The Sims: Hot Date
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| Developer(s) | Maxis |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Designer(s) | Will Wright |
| Release date(s) | November 14, 2001 |
| Genre(s) | Life simulation game God game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: T (Teen) PEGI: 12+ OFLC: M |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows Mac OS X |
| Media | 1 CD |
| System requirements | See The Sims |
| Input | Keyboard & mouse |
The Sims: Hot Date is the third expansion pack released for the strategy/simulation computer game The Sims. Included in The Sims Mega Deluxe, Hot Date is one of the most important expansion packs of The Sims, since it is the first expansion pack to let Sims leave their homes and go to a new area, a feature that has been included in every Sims expansion pack ever since. The Sims 2 expansion pack titled Nightlife is said to be a Sims 2 version of Hot Date.
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[edit] NPC's
New NPC's include townies, waiters and waitresses, a violin player and Mrs. Crumplebottom. The townies are just like regular Sims, execpt they don't live on a lot. The waiters and waitresses appear at restraunts. The violin player does not appear in fast-food restraunts, but appears in the fancier restraunts. Mrs. Crumplebottom appears on occasions, slapping Sims with her purse, only slapping Sims who do something romantic in public.
[edit] New features
- A new city environment, Downtown, that Sims can visit by calling up a taxi. Hot Date was the first in the series to allow Sims to be controllable outside their own homes. Downtown, Sims were allowed to go shopping at various stores, use restaurants, meet new Sims named "townies", and more.
- New NPCs.
- 40 new one-on-one interactions between characters (for instance, Hot Date allows Sims five different ways of kissing each other).
- New options for manipulating existing objects.
- Over 125 new items.
- Allowed interests to be changed through the use of a magazine.
- Allows Sims to "play" in dressing boothes.
[edit] Legacy
Many Sims enthusiasts have cited Hot Date as the inspiration for the 2005 expansion pack for The Sims 2 titled Nightlife. Hot Date provided a huge leap for the game, allowing Sims to leave their house, a feature included in every expansion pack since.
One of the other well known parts of The Sims Hot Date, was the jazz music that played when travelling to the Downtown neighbourhood. The music was composed by saxophonist Marc Russo. Jazz music later appeared in the expansion pack titled Unleashed
[edit] Trivia
- Hot Date introduces the character of Mrs. Crumplebottom, a Sim that protects the Downtown area from improper behavior. Upon spying two Sims acting indecently, she will approach them with a comment and tell them to go somewhere else with phrases such as "Why don't you get a room?" while hitting them with her purse.
[edit] Translations
- French: "Les Sims: et plus si affinités"
- German: "Die Sims: hot date"
- Japanese: "Sim People: Sakura Data Set"
- Polish: "The Sims: Randka"
- Portuguese (Brazil): "The Sims: Encontro Marcado"
- Spanish: "Los Sims: Primera Cita"
[edit] External links
| The Sims | Livin' Large • House Party • Hot Date • Vacation • Unleashed • Superstar • Makin' Magic |
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| The Sims 2 | University • Nightlife • Open for Business • Pets • Seasons • Stuff packs |
| The Sims Stories | Life Stories • Pet Stories • Castaway Stories |
| Online/Console | The Sims Online • The Sims • The Sims Bustin' Out • The Urbz • The Sims 2 • Pets • MySims |
| Misc. | Sim • Simlish |
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