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Summary: WARNING!
Review: This game could be inaproprioate for people 10-11 or under
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Summary: The Start of a Beautiful Relationship
Review: The Sims Hotdate is one of the best EPs of all. Before you get any of the other EPs, you should get this one. I say this mostly because it gives you more social interactions and over 125 new objects. Instead of just kissing someone and getting that corny music, you can choose from a suave kiss on the hand or a passionate pucker. There is a downtown location for your sims to go to for gift shopping, eating, or to meet that special someone. You can invite someone in your household or someone you meet downtown.
The downside of the game: You cannot invite your kids downtown and if the person you wish to invite is not in a good mood, you will be left with a broken heart. After returning from the date, you may find that your sims'mood is lousy. During the date I find that the game freezes up and requires you to turn the computer off, making you loose all that hard earned relationship points. Reinvations to the downtown area does not always show up when your sims visit downtown. Despite all of this, I think that Hotdate is an excellent EP and should be purchased after you get the double deluxe!
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Summary: A must for the sims universe
Review: I love playing the Sims. This is such an addictive and awesome game and this expansion is one of the essential ones that you have to have if you own the sims.If you've played the Sims then you know how tough dating can be in the game. It's not the easiest to get someone to fall in love with you and Hot Date excels in that area. There are a ton of new options that you can do with your sims. Before you could just kiss your sim. Now you can decide how you what kind of kiss you want that to be. There is the new downtown area that offers a ton of new options to the game and new stores. There are new items like chairs, hot tubs, counters, and tons of other stuff. There are some new clothes and you can do things like buy your date lingerie. You can go to Downtown and meet new people that you don't have to create like a jock or a blonde bombshell. It just adds to a fun and new experience to the game. If you have the Sims and don't have this expansion pack then you are missing out. This was is a must so go get it so you can enjoy the Sims a lot more.
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Summary: The BESTEST game ever! 17th april 2004.
Review: Sims are absolutely ace, i don't know anyone who hates this game.The sims games are very similar in each, except each game has a different variety of things to choose from. This game allows you to go downtown and party. Build your own house,or delete the already built one and alter it round abit on a spare bit of land. Or buy one. Also you can decorate your home a bigger house start off from a scratch island use the cheat and buil how big you want it. Decorate the house with the new stuff that is there that is not on sims vacation, house party etc. Use red chairs like the downtown ones and make your house fancy. You can also create a family as big as you want it to be. Make babies [not rude].It is fun to play all the time. Each game as different varieties of things not extras as such different furnishings. You can also click on a spot to where you want your sims to go.
1. Create a family.
2. Move them into an empty slot or buy a house.
3. Buy stuff for your house make it more decorative.
4. Search around your new house and check out your new decorations.
5. Continue doing things with your family, or go downtown on the options menu.
6. Enjoy the excellent game.
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Summary: If you thought the Sims was addictive enough...
Review: Ok, I'm completely addicted to the Sims. This expansion pack really added to the fun. I think the best part about it is, for the first time, you get to take your Sims out to "date places," like shopping centers and restaurants. I don't know about your Sims, but mine tend to get a little stir-crazy and cranky when they haven't been out of the house in a while. I'm warning you, though: with this expansion pack, romantic relationships are very difficult to maintain (kinda like in real life!). Enjoy!
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Summary: Wanting to Play!!
Review: I brought the game over 6 months ago along with 5 others. I played the other games and love them. I went to download Hot Date and guess what I couldn't because I don't have the game it needs to porceed. Please help and e-mail me back with the infomation needed to get my game downloaded.. My e-mail is rrosario@safespacenyc.org. I would really be greatful.. Thank you.
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Summary: Update for Windows XP users
Review: I almost did not purchase Hot Date because a few reviewers (see list below) reported that Hot Date was not compatible with Windows XP. I had my doubts, but bought the game anyway. I am happy to report that Hot Date installed and plays perfectly well on my computer whose operating system is XP. I do, however, have Sims Deluxe Edition so I can not report that Hot Date will work with the Original Sims or with Sims Double Deluxe Edition on XP, although it is probably safe to assume that if it works with Sims Deluxe it will most likely work with Sims Double Deluxe on XP. Once you install Hot Date you will be required to reinstall Sims Deluxe afterward to play (all of your saved material is not lost). The only catch that I have experienced is that during play, Hot Date can slow up almost to the point where you think it has frozen but it resumes again. This is probably a RAM issue, and this game definitely requires A LOT (128MB is marginal at best) of RAM to run smoothly on XP. So have no fear if you have XP, give Hot Date a try it is definitely worth it. I can't stop laughing at all the ridiculous and funny actions you can put your Sim (and his or her date) through. If you're a bit older than the average Sims player like me, this game is nice way to unwind and get your mind off things (like your REAL job).
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Summary: AWESOME!
Review: The Sims is not complete without this expansion pack. I just love building restaurants and malls! It's a great way to get out and make friends easier in The Sims.
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Summary: Problems with XP
Review: Buyers beware; The Sims website claims that it has not received any complaints from people running The Sims: Hot Date on Windows XP. This is a lie. I could not get the expansion pack to install on XP and I know of a lot of people who met with failure as well. XP users will be hit with a series of errors when they try to install this pack. The initial ones are easy to work around, but the following error: "Error number: 0x80040707 Description:" marks the you're-finished line. Some say that this error is caused by trying to install on a limited account, problems between XP and InstallShield, damaged OLEAUT32.dll file, several different kinds of registry problems... Unfortunately, no one has come up with a solution that works. The Sims website offers little help. Their technical support is a NIGHTMARE; save yourself the frustration of calling or emailing. It's safe to say that Maxis cares little for their customers. I recommend that Windows XP users skip this pack and wait for Maxis to post a fix. (Unlikely, as they are preparing to release The Sims 2 at the end of March.) As for the initial question: How fun is this game? Wouldn't know.
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Summary: Not the Direction I Want to Play With My Sims
Review: You know what I love about The Sims? I enjoy builing houses and adding furniture as my income increases. I also enjoy enhancing my Sims skills and advancing them in their jobs. I do not enjoy just watching them interact so that I can "play house." Because of that, The Sims Hot Date along with The Sims Vacation were the last expansions I bought because they disappointed me how they moved away from some of the central concepts that made this game so fun. I'm sure there are people that love to role-play their Sims in new downtown districts (i.e. Hot Date) or hotel resorts (i.e. Vacation) but I found both of those additions boring. It's already hard enough to keep all the Sims hygiene, social and other tabs updated, and it becomes even more difficult when you take your Sims on a hot date. Sure, it's interesting for a few minutes to watch your Sims visit a nice restaurant or shop downtown but it's not what made the game fun for me in the first place. I would only recommend this expansion for the diehard fans of The Sims series. I'd check out The Sims Unleashed or The Sims Superstar expansion packs (the two most recent expansions) first because they seem to focus on normal gameplay enhancements instead of the "side attractions" that make up The Sims Vacation or The Sims Hot Date. Of course, if you only want new decorations and furniture, Hot Date adds it own fair share of the normal expansion extras including some interesting honeymoon objects such as the vibrating bed. Honestly, I'd wait for the next deluxe edition that packages several expansions together. With the upcoming sequel, you can expect some good deals as The Sims tries to repackage all sequels for one last sales push. Or you can just wait for the sequel which will be out in a few months and has the same gameplay but much better graphics.
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