The Partners

by Strategy First

Product Features

• This incredible life sim puts you in the position of junior partner, in an up-and-coming law firm
• You write the script here -- you'll face inter-office affairs, professional rivalries, and petty jealousies
• See if you can successfully navigate the office politics while working on the cases that will make or break your career
• There are over 100 possible interactions you can choose from, and 20 lawyers you'll have to work with
• Over 100 cases are included -- see how well you can argue before the courts as a legal eagle

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006LISM
• Item Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,420 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

The Partners takes situations you'd find on your favorite TV law drama, and places you in them, so you can face the toughest legal battles your way! The future of your partnership at the law firm is wide open -- see what direction you take it in It's the best courtroom drama you'll never see on TV!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Far too many glitches to be a good game, August 6, 2003

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Dana (Vermont, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Partners (CD-ROM)

I picked up this game because I already have all of the Sims expansion packs and it was only 5 bucks at EB. It is a lot like the Sims, but a highlight is that none of the characters needs involve "bladder" or "hunger", which makes this game much less routine and more interesting. This game was fun at first, but its unpredictable controls make it extremely frusterating and almost impossible sometimes. This would've been a very solid game, but there were a lot of glitches that made it too aggravating to play for a long time. For example: as Sims fans are familiar with, the characters have "free range" where they choose what they want to do, without you telling them. In "the Parters", all of the characters are constantly going about just what they need to do, and you can't interrupt what they are doing. So you end up just watching them until the exact right moment where they are between doing things, then you get to command them. It ends up being more like just watching little characters in a lawyer's office, instead of controlling them.

Overall, "The Partners" is worth 5 bucks, but nothing more.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun idea..., December 2, 2003

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Kala (Ft Lauderdale, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Partners (CD-ROM)

I got this game because, like so many other reviewers, it was like $5 EB Games. It's well worth the $5, I got a bit of enjoyment out of it.

The game itself is fun, I had a great time playing it. The scenarios are funny (though farfetched) and I had a laugh out loud moment every time my lawyers got a new case.

Unfortunately the game had some serious flaws that were kind of annoying. The characters didn't interact well with items - my character would sit on a couch, then stand up and be standing right inside the couch. That sort of thing happened a lot. Also, a lot of times the characters just did what they wanted, instead of what *I* wanted - and that was aggravating at times.

This game is cheap enough that its worth the price, but it really doesn't even come close in comparison with the Sims. The Sims costs a lot more (especially with expansions), but it is a lot more fun and a lot less buggy.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty awful game!, July 21, 2003

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Lazy "lazyassgirl" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Partners (CD-ROM)

Well I was first drawn into the game because of my love of "The Sims." (Plus EBgames was selling it for 5 bucks, know I know why!)

Like the Sims you are able to interact with the environment and other people but it is a very limiting game due to the specific number of interactions and items available. It's fun for the first 10 minutes then you realize that there's not much difference in gameplay. It's pretty redundant. You make sure needs are met, click the same buttons to win the case, which isn't hard. Soon you find that you're just clicking buttons in a certain order over and over again.

*One of the most annoying things about the game is that unlike the Sims where you can change the settings to "see" through the walls, you can't do that in this game so your character might be doing something but you can't see it because of the wall.