The Sims Online is a simulator developed by Maxis, released 17 December 2002 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Sims Online is
The Sims Online is a simulator game developed by Maxis and released in 2002. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Sims Online was the first massively multiplayer online variation on Maxis's highly popular computer game The Sims, the second being the Online Weekend mode for The Sims Bustin' Out, and third being The Sims Social. The game was sold in retail stores in North America and Japan and could also be downloaded worldwide through the EA.com online store, though the game was English-only and had no official translations.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are sandbox.
What it launched against
The Sims Online launched on 17 December 2002, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Gothic II, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords and Dark Cloud 2.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Gothic II, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords, Dark Cloud 2.
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Quick answers
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When did The Sims Online come out?
The Sims Online was released on 17 December 2002 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
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