The Sims: Makin' Magic

The Sims: Makin' Magic is the seventh and final expansion pack for The Sims, and was released on October 28, 2003. It was the last expansion pack to be made for The Sims, as The Sims 2 was to be released in the following year. The main theme of the expansion pack - magic - would later be incorporated into The Sims 2: Apartment Life, The Sims 3: Supernatural and The Sims 4: Realm of Magic.

Game Features
The main feature of the expansion pack is the ability for Sims to create magic charms and cast spells, which work much like cooking meals from a recipe book. Ingredients are added to a Sim's inventory, from where they are used with the correct equipment to produce an item of food, or charge the Sim's magic wand with a spell, or produce a charm. These ingredients, which are many and varied, can be purchased in Magic Town or made at home with various machines and items that can be purchased. The ability to have a dragon as a pet was also introduced.

Upon moving in a new family, the Mystery Man appears with a box which includes a wand, a spell book, the magic ingredients needed for the Toadification spell, a wand charger (which also dispenses wands), 35 MagiCoins, and a Hole In The Ground which provides easy access to Magic Town.

Being caught casting spells outside of Magic Town by non-magical Sims is met with a fine by the Mystery Man. However this is not the case in Magic Town, although the spells may backfire as the vast majority of Magic Town residents are equipped with their own wands.

New NPCs

 * Bonehilda
 * Vicki Vampiress
 * Faerie Queen Mara
 * Mystery Man
 * Apothecary Todd
 * Nagganaste
 * FlaminGoGo Dancer
 * Gardening Gnome

New objects

 * Crystal Clear Ability Rocks
 * Beehive
 * Butter churn
 * Cauldrons
 * A Hole in the Ground
 * Spinning wheel
 * Gargoyle crafting bench
 * Spell books

New neighborhoods

 * Magic Town

New building themes

 * Magic carnival
 * Tuscany
 * Spooky shingles and vines

New currency

 * MagiCoins

Features and Allusions to other Expansion Packs

 * If Unleashed is installed, Sims can cast the "A Friend Indeed" spell, which will turn a pet into a human Sim. One of the ingredients, Pet Treats, is exclusive to Unleashed.
 * If Superstar is installed, Sims can craft the "Price of Fame" charm which will give the user 4.5 fame stars. One of the ingredients, Black Roses, is exclusive to Superstar.

Cover features
Bella, Mortimer and Cassandra Goth with wands and a pet dragon are shown on the back of the North American box cover. Oddly, Cassandra is shown without glasses in the cover, and Bella's skin tone is lighter as is Cassandra's skin tone.

Trivia

 * This is the last pack in The Sims series to support Windows 95.
 * This is the first pack to allow sims to live in a sub-neighbourhood.
 * This is widely regarded by many players to be the best expansion pack for The Sims and the best pack in the The Sims series.
 * A book sold at the Consignment store in The Sims 3 is titled Makin' Magic, which is clearly a reference to this pack.

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