The Sims: Unleashed

The Sims phenomenon continues to rage. Countless fans still play the game nonstop, and more gamers are flocking to it every year. Maxis, of course, is working on the next Sims experience with The Sims Online, but in the meantime, it's also adding to the current game with expansion packs. Living Large, House Party, Hot Date, and others have added more value, more locations, more options, and more stuff to the classic Sims game, but as befits a game that models real life, there are still worlds of possibilities to explore. So Maxis has been toiling away on a new expansion called The Sims: Unleashed, and at its core, what it does is add "new life" to your Sims game in the form of pets and gardens.

So far in The Sims, your families have been limited to human adults and children, but now you can add nonhuman members to your household. Unleashed introduces animals to your game--both those you can adopt and care for, and those that can make your life a headache. At first glance, you'll find that stray pets now roam your backyard. Cats and dogs come strolling into your lots, sniffing around and wandering curiously. You can befriend these animals, playing with them and giving them treats, or shoo them off your property. Less welcome, though, are the pests that can come to ruin your house. Skunks and raccoons also wander into your lot uninvited. Skunks stink up your neighborhood and require professional help to remove. Among the new options in The Sims: Unleashed is the ability to call animal control to your home to get rid of unwelcome visitors, and you'll want to do that when the skunks arrive. Raccoons are a little less severe, as they just come in and root through your trash, making a mess. You'll have to expend effort to clean up after the little beasts, but at least you can shoo the raccoons away with your sims. Alternatively, you can also sic your own pet on the curious guest. We had our pet puppy saunter over to the raccoon and fight it. After watching a short battle of whirling fur and dust, we got to see the puppy barking victoriously as the beaten raccoon slinked away.

Thanks to Gamespot.com for the info.

I also heard about the Sims Deluxe. It has The Sims, and Sims Living Large plus some new objects, and a new program called the Sims Creator

There are so many Sims

YEP for sure, soon there will be like 100 expacs.

i second Sir.Dennis's one

Do you know how much lag that would have.

umm...sims is 1 player game i think...haven't played ne of the xpacks so i dunno now but when i played it was 1 player

No on Sims Online it would lag bad

Yeah. It is gonna be really bad. But I can't wait to play it though. But i heard that you have to pay for it though. That sucks.

itll be set up like the online rpgs.....pay per month, seperate areas, etc

sims is teh suxxor