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Still Addictive. Still Fun. But No "Baby Option"

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 31 / 34
Date: October 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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!

What time is it now?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 13
Date: November 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

HelloThis review is limited by the fact that I have Only 2 other SIMS console games (Bustin out & Urbz)...(on GC) to compare it too.Always best to rent first, right! So now im kicking my own a$$ and thinking (hopeing) it will get better.-The sims look like a meld of bustin out/urbs leaning heavily to the urbz but not as pretty.-Create a sim..ahh yeah ok, Choose from a male or female (adult sims only) and spend time while the game tosses some random sims at you with pics of their parents and grand parents at you. THAT IS THE DNA part! oooooh!! -Once U chose it then You can edit the sims body face and color, chest hair or no chest hair (male) -You can alter features by way of a sliding button. then a morph face and body (Slob or urbi stud). I find these slides not as nice to use as the simsBO version as it seemed to provide more variety.-In sims bustin out i had a sim that looked laura ingales character, carol burnett (almost) and one that looked like the lead character darien from the series InvisibleMan... and some that resembled other actors or friends and so on, as you could choose the features in a FASTer per feature manner. all i get in Sims 2 are morphy Urbites. -Yes These sims2 for ps2 look like Urbies, urbie hair and not a great range in color choice in hair or clothes.I was hoping that there would be improvements in the SBO...Um what is that? SBO it had more hair color choices.It is Like EA has treated gamers like Mushrooms... Hee hee "Here U go ITS GOING TO BE GREAT OPEN WIDE!, is 3-6 colors good enough?.. NO , TOUGH! eat em!So you know how to grow mushrooms?! Right! THEY KEEP THEN IN THE DARK AND FEED THEM.....SSSssss.hhmm Isnt it a fact that gamers pay money to be told what to do by the items they have purchased. NOW that IS FUN U bet.SORRY, oops , its just that i hate looking at a house my character cant walk to next door, a beach that my sim cant even dip her toe in. Best bet is DONT get you hopes up, that way you will be tinkeled pink by the big save diamond. or the few choices you get...Dance for joy at the absence of the childrens voices and watching them stomp their sandcastles as they did in SBO So you wont have to cry for the sim baby that was hauled off the social workersim because you let babe cry a river.-You want an alien? You got it, you just make it. give your sim green skin.-AS for The clothing is selected by Under shirt, shirt, jacket, pants skirts shoes.Clothing.. AHHHHHHH!!!! Jus makem as nekked as you can or pick the 1st thing off the rack or better take what the cpu gives themm.... or if you have TIME check out all the...-YES tatoos, mostly the same odd darksh urbi kind.-jewelry with a few color choices,, uhm thats 2 choices on average. -Clother are sharper looking but NOT as varied as SBO?. -Clothes that look urbie but not as nice as the urbz clothes save for a few.Your COLOR choices range from 2-6 may t some a few more.. OOOOOH!-Now you can change the legnth on some items like skirts pants and sleaves, and choose between 2 collar styles on some. The shoes look like what my cat Ralphed on my bed compared to the bustin out shoes and the urbz fancyfoot wear.-Yes you can layer the tops and such...ah that makes u for everything....I made the mistake of clicking on a wardrobe and it took me to the same clothing choice area... OH GOOD LORD NO,,, so i opted not to change her clothes and it took 20 seconds in the load time after it saved and returned me to the room. -All this is not quite as slow and lumbarpuncture painfull as Urbz but SADLY not nice and quick like SBO.Load times and save times..... (make a pee stop and do your taxes?)So it takes more time to choose from less to dress your limited simi.. OH this was a let down for me but may be a Great thing for you.-You can choose your sims Zodi sign and if they are tidy or messy and so on (as in SbO) but when you play and have them read a book, when done my sim just thows the book on the floor rather than putting it back as they did in SBO.I find this a was of time to have to tell them to pick up a book.The interactions menu kinda like urbz as in how they are listed in bars at the side and not as easy to read compared to... yes SBO.I was looking to buy a drain so there would not be puddles everywhere after dishwashing and showers but it was not on the list... CRAP! spend/waste more time pond moping!You can choose from food that is in your fridge and make/cook some food but as usual you have to buy the fridge and then the items....you start off in story mode at a house with a fridge but you have no $ so then you figure out what to do he he he "hey bob what you making?"It takes MUCH MORE time to get somthing done .. so if you dont mind paying someone like EA to waste some more of you time and tell you what to do,, then HEY Why Not!I will play it more and tap my ruby slippers together and say.... "I only payed $44CAD plus tax and there is no place like......" :-)

