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Great game, exept for one big problem...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I am a huge fan of The Sims and have bought all of the other expansion packs, too.
But I found myself having some huge problems with this game. There are so many bugs, I can't stand to play it!
Like when I go downtown, my sims date always freezes up in the booth, therefor making me stuck downtown for an eternity unless I exit without saving. And that really is a dissapointment when you get relationships built up during that time. And the waiter/waitress always freezes up. And on the box they advertise an old lady who bothers you. Well, I have never seen her in my game once.
The bugs actaully didn't start showing up until after a while. They wern't there at first. I really do like this game a lot, and if it didn't have those bugs, it would be my favorite.
I noticed the company released the game in a smaller box at the same time of release for the Vacation expansion. I wonder if they fixed those bugs, and I have thought about buying it to find out.
But anyway, I love the new options and the fact you can bring them downtown.

Lots of fun provided you check your system first...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

A lot of Sims fans have lots of user-created objects downloaded off fan sites. So, if you are one of those fans with over a Gig of downloaded walls, skins, floors, etc. the game will tend to load slowly, depending on your system speed.
There are new objects for downtown, and its a lot of fun being able to create a downtown, but once in awhile the game may crash when you are downtown if you do not have enough system memory - the game seems to use more when your sims are downtown, to allow for more sims to be on a lot at the same time. My game worked ok after installing Hot Date Patch vs. 2.0 but slows down the more sims are on the downtown lot at the same time, and if too many sims go on the downtown lot, sound gets garbled, and if I don't exit after that it tends to lock up completely. The cheat draw_all_frames off in downtown did seem to help (choppier animation, but game seemed to run smoother).
If you have 80 or more windows in build mode, your stairs will turn into windows until you change the windows to "decorative windows" or move them out of your game directory.
I notice on a 500 mhz computer with 600 mb of memory, my game directory loaded up with objects (over 1 gig of user created objects in the downloads directory), my game can take about a half hour to load. I may have to move some of these objects out of my game.
The biggest deal about Hot Date is the new downtown area, and the new way relationships are handled. There is a short-term relationship now, and a long-term relationship. Get familiar with the way basic relationships work in the Sims game before installing Hot Date, since this can get tricky.

Not a must-have, but definitely fun...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

As with any Sim game, it's fun and it can keep you occupied for hours. I, myself, have all of the expansion packs and will continue getting them as I am a Sim-Addict.

The Hot Date Expansion Pack adds some really cool items for your Sims' homes, making the houses modern and commercial. You also have more options in interacting with other Sims. You can take Sims to and from the downtown area, which is a lot of fun and helps your Sims get to know each other better. But the downtown area is what made me give this game four stars. The downtown area runs pretty slow, even if you're running on a Pentium III system! You only have on space to add your own building in the downtown area as well, and the area isn't that big.

Either way, if you love the Sims, I would definitely recommend this game, but if you only play it every so often, then don't get all excited about this particular expansion pack.

Almost 5 stars

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

First of all, what's with the 5-star reviews of games from people who haven't even played them?!? That being said, this is the best Sims expansion. There are a lot more interactions and the relationship scores have been changed so that it takes more time (and strategy) to get one of the other characters to fall in love with you. The downtown areas are OK, but fortunately, better ones are available by either building your own or downloading others from the internet. One word of caution -- this expansion is a bit of a "memory hog" -- I have a "well-stocked" computer and it still slows down -- although I have not had the significant performance problems that some other people have reported. If you have the system resources, buy it and enjoy it!

The Sims have done it again!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Before, you could make friends come over to your house, but where could you go? Nowhere! Now, they have made an all new downtown area where you can go and meet your friends that you created and make new friends that are strangers too. I think that this is the best simulation game ever and I can't wait untill the new Sims Vacation comes out, but...

The only problem I have found with this, and it's the same with all of the previous Sims games (The Sims, Livin It Up, House Party) and it probably will be for the next (Vacation) is that the sims get tired too quickly. I know if you don't eat for ten hours you would get hungry and if you haven't got to the toilet you would need to but it's really annoying when you're talking to someone and all of a sudden your Sim has an accident, and I think they should make it so they last longer.

Would like to give 5 stars, but....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I would really love to give this game a 5 star review, but there are too many bugs in this game if you are running Windows 2000. I was able to run The Sims, The Sims Living Large and The Sims House Party with NO PROBLEM while running Windows 2000, and all Hot Date ever does is crash right when I'm starting to have fun. Until Maxis releases a patch to fix this game, do not bother buying it if you are running Windows 2000.

PS - if you don't believe me about all the problems with this game, feel free to visit thesims.com website and check out the message boards/BBS - there are a ton of posts about people having problems with this game, and there are also posts from people who love it.

ADDICTIVE!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I absolutely love "The Sims Hot Date"! I became obsessed with The Sims when it first came out... after that I bought the Livin' Large expansion pack and the Dance Club expansion pack but i must say, HOT DATE IS THE BEST! If you're into architecture and playing around with "people" or if you really like matchmaking, this game is a MUST have! You have to have the original sims in order to get this game, though. But if you end up buying it, try some of the fun cheats you can find online!

Great Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. It was the first expansion I got, and it sure added a lot to the experience. There are so many new interactions, and it's fun to watch the Sims' reactions whether they like the interaction or not!

The downtown area is a cool, it's fun to try to make the perfect lot. And what's even better is you don't have to worry about money when building towntown, nothing costs anything! So you can go crazy for free!

The new careers on this expansion are really intersting, and the new items have so many interactions that even after playing this expansion for months, I'm still getting surprises.

Anyway, I highly recommend this expansion, but be forewarned: you may never want to get off of the computer again!

The BEST to come out for The Sims

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This expansion is a must have if you own the sims. Unlike the other expansion packs that add objects or features, this expantion is adding a new neighborhood of shops and restrants. With this expansion pak Maxis is adding a place outside of the house to have a date. You can now order meals from a waitress, meals that dont look like chicken and string peas. Maxis has added 13 more people to their staff to work exclusively on this expansion, something that they did not do for the other expansion packs. Expect something diffrent then anything you have ever seen before. This is a must by item.

Possibly the Best!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Ah! Finally we get out of the houses! Now to downtown! This is a normal downtown, just like in big cities! Shops, diners, bars, and dance clubs fill this paradise! Also fun are the workers downtown, and tons more NPC's. The best part is building. If you don't, then you're missing out on one hell of a lot of stuff to do! Amazing are the new interactions! With dozens of new human interactions, you'll never get tired of charming your date! Also, the hot tubs are fun! Get it!

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