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DO NOT BUY UNTIL A PATCH IS MADE!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 19 / 33
Date: October 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This expansion pack contains numerous bugs! Moreover, it DOES NOT FIX the numerous bugs that were contained in the previous expansion pack, University.

If you have a remote toy car on a lot it causes the blank memory bug. If you have too many NPCs coming to a lot it can cause the portal that generates NPCs to cease working and invisible NPCs to generate on your lot causing the memory to overload and the game to slow down so much that you think your PC has stopped running. (This is known as the NPC/Slow Down Bug) If you have too many characters and Elders die then you can end up with what they call the Elder Bug which results in an elders image remaining in the lot splash screen after they die, no tombstone and no inheritance.

These are KNOWN bugs and are not caused by viruses, spyware, adware, computers that need upgrades or third party hacks. Moreover, that's just a SMALL SAMPLE of the bugs in this game! Just search their official BBS on The Sims 2 official website for "patch" or "bug" and a host of posts by their customers will show up. They are far too numerous to list in one review!

It seems that Maxis/EA is more interested in producing expansion packs that are too buggy to run properly than to create a quality game.

It is anyone's guess if these serious problems will be fixed in an upcoming patch. I wish I could get my money back!!!

Shocking! Deserves 0 Stars but option not given

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 15 / 141
Date: March 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I am appalled that anyone would consider this an appropriate game for a young teen... let alone someone who is nearing the end of their teen years! Since when do we encourage our teenagers to go out on the town, tell them it's alright to have one night relationships, to dabble in stuff that is better left alone? I'm sorry.... but this definitely is not a game I want my daughter (or even my son) to have! Here is a quote I read on Amazon about the game: "Ahh, hedonism. Choose the all-new Pleasure Seeker life aspiration for your Sims and live vicariously through your characters. Deliver these Sims all the blissful amusements the world has to offer--hot dates, fancy parties, fine dinners, hot tubbin', and more--these Sims know how to live it up. Be careful, though! These pleasure-seeking Sims are terrified of pain, embarrassment, and effort, so anything outside of the realm of "PARTY!" is probably going to deliver quite a blow to their fragile egos." What parent in their right mind would want their teenager exposed to this?

Disapointing ..very disapointing

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 14 / 52
Date: April 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was looking forward to Sims2 Nightlife and when I recieved the first thing that I noticed was the packinging. There was no jewel case and that the cd-roms were one on top of another in a container that resembled a dvd case. Considering that jewel cases are to prevent the disks from being damaged, this concerned me. I then installed the game and the problems really began. First it would not install because of the patch from EA games that was installed for Sims2 University. So I had to unistall everything then re-install. Then when I get the game loaded up the graphic quality was not as good as prior to installation and the game ran much slower. My system exceeds the recomended requirements and all upgrades to drivers on my graphics card had already been done as I have had problems with Sims games in the past and know the drill. The downtown was a disapointment. I was expecting something at least similar to Sims Hot date. This paled in comparison to the former. All I can say is that after this I will NEVER buy another Sims2 add-on again. Do not waste your money on this its not worth it.

Title

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 49
Date: September 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I spend more time keeping my sims in good hygine than I do myself. Sad, I know.

No Stars For No Game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 27
Date: September 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Still have not been able to install this game, despite frantic emails to Amazon and Sims creators. Doubly upset to discover the $10 discount in effect today, but which I did not receive in my pre-order. Ridiculous.

Just OK

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 23 / 49
Date: March 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Let me say first, that upon seeing Nightlife advertised, I had no interest in it whatsoever. However, the expansion was given to me, so I gave it a whirl. Unsuprisingly, it is exactly how I expected it to be- just ok.
A longtime Sims fanatac (I own the first Sims and all of its expansions), I've been a bit disapointed with the Sims 2 in general. Sure, the graphics are stellar, but the load times are ridiculous for your average gamer. Unless your pc is seriously tricked out, you will have to spend a looooong time waiting. Furthermore, Sims 2 failed to revolutionize the original Sims, all it really did was improve the graphics and alow the sims to age. (Which takes waaay to long as well).
But I digress. Back to Nightlife. The game doesn't add anything really cool or interesting to the game. Some of the objects/building accessories are kinda fun, and it adds a number of new skins (suprisingly, no *special* pajamas). Regardless, the main draw for the game is missing - the downtown is nothing the Sims gamer is new to, and frankly, its kinda gotten old, boring, & tired. The cars are cool, but a bit overhyped. For some reason a husband and wife can't share a car, and its very difficult, if not impossible, to fit two driveways onto one small or medium sized lot (not to mention expensive). The blind date thing is ok, but not a really significant add on. Overall, its just ok.

