The Sims 2 Mac

The Sims 2 is an incredible sequel to the best-selling PC game of all-time! You’ll get to direct an entire Sims’ lifetime, and try to get them to reach their goals in life. Will they have a long, successful and happy life - or will they end up poor and heartbroken?

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Simple Sim…
It’s okay… This was my first Sims purchase — I take that back! This was my 2nd Sims purchase; I HAD to buy it because I purchased another Sims product that wouldn’t work without having this one installed first! After installing this one and then installing the 2nd one, I’m unable to use this one… It’s like the 2nd one wrote over the 1st one. I assumed that having both installed, I’d have access to both (?)….

3 Stars Sims 2 for Mac
Well, it still didn’t work well with the mac. I’ve removed it from the computer. It would freeze and some characters, after a while, I’d lose the ability to move them no matter what I’d do.

5 Stars Great Game
Cheaper to buy it here than it is going to be at most places that carry a Mac version of the game even with priority shipping it came out to be less than the retail price of [...]

5 Stars I loved this game
We have both the Mac version and Playstation versions of this game. I love them both. We have gotten hours of entertainment from them. Highly recommended.

5 Stars Sim happy
What a game!

That’s my main point, but I’ll go more in depth for you incredulous SOBs.

If you don’t know the Sims premise, here it is: I’m a deity, lets mess around with people’s lives.

Being the evil, domineering, and downright cruel person that I am, the Sims is my greatest fantasy. You don’t have to share my personality to have this game cater to your desires; if you like RPGs, simulations, life and style games, career games, or all of the above, the Sims is what you want, nay, what you NEED.

For anyone who has ever played the original Sims and thought: “Man, I wish there was…” or “Wouldn’t it be cool if…” say no more, Sims 2 has got your back.

Game-Play is wonderful: the Sims are very customizable, their lives are manageable, the game is lovable, nuf said. Asypr did let some glitches slide though, there are a few problems with changing households, but they don’t subtract too-much from the game.

I have a decent fast computer, a 13 inch 2.4 Ghz MacBook with 2 GB RAM, and Sims 2 runs like a dream. I only wish I had a better graphics card to improve the frame rate on the 1200×800 screen setting; whatever.

Finally, the service was great. I got my package in 2 days with expedited shipping. If you can’t stand waiting 5 or 6 days, cough up the extra 3 bones: its worth it.

If you haven’t guessed by my review, I rated the whole thing 5 stars. If this game interests you even a little, buy it.

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World of Goo

The millions of Goo Balls that live in the beautiful World of Goo are curious to explore — but they don’t know that they are in a game, or that they are extremely delicious. Drag and drop living, squirming, talking, globs of goo to build structures, bridges, cannonballs, zeppelins, and giant tongues so that you can direct the Goo Balls to their goal on the other end of the stage.

Massive Online Competition - Human players around the world compete in a living leaderboard to build the tallest towers of goo in World of Goo Corporation’s mysterious sandbox

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Fun Puzzle Game
Very cool puzzle game!

I bought this game for my wife for Christmas I ended up playing it just as much as her. You basically need to build these structures that the little oil blobs crawl across. Your structure needs to deliver the little blobs to a final destination. Sounds simple right? Well, as the game progresses they start releasing different kind of blobs that react differently based on the obstacles, etc. It ends up getting pretty challenging.

It reminds me of the old lemmings game which was also tons of fun.

The graphics are pretty good, and the game has a unique look to it.

Music isn’t bad or annoying either.

Nice change of pace from the standard shoot em’ up game. I would recommend this for any gamer.

5 Stars Great Game… worth the money…
The game is worth the money. Fun, and works on a MAC or PC. Great way to pass the time on a plane ride…

5 Stars An underlooked gem of a game!
I got this game from Amazon for 9.99 through a lightning deal. My wife loves puzzle games and I thought it would be a great early Valentine’s Day gift.

The game has more than 40 levels and is very easy to learn how to play. There is a good amount of creativity in solving the different levels. The levels are a combination of construction and physics, but in a fun way. The soundtrack is also nice, and the graphics are colorful and fit the mood of the game nicely.

