Customer Reviews

The Sims 2 Holiday Edition

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The Sims 2 Holiday EXPANSION pack (available for online download on the EA website for $15) is a great mini-expansion that is well worth the small price tag. There are many festive holiday items from Christmas trees and lights to pumpkins and costumes or a Santa outfit. It really is a must for any Sims fan.

However, this product is The Sims 2 complete game with the Holiday Expansion built in. This is NOT for anyone who already owns The Sims 2! This gift would be perfect for anyone who does NOT own this game already, since it sells for a smaller price than buying the game and expansion pack seperately.

***This is NOT an expansion pack! It would help if people reviewing this item would have mentioned that instead of giving it a poor rating!

The first SIMS game was amazing. I thought it would be hard for Sims 2 to top it, even with the aging systems and the increased usefulness of diagonal walls. I was as wrong as I could get. The Sims 2 is a new angle on the Sims concept, taking the game to new levels. Sure, it's more or less the "basic" Sims game all over again, but look deep enough and you'll find massive improvements. Stairs can have more than one Sim on them at once, social interactions have multiplied like rabbits, and more than half of the objects have multiple colors and/or styles. The original Sims had one option for each bed, chair, etc. Some beds in Sims 2 have 7 woods and 18 sheets! That's 126 possible beds under one option. Don't like the one you chose? Need it to fit a redecorated room, but you don't want to buy a new one? No problem! The designers were smart and included a "Design" tool, which lets you change the look of any object/door/window/plant that has multiple choices for a mere 15 Simoleons. Naturally, I've barely scratched the surface, but playing through generation after generation of your Sims, seeing how their facial features you gave minute adjustments to are passed down to their children, grandchildren, and beyond... of course, with so many generations possible, your Sims won't live forever (two exceptions)... they'll eventually grow from babies to toddlers to children to teens to adults to elders... then it's off to the big luau in the sky for them. There's so much more I want to talk about, but I don't want to write a review that would fill up three screens on your computer... this special Holiday Edition also lets you summon Santa Claus/St. Nicholas to deliver presents for your Sims, as well as providing special decorations and outfits to fit Christmas and Easter themes. Have fun Simming!

I picked up the Holiday edition because I have been waiting for Sims 2 to come down in price (Um, 50 bucks for a game is ridiculous) and saw it in the store for $35 with all the bonus items that cost those who bought the original version an extra 15 to download online. There's nothing wrong with the game and the bonus items are pretty neat, I like the Halloween decorations the most. (Huge and gaudy, but cool nonetheless) Just remember: read everything before you buy it so YOU don't rip off YOURSELF.

There is a Holiday Party Pack add-on for The Sims 2. This is not it. If you already have The Sims 2, the additional holiday features can be obtained at the EA Games website either as a download or as a CD for $14.95.

This version, The Sims 2 Holiday Edition, simply give new The Sims 2 purchasers the ability to get these extras for free. For more information on the core product, check out the reviews for The Sims 2.

Let's start this review with this - This is the full edition of the Sims 2 game with some added bonus material thrown in. If you do not yet have the base game this is a great way to go!

The game itself is a blast!! A great interaction between the characters and a huge leap beyond the original game but still has a bit of a nostalgic feel to it.

I had been watching this game for some time - I wanted to buy the Sims 2 game, but just didn't want to spend that much for it. After watching things for a while I saw the Holiday set go on sale to a very reasonable price. I feel it was definitely worth it!

So before you are thrown off by all the negative comments think about the game itself!

-- This is a FULL version of the game
-- You don't have to bother with downloading the extras from the internet
-- It is typically priced LESS than the "full" version
-- The game itself is a LOT of fun!!

To anyone who purchased or is considering purchasing this as an addon to the Sims 2, DON'T. It's not an expansion-pack. It's a re-release of the original game. It has additional content, but you can also obtain that in the Holiday Party Pack (if you can find it) most of the additional content was also availible on the Sims 2 Website.

If, on the other hand, you do not have the Sims 2 and are considering buying the original release, you should get this one instead.

Please be aware that this is a "Holiday edition" not a "holiday expansion pack" NOWHERE on the package does it say it is an expansion pack. Anyone who purchased it simply wasn't paying attention. Don't blame EA for your own careless mistakes.
If you already own the Sims 2, the "Holiday extras" are available for download (or to to be shipped) for 15 dollars from the ea store exclusively.
The objects include christmas and Hanukkah decorations including:christmas lights, wallpapers,ginger bread houses, window and door treatments, candles, wreaths, clothing, furnishings, food, and many other items. there is also fireworks that can be used for New years and the fourth of July.
The objects are nice addition for any sims player who likes storytelling, moviemaking, or simply enjoys the holiday season.

Really, if you don't have the Sims 2 already this is a fantastic deal! But if you DO already have Sims 2 - then you can get just the holiday items from the EA website. But to slam the company just because you didn't read the fine print, no wait, LARGE print on the package, seems silly. It is not uncommon in this day and age for a company to re-release and/or bundle things together. Read the product descriptions to avoid confusion - simple as that!

If you read the box carefully then you know that there are only 40 new items and that it is just the same game as the Sims 2. However if you do not previously own The Sims 2 and you get this item then you have a deal.

Seriously. The Sims 2 is a great game. Buy this game if you don't already have the Sims 2 because it's the same price and comes with extra items.

Anyone who thinks/thought this is an expansion quite obviously didn't look at the box. It's pretty much a bundle for people who OBVIOUSLY haven't gotten the game yet and were thinking about picking it up. It's the game. With extra items. For the same price.

Anyone who complains about there being two versions of this and calling THIS ONE the rip off is really not that smart.

It's like someone who buys an X-BOX core system and then the X-BOX deluxe bundle and then complains about the fact that the X-BOX deluxe is the same X-BOX just with more stuff.

Honestly, the other reviewers who said not to buy this are retarded.

If you don't have the Sims 2 already and you want it, there's really no reason not to pick it up and if the person you're planning on giving it to (if it's a gift) doesn't already have it than it's also a great Christmas present being that it's

the SAME as the Sims 2
for the SAME price
but with EXTRA stuff
for the SAME
STARTING cost.

Seriously.

DUH.