The Sims Revised & Expanded: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

~ Mark Cohen (Author)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Prima Games; Revised edition (August 21, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761537147
• ISBN-13: 978-0761537144
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,183,089 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing but worthless or wrong information, January 14, 2003

By A Customer

I ordered this book expecting something comparable to Prima's strategy guide for SimCity 3KU (which is huge, rich, and utterly indispensible). Not even remotely. I knew I was in trouble when the table of contents did not match the pagination of the book (and it was way off -- not just by a page or two).

Most of this too-slim-for-the-price volume is pure filler: a grainy B&W photo catalog of all the objects Sims can buy (information which is readily accessible within the game, and of little strategic value anyhow), and way, way too many tedious B&W screenshots of the author's own gameplay, supposedly for illustration.

It contains a few bits of useful information -- such as detailed tables of the Careers (jobs, hours, salary, promotion criteria) -- all of which and more is available on the Web.

It also contains enough glaring falsehoods (e.g., that Sim kids can't use dishwashers) to suggest that the author played the game just long enough to crank out this piece of softbound kindling .

If you're really interested in getting the most out of the game, do yourself a favor: give this book a miss and head for one of the thousands of fan sites and BBSs instead.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Bible for all Sims players, April 21, 2002

By	"litlbear6886" (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews

I have bought every strategy guide for the Sims, and I have to admit that all versions have duplication, but the information included in the books is invaluable! Although, if you don't already have the previous versions, I would only buy this one--it will have all the information you need for all expansions. Even the most die-hard fan will find information in here helpful, and I've learned new things from each book! I would definately recommend the strategy guide for any Simmer, whether he be a Bob Newbie or an old pro!

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Could use work, March 23, 2002

A Kid's Review

I thought the guide was pretty good, except that all it is is a clearer form of the manual! I found out some things, like how to remove doors and windows. The only things that were different was that this guide had cheat codes, and all this "a day in the life of" stuff. Plus, it tells you about jobs. I could say it helped a little, but I wouldn't recomend buying it.