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Just When You Think the Sims Can't Get Any Better

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 225 / 229
Date: November 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I've had the game since the day it came out. Where to start? First, the basics. The box says there are over 125 new items. There are new floors, windows, wallpapers, doors, trees, lights, tables and counters. There's even a lighted ceiling fan.

When Sims are ready to go downtown, they simply call a cab. They can invite other Sims with them or just look for their friends once downtown.

The Sims really seem to enjoy the new fish pond. They can buy fish food to feed the fish or rent sailboats to play with in the water. There's a rental shack where you get these items and it also has a picnic basket you can get.

When your Sims get a picnic basket, they spread out a blanket and then lay on it, eating and talking. If the date's going well, he might just go for a romantic kiss and then again, his date might completely reject him!

Each one of your neighborhoods has its own downtown area. When you go to the beach, you actually hear waves crashing! They can't swim in the water but, of course, you can always put a swimming pool on the beach. There are even changing rooms where your Sims can change into their swimsuits.

Another great feature of Hot Date is the "Townies." When you're downtown, you see all sorts of Sims, not only the ones from your neighborhood. You can talk to them and make friends. If all goes well, you can ask them to "Hang Out" with you and they'll follow you around doing what you do.

Let's talk food. There are all sorts of places your Sims can eat. There's an ice cream counter, hot dog stand, a place to get hamburgers, hot dogs and pizza, a diner and also a really fancy restaurant. You can create the restaurants yourself too or you can use the downtown buildings that come with the game.

There's a new grill for the park areas so your Sims can cookout. There's a new stove and when you place it downtown, you automatically hire a chef for your restaurant. When you put a dishwasher in the restaurant, you automatically get busboys that clean off the tables.

You can also put cash registers in the stores and restaurants. This automatically hires store clerks, hostesses and waiters/waitresses.

Another great thing about this game is that the people change. For example, you can go to a diner once and you'll have a male waiter taking orders. You can go again and it will be a woman. It's as if they have shift changes just like in the real world.

It's fun to watch the hostess seat your Sims and hand them menus. Your Sims will read the menus and talk about what they want to order. Then the waiter will come, take their order and take the menus.

They can also go to the bar and order drinks. You can have your Sim sit at a table and call the "barmaid" over.

Sims can shop for clothes, jewelry, candy, flowers and magazines. When they shop for clothes, they can buy outfits for themselves or for the Sims their with. One of my Sims bought a new pair of pajamas and now that's what she wears when she goes to sleep instead of the default pajamas. Everyone else in the house is still wearing default pj's because they haven't been shopping yet. Nice feature!

Also, you can put changing rooms in the clothing boutiques so they can try on outfits, swimsuits and pajamas. They'll go in the changing room and come out with the other clothes on. Then they'll prance up to the mirror and check themself out.

Sims now have an "inventory" that allows you to buy things like teddy bears, The Sims game, lollipops, chocolates, a yellow rose, a bouquet of red roses and even jewelry. One of my Sims bought his date a bouquet of red roses. The date was going well so when he gave the roses to her, she threw them on the ground and stomped on them!

In Hot Date, they also have new personality traits. Your Sims can now talk movies, parties, fitness, fashion and more with each other.

If there's a topic they don't know too much about, they can buy a magazine at the magazine stand. They'll take it home and read about it there. There are about six different types of magazines, I believe. The magazines have funny titles like MAXSIMUM and WhooNoo.

You can place speakers anywhere downtown and your Sims can listen to jazz-like music while they shop. And most everything you do downtown costs money. For instance, playing pool costs money. Turning on the jukebox costs money. Even the bubble blowing machine costs money.

Sims can also interact with over 40 new actions. They can cuddle, play footsie, kiss, make out, embrace, insult each other by shaking their fists, gossip, admire, entertain with puppets, nag about the house or their friends.

One of my favorites is the hug feature. Sims can now hug friendly, romantic, intimate or even leap into each other's arms. And they're all so funny to watch.

They can even kiss suave, peck on the cheek, fiery and more. And if your Sim is feeling frisky, he/she can "check out" another Sim or "growl" at them.

Another funny interaction is "Brag." Sims can flex their muscles. They can also primp. One of my female Sims primped by pulling out a compact and checking herself out in the mirror.

When your Sims are back at home, they now have four new beds (all singles). Really nice. And there's also the Niagara Love Tub that allows two Sims in at once. They can wash each other, play and embrace. It's really funny to hear them "playing" under the water.

