From Will Wright, the creator of SimCity, comes a new strategy game that really hits close to home. You are in charge of a neighborhood of Sims and it is up to you to show them that they're livin' in your world now! Force them into a life of crime or help them live life in the fast lane. Build them a sprawling mansion or dump them into a dilapidated shack. Let them party like swinging singles or fall in love, get married and raise a family. They can live out your wildest dreams or experience your worst nightmares. It is up to you to decide ... their fate is in your hands.

Features:

Live...
* Choose from a library of pre-generated families or create your own Sims.

* Let your Sims pursue any of 10 possible careers paths and ultimately become an astronaut, an actor, a criminal mastermind, an international spy, or the Mayor of SimCity.

* Unlimited open-ended gameplay allows you help your Sims develop and mature.

* Make friends, have conversations, compliment or insult your neighbors, fight or flirt with the girl next door, fall in love, get married, and have children - never before has a game allowed this much open-ended interaction with other characters!

Build...
* Whether it?s a swanky one-room bachelor pad or grand 40-room mansion, use the game?s powerful architectural design tool to build the home of your dreams for your Sims.

Buy...
* Hot tubs, swimming pools, lava lamps, pool tables and giant screen TV?s - over 150 different objects to furnish your homes and keep your Sims happy.

Connect...
* Download new objects and character skins; show off your neighborhood and your Sims on the World Wide Web -- and share their stories with your friends!