Customer Reviews

The Sims 2

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4 star:		(21)
3 star:		(15)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(18)

 

 

Well finally The Sims 2 has reached PS2. I ran and got mine yesterday. Before I knew it, it was 1AM and I was still playing! The game has been totally enhanced from the previous PS2 version. The graphics are much better and more pronounced. The create-a-Sim option is just wonderful. You'll enjoy that.

The only thing I don't like is that you can NO LONGER have children in the game. The PC version of the Sims 2 does have that option. And it is terrific - from the morning sickness to the baby's arrival. You can even hire a Nanny! But it is sorely missing here in the PS2 version.

It's a great game for a rainy day or when the snow comes and your indoors. But don't be like me and play on a weeknight, when you've got a meeting the next morning at 8AM! As I said earlier, this game is highly addictive, but still a lot of fun. If the developers read this, and I hope they do, I enjoyed the game a lot. But leaving out the children option was a big mistake. You can still marry, but no visit from the stork.

A great game however, and I highly recommend it to all! Hopefully, if there is a Sims 3 for PS2, they'll be wise enough to put the children back into the game -- morning sickness and all.

Enjoy!

The Sims 2 is an incredible game! The PC version, that is.
But the Playstation 2 version? Guess what? This is NOT the Sims2.
No matter what the title may be, this is an unbelievable farce.
Let me tell you this for a fact; Sims 2 on PS2 is complete rubbish. There have been plenty of products that I have ridiculed on Amazon but I have always been aware that they are only my opinions and everyone has different tastes.
But I want anyone who is considering this game to know that what I am telling you about it is not an opinion.It is a straight fact.This game is... (a word Amazon will probably block, that starts with c and ends with p and has 4 letters)

It is nothing like the real Sims 2, and it is less interesting than any other SIms game ever.
The Create A Sim area involves a few small drawings of tops, skirts and pants.Apparently you can be a fashion designer!Oh sure, long sleeves or short sleeves?Collar up or collar down?How exciting.
The body and face maker is lesser than even the first Sims, you won't be able to see what you are doing anyway and no matter how you "morph" them, they stay looking the same.Plus, they don't even look real.They are ugly.
Story mode?Forget it. How fun it is to fulfill your sims needs that include Take A Shower. (Not!)
All while your ridiculous looking sim runs around like a lunatic as the useless creation that it is.
Free play mode?What the hell?? The SIms 2 is supposed to be about creating family trees.They can not even have children!!!
There are about 2 familes (but they aren't really families, there are no actual families) and there's space for you to create two more lots of roommates.

The build mode looked like a migrainne, while the buy mode was absolutely pathetic, with teensy child-like drawings.Very few too.
Thsi game is expensive but reeks of amateurishness. You will have more fun with a 2 dollar toy.
(And please note that this review is coming from an extreme Sims fan)
Maxis needs to aplogize to anyone who waited for The Sims 2 to come to console, and anyone who spent money for or recieved this ghastly piece of cow dung.
I have really really liked the Maxis gang for a while, very grateful for what they have done with the original Sims 2.
But now, Maxis, you owe us. Big time. To start with, can I have my money back?
It baffles me why they have made such an honestly horrible game.Do not buy it!
If you have been dying to play the Sims 2, I suggest the computer game.I know it has steep system requirements but I managed to purchase a new computer and I don't have much money.SO it can be done, if you want the (real) SIms 2 as badly as I did.
The computer game is truly fantastic but the console version is a nightmare created in the bowels of Hell.

I'm up to the 4th location. The luv boat.

The houses are much more versatile and the wall papers and floors have an attractive selection. My favorite part of the previous Sims PS2 game was designing the houses, so this new feature is a big plus for me. The house designing holds you back with fire codes. Can't spend too much simoleons in one house.

The default characters are hotter this go round. I think maybe the game mfg was looking to reach a Baywatch type audience. You can make same sex couples 'make out', which I get a big kick out of. I was able to get Felicity and Farrah to 'cuddle' and make 'woo hoo'.

New socializing options are added, but you have to get the Sim in the right mood, and you never know when you'll be rejected. "boo hoo".

I married Felicity, but she decided to be my best friend instead, the romance options stopped being available to make-out with her.

