeron 466MHz with 384MB of RAM and a Voodoo 3 video card in Windows 2000, it is playable but a little irritating. Areas take longer to load which also gets frustrating. If your system can handle it, this expansion will make a lovely addition to an already splendid game.
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Summary: Having so much fun...
Review: ...playing The Sims with this new expansion pack. I was disappointed with the last expansion pack, House Party, so I was skeptical about buying this one. But so far this new version is great! I'm so glad I bought it; makes the game much more enjoyable. I will need to buy some more memory for my computer though, because this expansion pack has definitely slowed my computer down.
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