IGN PChas had a few updates recently, with several nice things. First of all, Vacation and Unleashed are nominated for the best expansion pack of 2002, according to their readers. Also, The Sims Online is nominated for best persistent world game - games that simulate real-life - of 2002. You can e-mail IGN to submit your vote if you want any other game than the nominated ones to win. Otherwise just participate in their poll to tell what game you like the most. Also, IGN put up a list of the 50 most wanted (and to-be-released) titles of 2003 (on all platforms), made using their free feature: the wish-list. SimCity 4 is in this list at number 30. Other Maxis games are not in this list, as there are no others announced already that are yet to be released... And The Sims on PS2 just didn't make it. The nominees for the awards awards for the best games on PS2 aren't available yet. Finally, there's a TSO review....
"If you do get tired of bumming around and crashing at other people's houses you can try to create your own pad. Maxis have done a good thing by limiting your funds to 10,000 simoleans, effectively forcing players to take roommates if they want to build the types of houses that will attract other players and thereby bring in revenue for the household."It isn't too criticising as other reviews. The main con the review really mentions are the graphics and the sound, which are out of date. The game got a 7.0 for both these points though. The GamePlay got a 5.0 because of time: "The element of time added a lot of excitement and pressure to the original game. Its absence makes the game too laid back". The overall score is still a nice 7.2. The whole review can be found here. It's also been added to our review index, where you can find links to other reviews of The Sims Online.
Written at 23:18 on Tuesday, 14 January 2003 by ChEeTaH.