I've gone into a lot of detail here but it's still not enough. There's just way too much to discover. Happy Simming!

Much fun and much better

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 108 / 113
Date: November 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I got the opportunity to see the game first hand before it was released. What can I say but much better than before. Finally, the Sims are able to break out of just hanging out at home and actually act out.

Whereas the first two expansion packs were fun, the problem was the characters never really changed. This time, the characters developing more detailed personalities and having a place to go try them out is the gem of the new expansion pack.

Your new sims can flirt or play footsie or show off their muscles while hanging out downtown. Another new feature! you can help create a downtown for your sims to hang out at such as the restaurants, boutiques or clubs and shops. Also, there are plenty of new characters to interact with, such as the Femme Fatal or the lonely guitar player -- quite a bit of fun to see new people! Also, there's an old lady that will beat you with her purse if you get too close to her hubby. LOL! There's no interaction with cars, unfortunately. Nope, Sims don't own their own cars -- but a taxi will help them downtown instead. There's also new wallpapers, doors and windows as well as furniture and a heart shaped tub for your new couple. :)

There's more to hot date than meets the eye. Now, you have to get your sim to date and talking isn't the only thing to keep another sim interested in your sim. If they're hungry you should feed them or if they're bored you should direct them to a club to hang out and dance -- otherwise, one of them could walk out on the other sim. But no matter -- your sim could look into picking up another date while downtown. Still, if your sims stay interested in each other, a make-out session could ensue very easily.

Buying new things isn't limited anymore either. When I mentioned the boutique, that isn't the only thing they can buy. Gifts for your date, such as teddy bears or roses is an option -- but let's say that your Sim buys some lingerie. No more ugly pajamas to bed! Other things you can buy include the entertainment, such as racing boats, feeding the fish or having a picnic. The more you buy for your Sim's date, the more they end up liking your Sim.

The character differences are what really adds to the game. You have options on how to greet your sims, from handshakes to air kisses to hugs and real kisses. They also react differently as well as having a new skill bar to work on. The relationship bar is now more of a meter to see how the relationship between your sims is working. You can build these new skills by buying magazines to increase your sims relationships skills.

Easily the BEST expansion pack so far. A serious MUST have.

SIMS, SIMS, SIMS!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 58 / 64
Date: October 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have to say that I love The SIMS! From Livin' Large to Hose Party, there has always been something missing, but in The Sims Hot Date expansion pack Everything changes. IF you've never played the Sims Before beware it is extremely adictive, but with this new EP I think that It will be even harder. For example there's The big thing: DownTown. DownTown is where your Sim can meet the Man/Women of their dreams. DownTown is full of NPC's (NonPlayableCharacters) you can date or chat up. But if you already have a charater in your neighborhood that you like even better then you can invite them out. There is like 150 new interactions for example there are about 6 different kisses ex: Dip Kiss. And of course, you can go shopping. You can buy roses, necklaces or a teddy bear, and even clothing, like lingerie, for your date. When your Sims are sleeping, they usually wear the same boring pajamas that everyone else wears. But if you go to Downtown, you can buy some lingerie for yourself or your date, and when you get home, you can wear that particular piece of clothing instead of the default jammies. At the park, you'll be able to feed the fish, race toy boats, and enjoy a nice picnic in the shade under the trees. Of course, all these activities cost money. The more you have, the more you can get for your date. And the more your date gets, the more he or she will like you. Not to mention So much MORE. But I must warn you Hot Date will be even better if you have the others So (...), get all the the expansions and start playing.

The Date to Die for?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 54 / 79
Date: September 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The first question I will ask in this review is: 'Is the Sims more of an adult game... or is it aimed at kids too?' I love the Sims and I'm 12 - as are quite a lot of other sims fans I know. Adults like the game - there's no doubt there! But kids ADORE it! If The Sims was good, Livin' it up'gave it loads of excitment and fun and house party was EXCELLENT... then what more can I say about Hot Date: the 3rd expansion pack in the series? Simply this: Hot Date's smooth gameplay and excellent new opportunities make it seem as though it is an entirely new game altogether! You may think to yourselves... 'a child exploring Hot Date's opportunities? the genre is most definately made for adults!' Although, (and I say this with a bit of a giggle) the sims now have more... ways to show they love one another, and most of the objects ARE pretty... STEAMY, there's nothing there to show that one of such a curious mind can't explore there! How can anyone resist such an opportunity when every review of Hot Date has been given 5 stars, reviewers of the game turn completely optimistic, and even non-sim owners want to take a step further. With new things in hot date such as Downtown (a place where your sims can go to meet new people) cuddly and social new objects (the luv tub, cuddle couch... need I say more?) and more relationship and optential skills for your sims... what's gonna stop us when Hot Date hits the shops? That may be in November sometime, I can't promise you anything. The only thing I can promise is that Hot Date is sure to be on the top of my christmas List this year!

