The Sims: Unleashed

The Sims: Unleashed
Developer(s)Maxis[a]
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts (PC)
Aspyr Media (Mac)
Platform(s)Windows, Mac OS X
ReleaseWindows
Mac OS X
  • NA: January 2, 2003[4]
  • EU: March 2003
Genre(s)Social simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The Sims: Unleashed is a 2002 expansion pack developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts for The Sims. The fifth expansion pack for The Sims, Unleashed expands the game's neighborhood to include a community area named Old Town which allows players to purchase pets, including cats and dogs, and farm their own produce. Unleashed was announced by Electronic Arts in June 2002 and released in September,[5] with a Macintosh port of the game published by Aspyr Media in December.[6] Upon release, Unleashed received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise directed to the scope and variety of the gameplay additions in the new neighborhood and pet mechanics, although expressing disappointment at the limited degree of control and gameplay mechanics involving pets. The concept of owning pets would be later re-introduced in The Sims 2: Pets, The Sims 3: Pets and The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs.

  1. ^ "The Sims Unleashed". Gameplanet. Archived from the original on July 16, 2003. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "EA Ships The Sims Unleashed Expansion Pack". GameZone. September 25, 2002. Archived from the original on March 14, 2005. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "UK release dates". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on October 17, 2002. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Wiley, Galen (January 2, 2003). "The Sims: Unleashed Ships". Inside Mac Games. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  5. ^ Kasavin, Greg (19 July 2002). "Camp EA 2002 - The Sims: Unleashed impressions". GameSpot. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  6. ^ Bidwell, Chris (27 November 2002). "Sims Unleashed Macbound". IGN. Retrieved 28 February 2024.


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