So, I started the whole game over and I'm not marrying Felicity this time, even though she keeps weeping around the house. I married Timmy this time. He's pretty easy going, so I'm happy in my new marriage. The first character you marry follows with you through all the locations. Timmy is in the Law Enforcement career track and he brings in a comfy simoleon paycheck.

The game gives the characters 'Aspirations' to achieve to unlock Buy objects and locations. I have an aspiration to 'Propose' to Ossie, but the option never comes up in the menu. The 'Aspiration' generator is somewhat aware of the choices you make. It keeps telling me to 'Hire' a maid, even though I've already hired her, so I have to Fire her to Hire her, or I could wait for the next location to open up. Keep the lass working. Though sometimes I catch her falling asleep on her feet. Work, maven, work!

The Buy catalog has interesting new 'fun' objects. I've gone through half of them, remember Air Hockey? The Jukebox has some trendy pop songs, sung in Sims language. "yoesh" "un shack boney"

My biggest complaint with this game is that there is a couple 'Bugs' in the program. Once I unlocked the second location my group meals disappear 80 percent of the time. I keep it on the screen to watch it and it still disappears. I don't know if it supposed to be a ghost stealing the food? But its soooo annoying. I want my cooking to be appreciated by my guests.

Preparing meals is greatly enhanced in this version. The better frigerators have more food options and you can buy plants to grow fruit and vegetables and you can now fish for dinner in the fish tank. Sometimes characters throw up and/or go running for the toilet. It's funny to see them do the pee pee walk.

So, far I've restarted the game 3 times, when the story line locked me in, supposedly you can get divorced, but I haven't managed to make it happen. I had a 100pt relationship with Torin, but then I was supposed to make him my arch enemy. I like Torin!

It takes much longer to build up skills. So, I started over to max out all my skills before getting a job.

Missing from this version: I miss Mom, in the last game I had her building Gnomes like crazy, they erected a statue in her honour. And I miss the Pizza delivery guy. I'm rather happy there are no kids this time. And I miss the swimming pool!

Is Maxis going to read this? Suggestion: add pets to the next game. What's a Sim without a doggy companion? apirations, sleep, eat, chew shoes.


A couple of new addendums (as of Dec 15 2006)

I'm married to Timmy and he was following me to all the locales. We were on the HMS Amore and Betty kicked him out. He no longer travels with me.

At the Mesa Canyon, Ossie was hanging out. I asked him to move in with me , so now he follows me through locations.

I've encountered a bug. Jasmine in Mesa Canyon has a gold want of gaining a Creativity Skill point, But; her Creative Skills are maxed out. I don't how to unlock the next location. I've tried calling the Therapist, it hasn't helped. What's a Sim to do now?

Before I say anything the 2 stars were for 1) pity on Maxis and 2) The so much better than the first graphics/sound (for PS2, at least).

Okay, here we go.

I bought this at the local Wallyworld expecting second story houses at the very least. Boy was I wrong. It was rather cheap for a new release... $43. I thought I had just found a good buy or something. So I get home and am suddenly in a trance because of the wonderful sound and graphics. But I should have remembered not to judge a book by its cover. Soon I looked for aspirations... Only 5 aspirations. The computer has A LOT more than that (I play it at my friends house) but I figured it was to conserve space. No big deal. Going to bulid my house was an absolute pain though. Next thing... I'm used to the 'fire code' (The Sims 1 for PS2 had something similar but things didn't burst into flames, that's just stupid) but I thought that unlocking MAIN points for the game was ridiculus. (EX You have to unlock the vibrating bed for the romantic aspirations, which took a lot of calls to the threapist to change my goals) So I tried Story Mode, hoping to get everything unlocked for easy freeplay-ness.

It all went down hill from there. Two weeks I spent trying to unlock everything when I decided to try freeplay with most of everything unlocked but... apparently you have to unlock everything ALL OVER AGAIN in freeplay. Two weeks wasted.

Forty-three dollars down the toilet.

And Story Mode didn't even have a real story to it... If it did I REALLY didn't understand it.

But if you want a modernish version of the Sims 1 for PS2, by all means go for it. But be warned... No children, teens, or eldery excist in this world, as the computer counter part has. Only middle-aged.

What kind of world is that?

