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this is a juicy fun game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 25
Date: October 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this game will let you have all the fun you want without ever getting in real trouble. need a break from reality, feeling naughty??

So Addicting !!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 15
Date: October 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

from the moment i installed this game i have been addicted the story lines are great and to be involed in the story and to start of with a secret of my own..
the only bad thing about this game is when you make your family you dont have a major choice of people to choose from and you cant pick if you want a boy or a girl.. you just get a boy and you have to be married...
but dont let that discourage you from buying the game thats only a minor setback..
when i play the game i get lost in it and time flies by, i actually catch myself laughing and some of these characters and the things they say...
like i said its very addicting and deliciously fun!!
dont miss out on this get... go buy it today!!

Fantastic!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 21
Date: October 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Desperate Housewives game is very fun actually. Even people who don't know the show will still enjoy this game. Or fans of the Sims will like this except this game may even be better. Basically, you are a new housewife on Whisteria Lane with your husband and son. You go through the game solving your own life's mystery and helping the other people. There are also cooking and gardening mini games that are very fun.In gardening, u kill the bugs, water, and weed when you plant new plants. It is much funner that it sounds. In cooking, you stir, chop, and mix ingrediants to feed to your family. Im a guy and i still find the game enjoyable. So the male audience will appreciate the game too because you can slap the other housewives and sneak and steal stuff from the people. The woman will like it because you can seduce Mike Delphino, Carlos, Tom, and many other characters including the mailman. There is also a romantic part to the game. But i like the "episodes" in the game where it is set up like the real show solving the mysteries and uncovering the truth behind this secret place. Nothing is really wrong with this game except the graphics could be better but they are still very good. And at $20, this is a game that almost everyone can and should own. This is a must have game that doesn't dissapoint at all!

Good but short

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: November 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I loved playing this game, but the story line is short. The only thing left to do after you finish the story is to start over, but maybe play the story line differently. Beside that, this game is very interesting.

A Naughty, Absorbing Good Time

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 31 / 31
Date: November 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have now played this game once all the way through and am about halfway through a new one, so I feel well equipped to write a review. The game starts off by letting you pick your main character, who is always female. You are stuck with a teenage son and husband for which there are few customizing options. The game itself is played in 12 episodes. Each episode begins and ends with an animated little skit depending on what the episode will be about, and based on the choices you made.

The gameplay itself is fun - you have a choice of interacting with all of the characters on the street including the original DH characters, plus the Mailman, gardener, etc. You can talk to them, seduce them, slap them, kiss them, etc. Each episode plays out based on the choices you make while accomplishing the tasks.

The voiceovers are decent - some better than others. Unfortunately once you pass the game, you have to start over because there is only one story line in the game for you and your family.

The good parts of the game: the sometimes naughty and hilarious antics of the characters; the cooking mini game is really fun and a bit challenging once you get up to the Culinary Artist category. Now the bad: the game itself is very memory-hogging; the game has frozen my computer a few times and often gets stuck for a minute. The episode skits literally take 10 minutes to load. Things aren't always consistent, either. For instance, you can break into every house on the block and get caught, and the characters will act like nothing happened the next time they see you. (No relationship loss, etc). When you slap a person it doesn't affect your relationship at all either.

Overall, however, this game is super fun and addictive. Just make sure you have a computer with plenty of memory, and some patience to wait between episodes!

POS!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: November 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is a piece of CRAP! I couldn't tell you if the game is fun or not b/c I can't seem to get it to load properly. I spent 2 hours trying to install the game. Now that I have it installed it won't load and boots me back out to the desktop. After reading reviews and help sites, I am not the only one that seems to be experiencing the same problems. If you are thinking about buying this game, MAKE SURE your computer meets ALL the requirements. I guess you have to have a compatible video and sound card and have a good acceleration...whatever that means. I had to download the game on my laptop since it won't work on my desktop. Online support was no help for me either. I have spent the past hour looking up related topics to my issues and non of the solutions have worked. I can't call support b/c they close after 830 ET and the online chat help has retarded hours. Maybe my opinion will change if I somehow manage to get this game to work. I really want to play it b/c I am a HUGE fan of all SIMS games. So...to make a long story short be cautious when buying this game. A lot of people seem to have problems installing it and getting the game to run properly.

make sure you have right video card

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: November 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this and was excited to play it. It turns out I don't have the correct video card on my computer. Upon further checking, there is a huge list of video cards that won't run the game. I didn't know that until I got it home and tried to install and run it. Now i'm stuck with an open game that I can't use. My computer is a brand new toshiba with 2 gigs of memory and a 120 gig hard drive. I've never had any trouble with any other program on my computer.

Must pass ALL requirements!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: December 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Well the game sure looks like a lot of fun....
but unfortunately I haven't had the chance to try it out. If you are planning to buy this game PLEASE make sure your computer will pass all the "minimal" requirements (meaning if your computer fails just ONE of the tests the game won't work until you fix whatever needs to be fixed) It's most likely going to be your video card/ video acceleration. That's the problems I had with it.

In order for this game to run on your computer you have to have a compatible video card; and for some odd reason there are only a few that will work. Hopefully you'll get lucky enough to have one of the few computer's that already have a stock video card that supports the game. If not, each card ranges from at least $150-$400 if you were planning on buying one...which I had not been. Nor should I have to.

Anyway, I don't know what they were thinking when they made this game's installation process. I doubt people want to get home from buying the game... then spend all night trying to get it to work. Not everyone is going to have the fastest or most updated computer (or in this case, video card) in the world.
I guess it is a bit unfair of me to give this game only one star since I haven't played it yet...... but I think the crap that this game puts you through JUST to play? is enough to warrant the one star.

I'm pretty sure I'll love this game once I get it up and running, but for now I defintely don't recommend it. Especially to those who know they'll have installation requirement problems. But if you have no doubt that your computer will install this game, go for it.... then let me know how it is!

Before buying this game go to the game website and verify it is the correct video card as only 10 video cards work!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Well my pc is about 1 1/2 years old and can play any game until this one! I have all the requirements even the upgraded video card. 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. I checked the website for the game [...] and only about 10 video cards are listed that work many upgraded video cards don't even work and they have them listed there so just because you have the necessary requirements to play doesn't mean you are going to be able to. I'm out $20 hope no one else has to be!

VC didn't work

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: December 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I too spent all night trying to make this work. It did not simply because the video card was not compatible. Turns out, the card would not work even after updating it and reinstalling it. They say that Windows SP1 works with this game, I'm not sure and did not reformat my comp to go along with it. I returned the game and got a refund.

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