This is also available on the Nintendo Wii, but I have not played that version.

P.S. My wife loves it!

2 Stars Great if you never downloaded the free Adobe Flash Player
Here’s a bit of a dissenting opinion on World of Goo. While the game certainly has some pretty visuals and music, the actual gameplay feels like I headed over to Kongregate and played one of the many physics-based Flash games there. You build constructs like bridges and towers in varying angles and degrees, get from point A to point B, then do it again.

Certainly the counter argument to this is that the level design transcends that simple play, but when the levels are put under the ruthless microscope of this weathered gamer and judged for their mechanics, I just didn’t see that materialize. The game quickly wore out its welcome just about halfway in (two hours or so worth of play), there’s just no meat to the core mechanics, and the game seemingly wants to coast you through by relying on it’s aesthetics and wannabe art house subversiveness.

Note that this game is a five-star game for a lot of gamers who will be drawn to the game due to the art direction and off-mainstream quirky swagger of the title. I personally just found it to be a boring, fairly banal puzzler that is more flash ( pun intended ) than actual gaming substance.

5 Stars SMART & FUN
Before you know it, you’ll be hooked on this game! It’s very well-done, smart, fun & non-violent!

The only reason I gave it a 4 stars instead of 5 is because you could only create 3 player’s profile at a time which kinda sucks if you are more than 3 in the family.

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The Oregon Trail 5th Edition

The Oregon Trail 5th Edition takes you along with a family as they travel 2000 miles along the legendary Oregon Trail!

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5 Stars Does version 5 Oregon trail work with windows xp?
I want to buy this for my kids new computer, but I need to know if it works with xp thank you

5 Stars We love this game
I wish there were more history games like this. My kids love it. It is buggy. The trick is to save the file often so you don’t lose all your hard travelin’ work.

5 Stars Its been years since I last played it, and it’s still the best!
The last time I played this game was around 1989 when I was in junior high, and it’s still the best game ever. My best friend and I used to play it all the time. I don’t remember if we ever beat the game, but it was always fun playing. I bought the 5th edition of this game, and just today I finally made it to Oregon! It truly is the best game ever created.

5 Stars Still A Great Game!
I always enjoyed playing this game when i was a child so i bought for my son. I have as much fun playing it as him. Still has a lot of features as the original, but also alot of improvements. Nice clean game without the violence & profanity. A must buy for any grade school kids!

5 Stars No problems, son and his cousins love it.
I read some of the 1 star reviews - I feel sorry for them, but did not have any problems. Installed on both computers in our home, laptop and desktop running xp professional. No problems ever. It does take a long time to set up, so I do it and save it for my son who is 7. He needs a little guidance, but does it mostly himself. Lots of superfluous extras, but still good. My last experience was with the original version in sixth grade 25+ years ago on an Apple. This is MUCH improved. We really enjoy the game. If you buy a second small wagon, you can carry more. Buy oxen (6 or more for one wagon, 10 for 2) to carry the weight. Do not use the Conestoga wagon - it is too heavy regardless of what the pictures show. Do not buy any furniture or any heavy iron items. Hope you enjoy the game. Make sure you use your skill points at the very beginning, they really help.

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SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition

SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition turns you into a citizen, a criminal, an architect, a mayor, even a god — bringing you deeper into SimLife than ever! As you create railways, ferries, plan out streets, you also get to use that transportation in a series of great new driving missions

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Greatest Game Ever
This has to be the greatest game I’ve ever played. I’ve had it for almost five years, and I still play it. Unlike most games, it doesn’t get boring after you’ve played it a lot. I love it, and I’d definitely recommend it.

Also, ignore negative comments about lack of autosave and crashing. If your computer is up-to-date and powerful enough, you will have no problem. If not, turn down the graphics settings and just save a lot. I used this game on an incredibly terrible computer for years without ever hating it.

