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Summary: Great Expansion but little documentation
Review: Hot Date adds a lot of fun to the SIms....But the documentation to support the new game features is minimal...You pretty much just have to figure things out as you go...and there are a lot of fun changes to the way Sims interact.. But things are fairly easy to figure out... Lots of new objects. The best is the LOVE TUB....
Hot Date makes game play more complex and keeps the SIms fresh and as fun as ever.
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Summary: Excellent game
Review: The sims hot date is great... I was disappointed at first (i couldn't get anybody to go downtown) but i figured out your charaacter has to be in almost perfect mood. Good parts
1. New skins and items
2. Of course downtown and dating
3. The new social interactions
But that is about all thats new, and all I need to be new.,... BAD PART
1. Even with an excellent VERY fast computer Hot date still runs a little slow.
2. Its hard to go downtown with somebody, you have to be in a perfect mood
3. I don't think maxis got all of the problems out, people have complained of crashing
4.It takes forever to load the game, like 10 min. I love the sims and i play them continuously, but i think they could've made it a little better. I hope this review helps in making your decision. Only get it if you can have patience with the drawbacks of the game.
I'll tell you this, I'm glad I got it, but HOT DATE is not perfect.
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Summary: The Best PC game
Review: The Sims original version was like nothing I ever expirenced before; but when I got Livin Large, and House Party Expansion Pack to The Sims I thought my fun would never end. Hot Date is the best expansion pack Maxis ever made. If you need technical support their staff is so helpful and polite. If you get a PC game this year it defenitly needs to be this game. Its GREAT !!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Just When You Think the Sims Can't Get Any Better
Review: I've had the game since the day it came out. Where to start? First, the basics. The box says there are over 125 new items. There are new floors, windows, wallpapers, doors, trees, lights, tables and counters. There's even a lighted ceiling fan. When Sims are ready to go downtown, they simply call a cab. They can invite other Sims with them or just look for their friends once downtown. The Sims really seem to enjoy the new fish pond. They can buy fish food to feed the fish or rent sailboats to play with in the water. There's a rental shack where you get these items and it also has a picnic basket you can get. When your Sims get a picnic basket, they spread out a blanket and then lay on it, eating and talking. If the date's going well, he might just go for a romantic kiss and then again, his date might completely reject him! Each one of your neighborhoods has its own downtown area. When you go to the beach, you actually hear waves crashing! They can't swim in the water but, of course, you can always put a swimming pool on the beach. There are even changing rooms where your Sims can change into their swimsuits. Another great feature of Hot Date is the "Townies." When you're downtown, you see all sorts of Sims, not only the ones from your neighborhood. You can talk to them and make friends. If all goes well, you can ask them to "Hang Out" with you and they'll follow you around doing what you do. Let's talk food. There are all sorts of places your Sims can eat. There's an ice cream counter, hot dog stand, a place to get hamburgers, hot dogs and pizza, a diner and also a really fancy restaurant. You can create the restaurants yourself too or you can use the downtown buildings that come with the game. There's a new grill for the park areas so your Sims can cookout. There's a new stove and when you place it downtown, you automatically hire a chef for your restaurant. When you put a dishwasher in the restaurant, you automatically get busboys that clean off the tables. You can also put cash registers in the stores and restaurants. This automatically hires store clerks, hostesses and waiters/waitresses. Another great thing about this game is that the people change. For example, you can go to a diner once and you'll have a male waiter taking orders. You can go again and it will be a woman. It's as if they have shift changes just like in the real world. It's fun to watch the hostess seat your Sims and hand them menus. Your Sims will read the menus and talk about what they want to order. Then the waiter will come, take their order and take the menus. They can also go to the bar and order drinks. You can have your Sim sit at a table and call the "barmaid" over. Sims can shop for clothes, jewelry, candy, flowers and magazines. When they shop for clothes, they can buy outfits for themselves or for the Sims their with. One of my Sims bought a new pair of pajamas and now that's what she wears when she goes to sleep instead of the default pajamas. Everyone else in the house is still wearing default pj's because they haven't been shopping yet. Nice feature! Also, you can put changing rooms in the clothing boutiques so they can try on outfits, swimsuits and pajamas. They'll go in the changing room and come out with the other clothes on. Then they'll prance up to the mirror and check themself out. Sims now have an "inventory" that allows you to buy things like teddy bears, The Sims game, lollipops, chocolates, a yellow rose, a bouquet of red roses and even jewelry. One of my Sims bought his date a bouquet of red roses. The date was going well so when he gave the roses to her, she threw them on the ground and stomped on them! In Hot Date, they also have new personality traits. Your Sims can now talk movies, parties, fitness, fashion and more with each other. If there's a topic they don't know too much about, they can buy a magazine at the magazine stand. They'll take it home and read about it there. There are about six different types of magazines, I believe. The magazines have funny titles like MAXSIMUM and WhooNoo. You can place speakers anywhere downtown and your Sims can listen to jazz-like music while they shop. And most everything you do downtown costs money. For instance, playing pool costs money. Turning on the jukebox costs money. Even the bubble blowing machine costs money. Sims can also interact with over 40 new actions. They can cuddle, play footsie, kiss, make out, embrace, insult each other by shaking their fists, gossip, admire, entertain with puppets, nag about the house or their friends. One of my favorites is the hug feature. Sims can now hug friendly, romantic, intimate or even leap into each other's arms. And they're all so funny to watch. They can even kiss suave, peck on the cheek, fiery and more. And if your Sim is feeling frisky, he/she can "check out" another Sim or "growl" at them. Another funny interaction is "Brag." Sims can flex their muscles. They can also primp. One of my female Sims primped by pulling out a compact and checking herself out in the mirror. When your Sims are back at home, they now have four new beds (all singles). Really nice. And there's also the Niagara Love Tub that allows two Sims in at once. They can wash each other, play and embrace. It's really funny to hear them "playing" under the water. I've gone into a lot of detail here but it's still not enough. There's just way too much to discover. Happy Simming!
