Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1257 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2007-02-09
• Platform: Windows XP

Manufacturer's Description
The Sims Life Stories is the first release in an all-new product line called The Sims Stories. Play through all the great moments of your Sim's life in this easy-to-play, laptop-friendly version of The Sims. Also Coming Soon to The Sims Stories Line: The Sims Pet Stories invites your Sims to care for and train loveable but unpredictable pets, and in The Sims Castaway Stories you help your Sims make a new life in an unexplored deserted island paradise. All releases in The Sims Stories line offer two fun ways to play, directed Story mode and open-ended Classic mode, and are designed with laptop-friendly controls that let you play even when you're on the go!

Designed to be laptop-friendly, The Sims Stories are accessible and fun for everyone. The Sims Stories are standalone entertainment experiences that do not require companion products from The Sims library just pick up your laptop and play!

The Sims Life Stories, introduces an all-new Story Mode with two stories that follow the lives of Riley Harlow and Vincent Moore, two very different characters who have reached similar crossroads in their love lives. A comic romantic plot centered around engaging characters guides players through twelve chapters of this one-of-a-kind entertainment experience. Players can take their Sims through unique and entertaining storylines filled with romance, intrigue and dramatic twists. Will female lead character Riley ditch beau number one to marry and have kids with beau number two? Will successful entrepreneur Vince ever find love, or the culprit who's been foiling his heart-earned efforts to find it? Players can discover these answers and more, or enjoy classic open-ended Sims gameplay.

Customer Reviews

Not a bad Game
I bought this game after my PC ran out of memory. This game is perfect for the laptop and that is exactly where i have installed this. The screen is different to the other Sims2 games in that it is in a window which you can minimise. The only problem is that i dont like the new movement system. (you have to use the keyboard to move around rather than having the scrolling arrow at the edge of the screen)
I like this game because there is a set storyline. You can create your own families etc just like Sims2 but there is also 2 ready-made stories for you to play.
You can choose Riley who has moved in with her Aunt when she was evicted. She has moved back to her hometown, is living with her Aunt and not only has her old boyfriend appeared but there is also an opportunity for new love.
There is also Vincent who is unlucky in love because everyone just wants his mountains of money!
The great thing is that you don't have to stick rigidly to what they tell you to do and you can continue to play the family after the story has finished. I have completed both stories and although they are fairly short, I have continued the story on my own. (My Riley died with 10 kids, 20 grandkids and a fantastic aspiration score)

Great
If I were you though, don't buy it. Buy Sims 2 instead.

It's a good game but if I could turn back the clocks and chose Life Stories or sims 2, I'd definatly pick sims 2.

Beginners
This game is for beginners of the Sims 2, and should have come out before the Sims 2 original. But, whatthehey? It's out and that's that.
This is ideal for younger players, no creating and no tricky cheats. YES THAT IS RIGHT THIS GAME HAS ABSOLUTLY NO CHEATS. ZERO. ZILCH. NONE.
I would buy this as a present for someone aged 7 - 10. It really would be a good present, just not for anyone older. Okay?
You can do the same things as Sims 2, just play with the ready made sims instead, and it's alot simpler.
Give it a go younger kids.
As for older ones, Play the original!