 Won't run - no support |
| Review Date: August 26, 2010 |
| Reviewer: K. Johnston, Phoenix, Arizona |
I know it's an old game, so I ran it as administrator and as windows xp sp2 (right click on the icon and you can trouble shoot the windows version).
The game loads, but the mouse will not - it freezes on the opening screen (options/play/etc). From what I could find searching online for help, the cursor is supposed to be a shoe but it won't work.
I found other people posting online with the same problem but not one answer nor was there any help forthcoming from disney/buena. There is a patch on their site, but it didn't change the issue.
don't waste your money |
Don't buy this game
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| Review Date: July 25, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Naysia, |
My mom bought me this game after I asked for it, and I wish I hadn't. I would consider this game a good one, that is if it hadn't been for the loads of problems I experienced when I tried to play it. When I first got this I tried to install it on my computer and it failed then I tried the laptop and still it failed.
I put game away for a while until I got a new computer. I tried to install it for a third time. It failed one test but managed to install anyway.
I played the game and it was fun but then I went to get off. But oh wait you can't save the game, at least not where you want to. I had two families; one restarted the game at episode six the other started over from the beginning.
I looked on the internet to try to fix the problem and after doing what the website suggested it worked. But when I'm on episode 6 the game crashes at the poker game or time gets stuck at 5:00. It turns out the game is incompatible with Windows 7. So save yourself the frustration, don't buy this game. |
Great Game
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| Review Date: June 15, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Xander, US |
This is one of those guilty secret pleasures if your a 'normal' guy and while I cant ever admit it to people, I really love this game. Its really fun and addictive, its like the Sims a bit but unlike all those clones that end up sucking, this one does a great job in what it is, a Desperate Housewife Simulator. While the Sims might automate things like cooking and cleaning etc, this game has mini games instead to break up that automation, its not as a simple as telling your sim to cook and let it get done, no you have to participate to cook good. And it works out great, this is really one of the most enjoyable games I've played, and I feel alot of disappointment it probably wont get a sequel, the storyline is also interesting enough to keep you into what otherwise might be monotony of what is a fairly normal suburban housewives life.
The biggest problem this game has is bugs, but in my opinion the fun of the game far out weighs the technical problems and made me stick with it to the end. I even keep it installed so i can come back to it from time to time, its just that fun. I feel anyone who enjoys sim like games, or the TV show would be absolutely remiss in not trying this game especially at how cheap the price point is. Just don't forget to download the Patch for the game. |
It's fun
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| Review Date: May 8, 2010 |
| Reviewer: K. COLEMAN, California |
I bought this game after reading the reviews, kinda hestitant if it was going to run or not..I have a desktop with vista on it and it works fine for me. For the price on amazon, It really cant be beat, It's kinda like a sims enviorment, You pretty much choose your outcome with the things you say.
I personally would recommend it if you like sims, and detective games, or are just bored out of your mind, & want something to do. |
A great game overfilled with too much bugs and crashses that it ruins the fun
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| Review Date: May 2, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Omnes, |
Making a video game doesn't necessarily means that you have to have to be over realistic. Why, there are games with very simple designs and visuals on PC, like Harry Potter and the Chamber of secrets or the first one called Philosopher's Stone and The Movies, that can be very fun to play and get you entertained over and over again, Even though everything isn't perfect visually, which is the case with Desperate Housewives the video game. Where there is both a good story and visuals. Even though there is enough product placement in it to remind you that the All laundry detergent, Slim-fast, Chrysler cars, Bertolli pastas, Sears, and all this rubbish that pollutes television is the ideal for the twenty-first century.
However, it is unacceptable that a game based on a very popular tv series and sold to the public in general stores, Amazon and Costco, so that it can be played by millions of players, is overfilled with bugs, crashes, and other kind of problems that people have to download a patch on the Internet and correct it to make it more playable. I write, more playable, because when you pay it, either on Windows 7 or on XP, there are still enough bugs and crashes coming out at you so that it can ruin the whole fun of the game. Trust me, it is frustrating to try to get your charcter to Bree's house for the weekly poker game and then all of a sudden, your game freezes and that's it, you can't find out how the story ends. It is 10 bucks wasted on something that should have been tested more properly by the makers of the video game. Something that they didn't do.
So if you want to buy a game with a good story, like this one, but isn't too much filled with bugs to ruin your pleasure and remind you that the makers rushed it out too fast and didn't test it properly, then DO NOT buy this game.
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I'VE HAD IT!!!
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| Review Date: April 26, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Ashley J. Smith, SC |
| Well unlike the rest of you, my game actually worked. I failed the system part, and passed everything else. It still worked. This is a fairly new computer and if The Sims can play on this computer with no problems, then this game should not have been a problem. For some reason I could not save the game. I kept getting the message that an error occured...game did not save. And I even installed the patch and it still gave me the same message. And I have had it up to here with shutting down and then going back in the game and having to start over from the beginning. What a waste of money!!! If you are thinking of buying this game do me and everyone else a favor and DON'T!!!! |
Play Issues
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| Review Date: February 21, 2010 |
| Reviewer: S. Young, |
| Installation was not a problem, but trying to play it is another issue. I try to run the program and a box pops up saying the disc is not an original. I don't know if this happens to other people, but it is ticking me off. |
Desparate for this PC Game!!!
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| Review Date: February 3, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Mind Full, Los Angeles, CA |
| This is one super fun game! I can't get enough. So many laughs too! If you have always desired to live on Wisteria Lane now is your chance! You can play the nice neighbor or a trouble maker. I am now not only addicted to the show but this game. It is well worth the money for hours of entertainment. |
Good game but flawed for VISTA users
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| Review Date: November 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: derek von Ameln, |
| This could have been a fun game from start to finish, but as far as I know... anyone using W. Vista cannot save their progress. So I never got very far and that was frustrating. |
Don't know yet. :(
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| Review Date: November 27, 2009 |
| Reviewer: muggle, |
I love the show and love video games so I have been waiting for years to play this game but didn't have a PC.
I bought it when I got a notebook computer but am massively disappointed that it won't play on my computer. It meets all the qualifications except the video card. This game needs a NIVIDA video card and won't even install without one. Amazon really should include all the minimums your computer needs to have to actually play the game.
My daughter urged me to return it but I'm hanging on to it in hopes of getting a better computer or, if possible (I'm no computer geek so I don't even know if it is), update or install the video card.
I am bummed out!!! The game looks fun as hell from reading the book. I wish there was a PS2 version. |
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