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Finally - I can play it!!!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Well I got this game for my birthday last year and like many people I couldn't play it on my pc or my son's brand new pc. I put it away and thought about it every now and then. I just got a new notebook pc for my birthday this year and decided I would give it a try. I had hopes but prepared myself for the likely chance that it wouldn't work. To my surpirse it worked great! And ran smoothly too. For those of you wondering I have a Dell Inspiron 1521 (pink) and got it for $880, but I added dvd burner and webcam so it was cheaper to begin with. Good luck!

Good game, lot's of RAM

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a really good game, but be prepared to upgrade. Bought this for my wife. She has a 2.3 Ghz pentium, with a 512 mb video card, 512 DDR RAM and 5.1 surround sound card. It takes a good 3-5 minutes to load the game, but once it's loaded it runs fine. My brother bought this game for his wife and had to upgrade the RAM and video card to get it to run. Evidently there are some video card incompatabilities, so make sure you check the web site before you buy.

Fun with the housewives of Wisteria Lane

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Just a short review. I purchased this game a couple of weeks ago and
while I am not a fan of the TV show I did have fun. I completed the
game in a few days and it was fun, though some things did annoy me.

The game speed at times frustrated me. I couldn't coordinate on some of
the cooking tasks because on my computer the game went fast, too fast
to keep up with the animation on the chopping and cutting stages on some
of the cooking tasks.

In the end I ended up scheduling dinner service for my family in the game
and that did help a little.

It's a BIG gripe of mine that modern games don't have some sort of
control to make the game either run faster or slower. Would have
been of much help with my bad eye / hand coordination.

But the household tasks obviously are not that integral to the overall
game as long as you meet all the goals and tasks outside of your home,
especially the big dramas that concern your son. I AM NOT POSTING
SPOILERS.

The graphics were good, very good. The movies were nice and it did feel
like an episode of the TV show in several acts.

Overall a fun game, but with flaws. I don't think I'd go back for a second
go at this game unless they created a patch to slow down some of the
mini games.

Basic But Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is basic. You will enjoy Sims more. However if you are a big fan of the show you will want to own it and play it. It is a close ended game so you will eventually beat the thing leaving you able to move on to something else. For some of us it may leave us wanting more or better.

For the current price tag it is a great buy. Just remember to double check your system stats VS what your computer has installed. If there is not enough ram or your video card is behind in the times it will be slow or buggy. You do not need a top of the line computer but I would not recommend this if you have the absolute min equipment listed as required.

COOL game but....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I loved the game but it only has 12 episodes and was over tooooo quick!! Then there were problems with the game had to contact Buena Vista games to fix the problem! And had to upgrade video card to play to begin with!!

Not bad for 10 bucks

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you want a game that's full of gossipy, back-stabbing, scheming, manipulating women then this one is for you.

Once you get past the graphics that really could have been done much better than what they were, and the awkward way your character moves around, and how slow the character walks to a destination beyond their own home, the game is pretty decent. I haven't played mine all the way through yet, but I can already tell that this is one game that could have entirely different storyline outcomes each time you play if you make different choices during gameplay.

Mine included some retail coupons as well as some unlockable and printable coupons within the game, which I have yet to unlock any. Maybe that's why it was only 10 bucks, as an advertising gimmick. Glad I didn't pay more for it though, because although it is fun, it's not worth more (at least not to me) because of the poor graphics and game quality.

i had a good time!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is totally cute. You can have affairs, gossip, garden, cook! It's just a good time. The only problem I had with the game was it was SLOW. It took FOREVER to load, and froze quite a bit. If you have time to wait, I recommend it. It's a good time.

Minimal Requirements a joke

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I received this game as a gift for Christmas. Although my children run Sims on our computer, the graphics for this game will not run due to the video card not being of the correct specs. The game was on sale and now I see why! I will use the gift receipt and return it. It is really a shame that the game wasn't designed correctly. I find it hard to believe that a game like Sims which uses multiple graphics could run on our computer, but not this silly game. I give it one star simply due to the fact that you can't install it.

Got my money back!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought a new computer (with all the requirements even the upgraded video card), the desperate wives game for my daughter and my neice.However,I could not get the game to work after trying for hours. I was able to download, but then when I try to open the game it goes from a black screen and then back to my desktop. My Christmas dinner was late, due to my determination to make this game run for my daughter. The next day, I returned the computer and did not give the game to my niece.

Before going out to purchase another computer for the purpose of one game, I came here instead and you all saved my precious time. Moreover, you saved my young niece the aggravation of getting a gift that would not work (her computer is approx. 5 years old).

I returned the opened and unopened games and received a full refund.

I really appreciate all of your reviews. I feel better knowing that it wasn't something that I was doing wrong.

Fun, but there are problems

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have to say that I enjoyed this game. HOWEVER, I agree with a lot of other reviewers. This game would not run on my computer, even though I had the mimimum requirements. Apparently, I had the wrong brand of video card, even though it was the same specs as what was listed on the box.

I was able to install it on my husband's computer and I had a lot of fun playing. However, once I got the final 'episode' the game crashed TWICE. It was pretty annoying having to redo a whole episode over. I did enjoy this game, but make sure you have exactly the right requirements before purchasing or the game won't install.

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