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I don't think so

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 18 / 25
Date: May 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Well I checked this out on several sources before thinking about buying it. I went to a friends home and saw that she had it so I took a hands on tour. This is the biggest waste of money I've seen so far by Maxis. I personally download alot of content off fansites that are 100% better than the offerings in this "edition". I've even dabbled in making my own objects,recolors, etc for the game. I think this should have been included with one of the other packs instead of a stand alone, or at least offered fro free at the official site. I've been playing sims since the very first pc game came out and this is a disappointment for us long time gamers.

Disappointing and Waste of Money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 14 / 18
Date: May 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I always look forward to receiving my Sims 2 Expansion packs. I'm really disappointed with this one. Sims 2 Family Fun is just some new items, nothing spectacular and really, the Christmas bundle pack was cheaper and better. I think EA is really taking advantage of people on this one. I think $19.99 is alot for what you actually get in the game. I'll be sure to read ALL reviews before buying anymore expansion packs or bundle packs;(

Not worth the price

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: April 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I love The Sims. I LOVE The Sims! But I don't love this "stuff pack." Sixty items for twenty dollars is just not good value for money. There are plenty of fan sites that will let you download their very best items for $5, and plenty more fansites that have great downloads for free.

I don't blame the Maxis people; I blame EA. They're getting greedy, and it's ruining a great franchise. Milk the cash cow too often, and it dries up!

Stuff Packs?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 14 / 19
Date: April 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Stuff packs? All they sound like to me is a way to make money for EA and Maxis.
Please...stick to the real stuff, like expansion packs (Nightlife, University, Open for Business). Please.

Know what you're getting

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: January 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you know what you are getting when you buy FFS and want it, then you won't be disappointed. If you are expecting a bunch of new stuff and interactions, you will be.

This is a stuff pack. It adds some new bedroom objects for kids, matching walls, decorative hangings. Clothes for kids to dress up with and tropical clothing for the whole family. If that is something you're interested in, you should get this. If you don't think it's worth it, then pass but save your complaints.

That being said, I would not pay full price for this when it can often be found on sale or for a lower price.

Definitely not worth the full retail price

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 11 / 14
Date: August 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have never felt particularly exploited by a Sims game until I purchased the Family Fun Stuff pack. Sure, there were a lot of expansions for the first Sims game, but those were worth the money. They had lots of objects, and new features; many had significant additions to the gameplay. The Sims 2 expansions have also been worthy, but this "Stuff pack" just isn't worth the cash.

It comes with objects, walls, floors, and skins. But the objects are themed, and not likely to be used in every house, and there just aren't enough of them. Plus, there are no new interactions with the objects. The chairs are just like the other chairs, the decorations are just like the other decorations; you can find better objects for free on the internet.

Fortunately, I didn't pay the full 20 dollars for this game. I wouldn't recommend that anyone spend 20 dollars on this; the amount of content definitely doesn't justify the price. If you can find it on sale for five dollars, it might be worthwhile; otherwise, I would suggest visiting one of the many fan sites and downloading objects for free. If you're careful about where you download from and avoid hacks, you won't have to worry about viruses, spywear, game bugs or any other problems.

Nifty addition

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: December 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First, the thing to keep in mind is that this isn't an expansion pack, it's a "Stuff" pack, so you're not gonna get anything really other than stuff. That said, I think it's absolutly worth the money to add this to your game, but I'd recomend getting it on sale. Particularly if you're sick of "Space Rangers" and bunnies in your kids' rooms. Just make sure that you have a video card that can support the addition, or you could crash the game. To review, worthwhile addition (on sale), make sure you can support it.

family fun stuff

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: April 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

only if you like to use kids a lot in your games. i have kids, thus they are not needed in my sims2 game. ;^)

some cool new objects, though. kids will love it.

Some nice new stuff, but WAY overpriced!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: August 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is one purchase I wish I hadn't made, or at least I wish I'd waited for the price to plummet. I had read some of the reviews before buying this one, but decided to get it anyway since some of the download sites have stuff that are based on the meshes from this "Fun Stuff" pack. That is not looking like such good reasoning now.

Pros:
*Some of the new stuff is actually quite cool, especially some of the decorations and wall papers. Any quality new variety is welcome (hope that made sense).

Cons:
*No bug fixes that I can see.
*$19 is way too much for the amount of new stuff provided. This should have been no more than $5 or included in the upcoming Pets expansion along with upcoming Glamour Life Fun Pack.

In summary, A few nice new objects for an obscene price. Someone at EA should be thrown in jail for this robbery!

No new item functions - just decorations.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 11 / 16
Date: May 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It was my assumption that the items in this expansion pack would have new functions. For instance, perhaps a new interactive toy for medieval fun, etc. I was disappointed - it was strictly for decorative purposes. You receive no new functionality and the new decorations are only a handful. If you don't mind paying the cost of a meal out for some new 'looks', then go ahead. Otherwise save your money.

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