Courtney's Computer Sim Games Blog

You can read previews, reviews, even a long list of features, and you can't always know for sure you will enjoy a game. The best way to find out how ... Read More

Way back in 1990 Sid Meier and MicroProse released a little game called "Railroad Tycoon." It quickly became grew popularity with gamers that stayed with them for many years. Lots ... Read More

If you have a preteen (or older) who wants a horse game that is all frilly and pink, "Lucinda Green's Equestrian Challenge" may be what you are looking for. Gamers ... Read More

Elena needs your help gamers! She has 13 weeks to land her dream guy, while her boss and family determined to occupy every waking minute of her day. Each week ... Read More

"C-evo," created by Steffen Gerlach, is based on "Sid Meier's Civilization." You work towards building an empire, while researching technology, defending and beating other civilizations, exploring, and diplomacy. You choose ... Read More

Do you own both "SimCity 4" and "The Sims 2?" If you do, you aren't stuck with the neighborhoods that come with the "The Sims 2." You can use "SimCity ... Read More

It's been awhile since we've had a good space game. There was "Freelancer." Before that the city building space game "Moon Tycoon" was released. The latest space simulation is "SpaceStationSim." ... Read More

With the upcoming release of "The Sims Life Stories," a line of Sims games questions about whether "The Sims 2" can be played on a laptop have come up. "The ... Read More

It won't be much longer until the expansion pack, many gamers have been wanting for (right after pets, of course!) will be released. "The Sims 2 Seasons" should be released ... Read More

Duplicating "The Sims" series would be impossible. There have been attempts, but most can't even begin to compare. When you need a break from "The Sims," try a different life ... Read More

You are the manager of a football (soccer for American gamers). You make the choices on who plays and when. Decisions about the players are a given, there are also ... Read More

"The Sims Life Stories" is designed specifically for gamers with laptops. "The Sims Life Stories" is a separate game from from "The Sims" or "The Sims 2," but does look ... Read More

Have you played "Cake Mania?" "Sushi Frenzy" is the same idea, only this time instead of serving cakes, you work at a sushi bar. Customers will place their order and ... Read More

If you aren't sure exactly what your computer specs are or what any of it means, figuring out whether your computer will decently play a game by yourself may be ... Read More

Still have gift cards you want to use? Have a budget? Just looking for something new? Whatever your reasons are, I don't know anyone who doesn't like a good deal. ... Read More

"Enemy Engaged: RAH-66 Comanche Versus Ka-52 Hokum" earned high marks among game reviewers when it was first released in early 2000. If you've been wanting a sequel to be released, ... Read More

Welcome to all new "The Sims" players! First a quick history lesson. "The Sims" was first released in 2000. Over the next few years expansion packs were released about every ... Read More

The Sims 2" is a great game. There's no doubt about that. But (you knew there was a but coming, didn't you?), Maxis left out a few, what some would ... Read More

Some games you can't play for just a couple minutes at a time. For some it takes that long just to load. When you have a few minutes that you ... Read More

Unless you have a top of the line laptop, playing "The Sims 2" is not always the best experience. On my laptop, the game can be impossibly slow at times. ... Read More

There has been lots of releases for younger gamers with a pet theme in the last few months. Some of them are about caring for a particular pet ("Catz," "Dogz," ... Read More

"Teddy Factory" has been available online for a few months now. Not long ago, a boxed version of was released and can be found in many gaming stores, including EB ... Read More

My sister bought her boyfriend "The Sims Complete Collection" for Christmas. They have spent many hours sitting together with his laptop playing their Sims. I watched them a bit, ... Read More

Looking for a new game to play? "Virtual Villagers" is an easy game to get into and spend a couple of hours exploring. A group of islanders need your help ... Read More

"Wings of Power," an add-on originally for "Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004," has been updated and bundled with "FirePower" for "Microsoft Flight Simulator X." "FirePower" is an add-on with WWII fighter ... Read More