MAXIS, Why did you do this????

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 106 / 139
Date: November 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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.

stands on its own two feet

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: November 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

As someone who recently purchased the Sims 2 on Amazon, and has played it and some of the older PC and console versions, I have to say I think this game is pretty darn good. I recognize that in comparison to Sims 2 for PC, it has some limitations- but what else could you expect? Consoles ARE limited, but considering the game was originally designed for a completely different medium, I think it is very successful it its own right, and frankly, a lot of fun to play.

The game playing is far more textured and rich than "Bustin' Out" or "The Urbz". First of all, the creation of a greater motivating force, whether creative, social, etc., adds a whole new dimension to Sims and their relationships. Whereas in the past, a series of actions always created the same result, now players will find that their Sims, no matter how 'correctly' guided, will be rejected by loved ones, paint horrible portraits, or make inedible meals that make other Sims grumpy. Conversely, you may find your Sim succeeding easily or becoming popular with hardly any effort. Such is the nature of Sims 2.

I have never been a Sims player that found the fashion, decorating, or building aspects of the game to be tantamount to goal-achieving, but the new game has more objects with lots of different interactions, a clothes option menu that is sure to absorb hours of your attention, and plenty of new building options. I could see how building houses or changing clothes endlessly would lead to some repeats, but achieving success for your Sim will definitely prove interesting enough to make up for it.

I think, overall, this game is worth the price tag. Diehard Simmers who scrutinize every aspect of the game, and compare it to the PC version, are bound to be a little disappointed. But as someone who eagerly anticipated the arrival of the Sims 2 for Ps2 (meaning, was on the waiting list for a month!), I can say with total enthusiasm that this is a game you, your kids, or your spouse will enjoy, in many different ways. Don't be discouraged by the naysayers- it's a worthy investment and is sure to provide hours of that god-like creative control we Simmers love!

Where are the children?!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: November 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game 3 days ago. I have to admit that it's addictive and amusing.. but when I found out that you're not able to have children, I freaked. Creating and raising families was the main reason I bought this game.

The PC version is absolutly incredible, but since my computer does not meet the system requirements, I can only play it when I visit my friend.

Really, I have no intention of playing the console version anymore, I'm ready to take it back. I'm completely dissatisfied.

BORED BORED BORED

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The creators have lost th whole theme of the Sims which is to create you own family tree.
I cannot believe all you get to do is fulfill wants and aspirations. I get bored doing this. I mean the best part of the Sims was that you created your own family from birth-death. Instead the computer generates you a supposed family tree-they are so ugly. A load of crap. [...]Funny how they failed to mention that all the original aspects of the Sims has been removed in SIMS2 playstation. You'll have more fun buying the SIMS2 on PC not PS2. Serious. I don't play computer games often- but with the Sims I thought it was worth my time-now I have lost interest- I feel cheated- so will you if you buy on PS2.

