Product Description

In Desperate Housewives: The Game, you'll live out the lifestyle you've seen & loved on the hit ABC show. You're a new housewife on Wisteria Lane, and as you explore your new neighbrohood you'll discover all-new stories and secrets. The storyline is divided into episodes, each with new points and secrets waiting to be uncovered. Get the truth behind some delicious scandals -- and reveal some shocking secrets of your own. Mini-activities include cooking, gardening, and Texas Hold'em poker with the other wives Features original script from Desperate Housewives writer Scott Sanford Tobis Brenda Strong reprises her role as narrator Mary Alice Young

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4227 in Video Games
• Brand: Disney
• Model: 700601
• Released on: 2006-10-05
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platform: Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM
• Dimensions: .40 pounds

Features

• Interact with characters from the show - Bree, Gabrielle, Lynette, Susan, Edie and more
• Solve mysteries - sneak through homes, flirt, entertain, charm, and spy your way to the truth
• Gossip with your favorite characters from Wisteria Lane
• Customize your appearance, decorate your house, shop for clothing and more
• Uncover secrets while still running your household - Looking after your family, home and garden

Customer Reviews

A Naughty, Absorbing Good Time
I have now played this game once all the way through and am about halfway through a new one, so I feel well equipped to write a review. The game starts off by letting you pick your main character, who is always female. You are stuck with a teenage son and husband for which there are few customizing options. The game itself is played in 12 episodes. Each episode begins and ends with an animated little skit depending on what the episode will be about, and based on the choices you made.

The gameplay itself is fun - you have a choice of interacting with all of the characters on the street including the original DH characters, plus the Mailman, gardener, etc. You can talk to them, seduce them, slap them, kiss them, etc. Each episode plays out based on the choices you make while accomplishing the tasks.

The voiceovers are decent - some better than others. Unfortunately once you pass the game, you have to start over because there is only one story line in the game for you and your family.

The good parts of the game: the sometimes naughty and hilarious antics of the characters; the cooking mini game is really fun and a bit challenging once you get up to the Culinary Artist category. Now the bad: the game itself is very memory-hogging; the game has frozen my computer a few times and often gets stuck for a minute. The episode skits literally take 10 minutes to load. Things aren't always consistent, either. For instance, you can break into every house on the block and get caught, and the characters will act like nothing happened the next time they see you. (No relationship loss, etc). When you slap a person it doesn't affect your relationship at all either.

Overall, however, this game is super fun and addictive. Just make sure you have a computer with plenty of memory, and some patience to wait between episodes!

So Addicting !!!
from the moment i installed this game i have been addicted the story lines are great and to be involed in the story and to start of with a secret of my own..
the only bad thing about this game is when you make your family you dont have a major choice of people to choose from and you cant pick if you want a boy or a girl.. you just get a boy and you have to be married...
but dont let that discourage you from buying the game thats only a minor setback..
when i play the game i get lost in it and time flies by, i actually catch myself laughing and some of these characters and the things they say...
like i said its very addicting and deliciously fun!!
dont miss out on this get... go buy it today!!

Fantastic!
The Desperate Housewives game is very fun actually. Even people who don't know the show will still enjoy this game. Or fans of the Sims will like this except this game may even be better. Basically, you are a new housewife on Whisteria Lane with your husband and son. You go through the game solving your own life's mystery and helping the other people. There are also cooking and gardening mini games that are very fun.In gardening, u kill the bugs, water, and weed when you plant new plants. It is much funner that it sounds. In cooking, you stir, chop, and mix ingrediants to feed to your family. Im a guy and i still find the game enjoyable. So the male audience will appreciate the game too because you can slap the other housewives and sneak and steal stuff from the people. The woman will like it because you can seduce Mike Delphino, Carlos, Tom, and many other characters including the mailman. There is also a romantic part to the game. But i like the "episodes" in the game where it is set up like the real show solving the mysteries and uncovering the truth behind this secret place. Nothing is really wrong with this game except the graphics could be better but they are still very good. And at $20, this is a game that almost everyone can and should own. This is a must have game that doesn't dissapoint at all!