The Sims: Vacation

The Sims: Vacation is rated T for Teens. Parents of younger teens should be aware that there are suggestive themes and items in this expansion...particularly the hot tubs, igloos and tents.

Anyone desiring what is being promised in Sims 2 or Sims Online may be a little disappointed with SV. But those who treasured what they received out of the Hot Date expansion will totally enjoy SV. Like the Go-Go's, a little vacation may be all your Sims ever wanted, but let's hope that Maxis development team isn't out of the office until they give us one of the two highly-anticipated Sims titles.

Encare The Sims: Em Férias como um ótimo - e providencial - pacote de expansão para a série. Eles precisavam de descanso...

Auf Vacation Island fühlen sich meine Sims so richtig wohl. Es gibt Unmengen zu entdecken und auszuprobieren. Blöd finde ich allerdings, dass ein Urlaub vom Partner nicht drin ist. Aber bei Schneeballschlachten oder Abenteuercamping ist das Problem schnell wieder vergessen. Und wenn ich Markus am Büfett parke, hat Heike ohnehin genug Zeit, um ganz entspannt zu flirten.

Although this is a nice addition to the Sims series it definitely does not have the exciting or revolutionary additions that came with the release of Hot Date. If you are a hardcore Sims fan and enjoy each and every new option, then this will be a fun, new way for you to play the game. For those of you who like to play, but roll your eyes at the idea of yet another new expansion, I have no words to wash away your skepticism this time - don't buy spend your time or money on the game.

In the end though, critics of the series will persist to savagely assault Vacation for introducing nothing solidly new. It has been two years, like I mentioned before. While there's no new technical advancement and no significantly new discoveries with The Sims, the social aspect of this game remains, de facto, at the top of all gaming genres. I'm tempted to paraphrase one of my literary mentors.

I must admit that The Sims: Vacation isn't so revolutionary as The Sims : Hot Date, but it's brings again pretty cool gameplay and plenty of fun. If you are The Sims fan, it's another expansion just for you.

Let's make believe that the Sims franchise is actually crack cocaine. Since crack is an incredibly addictive substance, any new version of said material being released will likely elicit the following reaction among its adherents: "Oh my God! A new version of crack is out! Maybe I can buy some new furniture!" Well my cracked-out little friends, this is true. Yes, you can buy new furniture. Yes, you can call a cab from your house and go on a vacation with your family. Yes, you can play assorted carnival games and so on and so fourth. The only thing really holding this game back is the time passage rate. Like I've said all along; if things went a bit slower, the game would be much more engrossing.

All in all, The Sims: Vacation is one heck of an expansion pack. Any previous Sims fans should simply go out and buy Vacation right now. With its focus on group activities, spiff-o-rific carnival games, genuine vacation souvenirs and endless surprises, gamers will have plenty to do and see.

But fixing the original game has apparently never been the point of any of The Sims' expansion packs. Livin' Large, House Party, and Hot Date have all simply built upon what was in The Sims and added new features and options to play with. You could say that Vacation actually builds upon previous expansions--its new customizable resort areas are a lot like Hot Date's downtown, and its new family activities are a lot like House Party's party games. You don't really have to analyze things that closely, because in the end, Vacation does what a good expansion for The Sims is supposed to do--breathe new life into the original game. If you play and enjoy The Sims, you'll play and enjoy Vacation--and you'll just enjoy it more if you happen to have Hot Date and House Party.

I suppose this review has been rather longer than most people can be bothered to read, so if you made it this far, good for you. I guess the bottom line is this -- everything I loved and appreciated about Hot Date I love and appreciate in Vacation. I love being able to have Sims leave the house, go somewhere else, meet new people, buy new things, and have new things to do. But by the same token, the things that annoyed me about Hot Date -- fixed behavior and appearances for the worker NPCs, no death or danger or passing out, limited access to your object collection in build mode -- annoys the heck out of me here too.

