Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 43
  2. Negative: 5 out of 43
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  1. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    47
    Shooting centerfolds and putting together a magazine is halfway interesting, but the gameplay is nothing more than a third-rate "Sims" clone. [April 2005, p.114]
  2. For a while, it is rather enjoyable to cruise by and experience the closest thing you'll ever have to being anything like Hef, but you'll quickly long for deeper gameplay or a more real sense of progression. Use that $50 on 3 years' worth of Playboy subscriptions instead.
  3. I don't know one serious gamer who would be enticed by this sad mix of boring gameplay and soft-core porn. Playboy: The Mansion is as deep as a kiddie pool, which also matches its maturity level.
  4. They tried to bring us a game in which there was sex, but they don't deliver. I would have been happier with brief movie clips of nude or scantily clad models, than with this silly imitation of intercourse.

Awards & Rankings

78
#78 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2005
12
#12 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2005
User Score
4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 11
  2. Negative: 6 out of 11
  1. Apr 27, 2017
    6
    El juego presenta unas mecanicas interesantes que duran dos horas y luego no se dejan de repetir pero igual me parecen entretenidas, pero noEl juego presenta unas mecanicas interesantes que duran dos horas y luego no se dejan de repetir pero igual me parecen entretenidas, pero no cualquiera puede disfrutar este juego Full Review »
  2. RyanS.
    Apr 5, 2005
    3
    Yawn... Nothing good, nothing great, nothing to 'see' here. Move along please. Could have had better visuals, or maybe not.
  3. MarkW.
    Feb 4, 2005
    2
    Admittedly, I only played for 5 min. then scratched the top of the cd with my car keys and took it back to the video rental place. Heff can Admittedly, I only played for 5 min. then scratched the top of the cd with my car keys and took it back to the video rental place. Heff can burn in SIM hell for all I care. Rent it, have sex on the couch, then take it back and demand your money back. Game over!!! Full Review »