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The Sims: Complete Collection

The Sims is a life-building simulation with emphasis on intimate details of individual characters rather than expansion of an entire society or civilization. You are in control of nearly every aspect of the…

1 November 2005

The Sims: Complete Collection is an adventure developed by Maxis, released 1 November 2005 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Sims: Complete Collection is

The Sims: Complete Collection is an adventure game developed by Maxis and released in 2005. It was published by Aspyr Media. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on The Sims Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Management in The Sims revolves around decision-making. From physical environmental layouts, to mental outlook, emotional makeup and skills of your Sims, you'll be immersed in their daily lives. Activities include buying and placing unique items for households and offices, selling and replacing worn out furnishings, and otherwise building and maintaining the world in which your Sims live. You'll guide your Sims in life-development phases and chemistry between your Sims is a product of your manipulations as well - all form the level and style of interaction through conversations with other Sims. The Sims has a range of ten career tracks for your breadwinners to follow and each career…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy, fantasy, romance and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Sims series

The Sims: Complete Collection is the 22nd of 227 entries we hold in the The Sims series. The next entry was The Sims 2: Holiday Party Pack in 2005.

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What it launched against

The Sims: Complete Collection launched on 1 November 2005, within three weeks of Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2 and Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

Released around the same time: Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

Official trailer

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When did The Sims: Complete Collection come out?
The Sims: Complete Collection was released on 1 November 2005 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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