The Sims Life Stories
Do we want EA's life story?
The Sims is a very special franchise. The original (since its 2000 release) has sold more than 6 million copies, therein gaining the title of the best-selling PC title in history. Add the various add-ons and sequels into the mix and that figure shoots up to over 54 million (as recorded in February 2005). While so-called hardcore players might scoff at the casual nature of the game's play, there can be no denying that that it has helped shape the industry's landscape in a way seemingly inconceivable before its arrival.
Female gamers, in particular warmed to the Sims' omnipotent, open-ended structure, which stood out like a sore thumb amongst the reams of first-person shooters and real-time strategy titles that the PC was best known for. It might even be said that The Sims set the foundation for the future successes of titles such as Nintendo's Animal Crossing, which continues to thrive on the same type of social networking required to play.
So after a wave of Sims bonus packs from EA, we have a new standalone title in Sims Life Stories, a slicker, slimmed down version of the series with a definite beeline towards those who might've loved the idea of playing The Sims, but who's busy lives haven't given them the chance to indulge in a spot of puppet-mastering a virtual life. Rather than the bare boned structure of the traditional Sims games, Life Stories offers the player two characters with previous life-given baggage and a series of ambitions that they'd like to fulfil. It's the player's job, then, to connect with the virtual avatars, make the magic happen and move their lives upwards and onwards through twelve plot-filled chapters.
Riley Harlow is a 23-year-old city slicker who has just moved into the Four Corners suburbs. She's chirpy, excitable... and caught in the middle of a love triangle. One of the guys involved is Mickey, a resident of Four Corners and 'OMG, what a stud!' who wouldn't look out of place in a photo shoot for GAP. Vince on the other hand is a successful businessman whose heavy workload has forced him to sacrifice gaining knowledge in the language of love, which is the point where you step in to help.
Since Life Stories plays like a stripped-down version of The Sims 2 (graphics 'n' all if you so choose), some of the frantic elements of micromanagement have been removed in order that the game plods along at a steady pace. This is to say that while the relationship, work and exercise needs of your chosen Sim still need tending to, requirements like having to leg it the toilet before they relieve themselves inappropriately have been cut out. So to has the need to stay near to home in anticipation of an important phone call. The inclusion of a mobile phone (first included in the Sims 2 University pack) makes important messages a lot easier to respond to in that respect. In addition, keyboard shortcuts have been included to deal with the most frequent of tasks.
Even the neurotic juggling needed to build and maintain relationships has been tweaked for Life Stories. In this edition of The Sims they're a lot simpler to form and develop. And, while any veterans of the series might even begrudge the newly forgiving game play mechanics which evidently lower the title's difficulty level, it does mean that newcomers and those after an experience they can dip in and out of with ease can do so, chapter by chapter, without the fear of returning to a messy domestic situation and an irreparable social mess.
Linked to this in another of EA's ploys to lure in the casual PC gamer is the ability to multitask while playing Life Stories. The title's 'laptop friendly' support (a version of the game that relies less heavily on the computer's RAM and video card) means that players are able to keep their game running in a separate window while they tend to unchecked e-mails and instant messenger in the real world - or just fancy a break from the constant oral jibber-jabbering of their troubled Sim. That said, the game runs splendidly in whichever option you choose.
After the book has closed on the two-dozen chapters in both Riley and Vince's lives, unfortunately, there isn't a lot more to see or do. You're given the option to preserve the happy equilibrium in each character's psyche, but without the expectancy of previously impending plot triggers subsequent developments, the routine grooming of each avatar doesn't have the same appeal all of a sudden. EA have already supported the game with an array of downloadable extras for players to introduce to Riley, Vince or a player of their own creation, though the game is strangely incompatible with other Sims titles, cutting out a considerable chunk of inter-compatibility in one fell swoop.
Perhaps, though, Life Stories isn't about a never-ending experience, just as the game's composition demonstrates in its separation from other titles in the series. As much as it can be seen as an introduction to the Sims universe for the uninitiated, so to it could act as a platform to the inevitable emergence of The Sims 3. And viewing Life Stories from that perspective, its enjoyably lightweight game play combined with a tirade of sickeningly clichéd narrative twists, fit snugly together to demonstrate another indication in the development of The Sims as a whole - and one which EA, love them or hate them, have moulded and managed with an admirable level of expertise.
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Sims fans, what are your thoughts on this new story-based approach: are you happy to move in this narrative led direction, or would you prefer more of the 'sandbox' style gameplay The Sims pioneered?
