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Could have been better!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: February 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game was fun to play the first time around. However the second time around when I realized there was only one story line, I was disappointed. I thought there would be at least two, to keep you from getting bored with the game. Maybe they should make a Castaways 2, one that is a sort of expansion on what we already have. And I was sooooo excited about it!

The Sims Castaway Stories

So so

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 13
Date: February 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I played tho console version of this game first and I loved it. Therefore when I purchased the PC version and found that they had taken away quite a few of the things I liked in the first place I was severely saddened.

The one thing this one does have going for it is some humor. I found myself chuckling quite a bit.

The one problem that really bothered me is that you instantly recieve things just as if you were buying them from the magic island genie. In the console version you actually have to make the items you need.

I suppose I may still play this from time to time but I sure wish I had purchased the console version instead.

Great if you're new to The Sims 2, but I'm not

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: February 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I just bought this game even though I own The Sims 2 and all of its expansion packs (to date). Love the main sims 2.... The Sims Castaway Stories needs some work. Didn't buy the other 2 sims stories (life/pets) games because I thought they could only be redundant, but I thought castaway stories would be a good change of pace. As far as the free play mode is concerned, it is the same as the sims 2, but the story mode is just boring to me... it takes away from the fun of "create your own story" mode that is The Sims 2 franchise. I haven't gotten all the way through the story and I'm sure it will pick up, but whether it does or not really doesn't interest me whatsoever. I rather free play, and I haven't exactly done that yet so I don't know how it would be to raise a family on the island. Maybe freeplay mode for me will make up for the lame story mode, which seemed more like an extended tutorial than anything else. I give it 3 stars because free play mode will probably make up for the story mode, and the fact that is does take much less time to load on my laptop than the core game does with all its expansion packs.

It' okay

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: February 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game and beat it in one day. I was a little disappointed with and as for the free play mode it was boring.The Sims Castaway Stories

Fun, but quick

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I was pretty excited to try out this newest edition of Sims Life Stories. I wasn't disappointed in the game play, but the overall story seemed pretty short.

Good things:
Intuitive controls.
Easy navigation.
Interesting story line.

Not so good things:
Installing in VISTA turned into a frustration that I didn't need.(READ THE MANAUL) I am so accostumed to things just loading seamlessly that this was perplexing at first. DUH! READ THE MANUAL.
Although the story line held my interest it seemed much shorter than the other versions of this game.

Overall:
Pretty good. Buy it used or on sale.

Different

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

I tried this game, it is quite a bit different from the regular sims. I don't care for the way you have to move around at all. I still have not figured things out and have had it for several months now.

Great game, new fun adventures, buggy registration...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 20
Date: January 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Got the game yesterday from Gamestop (it was the only copy they had) since Best Buy was sold out and I've had a bad experience with Amazon not sending Rock Band because it was not available when they say it was going to be so I drove to the store during my lunch time to pick it up. The game came in its standard packaging - I dont know why it came in the packaging it came in since there's only one CD in there - I think it may be a DVD actually but I havent checked that yet - I wanted to play! Installed the game last night, everything went well then I got to the registration portion of the install, I tried to register it - first bug I ran across - it tells me that the key I have is incorrect. Whatever... the install went through fine but I was a little disappointed since I wanted the hints, tips, tricks that registering the game would offer. There's a way now that you can build yourself a profile but it only asks for your name. Weird... I havent completely explored the entire game yet. I tried the tutorial, and got that figured out in 5 minutes. I finally tried the real game (Single and Shipwrecked - something like that...) and it took me a little while to figure out how everything worked. My sim is shipwrecked in an island and I wake up and find out that I am alone and have to find a way to survive. So, there's coconuts to eat, a hatchet and machete to find - the machete will take some time to find because it is buried, my trunk to dig out and lots of other things. The game is definitely fun and if you've played Sims 2 before you will find many things to be quite familiar from that game. This is the only game I've bought outside of Sims 2 and so far I'm enjoying it. I am writing this now and I cannot wait to go home tonight and play some more. Some tips for you - do not forget to close your trunk before you go to sleep or else!; build up your cooking and mechanical skills, chop wood and find things to do around the island to make simoleans and finally, you can sell what you buy/barter to get what you need then sell it back to get something else if you dont have enough money to buy other stuff. I'm hoping to find out more tonight but so far, I am enjoying the game. Using the keystrokes to move and look at everything is a little weird and different but its not too bad at all.

New & Entertaining

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: February 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I got the wii version of this game for my brother and began looking for a PC version. Being an avid player of SIMS2 I was weary of trying SIMS Stories, but it turned out very well.

What's the difference between the wii and PC version? The wii game has a game version only, while the PC version has two ways of playing. The wii version is more of a challenge as far as difficulty of play. The PC version is more guided, yet still entertaining. In the wii version you get to pick your whole crew, find them during the game and you can switch which player you are. In the PC version, when you play the game, you pick your character and the rest are automatically put in the game, you can only play yourself unless you adopt or marry another character from the game. After playing the PC version all the way through, you will most likely never play again as it is more or less the same each time.

On the PC version you also have the choice of playing like you would in any other SIMS game and selecting a tropical lot to live on, then building, buying, working and interacting with the locals.

A Must for a true SIMS fan

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I've been a Sims fan since the original Sims City. I owned The Sims and all the expansion packs and currently own and actively play Sims2 and all the expansion packs. However since the life stories came out, I've been leery to buy them for fear that it would be boring since I am so familiar with their concept. However after buying Castaway Stories, I was proven wrong. It is ran very similar to Sims 2, so if you're familiar with that, you'll understand how to play this game. The guided game play, where you play out the life story of a character, is challenging and entertaining. My only problem with it is that the story itself moved a little slow and I got impatient waiting to see where my character would wind up.

Over all a GREAT game and I've already played many hours of it. I recommend this product FULLY to anyone who is just getting started in the SIMS world and the seasoned player who's looking for a new challenge.

I run a DELL Inspiron 1501 laptop and the game ran VERY smoothly and quickly even while I had other tasks going in the background. This truly IS a great game for laptops. :)

Great game- could even be longer

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The game is really fun. I love the graphics and story mode. This is the best Sims Story so far. The only negative was the story mode didn't last long enough. I like to try and accomplish goals with an agenda. Free play is fun but I like the structured play better. It was fun to design the huts. It is a little different from the traditional decorations and furnishings in past sims, since this is island themed and you live in a hut or outside. You gather resources instead of making money like other games. The story mode is a little adult oriented because your main goals are to build a raft and find a mate but it is fun and entertaining. It even has a little mystery suspense side to it. There is also only one story mode so it is not like past Sims games were the girl's story is different than the guys story. As with all Sims it takes a while to load, but I'm used to that I guess. If it was faster and longer it would be one of the best games ever made. It is really worth the price since it has just about everything the full version Sims games have and a great story mode. It is also a lot better than Sims Story Pets which had lots of design flaws and froze up a lot. Besides freezing for a second or two after loading a couple of times this game is flawless.

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