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What makes the Sims an interesting and engaging game?
Sims is a computer game developed by Maxis and Electronic Arts as its publisher. The game was designed by Will Wright. It is said to be a kind of life-simulation game. What makes the Sims a very popular game that it was able to sell for 6.3 million copies and became on of the the best-selling PC game in history? What is the plot of this game? Have you tried playing this?
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In my opinion, people like to have control over another person and create what they cannot do in real life. It is as if you are the "God" of your creations. You have the ultimate say in the life of your Sims. You can kill them, promote them, and make them millionaires. That aspect makes the Sims such an addicting game. Also, people basically perfected the "sandbox" type of game play. there's not really any goals you have to achieve so you can just set your own and explore how the game works. One can play it forever without being stuck on a certain level or face the end of the game. There are endless opportunities of your stimulated avatar that you can never do in real life. Maybe you want to become a CEO or 5 star general. Maybe you want the ultimate house full of expensive furniture and fancy gadgets, or maybe you want to be a Mafia boss or a movie star. It is all in your grasp.
All in all, people like the sims because they can just use their imaginations while they play it. It's kind of like having a the most complicated doll house ever in your computer.
I found this list of "You know that you are addicted to Sims when....." from http://hubpages.com/hub/Why-Are-The-Sims-So-Addictive and thought that it would be nice to share it.
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you find yourself thinking about the sims even when you are not playing the game.
you have a dream and everyone in the dream is a sim.
you are driving around and you see a house that you want to build in your Sims game
you look at people around you where ever you are and wonder if you can make a sim out of them
you are supposed to be in bed by 12:00 am and you find yourself still up at 3:00 in the morning
you build your own house and everyone in your family is a Sim
you are really tired and you imagine a red bar over your head
you find you know all the lyrics to the songs that play in your game
you find yourself talking simlish
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All in all, people like the sims because they can just use their imaginations while they play it. It's kind of like having a the most complicated doll house ever in your computer.
I found this list of "You know that you are addicted to Sims when....." from http://hubpages.com/hub/Why-Are-The-Sims-So-Addictive and thought that it would be nice to share it.
QUOTE
you find yourself thinking about the sims even when you are not playing the game.
you have a dream and everyone in the dream is a sim.
you are driving around and you see a house that you want to build in your Sims game
you look at people around you where ever you are and wonder if you can make a sim out of them
you are supposed to be in bed by 12:00 am and you find yourself still up at 3:00 in the morning
you build your own house and everyone in your family is a Sim
you are really tired and you imagine a red bar over your head
you find you know all the lyrics to the songs that play in your game
you find yourself talking simlish
END QUOTE
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