4 Stars Great Game, but somewhat limited…
I ordered this game over a year ago and was really looking forward to it. I really don’t play games like this that often, but thought this one looked interesting. There was one problem right off the bat… the game didn’t have the registration number. I tried calling EA to get one and I never got past their crazy automated phone service. I honestly don’t think it’s possible to talk to a person there. I had to mail EA the back of my booklet and it took them almost 2 months to get me a new registration number. When I finally got it and installed it on my computer I was really happy. I enjoyed playing it and had to start watching myself, because I would zone out and end up playing for hours on end… essentially forgetting about other things. I did start to notice that, while highly entertaining, the game is very limited in some ways. Building styles for example are pretty repetitive and there you don’t have much control over them. Also, there are few ways to control what type of industry gets set up in your city. For example, limiting heavy industry zones to purely green technologies. These are just a couple of the limitations. I do enjoy the game still, but I would like to see some more control over the building styles and zoning details.

5 Stars Lousy Amazon Service!
i have always loved this game thats why i ordered it on Amazon. First they sent me the software with no registration number, i complained and i received excellent service from the CS representative and said he would send me another one in 2days. the replacement came in and guess what, it was the same freakin thing! still no registration number! i returned it and got my money back sans shipping and delivery..

5 Stars simcity 4 deluxe edition
i like playing simcity 4 deluxe edition.i play this game alot on my pc.the any down fall to this game is that you can not save any thing on it.

2 Stars A bit Disappointing
This new version is obviously breathtaking graphics wise, but disapointing when I wanted to run Famous cities like London.

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Age of Empires Collectors Edition Jewel Case

Age Of Empires Collectors Edition brings you the critically-acclaimed stretgy game. Control 10,000 years of human history and rewrite it to suit you. Players are the guiding spirit in the evolution of small stone age tribes. Starting with minimal resources, players are challenged to build their tribes into great civilizations. Choose a nation and guide it to world domination!

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great game; great price!
I have played these games ever since they came out and I truly enjoy The Conquerors, however, I play them all at different times. I like to create landscapes, and I prefer these landscapes to any of the followings Empire games. This package is a terrific purchase. In a move I lost Age of Empires II, so I was glad to see this offer.

4 Stars Great game, print your own manual
Here’s a helpful note on the packaging: This set doesn’t include the manual or technology tree fold-out. That’s probaably why it costs less than the AoE 2 Gold Edition. If you like to have the tech tree (building and unit upgrades reference sheet) next to you when you play, you’ll need to print your own. Just search online for “Age of Empires II manual” without the quotes and you’ll find the PDF to download from Microsoft or you can look for a one-sheet PDF tech tree by someone named Nethog. Or you can fork out double the amount for the Gold edition, which has less software but printed manuals included.

Other reviewers have said everything that needs to be said about the game itself. It’s a pleasantly addictive sequel to Age of Empires.

5 Stars Game Review
the game is excellent, a lot fun, one of the best games ever,

i would have liked a better more protective case for the cds, the case is very thin

i would have liked to receive the manuals for the games, they used to come with the cds before, like the one age of empires 3 now

4 Stars Awesome
The game is exactly as I expected. I was scared at first to buy it because I have Vista on my computer but it turned out it was compatable. Nothing funky to do with it, just put it in and there you go.

5 Stars A Classic Strategy
A great game and a true classic. The only flaw to the experience was that the jewel case was damaged in shipping.

Worth your time if you missed this one.

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The Oregon Trail 5th Edition

The Oregon Trail 5th Edition takes you along with a family as they travel 2000 miles along the legendary Oregon Trail!

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Still A Great Game!
I always enjoyed playing this game when i was a child so i bought for my son. I have as much fun playing it as him. Still has a lot of features as the original, but also alot of improvements. Nice clean game without the violence & profanity. A must buy for any grade school kids!

5 Stars Its been years since I last played it, and it’s still the best!
The last time I played this game was around 1989 when I was in junior high, and it’s still the best game ever. My best friend and I used to play it all the time. I don’t remember if we ever beat the game, but it was always fun playing. I bought the 5th edition of this game, and just today I finally made it to Oregon! It truly is the best game ever created.

