The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Re-create your Sims homes into luxurious mansions. New items including exotic columns that create stunning new archways, chic ceiling fans that add an element of cool, or sweeping grand staircases that make a bold statement
• Completely reinvent your Sims' gardens with a colorful foundation of flower beds and shrubs including delicate irises, cheerful daylilies, and bright sunflowers
• Choose from three new themes to re-imagine and re-make the exteriors of your Sims' estates: Moroccan, Art Deco, or Second Empire
• Architectural elements include solar panels as well as all new windows, doors, roofs, and fencing to build the mansion of your Sims' dreams
• Choose from a variety of bold sculptures, fountains, and topiaries to add an artistic element to your Sims' relaxing garden hideaway

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001GGS6VW
• Item Weight: 6.9 ounces
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: November 17, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,932 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #31 in Video Games > PC Games > Simulation > Life
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Design impressive estates and meticulous gardens for your Sims with three all-new styles. Infuse your Sims' mansion with the intricate beauty of new Moroccan designs, add a touch of retro-modern style with stately and new Art Deco elements, or build in the imposing new Second Empire style. With a host of new architectural and landscaping items to choose from, your Sims homes will look more stunning than ever!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best of the Sims 2 stuff packs, November 26, 2008

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K. D. Wells (Northern CA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff (DVD-ROM)

I still believe the stuff packs are overpriced for the amount of stuff they offer. $12-15 would probably be a fairer price. So if you happen to find a sale, definitely go for it.

Mansion & Gardens Stuff is by far the best stuff pack EA has offered. The three decorating styles; Second Empire, Moroccan, & Art Deco, are lovely. The flowers are shrubs are beautiful, a welcome addition to landscaping. I like how the windmill & solar panels will lower the sim's bills. The ceiling fans are a decorative object, but they do actually move so it's a nice realistic touch. I haven't noticed that they affect the temperature of the sims so they are probably merely decorative.

I love the Mansard roof pieces. It makes it so much easier to have attic space that my sims can live in without being affected by the weather. I've had issues in the past of them freezing or getting heat stroke if I had bedrooms in the attic with certain types of roofs.

Knock on wood, I haven't noticed any major glitches with Mansions & Gardens. What a relief. The grand staircases are very nice, but they sure do take up a lot of space. Your sims will autonomously slide down the banister. Usually we do not get any new interactions with stuff packs, so this was a nice surprise. Our sims can smell the flowers too.

The only thing I didn't care for is that some of the new siding is too dark and there's only a few selections. I'm not really fond of the screaming bright yellow. I wish they would have added some of the previous siding colors we've had with the new corner trim. EA could have made this a real expansion pack with more items and options and I would have been over the moon.

I'd consider this stuff pack a must for Sims 2 players.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite good!, December 1, 2008

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Chris Swanson "I'm just this guy, you know?" (Phoenix) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff (DVD-ROM)

I've tried to build large homes for my Sims, complete with fancy gardens. I always failed. I was never able to make the grand staircases or have really nice gardens, but now, thanks to this new stuff pack, I can do just that!

I have all the stuff packs and expansions and I'll say this is one of the better ones. You get plenty of new elements, including the grand staircases and gardening items, plus lots of architechal gew-gaws, like stone lions and faries and the like.

Also you get three new themes; Morocan, Second Empire and Art Deco. Ever wanted to copy a painted lady house? Now you can! Want to recreate a Morocon pleasure palace? You'll have everything but the eunuchs!

The gardening stuff isn't quite what I'd wanted, but otherwise the set is grand and enjoyable! Worth every penny!

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars nice stuff pack but full of bugs, February 11, 2009

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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff (DVD-ROM)

I really like the items in this stuff pack but it is full of bugs. Sims freeze in place or they freeze in bed. The coffee bar (barrista?) no longer exists. There is a problem with placing certain stairs inside a house. Those who prefer to build instead of playing with Sims will likely love this stuff pack. For those who play with Sims it can be very frustrating.