Bleh.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: November 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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?

the worst. period.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 16 / 19
Date: November 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

ok, i bought the sims 2 for playstation from amazon about 1 week ago. i had gone to my friend's house, who had the sims 2 for her pc, and were were playing it and i was hooked. i had the sims 1 for my mac and hot date and house party too, and i was planning on getting TS2 for the mac but, unfortunately, you needed a G4+ and we had a G3. shucks.

anyway, i bought this, thinking it would be easier on the ps2. (on the pc you have to install 4 discs and it takes forever, and i thought it would basically be the same thing without the annoyance of installing.) so i was so exicted when it came in the mail, i put it right in. from the second the main menu came up, i was heartbroken.

here are 11 reasons you should NOT buy this game:

1) you can't even see the houses! on TS2 for pc, you get to look through the entire neighborhood, then click on the house and you can bulldoze it or move in a family, and you can choose what it looks like, like the outside and if it had 4 floors or something, etc. but here, there's like, 4 houses and 2 of them are premade and the others are empty, but you can't choose which house that you specifically want, basically.

2) YOU CANT HAVE CHILDREN! the main reason i bought this is so that i could start families! no children, NO FUN! theres only 1 age thing, which i believe is adult. ughh!

3) the items are really bad, there aren't any useful ones, and they're badly animated. they provide very bad comfort, bladder control, etc. and on TS2 for pc, you can can chooose the colors for the items, but you cant here, and theres tons more items for pc.

4) the build mode is SO annoying! it takes FOREVER for me to build one room. there's barely any floor tiles, and there's really only 2 wallpapers i like. unlike any other sims game.

5) there's like, 5 unlocked outfits in create-a-sim and the rest are all unlocked! i mean, on TS2 for pc, you don't have to unlock anything, i think! and the ones that are locked are the actual good outfits.

6) the sims you can create are so unrealistic, its crazy. they have like, 5 REALISTIC make up choices, 2 clothes youd ACTUALLY WANT your sim to wear, the animation is horrible, i mean really! on TS2 for pc, you can choose the chin, the eye color, everything! on TS2 for ps2, you can only do the hair, fattness of your sim, nose size, clothes and thats it!

7) there's no formal, sleepwear, athletic wear, none of that. it's just ONE skimpy outfit. and the outfits look good in create-a-sim, but look weird in gameplay.

8) you dont have a REAL marraige, with everyone there and the wedding arch and all that. THIS is what it is:

step 1: you propose to the person.
step 2: you suddenly pop up and wear a dress / tuxedo.
step 3: you do a dement*d dance.
step 4: "congrats! you have been married to bob!"

and you can do that anywhere--in the living room, in the kitchen, or in the bathroom for gods sake! and no one watches, its just your sim and the person its marrying. plus, after you marry them, you can get divorced or break up very easily. PLUS, you can't interact with maids, paperboys, pizza guys or anything like you normally could in TS2 for pc. all you can do for maids are "dismiss" them, and all you can do for pizza guys (i think) are pay them. sheesh!

9) the "recipes" are unrealistic and are so annoying! they can make your sims bladder go REALLY low, they can come out really bad, and half of the recipes are made up! i don't even know why i, or maxis in fact, should even call them "recipes."

10) the controls shuck. its so annoying! like, you cant even make them like, scare eachother, the actual GOOD controls from TS1 got replaced by reta*ted ones. eew.

11) YOU CANT MAKE POOLS! i thought the entire JOY of TS1 & TS2 were the famous sims pools! yeah, there's hot tubs, but i don't see any pools! plus, YOU CAN'T MAKE MORE THAN 1 FLOOR! on TS1, you can at least make 2 floors, and on TS2 for pc, you can make up to 5--yes, FIVE floors. i mean, really!

ok, there were my 11 reasons NOT to buy this game for the ps2.. hope you enjoyed it and you don't buy TS2 for ps2, but buy it for the pc/mac. thanks. :)

Great idea, a great try...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: November 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game, and i thought it was great! for a while, now I kinda regret buying it. Though, the two player mode is kinda cool, you can't have that on the Mac/Pc version. Also, direct control is AWESOME! But, its only good if you only have one sim to control. For all the games ups, it has a downside, that kinda evens it out. *sigh*. But it was a great idea, and a great try...

What's happening to Maxis ?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: November 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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 ?

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