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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful. Fun. Challenging., July 1, 2007

By	Danielle Manello (Montclair, NJ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars

Chances are, if you're a Mac user, you already know what Seasons is. You've been listening to your friends with PCs who have been playing it for months.

In a nutshell, the Sims 2 Seasons adds new functionality that we haven't seen in other expansion packs. Here are some of my favorites.

The seasons
Often dangerously and beautiful at the same time, the seasons offer a variety of interaction capabilities, as well as something really cool to look at. Beware the dangers of freezing in the winter and overheating in the summer though, as it's easier to accomplish than you might think. Autumn is gorgeous, but raking all those leaves, even with a gardener, eek! I definitely cut down on the number of trees on my lot to make up for that one. Keep your eyes open for special visitors that will come to your lot if you choose to build a snowman in winter.

The careers
Finally, non-university careers that have a decent pay scale. They've added six new careers in Seasons, including adventurer, lawyer, professional gamer, etc. They're fun and challenging, but, in my experience, require high levels of skills to advance to the top. The career rewards are neat, but I'll leave that for you to discover. Of course, nothing's as cool as the plastic surgery machine from University, but there are one or two rewards that I have deemed "must haves."

Gardening
You can plant and grow produce in your own yard. Better get a greenhouse, though (if you can afford it) because those elements can be brutal. Make sure you have top-notch landscaping, including plants and trees, then invite the garden club over and request membership. You'll be very pleasantly rewarded (both financially and in one other very special way) if you are accepted. One tip, don't have things like pink flamingo lawn ornaments on display when the garden club comes over. They referred to it as garbage and it could have cost me my membership.

Plant Sims
Well, each expansion pack has one. A freak of nature that serves a variety of fun and interesting purposes. University has zombies. OFB has Servos. etc. Plant sims have very unique needs and can be created by lots of lots of one specific type of action in the garden. I'll leave the rest for you to discover, but plant sims are truly wonders of nature. If a plant sim has a baby plant sim, their childhood transitions very differently, so watch out for that, as well as a neat bonus of all the parent's skills getting transferred to the plant sim upon birth.

Leftovers
Simple and straightforward, leftovers are precisely that. Done with a meal? Put it away in the fridge for later. This is great for pregnant moms who need food fast and children who can't cook. Also, food seems to have new and magical powers in The Sims 2 Seasons and when you stock your fridge with fresh produce, the food will sparkle and fill sims up very quickly. If you don't watch and stop them in the middle of the meal, you will have overweight sims on your hands very quickly.

Produce
Juice it and magical things will happen, like doing homework more quickly and gaining random skill points. Enough said! Oh, make sure you try a boot juice cocktail. It's fun. Where can you get a boot?

Fishing
Yep, those "for decoration only" ponds on your lot are now actually good for something. Fishing! There are talent badges to be gained here (as well as in gardening), and it's a really fun activity for Sims. Plus, you can eat what you catch, or put it up on the wall for everyone to see.

That's pretty much the world of Seasons. Sure, there are other things I didn't go over, like the world of outerwear, Riverblossim Hills, and Sims getting struck by lightening or spontaneously catching on fire, but you don't want me to give away everything, do you?

Enjoy!

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4.0 out of 5 stars totally fun, but it's not instant, July 2, 2007

By	Samantha Sanders (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars

I've been playing Sims for about six years now, both Sims 1 and 2. For the past six years I have alway wanted a weather capability and now I finally have it. Having it be able to snow or rain or any other weather phenomena brings even more realism to Sims.

The game brings new items such as: roller rinks, ice rinks, an entire race car bedroom set, rugs (they're back again!), new kitchen decorations, new plants,a curved pool side, a diagonal pool and a pool slide. You can now also fish and keep the fish to either cook or hang on a wall.

There are tons of new aspirations to have and 6 new jobs; educations, gamer, law and journalism are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.

There are a few downsides to the game: it does slow down, which is to be expected I suppose, but I just had my computer updated so it's three times faster... but the game is still slow. It's only slow while it's loading though, it doesn't jam up during game play for the most part (there was a snow storm when a car and a bus were coming to the house, so it was kinda overloaded...)

Also the fun isn't instant, like with Pets (based on my experience from the first one) you have pets and can play with them, but with Seasons you can have a garden but otherwise you have to wait for the seasons to change.

You also have to buy new items for your current Sims, like snow gear.

Overall I like the game, I would suggest buying the handbook with it because otherwise it's rather time consuming to figure the new icons out... and it could help with when to plant plants or what to do when they are sick.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Sims 2 Seasons Review from an Avid Simmer, October 31, 2007

By	L. Baker (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars

I love Sims. I have the University, Nightlife, and now the Seasons expansion pack. I have been playing since the original Sims. Seasons adds a great element to the game because, finally, there is a change to the outdoor environment. The one drawback from the game is that it is slower... sims take a few seconds to change their coats if they are going outdoors or to change into their pajamas. Load time for lots is a bit longer as well. However, the pros outweigh the cons. If you were getting bored with how easy sims were before and you need a challenge, this is a good expansion pack. Like University, it takes some time to learn how to balance your sim in the new environment. I love the new careers and the new objects. It's interesting to teach your sim to garden and there are so many facets to learn to manipulate. Another great sim game!