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Super Fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 22 / 22
Date: October 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is the best console game featuring the Sims that has ever been produced! There, I said it and I'm glad. Not that it was hard for EA Games to beat any of the previous offerings. Bustin' Out was good, but there really is no comparison.

I was pleasantly surprised to find the controls rather intuitive, after a short while. The game play is not too difficult, especially if you are a "Simmer". The usual needs must be met; hunger, social, energy, bathroom. The adventure aspect is what sets this game apart. You literally are on your own to survive or not. No phones, no lights, no motor cars. Good luck!

It's so much fun that my spouse is even playing! And he is not a "Simmer". It's hard to put the game down. Highly recommended.

Surprisingly Awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm an avid simmer, especially on the PC, gameboy SP, and psp and even I am surprised to say this has got to be one of the best installments of the sims games to date. When I heard sims castway was coming out, I did not think it could be that good. I am about 3/4 through the game and basically have played the last 3 weeks straight. It is not a quick game to finish which for me is a good thing because usually I fly through the sims games. I think this game was made with a lot of creativity and detail. There always seems to be more houses you can build, more resources you can collect, more beaches and islands to discover, and different kind of recipes to cook up. YOu can choose to play with one sims or multiple sims which is different from other sims games on handheld consoles in which you can only play from the viewpoint of one sim. What I like MOST about this game is that this game seemed to be able to combine the freeplay from the PC versions and storymode from handheld consoles. There is goals that need to be accomplished but there are so many other tasks and chores to finish that much of the time you feel as if you're playing free play. The goal/storymode portion is not exactly you need to finsh A to get to B and finish B to get to C, but you get a list of goals at a time and you finish whenever you want, and you can even get more goals to accomplish without even having to finish your prior set. Overall, awesome game.

Great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I ordered this for my daughters PS2, but didn't look at the small print when ordering, cause when I received it, it was for PSP. So just look closely when ordering, that's all.

I can't put it down

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is so much fun I played it for five hours straight the first time. I have been playing it everyday since.....

LOVE IT...but...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: November 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Ok, I love the sims series, and I almost had a heart attack when I saw this one. I think it's great, a whole lot of fun, and unlike the other sims, this one will keep you busy for a while, because it's going to take a while to figure out all the tricks of the island. However, it's difficult to switch between characters. I find myself just playing the one, because it's easier. Buy, overall totally worth it. Whole lot of fun!

Extremely fun to play, but load times stagnant a bit...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

As I am already a fan of SIMS 2, Castaway really puts a new twist on my favorite game. I really love having goals and missions to accomplish and new territory to discover. The only negative is the sleeping, it can go a bit faster considering you can start a fire and cook in mere seconds. We shouldnt have to wait in real time for what we know takes forever. Also, after the game gets heated up a bit some technical goofy stuff starts happening. I lost my character behind a rock and she was trapped there until I turned off the the game and powered down my PSP for a time. Other than that I really like seeking out new resources and fishing is one of my favorite activities. I dont necessarily like the houses because there is no cutaway and you lose your character inside a house if you dont memorize the doors. All in all, I would say this is one of the most enjoyable games on my PSP.

GAME IS NOT FAULTY: UPDATE TO 3.80!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: January 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

"HOW TO SOLVE THE CRASHING PROBLEM
I understand that most people are finding that this game constantly CRASHES. Meaning you have to save every ten minutes to stop from having to start all over again.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS UPDATE YOUR PSP FIRMWARE TO THE NEW 3.80 VERSION AND THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY.

Please spread the word, this is such an awesome game and needs it's full potential! I was going to return my copy until I found this out. I'm afraid everyone thinks this game is glitchy."

- the baby robot

good addution for the Sims

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: January 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is a game that you have to keep coming back to. You have to complete goals and build things. You can't have babies or kiss, so it is a bit watered down from the originals. Good game overall.

Addictive

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is completely addictive and really good fun. Sometimes the camera can be a little frustrating and you definitely have to take advantage of the fastforward feature but overall it's a good game to just wander leisurely through.

Just Okay

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I think any game/movie you purchase for the psp will not disappoint graphically. This version is true to SIMs style. This is a Gilligan/Survival version of SIMs. You can create and alter appearance of your character during game play. I don't know how different this version from the PC version but you cannot fast fwd the boring waits. Your character disappears off your screen when sleeping. I do find it too repetitive collecting food and twigs. I have to say some of the pictures are too small to make out what is needed to make certain items so I haven't built my hut yet. Your limited with your camera view so it's hard to see spear fishing and it's basically hit or miss. I find it boring talking with chimps to increase your social status as I haven't progressed to finding my other shipmates. You do get island fever which is where the repetive play comes in. The game is fun for a SIMs game but in terms of length or returning to play it didn't hold my interest after the newness of the game wore off. So I gave it average mark.

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