too many errors

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 36
Date: December 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

i just received this game. my exciment soon wore off after the first 20 minutes. everytime i try to go downtown, my game crashes! I have even downloaded the patch. I would not recommend this game until they have found a way to get rid of all the errors.

More objects and features...and bugs

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 41 / 41
Date: October 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

When I first bought this expansion pack and played it for a few hours, I immediately came on the amazon site and rated it at 4 stars. After playing it enough to feel comfortable writing a review, though, I find I have to give it 3 stars. Let me explain.

What I liked:

*New and useful objects
*Inventory slots! Want to keep something when your SIM moves out? Put it in their inventory and take it out when you get to the new home!
*Cars! Miss the bus or carpool? No problem! Hop in the car. Don't like the waste of valuable time that waiting for the taxi has become? No problem! Hop into the car!
*The New Pleasure Seeker Aspiration. Actually not a very difficult person to keep happy and it adds a bit more variety to a game that already has tons of it.
*The New Downtown Neighborhood. Just as the University Expansion Pack had you choose a University neighborhood to associate with your normal SIMS neighborhood, Nightlife has you choose a Downtown neighborhood to associate as well. There is only one Downtown neighborhood to choose from, but it is great as is! You can still create your own if you so desire, though.
*Vampires! Beware of night trips to Downtown! You never know when the local Count is going to search for entertainment in the same location that you choose...
*Group Outings and Dates. These add new activities to run your SIMS through which adds yet more variety to an already great game. It takes a while to get a feel for how to make them successful, but learning is half the fun!
*Turn ons and Turn offs. These add a little depth to your SIMS personalities. This enhancement had me a little worried at first, because I was afraid of how already existing SIM families would be affected. It turns out that when you install this expansion pack, already existing SIMS have a potion put into their inventory. Drinking this potion allows you to set the turn ons and turn offs so you can pick those traits that will keep your SIM family together (or tear them apart if you feel evil).

What I didn't like:
*All of the bugs that I observed after the University Expansion are still their with Nightlife.
*If an already existing SIM owned a cell phone, handheld device, or other electronic gadget then this disappears after installing the Nightlife expansion pack and you have to buy new ones for that SIM. THAT is an inexcusable bug!
*If you create a new family in the Downtown neighborhood and then want to move them into the regular neighborhood, well, there's no ultra easy way to do it (like the drop out of school option or graduation in University). The work around, I guess, is to make them friends with someone in the neighborhood and have that person invite them to move in.
*The price. Despite the quality of what is added, I still feel that this expansion pack is overpriced, especially in light of the bugs that didn't fixed.

In Summary:
If I rated the new additions on just the fun and value they add to the game I would give it 5 stars. The unresolved bugs cost at least 1.5 stars though. I took another .5 for the price. It really does pain me to give this only 3 stars, but being too forgiving won't encourage game developers to put forth the extra effort to make their products bug free.

Slightly Disappointed

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 11 / 30
Date: September 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love the sims and when the Sims 2 came out it was even better. The best part for me is to build things and decorate. If you are like me you may be a bit disappointed. There are over 125 new objects, but they are not that exciting to me. I wish they would have made more new furniture and fewer pictures. Also I don't know if there is a cheat to avoid this, but you don't have many options for your driveway. I would like to have twist and things or be able to choose the size of it. It seems like it is either to long or too short. Either way I don't regret buying the new expansion. I can't wait to build a bowling alley, but it's not 5 stars. I WANT PETS!!!!! One more thing that is cool, there is a new tool to make hills for your landscape.

Boring Fast

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 41
Date: July 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I just got this game and already it is boring! Much like Sims 2, but a few extra options. I will not be purchasing anymore Sims games. They get old quick. Save your money on this one.

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