Review by: The Godfather Published: Dec 3, 2005
Without question,
Crazyman is a visionary. At a time when publishers sniffed at the idea of a game in which there was
ho smacking and faygo drinking, he persevered to create the genre-setting masterpiece,
SimPimp. The continuity of its concept and popularity of its successors,
Super Mario Pimp and Mike Tyson's Wife Punchout, should speak for the genius in the concept
Crazyman laid forth so many years ago. On Nov 31, 2005 Crazyman announced his intention to base a PC title not on the creation of a city, but rather on the management of
hoes, 40s, gold chains, and spinners. The gaming community has waited with baited
beer breath for the opportunity to oversee the ins and outs of a digital pimp and very recently had this desire sated with the product's release.
The Man Hunter and Virtual Boob Job are rumored to be next on
Crazyman's list.
 
SimPimp is more proof of the continuing popularity of the Sim-type game. The
debut game from Compton developer Gs Up, Hos Down should be a hit with kids in
both the inner city and hip-hop-obsessed suburbs.
You assume the role of a rookie pimp in Anytown, U.S.A. As
you begin play, your girlfriend is turning tricks on the corner; however, you'll
soon be on the rise as you try to control entire city blocks with a veritable
harem of hookers. Expect to encounter a formidable array of foes, both criminal
and legal. Aside from the usual dealings with the police, you'll have to keep a
close eye on drug dealers, or else the drug use will rise among your hookers.
Then there's the dreaded Man, who's hell-bent on greasing you and your pimping
ways.
When you're not busy fending off your enemies, you'll need to
make sure your clients are happy. With care, your client list will be long and
distinguished, including famous athletes and local politicians. Do well in the
game, and you'll even get the chance to move from Anytown to Washington, D.C.,
where everyone will do darn near anything if you give them enough money.
An innovative new feature will drop you into a first-person
perspective, from which you'll be able to survey your territory and deal with
your enemies directly. Your weapons will range from the standard 9-mm pistol to
a big club with a nasty nail sticking out of it.
Before jumping into the shoes of an omnipotent deity, players must first create families
of hoes to populate their neighborhood, which starts with knocking up a single character. This involves selecting one of three skin tones
and up to five different genders... including tranny and Japanese man-boy. Next, you determine the individual's physical appearance, choosing from a range of
pimp hat shapes, facial scars, and afro color. Also to be decided is the Sim's body shape, which can be selected from either
too slim, steroid monster, or tubby b!tch. In so doing, you can also decide on the person's clothing, draping them with anything from
gold spandex, fur coats, or buttless chaps. Next comes what is perhaps the most important move for your Sim's entire existence: the determination of his or her personality. This entails distributing a number of "personality points" among five different character traits:
backhand power, gold chains, wiener length, grip, and funk. Your hoes also have
character traits such as: bust, disease immunity, rejuvenation, stank, and
nuclear physics. Once this crucial information has been established, you can type out a brief description of your Sim's personality, rendering him or her that much more of an
funky fresh individual. Finally, you assign a name (Like Malcolm Fleshbeast) to your character, and you're done.
In a
recent interview Crazyman stated, "Sims aren't happy unless they are getting
that fly fresh tail. That's why I decided to make this tricked out game.
Like any beginning pimp, you start off working the streets, buying gold chainz
and hoping to afford hubcap spinners for your 1987 Toyota Camry. If you
gotz streetz smartz, and the ho shiggidy pimp sweet motion, you can all but
ensure at least a dozen street wize fro wearin' stank hoez within the first hour
of play. With our dope aszed cheat codes, you can even purchase such sweet
accessories and toys as a duck skin robe, Faygo fountain, a leopard print
stripper pole, beef extender, a big wheel with platinum spinners and chauffer,
refrigerator box for break dancing, cam girls, a ball polisher, chromed out
salad tosser, 'fro extensions, easy bake Pimp Round oven, and even a
golden
shower option. I even added a
full nudity option!"
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