Others say...

"You are the god of mankind"
Some people think we are controled by someone (a god). That person somtimes make good things happen or make bad things happen. That person controls us 24/7, the things we buy, the people we love, the people we hate, and the things we do.
NOW you can be that person! Contol your people! Make your people! Love your people, DO ANYTHING! The diffence is these people are sims. I don't want to tell you all the features because i'll be babbling! I also want to say buy expasion packs! Expasion packs adds more accaserrouis to your sims! Also make them go to new places. So play it. WIndows 95/ 98/ 2000/ xp.

"This game rocks!"
I first bought the Sims when it came out. After losing both the original Sims and Living Large discs, I figured buying this game would be a suitable replacement. I was right! I love this game, and it's so much fun to cast yourself as a Sim and steal your Sim's best friend's boyfriend. There's also the money codes, which are very helpful. The only thing that deducts from the Sim's appeal is that it gets old, fast. But to me that's a good thing, because after a while I HAVE TO play this game again and again. It's a very fun game, and the expansion packs just add to the fun.

"The best software out there"
The Sims is the best software out there right now, and everyone knows about it. If you go up to someone and start talking about the Sims, they will know what you're talking about, even if they don't own a Sims game! And why shouldn't they? The Sims are so much fun and very addictive. The first day I got this, I played for 8 straight hours. No joke! And the expansion packs add even more excitement to your Sims experience. BUY THIS GAME!! You will definitely not be sorry!

"HUGE fan of The Sims"
If you are considering purchasing this game, well you are on the right track! The Sims and all of its expansion packs are amazing. I guess it does depend on the type of person you are, a handful of people find The Sims boring. But the Deluxe Edition is double the package than the original, and that is why the price is a bit higher than everything else. (Well it's different now, with Double Deluxe out the regular deluxe edition is WELL worth the price!!)

So what do you do when playing the sims? Basically you control the lives of these little 3D people (either adult or children). You get to dress them up, find a job, make friends to satisfy the social motive and get promotions with certain skills. You can burn, drown, or starve them (as torturous as this might sound, its actually kind of fun...). Also with the Deluxe Edition comes a bunch of new goodies that weren't in the original like Servo, the nifty $15,000 robot who serves your every need. He'll cook and clean while you make your sims couch potatoes. One thing I love is the Gnome maker. Your sims work on their mechanical skills while making these little gnomes (that can help you out with all of your gardening needs in Makin` Magic). There's also tons of different career tracks. You can be a chef or a musician or tons of other things, although you as the player do not get to follow the Sims to work, its still interesting to see.

The Sims, as other people say can get boring once in awhile, but thats why there are so many expansion packs, allowing one to visit other areas of the game. (Hot Date allows your Sim to go on dates, House Party lets you throw parties... and so on)You can now decorate with a lot more (i.e. rugs) and you get tons of new building tools (windows, doors, wallpaper, and floors). It's a lot more interesting with the other expansion packs, so if you purchase this one and get bored, buy some of the other ones. Unleashed is my favorite. It's fun to start off small, with the small, uncomfortable couches, loveseats, dining chairs/tables, beds, ... basically the cheapest of everything. And as your Sims rise to the top of their careers, so does your bank account, and voila! You have the big screen TV, giant windows, expensive flooring and etc.

Sometimes the Sims will irritate you because they're kinda dumb and get stuck sometimes. And of course once in awhile they'll just shrug their shoulders and forget everything you've qued up for them.

I give this game 5 stars because it runs smoothly on my system, and the installation time isn't all that bad, I can wait for the loading screen, and the game is just really entertaining and not to mention addicting. I adore all the little interactions and things to do with this game, and its pratically all I talk about =p

"Addictive!"
For someone who never plays video games, I was hooked from Day 2 (took a day to get to it since I'm always so busy!)
Oh my, you get sucked in! It's alomst scary how much you get involved in trying to control all these little lives in your virtual reality Simtown.... I had spent one whole weekend off playing nonstop (only stopping for bathroom breaks and a snack here and there) for almost 34 hours! That was when my Sim-mania was @ its worst, but anyone I know who has played this game understands the whole addiction thing. *chuckle* I have toned it way down, but have added 3 expansion packs and am getting ready to upgrade the newest expansion "Superstar" --- a fun game to play, definitely worth the $ for the starter Deluxe edition, the rest is just icing on the cake :) Have fun & Sim away!