| The Sims is one of the most popular PC games | | | | can be like a mansion, or it can be a small, |
| available. Not only is it on the PC, but it's on many | | | | comfortable home. It's all up to the one in charge. |
| other gaming consoles as well, including the | | | | When building a house, obviously the walls need to |
| GameCube, Xbox, Nintendo DS, and Gameboy | | | | go up first. There is a simple tool to create the |
| Advance. The franchise extends out to almost | | | | walls of the house, to make it shaped just the |
| every popular console. It has a blatantly obvious | | | | way you want. Once the walls are finished, there |
| different appearance across all the systems, | | | | are a number of things you could do from there. |
| which is why it appeals to so many people. When | | | | You could, paint the interior walls, or design the |
| the term fan base comes into play with Sims, it is | | | | exterior ones. There is a simple tool for both, to |
| almost impossible to explain it exactly. There are | | | | make the house's appearance just how you |
| so many people who enjoy the realism and | | | | imagine it. The floor and carpet would generally be |
| simulation the Sim games provide, including | | | | next, and from there is when you can really start |
| children, teens, and even adults. That is the | | | | customizing your Sim's lives. What would someone |
| greatest aspect of the Sims franchise, is that it | | | | want in their home? Perhaps, a giant TV. Maybe, |
| can appeal to a wide range of people. | | | | a dozen stereos. Or what about, an exotic variety |
| Playing the Sims game varies on the system | | | | of plants? There is millions of ways to stock the |
| you're playing on. On the PC, the game doesn't | | | | house just how you want, and hopefully have |
| have a single player story mode. The PC version | | | | your Sims enjoying themselves. |
| only has the option to build your own house, and | | | | In addition to the default set of items and |
| people, pets, etc. The consoles on the other hand, | | | | characters you can create, there is also expansion |
| expand on that with new game modes. There are | | | | packs to make playing the Sims game even more |
| story modes, where you have to achieve certain | | | | exciting and interesting. There is a bunch of |
| things with your Sim character, such as getting | | | | expansion packs available to be bought, and all |
| job promotions, or reaching a certain skill in | | | | include new things for you to customize your |
| something, or even buying some furniture. The PC | | | | house or Sims with. It only enhances on the great |
| users are usually content with their build mode | | | | experience you already get from playing the |
| though, as it offers unlimited hours of fun. | | | | game. It's definitely a classic franchise for anyone |
| Of course, the Sims games must install before | | | | to play, that has a PC, and wants a game. Even if |
| you can play. It's worth the short wait though, to | | | | they don't have a PC, a gaming system would |
| finally get in control. When you first start out, you | | | | work just as well. Just turn it on, put the disk in, |
| have a lot. From this lot, is where you will be | | | | and enjoy. |
| designing your future family and house. The house | | | | |