Take what you're used to in The Sims, and its expansion packs, and add a human element, and you've got a whole new game from Wil Wright and Maxis. This game allows you to create a fully-realized, populated neighborhood of "Sims," virtual people whose lives you control, and work and get involved with other, real people. Live out your darkest fantasies or just try to get along-the game experience is wide-open.

While it is impossible to document every possible twist and turn of this incredibly deep game, we've developed a guide to help you with both general strategies and specific questions. Learn how to meet your Sims' needs. Search the complete item list. Learn how to make some serious piles of Simoleans. It's all inside.

Get the guide here.