Also included exclusively in the The Sims Deluxe Edition is The Sims Creator, an all-new customization tool for creating Sim characters. Players can now recreate any Sim imaginable, right down to the smallest detail. Users can also select new clothes, design original attire, add logos to their clothing and accessorize their Sims with belts, ties and jewelry. Players can even import their own face into the program and put it directly on a Sim character.

Rounding out this ultimate offering, players can furnish their homes with two completely new designs sets featuring over 25 objects found only in The Sims Deluxe Edition. With over 50 additional new clothing choices completing this pack, The Sims Deluxe Edition is a must-have for both Sims newcomers and Sims fans alike.

The Sims Deluxe Edition will be available for a suggested retail price of $39.99. Current owners of The Sims can receive a $10 mail-in rebate with original proof of purchase for The Sims.(1) Details of the rebate and a rebate coupon will be available on boxes of The Sims Deluxe Edition.

Translated into 16 different languages, The Sims has inspired five expansion packs; The Sims Livin' Large, The Sims(TM) House Party, The Sims(TM) Hot Date, The Sims(TM) Vacation and The Sims(TM) Unleashed. Combined sales for the franchise have topped 17 million units worldwide.

The Sims long list of honors has included being selected "Game of the Year" for 2000 by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences and by numerous other publications in the United States and abroad. The creator of The Sims, Will Wright, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in February 2002, joining such industry legends as Sid Meier and Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto.

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(1) Rebate Coupon Offer expires December 31, 2002 and is void where prohibited. Offer valid only in the U.S. and Canada to new The Sims Deluxe Edition purchasers who can also provide original proof of purchase for The Sims. Completed original Coupon Certificates along with a copy of The Sims Deluxe Edition sales receipt must be postmarked by January 15, 2003.

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