Another landmark in the history of The Sims Zone was recently reached when we had our 25 millionth hit and as the Site Manager, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our visitors over the past years for your support as without you, there wouldn't be much point in our being here.

I would also like to thank our staff for their support despite offline activities having taken up a lot of their time over the past year.

ChEeTaH and Rosie are tied up with young family life and their academic studies although ChEeTaH will always stop what he is doing to help if I have a technical "under the hood" problem with the site. Rosie is also juggling her studies with young motherhood, which I am told from various sources can be a fulltime job in itself.

MissWendy is also very busy with her college studies and doing very well. I am indebted to her for her support and encouragement and her series of stuffpack reviews over the past year.

However, I would like to welcome TammyB who is our newest staff member. Tammy is a talented lot designer and has already posted her first upload. "Wilson" is a 2-storey redbrick house and is available both in furnished and unfurnished modes. She will also be adding more lots and wall/floor sets as the weeks go by. For one, I will be watching her file section with great interest.

I will be trying to keep up with new creations and news coverage, which is especially important now considering The Sims 3 will be with us in under 10 weeks!!!. Now that there will be no more official releases for The Sims 2, I will also be penning my thoughts about The Sims 2 and trying to see the future for what has been an excellent series. Before any of you ask, though, due to my offline commitments, I sadly do not yet have the time to commit to another series of Sim Brother but hope to keep you entertained in other ways.

Once again, a heartfelt thanks to all of our fans and supporters who have made up many of those 25 million hits and we promise to do our best to continue to serve you with downloads, news, views, and reviews until we hit our next major landmark of hits.

Loading up the final stuff pack from Maxis, we take a look at how the series is ending with Mansions and Gardens.

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In the final part of our indepth review of Apartment Life, we look at what cheats are available, the bugs that remain following two patches, we let you know what is coming next and we give you our conclusions as to whether we feel this expansion pack brings the series to an end in a fitting way or whether it is a bit of a disappointment.

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In the seventh and penultimate part of our in-depth review of Apartment Life, we will be looking at Belladonna Cove. We will be looking at the different parts of the neighborhood, looking at the different amenities available and a new form of transport to get about. We will also be looking at the different families who live in Belladonna Cove and seeing how their plotlines look as though they could develop.

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In this part of our continuing indepth review of "Apartment Life", we look in detail at the differences and similarities between living on your own lot and living on a rented lot. We look at how getting to know your landlord might work in your favour and also look at some of the pros and cons of having roomies.

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Isn't this sweet?

In this fifth and long overdue part of our review of Apartment Life, we firstly have a look at some of the new social interactions that have been added into the game. Also, we look at how this expansion has introduced a social class structure into The Sims 2 through the use of the five new social groups. Finally, we look at the effects of reputation on the life of a sim.

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In the fourth part of our review of Apartment Life, we're looking at Magic.

Looking mainly from the point of view of Ricardo Cartman who has become a White Warlock and his sister who is interested in the darker arts, we look at some of the spells that can be cast, what reagants are, how skills and alignments can improve and a witch or warlock can do with their grimoire and cauldron.

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In the third part of our review of Apartment Life, now we have played the game for a while, we will be taking a close look at what is new in the build and buy modes. We will look at important additions to the gameplay and also at some items that have been brought forward from previous expansions, and not always in a good way. From lapdogs to ventilation pipes, there is a lot to cover in this part of the review.

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In the second part of our review of Apartment Life, we will be firstly creating the Cartman family, seeing some of the new options available for character creation. Once they are ready, we will be following the Cartman family as they move into an apartment building in Belladonna Cove. As well as looking at the basics of apartment life, we will also be looking at the concepts of reputation and social groups.

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