I WOULD OVE IT IF YOU PUT THIS WONDERFUL GAME ON XBOX I WOULD BUY 100 COPYS SO PLEASE PUT IT ON XBOX
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I REALLY REALLY LOVE SIMS. SIMS LIFE STORIES SOUNDS EXTREMELY FUN. I REALLY HOPE U PUT IT FOR PS2.
i got sims 2 and sims pets on ds and i love it please please put it on NINTENDO D.S !!!!!!
that would be soooooooooooooo cool !!!!!!!!!!!
I relly wanna play sims 2 demo online
I've been playing life stores (PC) for quite awhile now and I have found a problem. My problem lies when I need Vince to meet Naomi at the Bowling Ally. Instead of wanting to see her, he now wants to earn money. I can't move forward in time and I cannot change the view to go anywhere then where I'm supposed to be in the story. I can't find anything on the net telling me how to solve my problem so I was wondering if anyone might know how to solve this.
I think that you should be able to play the sims online with out having to down load you should just be able to look it up and play
its seems cool so yeah im gonna buy it tomaroy the 25 of feb. and im gig to playit if i dont like it ill sell it
goingto play it*
sims 2 much better!! we play the sims because of its depth and freedom to control thier life,sims life stories is a step backwards in this respect
da ims is wkd i love it whoooooooooooo
put it for Xbox please so many people want it
My sims dont seem to be ageing and I havent entered any cheats. Riley has been pregnnt for about 8 sim weeks now lol!
How do I sort this!?
i want to play
I WANNA PLAY NOW
HOW DO I PLAY NOW HELP ME PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ!
I think the sims life stories is a rip off it sucks and I hate it
Why can't you just put it for ps2 i mean more people will buy it which means you will make more money
over all it it a good game
I have the same problem my sims dont age to and riley has been pregnant for ages how can i stop this?
the sims rock! i have all of them all the sims the sims 2 and now the sims life stories,they rule!
Sims 2 life stories sucks! I've been playing these Sims games for years so now I pay $40 but these "life stories" and I only have 10 hours of playing time between Riley and Vince. Not worth the money! It was fun while the story unfolded but once it ended there is nothing new about the game. So I paid about $4 an hour to play something new when I could have just stuck with SIMS 2 and played the same thing. I'm pissed and want my money back!
riley is stuck on a goal with the dylan guy where he keeps coming over to her house and just plays darts and kicks the flamingo over and over again all day. the goal has a picture of the dylan kincaid guy and a 4 leaf clover and I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES TO ACHIEVE THIS GOALL!!
It totally SUCKS I WANT MY money back.... I was under the impression on freeplay YOU get to set goals to meet as the life unfolds but basically it is a idiot's sims 2 version. What the heck? You only get two "life stories" to play...... WHAT a RIP off I am very upset I will never buy any of the life stories series again.
do you need another sims on your pc ?
How long is Riley pregnant? She has been pregnant for a long time now. Any help? Thanks.
Umm i'm stuck on vince. on the goals he keeps saying he wants to look good when he asks niomi out but when i change his outfit he does nothing any help please?
where is the vince story ? it doesnt appear when i finished the riley's story !!!!!!!
ok now it's appear but i'm stuck .... gosh !
I have all the sims games on PS2 and I would love this game to be made for PS2 aswell and I dont care about the price!
what the heck i cant open the cheat window...
sims life stories looks great i am ging to get it one question can you make your own sims please anser me.
p.s can you make it on ps2 so sims can give birth
i am going to get sims life stories life stories i can't wait
p.s do u have 2 download the game on pc please awnser me
i love the games they make
i thoug sims will love me because i love sims very match from yasmin
once you've finished riley or vince's story, is there a way to play it again i keep wanting to play the story again and im sure my brother would like to play, so can anybody answer if there is a possible way to start a new game?
sofe you have to click on a mirror and choose gussy up.
i really ant to getthe sims game on my b it won`t accept my email address. what do i do?
i really wanna play sims but it wont accept my email address what do i do?
dude i frigin' DIG this game but, i was wondering if anyone knew how to move to a diffrent house...and is it possible in story mode? after the finaly? eh? info would be awsome, thanks.
im so better than you haha lol just playing
i would put this great game on game cube i would get65422 copys put on gamecube please
i lost the introtion book so i dont have the code to downoad the game to my computer
i wish this game was on ps2 or xbox. i love the pc game, but id rather have it on ps2 cause my sister and i play sims 2 all the time, and we love it, but we want something new. and its only me playing when its on the computer and not as much fun. i wish itd be on ps2 id buy it and even if it was on xbox, id go out and buy an xbox just to be able to play sims life stories....
