The Sims is a strategic video game that emulates life-like situations. It was released in 2000 by Electronic Arts. The characters in the game find themselves in situations similar to events that happen in real life, so you can easily relate to and identify with the game.
The game was created by Will Wright and published by Maxis. It follows the life of virtual characters in a family known as the Sims who live in a virtual SimCity suburb. The Sims series includes two games namely The Sims and The Sims 2 . Another sequel is set to be released soon. Both games in the series have seven expansion packs which add new scenarios to the game. Around 70 million copies have been sold worldwide with the first game itself selling over 16 million copies, making it the highest selling computer game to date.
The game focuses on the lives of virtual characters that you control. The Sims live in the virtual world and their every hour from sleeping hours, working life and food preferences to going to the toilet is in your hands. Simlish is the name of the fictional language that they speak. The objective of the game is to properly organise the life of a Sim and complete personal objectives. You also control various activities of the Sims like dating, working, marriage, schooling and partying. The game has many mini-games through which you can earn the money you need for different essential purchases. The expansion packs of the games provide new levels in new environments with new characters and towns. The original games are sold with their expansion packs.
Both games have been released on major consoles like the PC, the Nintendo GameCube, the PlayStation 2, the PSP, the Game Boy Advance and the Xbox.
The game is well developed in terms of characters, towns and story lines. You can modify the game with various modes and create your own Sims. The environment is detailed and can be viewed from different angles. In the game, the Sims experience life in great realism. The characters age and die and even reproduce. Babies that are born in the game even inherit physical features from their parents like hair and eye colour.
The series also has an extremely successful online game mode which enables the player to take part in communities with their Sims and be a part of an online virtual world. Players can even exchange modifications online to enhance game play. The Sims series has won many awards and has been a great commercial success. The much anticipated The Sims 3 is released soon and promises to be even better, more realistic and entertaining.
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