We aim our reviews to be fair to both users and producers/publishers. Our reviewers follow guidelines that make our reviews consistent, honest, and fair. We usually select high quality add-ons so review scores are often high, but that doesn't mean we only give high scores. We will always point out the good and not so good. On top of that, we consider our reviews to be very honest - if we recommend a product, we would buy it ourselves.

Here are our review scores explained in more detail:

5 Platinum - You’d be mad not to own this one!
simply unbelievable - there hasn't been anything like this before, nor do we expect anyone to reach this standard within the next year

5 Gold - Should be in every simmers collection
amazing effort, leader of the pack, goes the extra mile in many areas

4 - We wholeheartedly recommend it
fantastic effort, well above current standard, goes the extra mile in some areas

3 - Money well spent
good solid effort, up to current standard, a couple of small flaws

2 - For people with a special interest
nice effort, but sub-standard in a few areas

1 - We can't recommend this one
weak effort, needs improvements on several fronts