Brilliant!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: July 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have Windows XP and on the game box it says it only runs under Windows 95 or 98. But when I installed it onto my computer, it ran fine.

I got Hot Date as part of the Sims Collection 2 pack - that has The Sims, Livin Large, Hot Date and Vacation all in one pack. It runs with The Sims Deluxe Edition Cd, so no worries.

Onto the game. It's great - it was the first Sims expansion pack to go outside the house. There is a new downtown area, that your Sims can go to by calling for a taxi.

Pros of the game:
1) New objects! There are over 125 new items, and they're all fun. I love furnishing my house and making my own downtown areas, so it's all good.
2) New ways to interact with other Sims. It's much easier to maintain a good relationship with fellow Sims with Hot Date, as it gives you about 20 new ways to interact. First, there was just Kiss, now you can choose how you kiss (Suave, Polite, Peck, Romantic or Passionate). It's the same with Hug (Friendly, Intimate, Romantic or Leap Into Arms), and so on.
3) The downtown area! It's fantastic! You can take your Sims shopping down there, with clothes shops and gift shops. You can buy clothes for yourself, or buy a gift for a friend. You can meet new Non-Playable Characters named Townies, who you can fall in love with (a good way to get lots of Family Friends is to marry a Townie they have about 30!). You can take a date, and go to dinner, and cuddle in the booths. The possibilites are endless.
If I kept going, I'd rave on for hours, so I'll stop here and let you discover it for yourself.

Cons:
1) The only con is that the downtown areas take FOREVER to load, it sits on the red screen with the taxi on it for about two or three minutes. It does this with Vacation too, and it really annoys me.

Apart from the slow loading, this expansion pack is totally worth it. If you're getting bored of the normal Sims, get this and make it fun again!

Once I got it started...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: June 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

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Our Troubles:

My brother recieved this game for his birthday. At the time we had Windows 2000. However, Sims won't work on 2000. We upgraded to Windows XP, still didn't work. We were getting frustrated when I decided to format the computer. Turns out that Sims is real picky, if you have any Windows 98 platforms, format your computer!!!

About the game:

I like it a lot. It came with House Party, which I enjoy. We have had a lot of fun with our Double Deluxe version and cannot wait to upgrade to Sims 2 and/or buy more expansion packs. The game layout is easy to use, and relatively fast, although installation is a son of a beach.;)
HAVE FUN!!!

Great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I like this game. I mean, a bit a' lag is nothing to stop u guys from buying this game!

100000000000000/10

you can tell by my name!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: July 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this game has a burst of romance in the air take your sims out on dates and watch sparks fly and maybe by the end of your fifth date or earlier GET MARRIED this is the reason the sims is so famouse along with vacatin unleashed and superstar!!!!!! buy it it is worth the money and hads no bugs it runs 4 xp they updated the game!!!!

The best game expansion pack ever!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 16
Date: February 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The Sims: Hot Date is without a doubt the best game expansion pack ever. Some people say that The Sims: Vacation is a better than hot date but they are wrong. First of all there are 125 new items on Hot date. Only 77 items on Vacation. There are many Pros and Cons about this game.
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Pros
1.Alot of new items/objects. There are new floors, windows, wallpapers, doors, trees, lights, tables and counters. There's even a lighted ceiling fan.
2.You get to create a whole different world(Downtown).
3.Get to expand the sims social life. Alot of the sims atitude depends on social activity.
Cons
1.Takes a long time to load.
2.It could have more features.
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This is a must buy expansion pack!

I love it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 19
Date: October 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I just got married on this game they love each other so much that they keep kissing each other I just cant stand it I am so happy I got this game now it takes a long time to do this they always say we need to talk or Im hungry or we need to have some to fun or im in a bad mode so it does take a long time so their you have it thank you.

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