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The game is available for sale via download from the company's website, with payment required to continue playing after the one-hour time limit was up. In Australia, it was banned by the [[Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia)|OFLC]] as it had exceeded the highest allowable rating for video games, which was MA15+. It has been debated as to whether or not an R18+ rating (which currently applies only to films and DVDs) should be introduced for video games. |
The game is available for sale via download from the company's website, with payment required to continue playing after the one-hour time limit was up. In Australia, it was banned by the [[Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia)|OFLC]] as it had exceeded the highest allowable rating for video games, which was MA15+. It has been debated as to whether or not an R18+ rating (which currently applies only to films and DVDs) should be introduced for video games. |
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It contains full frontal [[nudity]] for the characters, in the spirit of [[anatomically correct doll]]s but drawn in high detail and natural posture and gestures. A special USA version of the CD-ROM uses a censor blur on some body parts. By comparison, [[The Sims 2]], had some [[The Sims 2#Controversy|controversy]] by confused protesters when in fact their data is simplified in a manner akin to a Barbie doll, i.e. no nipples, body hair or genitalia. |
It contains full frontal [[nudity]] for the characters, in the spirit of [[anatomically correct doll]]s but drawn in high detail and natural posture and gestures. A special USA version of the CD-ROM uses a censor blur on some body parts. The characters engage in kissing, even while nude, but [[sexual intercourse]] portrayed is under the cover of bed sheets so that genital contact is not in plain view. By comparison, [[The Sims 2]], had some [[The Sims 2#Controversy|controversy]] by confused protesters when in fact their data is simplified in a manner akin to a Barbie doll, i.e. no nipples, body hair or genitalia. |
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The game web site is partnering with real [[speed dating]] sites in the UK. |
The game web site is partnering with real [[speed dating]] sites in the UK. |
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Revision as of 17:50, 7 November 2008
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| Developer(s) | Rotobee |
| Publisher(s) | Deep Silver |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | April 2nd, 2004 (EU) October 5th, 2004 (US) |
| Genre(s) | Life simulation game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Singles: Flirt Up Your Life is a video game by Rotobee and published by German company Deep Silver in 2004.
It is very similar to The Sims in that the player is responsible for characters who have to be taken care of, such as by ordering them to eat, sleep, go to work, etc.
Only two characters are ever in the same household. The aim of the game is to get them from being casual acquaintances through to having a sexual relationship. There are several characters of either sex with the possibility for a gay/lesbian relationships as well [citation needed].
The game is available for sale via download from the company's website, with payment required to continue playing after the one-hour time limit was up. In Australia, it was banned by the OFLC as it had exceeded the highest allowable rating for video games, which was MA15+. It has been debated as to whether or not an R18+ rating (which currently applies only to films and DVDs) should be introduced for video games.
It contains full frontal nudity for the characters, in the spirit of anatomically correct dolls but drawn in high detail and natural posture and gestures. A special USA version of the CD-ROM uses a censor blur on some body parts. The characters engage in kissing, even while nude, but sexual intercourse portrayed is under the cover of bed sheets so that genital contact is not in plain view. By comparison, The Sims 2, had some controversy by confused protesters when in fact their data is simplified in a manner akin to a Barbie doll, i.e. no nipples, body hair or genitalia.
The game web site is partnering with real speed dating sites in the UK.
Comparision to earlier games
Singles was largely panned by critics for being a rip-off of The Sims and the way it offered little challenge, with the player required to simply follow a routine of making the characters progress from making small talk through to professing love then running off to bed together via the simple interaction menus. The 'needs' are also considered fairly inconsequential, with the characters never starving to death even when their 'hunger' need has dropped to zero. One critic suggested that the game was the expensive equivalent of stripping the clothes from an Action Man and Barbie dolls and putting them in compromising positions for fun.[citation needed]
Sequel
A sequel, titled Singles 2: Triple Trouble, was released in June 2005 and featured three housemates instead of two. There is no special USA version of the PC CDROM; the version sold on USA shelves is rated 16+ by Pan European Game Information, (same as the UK) making the full nudity directly available to USA consumers.
Singles: Flirt Up Your Life -- Extended Version is a Mature rated version of Flirt up your life.