Customer Reviews

The Sims 2: Celebration Stuff

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(13)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Ok, Let's just get this out of the way. I LOVE the Sims 2. I have all the games and stuff packs. For the money the best stuff pack was GLAMOUR Life. That pack contained some AMAZING stuff.
This pack has some wedding dresses and new Tuxedos, but they aren't very flattering. They are like the vest and tie outfit, they make the males look bulky.
Some new hairstyles for the ladies, some are very pretty.
This is mostly decorative chairs and tables, a new buffet, a new grill, some floral centerpieces and wedding arches.
If your Sim is a wedding planner, then this is the Stuff pack for you. LOL
Overall, I am not too thrilled with it and am glad I didnt spend more than $20 on it.

I haven't yet had the time to fully explore this stuff pack, but from what I've seen it's a little less than I had hoped for. I've got a thing for weddings and foolishly thought this would provide the ability to have a church wedding on a community lot...it looked like that was happening in one of the screen shots. This is not true. You still cannot place a wedding arch on a community lot, much to my disappointment. The items themselves are pretty cool and you can now have veils for the brides. I like it overall, and I feel okay with spending $15 on it. I don't think I would have payed $20.

I'm a sims 2 addict. Love every game and expansion, but I admit I was disappointed in this title. Many of the items were so-so. If you like having parties with the sims some of these objects might be useful. But in day-to-day sims 2 use they were sadly lacking.

I guess I'd like to see a few more practical items such as new 'cookable' food, or more modern clothing/hairstyles.

I also could not get my sims to eat any of the new cakes. The only option was to dispose of it, even after I just purchased them.

Disappointing.

I was a little disappointed when I realized there were no new functions like a more formal wedding hall or something like that where you could be on a community lot...but the stuff is still pretty cool. I have built a restauarant with cool new decorations, and it is nice, especially when making stories and movies...is it worth it? If you love Sims, of course! If you just like to play and buy basic stuff, then I would not rush out and get it but you should have it in your collection...

I wish they would have combined it all in one pack instead of releasing Seasons and then Celebration Stuff...but thanks Maxis anyway for making quality products....

Ok, so if you keep up with the Sims 2, then you'll know that EA has been releasing new "Stuff Packs" every couple of months or so, in order to compete with the ever-growing list of Sims 2 fansites out there. For those of you who are new to the Sims, let me tell you, there is a HUGE fanbase, and several sites such as ModTheSims2, and The Sims 2 Resource, which offer quality new objects and colors for the game for absolutely free! Why keep wasting money on these packs which add maybe 60 new items, when you can visit a fansite and download thousands upon thousands of objects that look just as good, for free? I've always been a big fan of the Sims games ever since 2002, but if EA thinks that they'll continuously get my money and support from their chain of stuff packs, then they're wrong. I have the previous 3 stuff packs, and never will buy a forth. Even for &10 these are a rip-off. These stuff packs barely add anything...a few wall and floor textures...some chairs and tables, whatever! The point is, you can get all this stuff for free and save yourself money. Even if you're a Sims 2 maniac like me, play it safe and stick to the basic Expansion Packs, which add more objects than the stuff packs and introduce new gameplay elements.

I say it right from the beginning...this pack is absolutely useless unless you (1) Love making Sims 2 parties and events, or (2) Will buy anything Sims 2-related. The biggest disappointment, this being my first stuff pack, was that none of the objects adds any functionality at all...but if you like throwing a ton of Sims 2 birthday parties, house parties, garden parties, wedding, anniversery parties...the list goes on and on, I think you'll find this isn't too bad.

This is a nice, reasonably thorough collection of Party-themed items for Sims 2. If you like throwing parties for your Sims, this expansion pack is great and well worth the cost. If you tend to let birthdays, graduations and weddings pass without notice, then you probably won't find the selection all that exciting. I'm looking forward to using the lovely wedding decorations and throw a real shindig for my engaged couple once they graduate college.

When I buy a stuff pack I expect items & clothes that are of much higher quality than I can get in most of the custom content community. I also expect that the items and clothes are very different from base game objects. This stuff pack was a total waste of money as it failed on both points. Most of the items have been available from the community for a long time, the clothes in specific, and are much better than what Celebrations provides. The items were dull and uninspired - mostly reworkings of their existing items. A buffet, cloth covered tables, grills, cakes, and vases all are a part of the existing base game and EPs. Sure the Celebration items are slightly different but for the money I've spent on this game, its expansion packs and stuff packs I expect a bit more effort of Maxis' part. Additionally weddings can still only take place on Residential Lots - not Community lots as the pictures seem to indicate so all you are really getting are some so-so items, crappy dresses and a balloon arch.

I think that the SIMS have gone overboard. They are trying to cash in on what some great designers have done on the internet. Seriously you would be better off giving your $20 to some SIMS website that creats houses,clothing,hair,etc. This expansion is a waste. (Time and Money)

I will the would create something ORIGINAL for the game. They keep leashing out the SAME expansions that they did for SIMS1 that they are issuing for THE SIMS2. Something original would be nice.

I love the Sims 2. I play it often. I was excited to see there was another stuff pack coming out, because the "stuff" is always my favourite part of any expansion pack. However, the selection in this stuff pack really isn't worth the twenty dollars. The bulk of the new features are multiple versions of the same few formal dresses for female sims. If you enjoy marrying off your Sims or throwing parties, you might like this one. Personally I wish I hadn't bothered with it.