Electronic Arts just can’t get enough money out of The Sims, err, Sim City, err, whatever franchise. Witness more milking with the announcement of SimAnimals at CES 2009. The Sims with animals? Cute, right?
Wrong. The demonstration given of the title in this video has got to be one of the more sadistic demos ever for a kid’s game. Why is he shaking that bear? And then dumping it in a river? Then he steals a fawn and attempts to dump it in the same river? You truly have to wonder about the marketing people at Electronic Arts. Have they just been worked too hard?
No, it did not live up to its billing. Yes, it is still an incredibly fun game. But more than being a sim game, Spore echoes many titles on this year’s top ten list by being a creation engine. Half the fun of the title can be had from creating different creatures, homes, ships, etc. through an incredibly intuitive interface. Not what you wanted from the game? Perhaps not for you, but it hardly keeps it from being a good game, or in this case one of the best of the year.
In keeping with the spirit of our Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii friend code exchanges, please make full use of the comments section below to post your friend codes for Animal Crossing: City Folk. Sounds fun, doesn’t it? It’s even more fun in practice, or so they say. Post away.
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