I so wish I had read these reviews before I asked for The Sims 2 for Christmas. I was so happy when I got it and couldn't wait to play it. I had so much fun with the Sims on PC but it took up so much of my computer I had to take it out. I figured finally I could get my Sims fix without a major system freeze, yea right. I totally agree with everything everyone has said about the Sims2 for PS2! It is awful! I too miss being able to call for pizza. And what is with the no kids stuff? How can you create a family with no kids? They can marry as many people as they want at the same time and I have 2 Sims who have aspirations of cuddling in bed with THEMSELVES! How do you fulfill that? Sometimes in the socialize mode the two Sims will start talking, but no sound comes out until a few seconds into it, then it's like watching a badly dubbed Godzilla movie. I thought I was stupid because it took me two days to figure out the controls! Good luck seeing what the little drawings are in the create a Sim mode. I have to click each item to put it on my Sim just to see what it looks like. Needless to say changing clothes is a major time consumer. I hate it, I'm sorry I asked for it and I too want my husbands money back. I should have asked for an upgrade on my computer and stuck with the PC Sims2. Steer clear of this waste of time.

Is this game called the sims 2 ? it's really amazing.Everything that is great in the sims 2 (PC) is certainly not in this game.
What makes the sims 2 so exceptional (compared to the previous versions)is the idea of generation !!! and in this game, no generation, no grandparents, no children...where's the point in playing the sims 2 and having 2 adults kiss for days? SUddenly it seems that Maxis have lost all genius. Can I have my money back ?

Mark my words: THIS- GAME- ROCKS! I don't understand why reviewers slap this awesome game in the face with about a million (okay... 16 so far) bogus reviews. There is so much to thins game that I love. The Create-A-Sim mode returns in full effect. With eye-wateringly shallow options for The Urbz (refered in this review as *cough*theurbz*cough*), terrible options for Sims 1 (The PS2 version) and a crappy engine that made EVER SINGLE SIM look so sad they might be thinking about ending their lives even before entering the house. Dude. Thankfully, it all goes better in The Sims 2. Stick with me and I will take you through the game's modes, features and everything else. Let's get started.


Graphical quality and sound (Fancy speak for graphics ans sound):

Graphics
Who couldn't remember the simple and repetitive environment on Sims 1, The one-dimensional walls-with-some-doors-and-windows of Bustin Out and the 'gritty', 'urban' and 'cool' setting of *cough*theurbz*cough*. This game featured full on buildings with 15 floors and 16 rooms on each floor complete with 40 HD TVs and... okay, if you're looking for the truth then get this: TS2's houses do NOT look like actual buildings but more like Monica and Chandler's apartment from 'Friends' turned into a building. THe wallpaper options are shallow, the floors are -uhm, what's the word again... oh yes- crap and the items all feel a bit one dimensional to me. But hey, the real fun is createasim which rock now to the sound. I've got some serius smashing to do... MWhahahahahhahahahahhaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

Sound:
How is the sound of a typical Sims game? Great music, great effects and nonsense voices. TS2 has all of this escept for the fist one. Let's face it: The Sims 2 has horrible, horrible, horrible music. With the possible exception of the main menu/opening song, the in-game music ism terrible. Now to the voices. You know The Sims always had complete nonsense for voices. This is even worse. Get this. You click on the 'compliment'social move and if you are playing as a woman, you will hear this: "Whizza, oodikass, scarro, thancslot." If you are a male, this is what you get: "Loiru, garo, bobobo." Sucks, eh? What about 'tell joke? Instead of humourus sounds like in *cough*theurbz*cough* there is just mumbling like this: "mbhmbmbnmbmhmhmhmhmhmhmhnhnhnhnhuhuhuhuhumumumunununun". What great voice quality. At least it's not as bad as
*cough*theurbz*cough*.


Controlling element of console entertainment disc (Gameplay):

Direct control, huh? Ingredient selection system? What haven't they changed? The gameplay is very different to the other instalments... heck with all that. You really want to know about two sims in bed engegint the physical act of love (So I watch "Friends" and I am a 12 year old boy. Big deal), right? It goes like this:

How to do WooHoo in 8 easy steps:

1. Walk into the bedroom.

2. Select the double bed and select relax.

3. Select Call Over... and call over a crush or a lover.

4. When the item of your, ahem, 'nterest' has entered the 'area' that the 'event' will take place, follow these steps.

5. Select cuddle, just to keep them in bed for longer. Works every time.

6. Select WooHoo.

7. Watch the bed shake and the controller vibrates. Note the music in the backround.

8. CONGRATULATIONS: You have just done WooHoo. Now watch the effects it does to your sims. Look closely... nothing has changed. Oh well. At leats your controller gets a workout from all that vibration.