5 Stars Does version 5 Oregon trail work with windows xp?
I want to buy this for my kids new computer, but I need to know if it works with xp thank you

5 Stars No problems, son and his cousins love it.
I read some of the 1 star reviews - I feel sorry for them, but did not have any problems. Installed on both computers in our home, laptop and desktop running xp professional. No problems ever. It does take a long time to set up, so I do it and save it for my son who is 7. He needs a little guidance, but does it mostly himself. Lots of superfluous extras, but still good. My last experience was with the original version in sixth grade 25+ years ago on an Apple. This is MUCH improved. We really enjoy the game. If you buy a second small wagon, you can carry more. Buy oxen (6 or more for one wagon, 10 for 2) to carry the weight. Do not use the Conestoga wagon - it is too heavy regardless of what the pictures show. Do not buy any furniture or any heavy iron items. Hope you enjoy the game. Make sure you use your skill points at the very beginning, they really help.

5 Stars We love this game
I wish there were more history games like this. My kids love it. It is buggy. The trick is to save the file often so you don’t lose all your hard travelin’ work.

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Left 4 Dead

Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of Left 4 Dead (L4D) casts four “Survivors” in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying “Boss Infected” mutants. Developed by Turtle Rock Studios and Valve, creators of the Counter-Strike and Half-Life games, the latest AI technology allows for multiplayer games of one to eight players.

A new and highly virulent strain of the rabies virus emerges and spreads through the human population with frightening speed. The pandemic’s victims become grotesquely disfigured widely violent psychopaths, attacking the uninfected on sight. As one of the “lucky” few apparently immune to the sickness, you, unfortunately, are also trapped in a city crawling with thousands of the bloodthirsty Infected. Alone, you’re dead. But together with a handful of fellow survivors, you might just fight your way to safety.

Players can play as a Survivor or as one of four types of Boss Infected, each of whom possess a unique mutant ability, such as a 50-foot tongue lasso or a giant belly full of explosive methane gas. The gameplay of L4D is set across four massive campaigns. The zombie population of each mission is choreographed by an AI Director that monitors the human players’ actions and creates a unique and dramatic experience for them on the fly.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Great Game - Fast Paced - Steam still Terrible
Left 4 Dead

Great game if you like to mow down a zombie hoard with your choice of weapon (machine gun, shotgun, rifle and double handguns). The story line is broken down into sections. The action is almost non stop - if you pause to catch a breath the zombie hoard will find you and your teammates. The AI in single player mode is excellent. I found the 3 computer players to be pretty effective - however they almost always follow you through the choke points so you will bear the brunt of the surprizes (generally a good thing but I did jump a lot from these surprizes). The story line is okay - you are working to get to safety from the zombies - however, like certain movies the plot line really only gets in way of the action.

Frankly I appreciated the relative durability of the players from attacks - there are sections where an extreme number of zombies attack and on some it took me six or more tries to get through alive - that was great. Also there is a fair amount of replayability in the team mode - especially if you get on with one or more friends and create your own ways of defeating a playing a level - we often played wasteland which had the goal of killing everything before moving on (the computer does keep generating new zombies and new hoards if you stay in any place too long).

My only complaint is the Steam authentication system. I play my games on a laptop, often not connected to the internet. Too often Steam gives me some error message that locks out all steam games. This is unacceptable. I spent $50 to buy a game and Steam prevents me from using the game! I wish game developers would bag steam and go to the disk-based authentication - I have never been locked out of one of those games. To make it worse, Steam has the FAQ help section that is completely useless - all the solutions are “problems with my machine.” Steam Sucks!

Left 4 Dead - Great Game!

5 Stars Fast paced team based excitement and fun
I followed this game since announced and after a year of waiting finally had my opportunity to play. I was not disappointed. There are 3 types of play available from single player campaign, multiplayer campaign, multiplayer team vs team.

The game plays as a horror movie with scares of hordes of zombies attacking and a quiet period before the next strike. In the single and multiplayer campaign modes you follow a scripted series of maps and contend with zombies and boss monsters. Boss monsters are zombies with specific special attacks adding more excitement to your run from point A to point B in each map.

The Team vs Team mode allows players to take on the role of a boss monster to attempt to stop the “survivors” from making it to point B. Team speak is enabled for those with a microphone making coordinated attacks and defending against monsters easier to perform.

