I thoroughly enjoying playing this EP over the others, before this one was released Unleashed was my favorite. Makin' Magic simply makes the other EPs better, albeit cheating especially if you make the charm to become famous or use a love spell on your unsuspecting date downtown(warning if you use your spells other then your Sim's property or Magic Town, the Spellchecker will fine you). Other features present in this EP that were not in other EPs, is that Sim children came become adults (The Sims 2 not only do they become adults but they actually go through adolescence) via the Age of Instant charm, although watch out if your Sim child doesn't have high enough grades becasue they will turn back into a baby! There are many other spells that can be cast in Makin' Magic ranging from banishing Sims from your lot or conjuring up a feast fit for a king, to having the skies rain piles of gold on your lot.

One of the features that I like best about The Sims Makin' Magic is that the Sims can finally cook something other then the Maxis mystery meal. They can bake! Anything from homemade bread to cakes, and pies, however they can still have the same old mystery meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Another feature that I like is that the Sims can have their very own pet dragon! The dragons are so cool, but you have to watch out that they don't torch items on your property, one of my dragons torched the couch and killed my whole Sim family.

Even though Maxis is planning on sometime releasing The Sims 2, I still say that Makin' Magic is a must have in the Sims collection. After all Maxis has yet to release The Sims 2 and keeps pushing back the release date.