- Publisher: EA Games
- Release Date: Dec 18, 2002
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Unlike the previous Sims games, all of these citizens are controlled by actual people. In other words, you might want to double-check the genders of those two cuties before you try to score the world’s first virtual hot-tub ménage à trois.
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Game InformerThe Sims Online has retained the je ne sais quoi that makes its brethren so fun to play. [Mar 2003, p.89]
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There’s just one problem with The Sims Online: It’s almost not a game. The slow-paced activities rely so heavily on social interaction that in some ways it feels like a glorified chat room.
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GMR MagazineA game that no review can adqeuately describe, since the possible experiences are virtually limitless. Is it a game or a playground? Play it and decide for yourself.[Feb 2003, p.66]
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Makes for surreal fun with a strangely addictive quality, and, if anything, it has seemingly endless potential. Like the stand-alone versions of the game, The Sims Online is what you make of it.
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Computer Games MagazineIt's a game about nothing... It's a world entirely in the hands of its players, so the possibilities for creativity and expansion are virtually endless. [Apr 2003, p.74]
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While there is room for improvement, the great feature about The Sims Online is the ability to update and add content at the game sign-on menu. (Maxis’ intends to add new material to The Sims Online for at least 2 or 3 years.)
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GameNowCooperation is key. It's easier and faster to do everything with the help of other Sims. [Mar 2003, p.55]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 18
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Mixed: 3 out of 18
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Negative: 3 out of 18
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KaseyG.Nov 23, 2005Love It
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AndreaMar 12, 2005
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BradD.Jul 14, 2003