The Sims: Double Deluxe

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Includes The Sims, The Sims Livin' Large, and The Sims House Party
• The Sims: Create an entire neighborhood of Sims and run or ruin their lives
• The Sims Livin' Large: Put your Sim families into zany situations and settings
• The Sims House Party: Add party design sets to throw big bashes
• The Sims Creator: Recreate any Sim you can imagine with this powerful tool

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000C0YSB
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 22, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,527 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

With the most Sims content ever assembled in one place, now is the best time to join The Sims phenomenon. The Sims Double Deluxe is the ultimate compilation. Included in this all-in-one, value-packed product is The Sims, as well as The Sims Livin' Large, and The Sims House Party. The Sims Double Deluxe offers the perfect invitation to enter the world of The Sims.

Features:

• The Sims: Create an entire neighborhood of Sims and run or ruin their lives with the full version of the PC game. Help your Sims pursue careers, make friends, and find romance--or make a complete mess of things! Open-ended gameplay gives you the freedom to set your own goals and chart your Sims' destiny.
• The Sims Livin' Large: Put your Sim families into zany situations and settings in this expansion pack. Its content adds over 125 extreme items like a home chemistry lab, heart shaped bed, and crystal ball, as well as a cast of wild characters such as the Grim Reaper, Genie, and Tragic Clown.
• The Sims House Party: Add party design sets to throw the biggest bashes of the year! Whether your Sims hoedown at a country barn dance, chow down at a tropical luau, or go underground at a rave, they are sure to rock the house! Spice things up with over 100 outrageous items such as a dance cage and mechanical bull, as well as madcap characters like a cake dancer and caterer.
• The Sims Creator: Recreate any Sim you can imagine with this powerful tool that allows even novice users to customize every detail of how their Sims look. Choose their clothing or create your own. Select from a variety of details like ties, jewelry, and logos. You can even put your own face in The Sims with this easy to use tool.
• Bonus Content: Furnish the homes of your Sims with all-new bonus content including dozens of new walls, floors, and objects in African and Asian design themes. Also included is a collection of game objects posted on http://www.thesims.com since the launch of The Sims House Party, including a carnivorous plant and mistletoe that players can incorporate into their Sim universe.

Product Description

The Sims Double Deluxe lets you live it up in style as you take over a virtual life and guide it from start to finish!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Forget All the Expansions, This is the Best Sims Release, January 8, 2004

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Chris (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sims: Double Deluxe (CD-ROM)

So you're not familiar with the Sims, eh? Let me summarize it for you quickly: An oddly addictive game in which gameplay centers on a normal 24/7 daily house life. You'll never find a game quite like it and it probably has the biggest mix of gamers you'll ever see, including people that normally don't touch PC games. Everyone from wild teenagers to shy grandmothers play this game. Because of its record sales, it also happens to claim the largest collection of pseudo-sequel expansions known to man. For those that purchasd the original Sims a few years ago and thought it would be their final purchase, EA insisted otherwise as at least five to seven expansions have been sold since that add new content and game mechanics. Now that the Sims 2 is quickly approaching, EA is scrambling to find new ways to package the original game and this is the best combo pack to date. The Double Deluxe version combines the original Sims, Living Large expansion and House Party expansion as well as a tiny bit of custom content not available on any expansion. It also includes the Sims Creator which allows you to customize your own custom sims in whatever sex, age, appearance and clothing you'd like. I admit, I haven't played all of the expansions but I didn't enjoy Hot Date or Vacation as they went a direction I didn't care for. Both of those expansions have new towns in which you can explore if you're into role-playing your sims but I prefer the house building and job advancement, which makes the Double Deluxe edition perfect for the casual Sims fan like me. If you're the patient type and know this game and all its expansions are for you, I'd wait a few months as all gazillion expansions in the Sims will soon be available in the same combo pack because of the game's age and the upcoming sequel.

36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best Computer Game Ever!, November 28, 2003

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Ashley G. (Philly, PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sims: Double Deluxe (CD-ROM)

The Double Deluxe edition of The Sims comes with 2 expansion packs and other bonus stuff. I got this for a birthday gift. I am completely addicted to this game. There are so many options for building your house and for choosing your Sims characters. You have tons of neighborhoods to use as the canvas of your own little world! The combinations are endless and the game never gets boring!
I've played other Simulation and Tycoon games, but none of them compare to The Sims. This Double Deluxe set is all you need to become a major Sims player. If you were to buy The Sims, House Party, and Livin' Large all separate, it would be much more expensive than buying this one simple compelete set.
However, not everything is great. It takes about an hour or more to install (depending on your computer). Also, it takes a pretty long time to load each time you want to play, but it's worth it.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Deal!, February 17, 2004

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Erin "Erin van Vonderen" (Halifax, NS CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sims: Double Deluxe (CD-ROM)

I originally bought the Sims as the original version. But, after my dog chewed it past playable points, I am currently investing in Double Deluxe. Being a former Sims player, I know the tricks of the game's trade and what's what. This game is a big what!

It is an EXCELLENT deal, as it includes two of the most beloved expansion packs of the game's time. Installs like a dream compared to the long, boring hassles of buying them separate. It also leaves you with six expansion packs to buy rather than a whopping eight (original) or seven (Deluxe) At first I had my doubts, but this game was a breeze for one of my classmates to install, and you can get playing very soon. The Sims Creator is a must-have for skin designer as well. Can't wait to get my hands on it!