The Sims Online Charter Edition
by Electronic Arts
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Category: Video Games
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Product Summary
Brand: Electronic ArtsFormat: CD-ROM
Release Date: 2002-12-17
Platform: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP
Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Video Game Reviews of The Sims Online Charter Edition
Customer Review: Not very Sim-ish
Summary: 1 Stars
I believe "The Sims" taps into our control freak nature. Most of the fun of the game is being able to control the little Sims, build their houses, have them interact with others, etc.
The fun of the online version is completely dependent on other players. The money your Sim (and only one Sim) makes gets sucked up immediately. The "spend money to earn money" philosophy of the single-player version is abandoned. You can't build much of anything, much less furnish a place, and the buildings you find resemble HP -- party after party with no home life interaction like sitting down to dinner with spouse and kids.
As the others say, it is a glorified chatroom. The majority of relationships in TSO were formed early in beta-testing and to get in on a relationship, a house, etc. at this point will be very difficult. In other words, there's no fun to be had.
If you want a new Sims adventure, the only way to go is Sims2.
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