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Summary: Fun, but a bit disappointing
Review: Hot Date provides Sim fans with things that other expansion packs have failed to do before - more interactions and an opportunity to leave your house! That in itself is worth to 30 Simoleans that the expansion pack costs. The downtown area is a lot of fun to look at and interact with - there are many interesting characters to interact with and your neighbors show up there too. Lots of great new items - my particular favorites are the Cuddle Couch (where I have discovered new interactions such as "caress," and "embrace") and the Heart-Shaped Hot Tub (where you can "wash," "cuddle," and "kiss" your date). There are some new decorative elements as well, although not as expansive as Living Large or House Party. The best part of this game,however, was the new interactions. You can ask particular questions now, including if the Sim wants to come home with you. There are too many new ones to list, but here's a few: extreme tickling, growling, checking out, kissing passionately, kissing romantically, etc. etc. Consequently, relationships have become more complex, with the addition of a "long term" relationship bar and a "short term" relationship bar. The latter displays how you're faring with your companion in the short term (fluctuates wildly) and the former is your longer relationship "base," if you will, which is fairly steady. Different combinations on these bars produce different opportunities for social interactions. So why did I give it 4 stars? There seem to be gameplay problems similar to the release of the first game. Remember when it took your Sim 45 minutes to drink a cup of coffee? It now takes a staggering 4 hours to be seated, order and receive your food in a restaurant (I'm not even talking about eating the food). Also, the Downtown scenes are filled with lots of action and people, and that can put a strain on older computers, resulting in some pauses and choppy movement. If you've got a new, powerful computer, this shouldn't be a problem. All in all, this is a great addition to a great franchise. It's a little racy (although I think the pictures are relatively tame, the SOUNDS are surprisingly suggestive), but it is rated TEEN, so your kids aren't going to see anything they haven't seen on TV or Dawson's Creek. I highly recommend it and hope that Maxis comes up with a patch to fix some of the timing problems.
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Summary: Sim Lover
Review: I have all the other sims but this one is the sweetest it has 125 new objects.I now one cheat it is rosebud then hit enter then type in !;!;!;!;!;!;!;!;1 and how to get in to it you hit shift ctrl alt and c all at the same time.
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Summary: Smart and creative
Review: Genuiously, Maxis brought us "Sims Hot Date". This is something you must get if you are a Sim Lover. I was reading a couple reviews about Hot Date being slow. Really, that is not an issue. If you have 2 other expansion packs and you dont have much space on your computer, and your computer is not fast, yeah that might make the 3rd expansion pack (HotDate) slower. Hot date is amazing. I cant imagine what they will do next to make The Sims better. You can go downtown and get "snuggly" with your date. And you can even go downtown and invite other people that are already down there on a date. This game is simply awesome. In my opinion, you will have to have this. It is WELL WELL WELL! worth the money. No other game can beat the Sims. I cant believe how far it has came. And dont take my word for it! Go to TheSims.com to find out more about hot date! Then if your ready, order it! (you must order it!)
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Summary: Love the Sims, but maybe this is ahead of its time?
Review: I was quick to purchase this expansion pack because I have really enjoyed the The Sims and Living Large, but I am less impressed with their newest expansion pack. As the other reviewer said - it is slow, slow, slow. We actually had to uninstall it on our current Sims computer and reinstall it on our faster computer (thus losing all of our other characters to the new game) just to get it to run reasonably well. Even with the faster system - it still hesitates alot. I think they made the Downtown area a little too bustling! But, it does have some cool new items (mostly walls and floors) and an enhancement to the relationship meter that will make the game more challenging. I would say, if you have a top of the line system - buy it. Otherwise wait a year until things improve.
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Summary: THE BOMB!!!! WATCHOUT. BOOMB
Review: I have the game and belive me it worth it to buy.Its the best game ever created by EA Games it has the most things to do this time you wont be bored out with your computer NOOO!!!! its going to keep you awake throw the night untill the next day because their so much fun things to do that its not like the other ones that you only told to do this and they did it but got bored of the same stuff over & over & over; NOO this one has more fun in to it. MAKE THEM KNOW YOUR THE BOSS!!!!
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Summary: Hot Date is great
Review: This game is great fun with lots of action and much more dates that they like. It is great for kids.
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