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Get the Computer Version

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 14
Date: December 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you, like me, have played the wonderful Sims/Sims2 on a computer then you will not be able to enjoy this game. The gameboy advance platform doesn't allow you to do the things that make The Sims the awesome game it is!
You can't really get into character building, neighborhood construction, etc with this game. You're better off investing in the real game for your mac or pc.

This Is The Worst Sims Game Yet

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: July 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Sims 2 for GBA is not very fun. It's not even okay, what I hate the most is the new sanity meter. It dosnt show your needs seperatly, and when you have a need it goes down like crazy untill you fufill it but you don't know what you need untill it pops up over your head. The place is very small, not many places to go to, but a plus is the remixer where you can sample your voice into a song. There is not very much interactivity between people. You could make out with someone you just met, it's not realistic like the past sim games were. There arent cool objects like in the Sims for computer and for The Urbz. If you want a fun sims game, I'd suggest Sims Bustin Out for GBA or The Urbz for GBA or DS. This game was a waste of money, and It isn't fun.

This game blows

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: August 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was really excited to get the game...until a began playing it. The forced story line is not what I expected. I got through the game only because I wanted to see what was next in hopes that it got better (which it didn't). The side games are pretty lame. The only one I continued to play was kheel haulin cards. It was a decent game except when the computer takes YOUR cards at random! That was really frustrating. The game has no instruction on how to really play it, and why it is ok for the computer to take your cards and you can not take theirs. I wanted to throw the game against the wall a couple of times for sure.
Don't waste your time. Get the computer version if you want to play The Sims.

there is no point in this game!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: October 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

i love the sims for gba.. or the other ones at least... you can skip episodes and it just doesn't make any sence.. get the urbz or bustin out cause this stinks....

If someone who never played a Sims game created a Sims game...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: June 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

...they would probably create something like the GBA version of The Sims 2. I've played the original, first version of the Sims for PC, the GBA Sims Bustin' Out and The Urbz, so I have had experience with other Sim games, including ones where there is a "forced" storyline (all the GBA Sims games are like this as far as I can tell).

My complaints:
- WHAT HAPPENED to all the meters? Instead of toilet/hunger/exhaustion/etc. meters, you just have one long bar. You have no sense of your sim's needs, and it seems that randomly they will complain about being tired/hungry/etc. You can't preemptively take care of their needs-- you just have to fulfill them as they pop up. (And actually I've had instances where I have my sim go to the bathroom...only to have them complain about having to use the bathroom a short while later)
- Conversation/character interaction is tiresome and also random. Instead of choosing conversation topics, you choose conversation "actions" (for a friendly conversation, you choose from "Chit-chat," "Entertain," "Hug," etc.). And if the other character doesn't respond well to your selection, your health bar drops, sometimes significantly. If a conversation goes poorly, you risk your sim passing out. And you can't really get a sense of how the other character will react to what you say!
- Shopping is limited! Only one store, and the catalog of things to buy isn't impressive at all. What happened to all the bizarre and funky items you could buy (like the skydiving machine in the Urbz?)???
- Storyline seems way way way too forced and uninteresting. By "forced," I mean that it felt like I was just running one errand after another. There wasn't a sense of "open-endedness" (perhaps because the world is so uninteresting that there's nothing really to explore/do other than the objectives?).
- You're stuck in ONE house. The major changes that you can do to it is change it's "theme" (from friendly, romantic, or intimidating).

I bought this and The Urbz at the same time. Since then, I've finished The Urbz *twice*, and I still have yet to wrap up this one. Slogging through it, but it's definitely one that I have no problem putting down if I have to attend to other things...

I'd say try the other GBA sims games instead of this one. I'm curious to know if they even used the same design/writing team for this game...because it definitely doesn't have the same entertainment value.

bottom of the barrell

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: November 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

somebody sneezed over at EA and this is what came out. i adored Bustin' Out and the Urbz immensely, enough that every 4-6 months i pick them up and play them again. i've had this game for a little over a year now and i'm not even sure of where it is...

here, we'll start with the pros:
-it's a Sims game

now on to the cons:
-horrific story line
-tasks are too easy to figure out and extremely predictable
-hard to read/manage Sims character (meters, wants, desires, needs, personality, relationships, etc...)
-despite what other reviews might say, graphics are not that great
-not much opportunity to decorate the house, or items to decorate with
-overall premise of interaction with other sims characters a failure, they tried too hard to change it from past games, but there was nothing wrong with the way they interacted before, if it ain't broke guys...
-can't even complete all the levels of the game w/o having a gameboy link, or whatever that is, one gameboy is all i've got, one gameboy is all i need...

this is definitey a result of EA trying to put a game out too quickly and not taking enough time to develop it. seemed to be a grab at making a quick buck...unfortunately i fell for it! shame on you EA!

Really, really boring.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I got this game a while ago, and spent hours trying to get to the "fun part." If you are looking for a leisurely game where you can do a few quests, make friends, and fill your house with furniture, this isn't it. Finding out where to go is like pulling teeth, aswell as making friends. And even though I played the game for a long time, my house never amounted to more than a bed, fridge, toilet, and shower.

Not as good as The Urbz

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 12 / 13
Date: January 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

In the Trinity that is The Sims for GBA, I would rate The Sims 2 as just that, #2, the first being The Urbz and the last being Bustin' Out. The Urbz had the right amount of fun, challenge, and humor, while Bustin' Out was repetitive and irritating. The Sims 2 is a little bit of it all rolled into one - repetitive, irritating, fun, challenging, and funny... but not on the same level as The Urbz. In TS2, you are the latest addition to a reality series called Strangetown, which is controlled by none other than Daddy Bigbucks himself. Some of the other "canon" characters are there: Dusty, Luther, Pepper Pete; while there are other new Sims: Kayleigh, Mama Hogg, Jebediah, etc. There's also aliens, Bigfoot, and a Yeti! Your goal is to complete every episode of the 3 seasons (with the exception of the special reunion; you can't complete that unless you link up your GBA with a friend's - stupid rule if you ask me) with the highest points. One of the main differences between TS2 and the other Sims is that you no longer have your urgencies meter; you can't eat whenever you want to eat - you have to wait until your little cartoon bubble alerts you. Plus there's no Cheat Ninja, but that's a minor point.

The overall strategy was different, the plot kind of weird, and the dialogue lame. But it's a pretty good addition to The Sims series. I'd still recommend it for a play or two.

A Fake

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game isn't as appealing as the pc version. I don't get it.

it's decent

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

i have all the sims game for gba but this one is just decent

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