The Sims: Double Deluxe

Release

Monday, September 22, 2003

Player score

Awaiting reviews

Platform families

Connected releases

Core game only

Editorial overview

Inside The Sims: Double Deluxe

What it is

The Sims is a life-building simulation with emphasis on intimate details of individual characters rather than expansion of an entire society or civilization. You are in control of nearly every aspect of the lives of the individuals who make up your chosen population in the neighborhood. Characters are developed from the ground up and you infuse and mold them with personalities, looks, desires, moods, urges, living arrangements, career and personal choices, life styles, and reactions.

The Sims: Double Deluxe includes a copy of The Sims: Deluxe Edition (two CDs which include a copy of The Sims, The Sims: Livin' Large, The Sims Creator, and Deluxe Edition exclusive content: 25+ objects and 50+ clothing choices), The Sims: House Party, and a Double Deluxe exclusive content CD (containing exclusive African and Asian-themed skins, objects, walls and floors, as well as a selection of downloads from the official website).

The premise

Management in The Sims revolves around decision-making. From physical environmental layouts, to mental outlook, emotional makeup and skills of your Sims, you'll be immersed in their daily lives. Activities include buying and placing unique items for households and offices, selling and replacing worn out furnishings, and otherwise building and maintaining the world in which your Sims live.

You'll guide your Sims in life-development phases and chemistry between your Sims is a product of your manipulations as well - all form the level and style of interaction through conversations with other Sims.

The Sims has a range of ten career tracks for your breadwinners to follow and each career advancement requires specific skills for success. There are ten levels of positions within each of the ten career tracks - your Sims can work their way up in career fields.

Your Sims can experience floods, fires, and robberies. Neglect, starvation, loss of energy, failure to perform basic bathroom visits - all can affect your Sims and even stop them in their tracks. Death is an option and entire families could be wiped out by complete neglect and starvation.