As fans of The Sims know, there has always been something missing from their virtual neighborhoods... pets! In The Sims Unleashed, players can now add furry friends to their Sims' families. Teach Fido some cool tricks or hire an efficient Pet Trainer to do all of the work. Let your kitties and canines strut their stuff in the local Pet Show.

Visit a pet store and bring home a variety of creatures, from dogs to lizards, your choices are endless. To make room for these furry additions, the Sims community will be equipped with bigger neighborhoods. Forty all-new residential and community lots featuring new homes, lush parks, a hip new café, cool shops and a farmer's market are available for Sims to explore. Visit the local garden store and grow a variety of vegetables in their own garden plots.

Time for a career change? Send your Sims down five new career tracks with 50 new jobs. Enter the world of fashion, take care of the neighborhood's pets, or run away and join the circus. With 125 new objects, redecorate your Sims' home for the new pet's arrival. Are you ready?

The Sims (with all expansions) is a never-ending, greatly entertaining game. I'm proud to say that I've spent $200 on the entirety of The Sims. The original The Sims is great for the beginner. But once you get accustomed to the game, you just gotta have more stuff! One expansion won't do it. Two expansions won't do it. Three expansions might do it. Four expansions could. Five? Yes, that'll do!

I own all of the expansion packs (Livin' Large, House Party, Hot Date, Vacation, Unleashed) and use everything from every pack. However, I'm already getting a little board with it and hope The Sims: Superstar comes out soon.

You may be wondering how I could possibly be playing this on OS 9.1.2. Well, I am. The Sims has always spontaneously quit a couple times before I get it to work, but that's nothing new. OS 9.2.2 is not required.

• MacOS 9.2.2 or Mac OS X version 10.1 or later
• G3 processor at 233 MHz or faster (450 MHz recommended)
• 192 MB of built-in RAM (additional 128M recommended if running OSX)
• 2 MB VRAM (8 MB recommended)
• 750 MB of additional hard drive space
• Quicktime 4.1.2 or later

• Over all: 9/10
• Graphics: 8/10
• Sound/music: 7/10
• Gameplay: 10/10
• Interface: 10/10