music. Features The expansion adds many new features to the game. When characters engage in sexual activities, they now remove their underwear and their genitals are blurred, much like The Sims characters. Another feature is the ability to throw "theme parties", which consist of Halloween, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hef's Birthday, Tropical, Playmate of the Year and more. Reception The game was met with mixed reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 60% and 59 out of 100 for the PC version, 59.97% and 59 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version, and 62.14% and 61 out of 100 for the Xbox version. Eurogamer noted that the game was similar to The Sims series but was unfortunately less entertaining. It was considered "a little too slight a proposition for a full game." The New York Times gave it a mixed review and stated: "Sex and nudity often work well in movies, but video games laced with sex never rise above mediocrity, and Mansion seems decidedly underbaked." The Sydney Morning Herald gave it two-and-a-half stars out of five and called it "A frisky concept with limited thrills and not enough depth to challenge gamers." Detroit Free Press gave it two stars out of four and stated: "I flipped on the game expecting a world of champagne, roses and frequent wisps of steam. Instead, I got an immediate request that I construct an office on the mansion's upper floor." References External links 2005 video games Business simulation games Erotic video games Gamebryo games Playboy PlayStation 2 games Video games developed in the United States Video games set in Los Angeles Video games with expansion packs Windows games Xbox games Video games designed by Brenda Romero Works set in country houses Groove Games games Single-player video games Cyberlore Studios games