The game requires Steam which is an online game purchasing client. Steam receives high ratings for keeping all your Steam enabled games up to date with the latest patches automatically. Although the game does not require internet access to play it is required for the Steam client and multiplayer game modes.

I rate this game 5 of 5. An enjoyable game that suspends the user in a movie until the climatic end fight and escape.

5 Stars Left 4 Dead Review
Great game, not disappointed. To play online, make sure you have at least 1.5Mbps down speed/256Kbps up speed. It’s what I have and it does get quite laggy at times.

1 Star FAIL
LAGGY, many MANY glitches and exploits, yet another game milking the tired Source Engine, dedicated servers fail, the lobby fails. Campaign mode gets boring and lacks challenge, granted you’re with competent players. Versus mode is a bust, you’re either on a terrible team which rotates due to ‘ragequitting’ so there’s no chance for even a good player to get anywhere when there’s no cohesion, or you’re on a good team in which there is no CHALLENGE from the other team for just that reason above. The game is a mess and they need to update update update.

Spend your money elsewhere. Perhaps on a game which was put together with a little more effort, thought and love. This game lacks originality and probably cost less to produce than the price you would otherwise be paying for a copy. Better yet, if you own a game that runs on the Source Engine just download one of the NUMEROUS zombie mods that are equally playable and entertaining.

5 Stars Amazing game
I can’t stop playing this game. I had gotten out of playing a lot of video games, but decided to try this one, noe I’m hooked. The only problems I’ve had were having to put in the code for the window size that the game launches in so my monitor would display it and Steam’s servers like to kick you and sometimes kill the mic mid-game. This only happens in multiplayer campaign for some reason.

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Age of Empires Collectors Edition Jewel Case

Age Of Empires Collectors Edition brings you the critically-acclaimed stretgy game. Control 10,000 years of human history and rewrite it to suit you. Players are the guiding spirit in the evolution of small stone age tribes. Starting with minimal resources, players are challenged to build their tribes into great civilizations. Choose a nation and guide it to world domination!

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Great game, print your own manual
Here’s a helpful note on the packaging: This set doesn’t include the manual or technology tree fold-out. That’s probaably why it costs less than the AoE 2 Gold Edition. If you like to have the tech tree (building and unit upgrades reference sheet) next to you when you play, you’ll need to print your own. Just search online for “Age of Empires II manual” without the quotes and you’ll find the PDF to download from Microsoft or you can look for a one-sheet PDF tech tree by someone named Nethog. Or you can fork out double the amount for the Gold edition, which has less software but printed manuals included.

Other reviewers have said everything that needs to be said about the game itself. It’s a pleasantly addictive sequel to Age of Empires.

4 Stars Awesome
The game is exactly as I expected. I was scared at first to buy it because I have Vista on my computer but it turned out it was compatable. Nothing funky to do with it, just put it in and there you go.

5 Stars Great game; great price!
I have played these games ever since they came out and I truly enjoy The Conquerors, however, I play them all at different times. I like to create landscapes, and I prefer these landscapes to any of the followings Empire games. This package is a terrific purchase. In a move I lost Age of Empires II, so I was glad to see this offer.

5 Stars A Classic Strategy
A great game and a true classic. The only flaw to the experience was that the jewel case was damaged in shipping.

Worth your time if you missed this one.

5 Stars Game Review
the game is excellent, a lot fun, one of the best games ever,

i would have liked a better more protective case for the cds, the case is very thin

i would have liked to receive the manuals for the games, they used to come with the cds before, like the one age of empires 3 now

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SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition

SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition turns you into a citizen, a criminal, an architect, a mayor, even a god — bringing you deeper into SimLife than ever! As you create railways, ferries, plan out streets, you also get to use that transportation in a series of great new driving missions

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars A bit Disappointing
This new version is obviously breathtaking graphics wise, but disapointing when I wanted to run Famous cities like London.

