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The Sims 2

If I were to be completely thorough about the Sims 2 and touch on every aspect of gameplay, this review would be about four times as long and remove a great deal of the wow factor for you. Part of my enjoyment with this game was discovering just how many ways your sims could interact with their world and each other. Should you tire of the core gaming experience, expansion packs are already on their way, and they should add all kinds of dimensions to the game, if the expansions for the original Sims are any indication. I hate to use phrases like "instant classic" but sometimes such accolades are apt. The Sims 2 is an amazing gaming experience that should appeal to most anyone who tries it.

Quite often a sequel fails to capture the greatness of its predecessor. It's difficult to evoke the magic of the original game, while making enough changes to keep things interesting. It's possible, but it is indeed a tricksy endeavor. So how does The Sims 2 live up to the game which was an industry leading bestseller? The best way to find out is to read on as I detail this hotly anticipated sequel.

Les Sims 2 se révèle être un jeu de très bonne facture. Il est à recommander sans hésitations aucunes aux fans du premier, et à ceux qui ont été attirés par le premier opus sans trop y jouer. Les seuls qui peuvent éviter cet investissement, ce sont les joueurs des Sims qui ont été un peu lassé du concept au bout de quelques parties, le gameplay fondamental n'a pas évolué, et les actions sont un peu répétitives et mécaniques au bout d'un certain nombre de parties.

If this had been my first exposure to The Sims, I would've been all over this game. It's well done, it can certainly be entertaining, and it allows you play the game the way you want to: Donna Reed or Desperate Housewives, get married and raise a family or party with aliens and burn down your neighbor's house. As it stands, though, The Sims 2 really feels to me like yet another expansion pack, albeit one in a prettier shell with great new features that actually warrant an expansion pack. Fans of The Sims should certainly be pleased with The Sims 2 (provided they're not still playing on their Flower Power iMac), while those who got into the original but avoided its expansions may want to take this opportunity to give the franchise another look.

I thought I’d follow up on my earlier first look at The Sims 2 with a final review of this sequel to the very popular Mac game. The Sims 2 follows the same ground rules as the original: you must guide simulated people called sims through their daily lives, helping them make decisions that will affect their careers, emotional well-being, and relationships.