Reception
Overall, the game was judged to be the most substantial of the The Sims expansion packs at its point of release, and critics praised the new downtown area.
Hot Date was received 86% and an 85% averages from aggregate sites Game Rankings and Metacritic respectively. The Armchair Empire gave the game 9.2/10 points saying "Where Living Large and House Party were basically enhancements to the original, Hot Date completely revamps the gameplay by making it possible to focus more on social and romantic relationships and for the first time get away from the Sims house."
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 78% |
| Metacritic | 82% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Allgame | |
| GameSpot | 8.8 of 10 |
| GameSpy | 87 of 100 |
| GameZone | 8 of 10 |
| IGN | 8.4 of 10 |
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