4 Stars Great Game, but somewhat limited…
I ordered this game over a year ago and was really looking forward to it. I really don’t play games like this that often, but thought this one looked interesting. There was one problem right off the bat… the game didn’t have the registration number. I tried calling EA to get one and I never got past their crazy automated phone service. I honestly don’t think it’s possible to talk to a person there. I had to mail EA the back of my booklet and it took them almost 2 months to get me a new registration number. When I finally got it and installed it on my computer I was really happy. I enjoyed playing it and had to start watching myself, because I would zone out and end up playing for hours on end… essentially forgetting about other things. I did start to notice that, while highly entertaining, the game is very limited in some ways. Building styles for example are pretty repetitive and there you don’t have much control over them. Also, there are few ways to control what type of industry gets set up in your city. For example, limiting heavy industry zones to purely green technologies. These are just a couple of the limitations. I do enjoy the game still, but I would like to see some more control over the building styles and zoning details.

5 Stars Greatest Game Ever
This has to be the greatest game I’ve ever played. I’ve had it for almost five years, and I still play it. Unlike most games, it doesn’t get boring after you’ve played it a lot. I love it, and I’d definitely recommend it.

Also, ignore negative comments about lack of autosave and crashing. If your computer is up-to-date and powerful enough, you will have no problem. If not, turn down the graphics settings and just save a lot. I used this game on an incredibly terrible computer for years without ever hating it.

5 Stars Lousy Amazon Service!
i have always loved this game thats why i ordered it on Amazon. First they sent me the software with no registration number, i complained and i received excellent service from the CS representative and said he would send me another one in 2days. the replacement came in and guess what, it was the same freakin thing! still no registration number! i returned it and got my money back sans shipping and delivery..

5 Stars simcity 4 deluxe edition
i like playing simcity 4 deluxe edition.i play this game alot on my pc.the any down fall to this game is that you can not save any thing on it.

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The Sims 2 Mac

The Sims 2 is an incredible sequel to the best-selling PC game of all-time! You’ll get to direct an entire Sims’ lifetime, and try to get them to reach their goals in life. Will they have a long, successful and happy life - or will they end up poor and heartbroken?

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great Game
Cheaper to buy it here than it is going to be at most places that carry a Mac version of the game even with priority shipping it came out to be less than the retail price of [...]

3 Stars Sims 2 for Mac
Well, it still didn’t work well with the mac. I’ve removed it from the computer. It would freeze and some characters, after a while, I’d lose the ability to move them no matter what I’d do.

5 Stars Sim happy
What a game!

That’s my main point, but I’ll go more in depth for you incredulous SOBs.

If you don’t know the Sims premise, here it is: I’m a deity, lets mess around with people’s lives.

Being the evil, domineering, and downright cruel person that I am, the Sims is my greatest fantasy. You don’t have to share my personality to have this game cater to your desires; if you like RPGs, simulations, life and style games, career games, or all of the above, the Sims is what you want, nay, what you NEED.

For anyone who has ever played the original Sims and thought: “Man, I wish there was…” or “Wouldn’t it be cool if…” say no more, Sims 2 has got your back.

Game-Play is wonderful: the Sims are very customizable, their lives are manageable, the game is lovable, nuf said. Asypr did let some glitches slide though, there are a few problems with changing households, but they don’t subtract too-much from the game.

I have a decent fast computer, a 13 inch 2.4 Ghz MacBook with 2 GB RAM, and Sims 2 runs like a dream. I only wish I had a better graphics card to improve the frame rate on the 1200×800 screen setting; whatever.

Finally, the service was great. I got my package in 2 days with expedited shipping. If you can’t stand waiting 5 or 6 days, cough up the extra 3 bones: its worth it.

If you haven’t guessed by my review, I rated the whole thing 5 stars. If this game interests you even a little, buy it.

2 Stars Simple Sim…
It’s okay… This was my first Sims purchase — I take that back! This was my 2nd Sims purchase; I HAD to buy it because I purchased another Sims product that wouldn’t work without having this one installed first! After installing this one and then installing the 2nd one, I’m unable to use this one… It’s like the 2nd one wrote over the 1st one. I assumed that having both installed, I’d have access to both (?)….

5 Stars I loved this game
We have both the Mac version and Playstation versions of this game. I love them both. We have gotten hours of entertainment from them. Highly recommended.

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