I have a problem with vince and his story.I'am stuck on the part where he is suppost to invite over alexa and naomi.The come over,but the goal icon never changes.In th middle of their visit they start to slow down and by the end,they are stuck....and I have to restart the sims stories.Can anyone please help me!?
i love god
palaro ng sims
Do U want 400,000 dolars give me ur name and password and u will have it
when ever i put in my sims life stories an error appears and its written :insert a correct disk ...]
i have the same question is L! it is sooooooo confusing. i read on wikipedia that dylan is cheating to go with Ashley Sinclair.. maybe i should invite her over? lol
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I have the same problem as Candie Nicole how do we fix this?
how can i play sims
I LOVE SIMS LIFE STORU ITS MU FAVOURIRE GAME
I don't think Riley & Vince age. I've noticed that with my Sims 2. And I think they only progress in, for example, being pregnant once certain goals have been accomplished. Haha.
i have and ABSOLUTLEY LOVE THIS GAME but i am so P.O.ED because my computer sucks and has a virus and the cd rom system isn't working, so i can't play adn all i want to do is play sims or at least the sims demo or something!!!:(
i love the sims it is sososos fun
it is brilliant but i want to play it online but i dont know the adress
i love that game so much i took it from blockbuster it is so fun i'll die for it
play games mec you hape ole the time my name is waeel
i like this game but i wish u could have pets on the game. i know u have fish but there needs to be more like dogs, cats, hamsters, and more
HELP!!!
How he heck do you move out of a freaking house
I dont like it
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riley is stuck on a goal with the dylan guy where he keeps coming over to her house and just plays darts and kicks the flamingo over and over again all day. the goal has a picture of the dylan kincaid guy and a 4 leaf clover and I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL
I luv the sims life stories. the set-up is GREAT and the graphics r good, but i think it could have more building, furniture, and clothes and hair options!!!!!!!!!!!
i dont have dvd rome on my computer how do i play the game without it?
i really want the sims life stories but my mom wont get it for me! bummer!
i really want the sims life stories but my mom wont get it for me! bummer!
i like da sims but ar unable 2 afford all of dem u sud b able 2 play dem online
I'm stuck on Chapter 6. Riley needs to invite Mickey to Lead's gym but every time I go through the appropriate call measures it won't let me invite him to the community lot because it doesn't list it as an option too. It just shows the starlight cafe and the other places she goes too. Does anyone know how to make Lead's gym appear in the game so that I can invite him and progress forward?
how to download it to playstation 3 free
I THINK ITS GOING TO BE COOL
I wanna start my game again, but i am in the middle of riley's game.
How do you download it???????PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EEP!!!
help me pleez!!! what can i do Riley stuck at the park how can they "make out in public?" this game is great i sleep at night by 12md,just to play sims after work.But plees help me!!!!!!!!!!!!
I thought this game seemed pretty cool. I was happy with it at first - having never played Sims2 before. My sister recently got Sims2 and I am now extremely disappointed with Sims Life Stories. It costs practically the same price and you get much more with Sims2 than Life Stories. I like the story mode on Life Stories but they don't last very long. I also think Life Stories has better wall paper/paint options for buiding a house, besides that I really enjoy Sims2 much better. It offers so much more than Life Stories.
I have been trying to complete this friggin' level for like 2 weeks! I am at the part where I have to invite over Naomi an dAlexa and have a pool party, but everytime I get them in the pool, they get out right away, and the goal is NEVER completed! PLEASE HELP!!! I am desperate!
:-(
I wish they would put more of the Sims games for Ps2 I would buy them all..I have them all right now..I rather play video games on my ps2 then the computer anyways uses to much memory.
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im bored
i REALLY WOT 2 PLAY
I wish u could put this game on playstation 2 or 3 because everybody would be runnig into the stores and probably buy every copy of it sure no i would well that was my opinion ! Well thanx for your time bye !
I love the sims i just wish that i could play online for free!
how u download it
how u download it
goin 2 play it
I DONT KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE GAME ON THE INTERNET.PLEEEEEAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEE HELP
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Is it fun?
I wanna play
I REALLY WANT THEM TO PUT THIS GAME ON PS2!
what cheat or what do i do to eliminate the 4 people per house rule
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well im a sims freak and unforunatally my computer is not compatable for the sims life story :( i have to buy a new computer if i want to play any games now how crappy is tht
i think this game rules
it sucks so much i wish it was a person and then i would kill it.