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The Sims 2 But Better

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 21 / 33
Date: November 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

When I heard there was a Sims 2 I was so excited, but when I heard there was a Sims 2 Holiday Edition I was shocked with joy! The Sims 2 Holiday Edition is basically The Sims 2 but with holiday items. You can celebrate Christmas, New Years, Halloween, and Easter. It's way better than The Sims, you can age your Sims, add make-up, and a lot more. The Sims 2 Holiday Edition is a Christmas Must-Have!

Not Compatible with current sim2 installs

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 30 / 40
Date: November 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I saw this at walmart last night and picked it up thinking it was a new special addon package but it turns not its not at all compatible with current sims2 installs and keeps asking to "insert sims2 disk #1" over and over.

While the package does mention Sims2 is part of the package, no where does it say that its not compatible with current Sims2 installs and it does not have any options to just install the holiday stuff without loading in the whole game again.

You can get just the holiday addons on the Sims2 website for $14.95. Don't waste your money if you already own the game.

Love the game - hate the quick expensive add on!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 108 / 155
Date: November 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The sims are trying to cash in what all of the SIM website has been doing for years. They should have just offered these on their website for free to download. There is really no "changes" to your sims just they now have some décor they can add to the house, it is the SIMS2 Packed Different. You might just want to find a website that you can go to and download for a small fee or free. There are some SIM artists on the web who created better holiday things too. This was a quick how can we make money for this holiday? At least that is how it feels to me.

The way it was marketed was like a NEW ADD ON, not the full game. I already had the full game. It just still seems like a joke. But I guess there are some suckers out there.

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MY FAMILY who doesn't play wouldn't know the difference and think they were getting me the greatest thing ever for the holiday!!
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VERY DISAPPOINTED.

Not Worth The Price

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 15 / 21
Date: November 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love the Sims and bought the holiday add on and paid less than 15.00 for it. I was shocked at the lack of objects included. There are maybe 40 items. The wall paper and floors are not worth the price I paid. The version here has the sims 2 included and I can tell you the price is to high. I hope this isn't the way the Sims will go in the future. I have really enjoyed all the games up until this X-Mas Rip off.

Don't Be Fooled Like I Was

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 15 / 21
Date: November 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is another edition of the Sims 2 with added holiday items. I thought it was an expansion pack. I couldn't load it and finally figured out that I had purchased the Sims2 game again! I discovered at the Sims2 website that there is an add-on available called Party Pack but I haven't seen it for sale anywhere including here at Amazon. So I bought the same game twice to get a few Holiday items that aren't that great anyway.

Don't buy this if you ALREADY have the Sims 2!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 18 / 23
Date: November 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

We got this thinking it was an expansion with new items and abilities to celebrate holidays. Nope, it's the FULL Sims 2 game (at full game price, too) and some items. If you already have the Sims 2, DO NOT BUY THIS. You will screw up your current install and just be buying the game twice. Go to the Sims2 EA website and buy the item expansion for $15 instead of this game.

What a disappointment.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 179 / 259
Date: November 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I was given this as a present by my future mother in law.

I didn't even know this was out.

I was surprised when I read reviews on it and when I looked to install this.

She thought she was buying me a complete expansion package as a gift.

I am getting disgusted at the way the company is trying to make money by having it packaged in a different way.

You do NOT get all that much Extra items.
You can even get the SAME items for free at many sites for Sims and Sims 2.

I am going to give my regular Sims 2 to someone as I have the DVD version.

I am DISAPPOINTED and DISGUSTED though with the way they made this look like it was an expansion game with lots of EXTRA items.

There are NOT that many items that warrant the cost.

This was done for one reason.
The Holiday season and people are going to buy gifts.

Just remarket it a different way and make more money.

Do not buy

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 12 / 21
Date: November 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is just the same old game with 2 or 3 new items that you can download for free. Plus it comes with the full Sims 2 game (just to bump up the price) that will screw your game (overlapping files) if you already have it installed.

I have stopped buying EA games after playing the original Sims 2 for half an hour. They care too much about $$$ and don't give a crap about quality.

This is the same old game with a different package. Avoid.

Quality control and online support are lacking

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 18
Date: November 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Our success rate installing EA games is poor. This is at least the third tiome we have had to return a brand new game because it just won't install. This is very frustrating for the children, who cannot play their eaderly anticipated game, and for me, since I have to try to figure out the problem. Online support is difficult to use and not at all helpful. This company has a lot of work to do to regain my family's confidence.

If you think this is an expansion buy yourself a dunce cap.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 20
Date: November 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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.

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