Another cool but useless extra is getting married. It can be done with every... single... sim... in... the... game... Here it is... explained in a 8 step form.

1. Socialize a lot with one person until you have a lover relationship.

2. Enter socialize mode.

3. Select purpose.

4. The sims hug.

5. Loading...

6. The sims pop up in a dress/tux.

7. The sims pose.

8. Congratualations. You are now married. What next?


Since time is running so fast, I have to quit now. Part. 2 will be posted later.

As a true Maxis fan, I was disappointed to say the least when I eventually discovered the PS2 version of "The Sims 2" was nothing like the one played on the PC. There are 3 big reasons why I regret purchasing this game:

- You cannot become pregnant or adopt.
- There are no Genetics, Family trees, etc.
- There is no aging

The whole point of "The Sims 2" was to develop GENERATIONS of sims and take each sim from a child up to a senior citizen. In this games defense, I will say it did provide hours of entertainment.

Honestly, The sims series just is not meant for a console like PS2. The sims series is a PC game, and when transferred to a console you lose so much of what makes the game great.

I love almost every game Maxis has ever created, even my least favorite Maxis' games are ranked above some of the more popular PC games.

A rare miss for Maxis.

I came on here before after I bought the Sims 2 and read some of these reviews. Most of them are on the negative side of the fence, and I fail to understand why people just don't appreciate this video game more. Sure, I've read the complaints, but they are nit-picky and shallow. What makes a game a good game, is the actual content and fun factor. STOP COMPARING GAMES TO OTHER GAMES! When someone rates a game, you are not supposed to strictly compare it to the PC version... do not base your reviews on the PC version. Base your review on the GAME ITSELF. That is the point of this whole thing.

I really enjoyed this game. It was the first Sims game that I really got involved with, and since Christmas of last year I have been a die-hard Sims fan. Not only is the game easy where it should be easy, but it is challenging where it should be challenging. You get to work to acheive your character's goals and aspirations, so that you can keep moving up the food chain. What really makes this game good is the first-person controlling! Other Sims games, as far as I know, don't have this to the extent that Sims 2 on PS2 does. I am very proud of Maxis for releasing this control --- it is what makes the game exciting. You really become your character instead of just controlling him/her.

There are many options to choose from when socializing. Want to do a funny trick? Insult the person? Tell them you love them? You can do all of those things AND more.

Sure, the game has its flaws. Every game has flaws. But the PROS of this game greatly out-weigh any CONS. The graphics could have been a little better, and there should have been more options in the department of building onto houses. But overall, I think this game is worth every penny. It is addictive. You will keep playing... and playing... and playing. And that's what games are all about.

Well,I wish I'd read these reviews BEFORE I bought my daughter this game..the only reason I came here to read these reviews is because when my kid and I found out how DRAB the PS2 Sims 2 game is,we kept thinking maybe we were missing something..or doing something wrong...
Well after reading the other reviews for this game,I've discovered that YES...this game is as big a dissappointment as my kid and I think it is..I'm really ticked off because Maxis doesn't make it clear that the PS2 version and the PC version have HUGE DIFFERENCES!!!
My daughter and I wanted this game because we thought the Sims would grow old,get pregnant,etc like in the PC version...
Why doesn't Maxis just be honest and call the PS2 Sims 2 a "fancied up Sims 1" and get it over with..I'll tell you why..because they just don't give a crud whether folks find this fun or not..they just want to trick folks into buying this version..
My comp is old so that's why I thought it would be easier to buy the PS2 version of the game..wouldn't have to spend a million bucks to upgrade my comp enough for the PC version...but if I'd known how misleading the advertizing was about this game,I'd have never bought it...
If I had the bucks I'd upgrade my comp and get the PC version of Sims Two and use the PS2 game for a beer coaster...I'd get more fun out of it that way..