Overall, Vacation is a good, if buggy, addition to the Sims line. Plenty of new objects provide enough variety to make it worth the price, but the lack of effort on Maxis' part to fix the problems in the game is disappointing.

De zoveelste uitbreiding voor The Sims stelt opnieuw niet teleur en zal de fans weer heel wat uurtjes spelplezier bijbrengen. Prima!

Voor wie niet vies is van nog maar eens een volgende dosis sims, kunnen we deze add-on ten stelligste aanraden - zeker als je Hot Date en/of House Party ook geïnstalleerd hebt.

Gestresst? Keine Zeit mehr für die Familie? Für Sport und Nichtstun? Mit dem Zusatzpaket Urlaub Total können Sie Ihren Sims die notwendige Freizeit verschaffen. Vati ruft ein Taxi, Mutti putzt flugs die Wohnung und Tochter geht noch schnell auf die Toilette, und schon geht es los ins Ferienparadies. Vacation Island besteht aus neun Ressorts, in denen für jeden Geldbeutel der passende Freizeitspaß geboten wird.

En clair, si cette nouvelle extension apporte quelques nouveautés, elle ne relancera pourtant que temporairement l'intérêt du jeu. E.A exploite une fois encore le filon The Sims demandant à Maxis d'implémenter quelques nouveaux lieux qui nous changent toutefois des espaces confinés, de nouvelles activités et de nouveaux objets. Les fans adhèreront probablement découvrant ici une occasion supplémentaire de tenter une foule d'expériences nouvelles avec leurs Sims.

The Sims Vacation is an alternate way for Sims to have fun. It's not a big departure from the original gameplay basics. There's enough new to keep fans interested. But those on a budget don't need to pack their bags.

Mijn depressie is echter niet voorbij gevlogen. De entertainmentwaarde van deze add-on is gewoon niet hoog genoeg. Een leuke afwisseling voor het dagelijkse Sim leven, maar niet voor lang.

Quatrième extension d'une série qui s'essoufle sérieusement au niveau technique, Les Sims en Vacances offre de nouvelles possibilités intéressantes aux fans qui se respectent, sans pour autant véritablement innover comme l'avait fait son prédécesseur, Les Sims et plus si affinités. Reprenant le principe de la ville séparée et nous collant divers thèmes de vacances en lieu et place des restaurants, il fait plus figure d'un parc d'attractions plutôt que d'un véritable simulateur de congés. Intégré un peu bancalement au reste du jeu, il séduira tout de même les amateurs, forcément, qui trouveront là de nouvelles activités hors de prix pour leurs protégés. Malgré les défauts inhérents à la série (intelligence artificielle limitée et autonomie inexistante, entre autres) et le moteur qui souffre comme jamais, ils peuvent encore une fois tenter le coup. Les autres sont vaccinés depuis longtemps et ce n'est pas ce nouvel opus qui va y changer grand-chose.

Jag antar att det finns en stor grupp datorspelare som ser fram emot de här expansionerna, jag blir mer och mer tveksam. Särskilt denna gång är det helt uppenbart att EA inte har så mycket nytt att komma med utan att de snarare vill slanta in så mycket det går från spelhistoriens största kassako, och det skulle jag också göra. Och det är klart att det kostar på med TV-reklam (som faktiskt är ganska kul), så ur den aspekten ska jag inte klaga. Sälj tillägg och gör reklam så får man ju alltid ett litet garv i alla fall. Men ur gameraspekten blir de här tilläggen allt mer tveksamma.

I might have received Vacation more warmly had it not followed Hot Date. It's at least as good as Livin' Large and certainly better than the pointless and dorky House Party, but it seems pale and tired in the wake of Hot Date. And now I'm seeing commercials for an expansion pack that brings pets into the mix. No doubt, that'll give us the pleasure of watching poodles jump through hoops and of cleaning messes off the living room floor. I'd almost rather have the resort entertainers juggling in my dining room.