You still have to make sure they go to the bathroom lest they soil themselves in public. You're still responsible for keeping your Sims fed, housed and socially active. This add-on pack lets you import previous Sims, or create a new one, and drop them into the life and times of a Tinseltown up-and-comer.

However, my predilections aside, the Sims is one of the top-selling computer games of all time, and it's hard to argue with success.ДЇor what it is, Superstar is all right. For me, it's too much like watching goldfish swim in a bowl and tapping occasionally on the glass to make them swim in a different direction. To be fair, I've never cared much for the original Sims game. No matter what I do, I just can't make myself feel that enthusiastic about the latest expansion pack for the Sims. Rise of Nations effectively combines elements from different inspirational sources to create an addictive strategy gaming experience. The game also comes with a multiplayer mode, where you can challenge real people on other computers to compete for world domination.ДЄs with Civilization, you can research new technologies and add wonders of the world to enhance your dominion.

Nuclear weapons in Rise of Nations are powerful and effective at devastating the enemy, but each detonation ticks off a countdown to Armageddon. I toyed with the Mongols, who eventually acquired nuclear capabilities.

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