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5 Stars for the game 1 for cheating people out of cash

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 21
Date: November 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I admit, the sims is a very good game. But come on people, the people at Maxis come out with more expansion packs to take away your hard earned dollars, Plus if you don't have a computer that can take this amount of Space, then it's useless. Please Maxis stop making expansion packs, I admit they are great, but why not just make another Sims with all the stuff together. Now I know people are gonna say, they use it to make more money! I KNOW THAT! I just don't like to see you the hard working consumers be deprived of a lot of money. The game of course is spectacular. But people plz this not a review saying the game is bad. It's a review written with you in mind.

Maxis Needs To Get A Sim Clue

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 28
Date: June 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Im a bit torn here. I love playing my sims game, however, Maxis seriously needs to lower the prices of these explansion packs (Im betting they would make even more sales if they would just lower the price by [$$$]), as well as fix all the damn bugs in them. How can they be coming out with yet another expansion pack when they are supposed to be releasing The Sims 2? Im so sick of spending [$$$] a pop for an expansion pack, just to be disappointed again. I dont think I'll be buying anymore.

defective

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: December 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this expansion pack has installation problems. We could not install even after downloading patches, trying other computers, etc. Of 3 other people I know with this expansion pack, only one was able to get it installed properly. Wait to buy until the manufacturer works the bugs out.

It is not at all what I expected

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: December 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I hate to sound so negative but this game is not all what it is cracked up to be. Sure, there are tons of new items and magic gadgets; and, yes, there are the neat places to go but the time it takes to do them all is not worth it. You can meet several new characters in the Magic Town(thier last name being Strange), but you can never call them because they are always at work in Magic Town.

Also, every sim I have created with varying personalities get drained quickly from harvesting the honey, churning the butter, and the other tasks that can be done.

I also found the dragon character a little lame. There are three colors,(you cannot choose by the way),each color being a different temperament. I found it unchallenging to get the "nice" dragon, but even he burned furniture. He eats wildflower plants in excess, which can get very expensive and boring to keep buying.

On a positive note, I thought the zombie maid beneficial. You buy her coffin and knock anytime that you need her. She even repairs broken gadgets, but at a slower pace than the repairman. Just don't let the live maid see her!!

It does take a while to load up at the beginning. Pets Sims was better. I plan to buy Sims House Party next,(a little backwards I know) and to uninstall this one.

Makin' Magic in the treasury at Maxis

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: August 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I am a big fan of the Sims and own all of the expansion packs. All of them have had success and has added something very unique to the game. The Sims: Makin' Magic Expansion pack is supposedly the last of the Sims, that is, until the Sims 2 is due to release March 15, 2004. I had wished that Maxis' last addition would be the use of cars, bikes, and motorcycles. To me, this last expansion seems like Maxis' afterthought before they come out with Sims 2, which they are promoting a lot. Makin' Magic does not appeal to me because there is already magic in some current expansions. Maxis should be reducing the price of this expansion since it doesn't deserve to be called one.

THIS GAME SUKS

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 19
Date: December 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have,nt had a chance to play this game because it keeps quiting before it gets to the neighborhood.I have been dying to get this game but when i do it keeps quiting on me i,ve heard that this is a good game but EA GAMES U COULD HAVE DONE BETTER!!!!!

C'mon... It's Supposed to be Life

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: August 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have one question for you: Can you turn lawn gnomes into gardeners? Of course not! So why can you do it on The Sims? Who knows... just a "ploy" to get people to buy the newest expansion pack. I don't know about you, but I want my Sims to be normal people, I don't want them having flamingo butlers. I think adding things like casting spells is going to lead Maxis' business into a downward spiral in sells, 'cause I'm not buying this thing!!!

i wouldn't waste money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 20
Date: December 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

with the sims 2 coming in about 3 monthes, why waste hard earned money (or not) on the primitive game?

One too many

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 13 / 26
Date: November 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I trust EA with making excellent games, but even I can't help but wonder if this was a high-concept attempt at a Harry Potter cash-in. If you're a die-hard Potter fanatic, this expansion might appeal to you, but a lot of people don't like the fact that the series has gone in the opposite direction of an everyday-life simulator.

After Unleashed (the best expansion IMO) the game takes a solid five minutes to start up and will take up multiple gigs of hard drive space. And that's assuming you haven't downloaded any fan-created content from the web.

Makin' Magic is not an great expansion, but it's decent for adding a couple more hours onto a franchise well past its prime. With The Sims 2 on its way, there's not much reason to spend money on Makin' Magic. I'm an unabashed Sims fan, but after seven expansions it's time to stop.

BE PATIENT AND WAIT A BIT LONGER!!!!!!!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: October 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

EA has made alot of expansion packs for the Sims this one doesent seem to much fun. the main turn off is that there coming out with a game called the sims 2 in febuary and it suppost to be much better than all the other sim games. So y buy another expnsion pack for $30 when your just going to unistall it to make room for the Sims 2 in Febuary.

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