True, there is a woman who talks to you during the game giving you advice, and she looks attractive in her still pictures, but one plays the game purely for the thrill of the race. These races, including drag races in which you just speed forward, upshifting, are varied and exciting. You drive around all night in a big city looking for street races. Take the Electronic Arts racing game Need for Speed Underground 2. When considering making a game about sex, developers should first consider all the good games that have none. But when a game is a showcase for sex and nudity, it seems destined to be substandard.
Nudity is not a bad thing Sims 2 fans who download naked sims bodies from Web sites enjoy the same beautiful game design as those who keep their sims dressed. A chesty protagonist did no harm to Tomb Raider, because the game would have been just as much fun if it had starred a chimpanzee. Mansion is just a mediocre Sims clone that will sell better than other mediocre Sims clones only because of its risqué content.Ī little sex in a game is fine. It is closer to the forgettable BMX XXX, an extreme sports game from 2002 that tossed in sleaze to counterbalance its weak gameplay. Mansion is decent as sex-themed games go, certainly better than the recent Guy Game, in which the players' task was to view video of topless women. While The Sims 2 contained a dynamic world, Mansion's people are so oblivious that none will bat an eye if you have sex in the middle of the living room. You can introduce people to one another, but the benefits aren't always clear. You can't simply invite one person to join you when conversing with someone else, so characters will wave at you, then sulkily walk away when you ignore them. The game revolves around partying, yet socializing is cumbersome. Sex and nudity often work well in movies, but video games laced with sex never rise above mediocrity, and Mansion seems decidedly underbaked.
The reason to buy the game is for the topless women with whom you can frolic on couches and beds and behind bushes. Of course, people will no more buy Mansion for its simple business simulation than they will buy Playboy magazine for its articles. Obtaining content involves throwing lavish parties at which you schmooze celebrities for interviews, essays and cover shots. You must acquire articles and pictorials to publish magazines while keeping an eye on your demographics and determining ad rates. Mansion mixes Sims-style life simulation with a business tycoon game in which you try to build a publishing empire. To understand why, just look at Cyberlore's Playboy: The Mansion, which drops you into Hugh Hefner's hedonistic lifestyle. As a fan of video games and sex, I should be thrilled. Having been playing video games for many years, I have lately noticed a trend toward games in which sex is the central ingredient.
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