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Hot Date can complicate things

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

One of my first complaints about the Sims was that it wasn't very complex. Relationships had a base level, they went to their jobs, and entertainment was calling someone and inviting them over, or watching tv. Livin' Large gave them more things tp play with, House Party gave my Sims something to do besides watch t.v., and Hot Date fills in everything you could possibly want.

Hot Date can complicate things. Instead of meeting another Sim, talking with them, complimenting them, talking some more and then hugging them to make a family friend, you now have two meters on your relationship scale. You have the long term and daily meters, which means it takes longer to make good friends or fall in love. This isn't necessarily a bad thing; it means you have more work before your Sims are good friends or lover. The added abilities are nice too, they can shake hands or wave to greet someone, there's a bunch of goodbye options, and they're no longer limited to just talking, they can talk about interests, or just gossip. Also, Sims have interests, so they can find common ground with other Sims. It would be nice if you could pick each Sim's interest, but there doesn't seem to be an option for that.

This is definitely a more adult game, as there's intimate kisses and hugs, there's a cuddle option, and a blond bombshell in downtown. The downtown is interesting, there's a lot for a Sim to do, and you can change it to look however you want.

Overall the new complexity and a seriously long load time make this my least favorite add-on. I don't mind some of the added complexity, but this is going way overboard. After a while it gets tiring to try and keep friendships just so, and to invite someone downtown for fun. It takes the realism a step too far, from being a game (or toy as Maxis calls it) where you can direct things, and makes it more of a realism simulator, although the Sims don't seem to learn or get smarter as the days goes on.

The load time really bothers me, with Livin' Large and House Party, my Sims take close to 4 minutes to load, without viewing the introduction. Also, when I create a new neighborhood and check out the downtown, it takes several minutes to create it. My computer isn't all that fast, at 1GHZ, but it's still irritating to have to wait as long as I do for it to load, especially if I'm only checking something or get called away from my computer.

Hot Date has Problems

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This expansion pack has alot of bugs in it yet if you are a true sims fan. Requires organizers etc. to use any fan site downloads. Has caused numerous crashes to the desktop, sims to get stranded downtown and other strange phenomenon. I don't recommend this pack to anyone until Electronic Arts releases a patch that actually fixes the problems they missed in beta testing.

An Absolute Blast!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

i absolutely love this expansion you can finally have fun with your sim. by the way i know an easier cheat you type in rosebud;: and hold it down, it will say no such cheat but if you look down it's giving you thousands of simoleans. way quicker than anything else i know

FUN, FUN, FUN!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Sims Hot Date is fantastic!!! In this 3rd expansion pack for the Sims game you get a chance to do something totally different, take your Sim downtown!!! There are new walls, floors, and a bunch of new stuff to put in your downtown area to make a great store, restaraunt, or park. Don't worry, if you don't like to build you don't have to...just like in the other sims expansions there are pre-built buildings that are really fun to visit. I think the funniest things to watch are when you take your Sim on a date downtown you get to plant funny new kisses and moves on your date. There's also a wild animal in hot date that can attack you!!! Everyone must get this game!!!!

The BESTEST game ever! 17th april 2004.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Sims are absolutely ace, i don't know anyone who hates this game.The sims games are very similar in each, except each game has a different variety of things to choose from. This game allows you to go downtown and party. Build your own house,or delete the already built one and alter it round abit on a spare bit of land. Or buy one. Also you can decorate your home a bigger house start off from a scratch island use the cheat and buil how big you want it. Decorate the house with the new stuff that is there that is not on sims vacation, house party etc. Use red chairs like the downtown ones and make your house fancy. You can also create a family as big as you want it to be. Make babies [not rude].It is fun to play all the time. Each game as different varieties of things not extras as such different furnishings. You can also click on a spot to where you want your sims to go.
1. Create a family.
2. Move them into an empty slot or buy a house.
3. Buy stuff for your house make it more decorative.
4. Search around your new house and check out your new decorations.
5. Continue doing things with your family, or go downtown on the options menu.
6. Enjoy the excellent game.

I Can't Wait 3 Months!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: August 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I am 13 years old and I have been a Sim fan ever since the 1st Sims came out, I have devoted my life into playing The Sims.The 1st Sims got me so pressed when I wasn't playing the game I was always thinking of it, the computer was in my bro's room in that time. Then The Sims Livin Large Expansion Pack out we were all for it, we bought it and played of hours, we knew the $BLING BLING$ code so we were LIVIN LARGE!Then my bro got another computer, we got the computer in our room so we could play any time we want.Then my sister and I, who is 14, said "I Wonder what's next." Then House Party came out, we went crazy when we bought it.I loved the new items and the techno music the most! Then we both said "Thats all for the Sims games. Then I was lookin at the daily Sims sites I saw a site that I havent seen before, then I scrolled down and there it was THE SIMS HOT DATE, my sister was at summer intensive class when I saw it, I put it on my favorites and waited till she came home, we always knew there was goin to be a game where we could leave the house! Our dreams have come true Aug 14. I recomend this came for anyone who wants to control lives, and feel the sparks of life! So November 13 is the big day for me!

Won't work on Windows XP

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: June 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Wish I had paid more attention and saw that it is only for Win 98/ME When so many are going to XP you would thing they would make this run on XP. Boy is my daughter disappointed and I will not go back to Win 98. I have an old computer with 98 on it but it is only 400 Mhz. From what I read it may not play on that very well.

This game looks totally asome!!!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 7 / 18
Date: November 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game looks so cool!!! The other expansion packs looked really bad because they just gave you new items and stuff. This one is cool because you get this downtown area where there are shops and restraunts. You can get a date and go downtown. You can buy them cool things and the more you buy the closer you get to them kissing you goodby! There are over 30 new types of interactions, 125 new items, the downtown area, and tons of other stuff. By the way I give this game 5+ stars. I gave it two so I could find my review. I pre ordered mine off amazon so I Know for sure that I'll get it on time because I don't want to have to wait for stores to get this back in stock. If you are new to the sims and you want this game you have to buy the origanal "The Sims" or the game won't run on your computer. You don't need to get the liv'n large and house party expansion packs, but it makes it much more fun. I highly recomend this game and I hope I have helped you.

The Start of a Beautiful Relationship

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The Sims Hotdate is one of the best EPs of all. Before you get any of the other EPs, you should get this one. I say this mostly because it gives you more social interactions and over 125 new objects. Instead of just kissing someone and getting that corny music, you can choose from a suave kiss on the hand or a passionate pucker. There is a downtown location for your sims to go to for gift shopping, eating, or to meet that special someone. You can invite someone in your household or someone you meet downtown.
The downside of the game: You cannot invite your kids downtown and if the person you wish to invite is not in a good mood, you will be left with a broken heart. After returning from the date, you may find that your sims'mood is lousy. During the date I find that the game freezes up and requires you to turn the computer off, making you loose all that hard earned relationship points. Reinvations to the downtown area does not always show up when your sims visit downtown. Despite all of this, I think that Hotdate is an excellent EP and should be purchased after you get the double deluxe!

very fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is a lot better than the Vacation pack. I really enjoy all the new interactions you have with the sims. You get to pick how you want to kiss from a peck to romantic and even get to pick how you want to hug from friendly to romantic. I also like how they can cuddle while they are watching T.V. or eating at the restarant downtown. The only disadvantage to me is that when you decide to go shopping downtown, there arent many things to choose from. I think it would be a lot better if you had more cloths,jewerly,books and other things to chose from or maybe stuff to decorate your house with. But overall it is a really fun game it is about time the sims get out of the house and go downtown to relax and meet new people.

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