The Sims 2... Same Sims, Different Graphics...
User Rating: 7.6 | The Sims 2 PC
The Sims was a massive hit, everyone was hooked from the day it was released to the day the last expansion pack was made. Everyone was also looking forward to the next in the series 'The Sims 2'. In my opinion, the game was quite a big let down. I to was a fan of the first Sims, and I have quite a few of the expansion packs, so I was looking forward for this so called 'Ground-Breaking' game to be released. The day it came out, I went to the shops to get it. I played it for around 4 hours solid, and was hooked once again! But the next day I came to play it, I found out it was basically The Sims, but with a revamped Graphics Engine. Sure, there are some new items, but nothing too drastic! The time that was spent making the game was a huge let down. I was hoping for a lot more items and much more 'customization', but it wasnt so... Anyways, onto the review :D Gameplay - 7 / 10 The gameplay is quite good, and can get enjoyable if you get into it. But after a few days playing it, you realise that it is becomes boring to live another 'sims' life on your pc. The phrase that I can best explain The Sims 2 is : The Sims, but with some new clothes! It has hardly any of the originals items, and not many new items to play around with. It has the same sort of mechanism that you played around with in the original. (E.g Toilet, bed, work, dinner, bath, toilet, bed etc. etc.) it's like the Sims, but with better graphics, and I wasnt pleased :( Graphics - 9 / 10 Unfortunatly, this is probably the best part about the game. It has a very nice 'revamped' Graphics system. And your sims actually look rather cool :D When you create your sim, you can change LOADS of features that you couldn't do in the original. Also the shadows in the game look rather cool too (eg. Shadows look Crisp when your outside, and look circular when your inside). Sound - 7 / 10 The sound has not come much further from the original either. The same old mumbling from your sims. Its pure rubbish to be honest. I must admit though, the music in the game is rather cool :D But I think it would be sooo much better if your sims actually talked English, rather than nonsense. Value - 7 / 10 The value for money is rather poor. As I said earlier, it's exactly like The original Sims, but with a revamped graphics engine. It probably would have been a much better value for money, if the Sims 2 was an expansion for the original rather than a whole new game. Overall - 7.6 / 10 All in all, its a very cool game, but it just don't do it for me. Fans of the original sims may like it, but some may not. I guess you'll just have to try it out. Thanks for reading, Marky 
