The Sims: Hot Date: Prima's Official Strategy Guide [Paperback]

David Chong (Author)

Book Description

Series: Prima's Official Strategy Guide | Publication Date: November 20, 2001

Love is in the Air

• Vital statistics for each new character–from the Blonde Bombshell to the Old Prude
• Inside coverage of the all-new social system, plus all of the new interactions
• Building strategies for the downtown dating scene, direct from the programming team
• Comprehensive stats for all new objects
• Dating 101–everything you need to score a hot date

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Prima Games (November 20, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761537295
• ISBN-13: 978-0761537298
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,221,195 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Key to a good dating experience, useful for everyday Simming, March 4, 2002

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Margaret P Harvey (Charlottesville, Va United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sims: Hot Date: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

The most useful thing about this book is the section on date interactions and the different NPCS that are available with the "Hot Date" expansion pack. To get to know the different people you will meet downtown and see which interactions and topics to explore in different situations. It allows you to get a great date experience without a lot of experimentation and time. Really useful for dating. For everyday Sim gameplay, the guide says some, but not a whole lot more than you get with your game manual. Also, the pictures are black and white, which is kind of underwhelming. But overall I would recommend this for serious Simmers who want to get the most of their social interactions.

19 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I Already Knew a Lot of This "Advice", December 30, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sims: Hot Date: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

I've been playing The Sims Hot Date many times since I bought it a month ago. I was in at a computer store and saw this book, and thought, "looks like fun, maybe it'll have great advice!". So I bought it there (I really should have come to Amazon, you won't find a lower price!). I've read a lot of the stuff that looked interesting, and skimmed through some weird charts and tables that you don't need to know about unless you're a total fanatic. I was confused by their list of townies that have unique personalities (i.e. The Romantic, The Flirt, The Wallflower) because I'm not positive that their info was truly correct. The pictures in this book are small and black and white, making the book somewhat dull. What I found stupid in this guide book is that it has the list of all the items you find in the sims and their price. Doesn't Prima (the publisher) know that if we wanted to see all of the items and what they cost, we could just go to objects section of the game and see the exact same info??? Also, just to straighten something out, this book has absolutely nothing to do with everything in the other expansions. It does not give any advice or info on things from House Party and Livin' Large. I just want to warn you because I assumed it would. Overall, I don't think I'll need to refer to this book often. It's probably a good pick for people really new to the Sims games, but not for someone already familiar with the game. I hope you've found my review useful. Once again, if you do want this book, a 12 dollar price is fantastic!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!, June 30, 2004

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Chris (Wooster, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sims: Hot Date: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

This is a excellent book to help your dating skills in "The Sims Hot-Date". It provides very useful information about how to act downtown, what to do, how to act on a date, what to say, and basically anything you need to know inorder to succeed.

It contains a section about the Hot-Date EP as well as an Introduction to the Sims. Some people might find the intro a little repetitive but again, it also gives very helpful tips on how to succeed in the regular house as well.

Overall it is a great book for reference for the game. You won't be disappointed. Pick it up, and if you do, youll be dating and marrying the whole town!