The party of the century is at the Sims complete rave, cowboy, and luau design themes as well as new characters, costumes, and music.
The Sims: House Party Expansion Pack is all about, well, parties. Everything in it is designed to make parties more fun for both you and your Sims! There will be lots of new things to do, including many different new group activities. There are more than 100 new objects and characters, five new music styles, five new dance styles to match the new music, and three new themes--cowboy, luau, and rave. It's an add-on pack, so you will still need The Sims to play.
Features:
Over 80 New Objects: More than just new furniture and accessories, objects like dance cages and a mechanical bull will give you everything you need to create the perfect party atmosphere for your Sims.
Group Activities: Whether it's roasting marshmallows around a campfire or playing charades in the family room, there's much more for your Sims to do together.
Rave, Cowboy, and Luau Design Sets: Three new architecture and décor sets will let you create everything from a kitschy dude ranch to an island hideaway to an underground dance club.
New Characters to Party With: Hire a caterer to keep the plates full at the debutante ball, or a dancer to pop out of the cake at the bachelorette party.
New Music and Dance Moves: Build a dance floor with a DJ booth and watch your Sims take to the floor with new moves based on five music styles (rap, techno, country, beach, and disco).
Costumes: What's a toga party without the bed sheets? The new costume trunk comes with new outfits for your Sims and their guests.

The Sims was a phenomenon of unexpected proportions. While most of the titles Will Wright has worked on have garnered a respectable following, The Sims has appeal across seemingly all walks of life -- from casual, part-time game players to hardcore fanatics. Its broad appeal makes expansion packs a no-brainer, and the first expansion, Livin' Large, has done enormously well.
So what's going to make House Party just as successful as the first expansion? "The idea behind this expansion was to make social interaction more accessible and easier to maintain," said Tim LeTourneau, Producer for the game. (We interviewed Tim just a few weeks ago. Read that interview here for even more House Party news.) "It used to be that the only thing players could use to get Sims to interact in groups was the hot tub, and that just wasn't right."
Interaction is everywhere in House Party, with all sorts of new ways to entertain large groups of guests at a time. Dance floors (complete with lighted tiles), giant cakes with dancers in them and campfires where Sims gather to sing and tell ghost stories are just a few of the new items. New NPCs include a caterer that makes sure the food doesn't run out and the plates don't pile up -- and there's even a mime that, much like many real-life mimes, is not appreciated. In fact, we saw him perform a short act for a Sim; the Sim booed him, and then the mime did a another short act, this time of committing hara-kiri. His well-being meters took a hit as well.
Not everything is here to help the player along, though. "See that guy?" said Tim, pointing to the screen. "He's a party crasher. He'll show up when a party's going well, only to eat a ton of food and then clog the toilets." Sounds like a few people we know. "Speaking of toilets," he continued, "players will need a lot of them. If you've got 25 Sims at your house, you don't want a line that's 24 Sims long." Additionally, the people that can jump out of the cakes are flirts. "They will specifically target couples that are in love and hit on them. In one scenario, we opened up two cakes at once, one with a male and the other a female. Both targeted the same couple, which led to a major slapping fight and a big break-up."
And that's one of the goals of this expansion pack. House Party, which will land on store shelves on March 28, is about getting a lot of Sims together and watching what happens, more so than about managing the life of one Sim. "House Party is an entirely new piece to the Sims world. Where Livin' Large added a certain sense of chaos and uncertainty, this expansion captures the social and more fun aspects of everyday life." This expansion will work with or without the Livin' Large expansion, and everything blends into the Sims universe seamlessly. Tim was particularly happy about the new kitchen table. "Instead of needing a kitchen table the size of Connecticut, a single tile table will now seat four."
Additional new items include a costume chest with over 500 new skins in it; a bubble blower that looks remarkably like a hookah; dance cages; vented windows; themes such as disco, western and luau; and a whole lot more. Luckily, fans of the series don't have too long to wait -- and judging by everything we saw and played today, the wait will be worth it. -- DailyRadar Review