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1/5 |
D for Disappointment
(August 25, 2008) |
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An absolute disappointment to discover that despite having well over the recommended system requirements, the game will not play with extension packs citing "source not found" which is apparently essential to the game working properly. I found this to be extremely frustrating, especially after playing Sims 2 + University, Nightlife, Open for Business and Seasons without complications on my older Macbook. Please sort out this problem so that we can play your games to their full potential. |
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3/5 |
were do u get one?
(July 17, 2008) |
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i really want this game but the game agent says i need to get and video card (intel)!!! were do i get one of these?? please help!!!
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2/5 |
The Sims 2 expansions don't work on my new AppleMac laptop!
(March 19, 2008) |
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I love the original Sims, and so when I invested in a brand spanking new top of the range Macbook Pro Intel (OSX 10.5.2) I was incredibly excited to buy The Sims and all of the latest expansion packs. I patiently sat through the lengthy installation process and studiously researched any patches I might need. Does it work? NO!!! I thought it was my error, so I installed again from scratch and same thing happened! I was most disappointed - it seems that my system is just *too* modern for this game, which works only on older macs. Aspyr! Please use some of the billions of dollars you make from us suckers who buy expansion packs to update these very popular games for the future! |
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4/5 |
Overall good, but graphics problems...
(March 09, 2008) |
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Firstly the game; The Sims 2 is a life sim, you create and control your virtual family in their everyday lives. There is so much you can do, but I feel the game is lacking slightly without any of the expansion packs. Still it is very enjoyable though.
I bought this to run on my 2Ghz Intel Apple iMac (4Gb Ram, ATI Radeon HD2400XT Graphics). It runs absolutely perfectly on my iMac, except for the graphics. Big patches of blue appear, as if the graphics are "breaking up" and furniture often disappears. I downloaded the patch for Sims 2, and it hasn't fixed the problem. You can live with this, but my question is, when I have a brand new computer, which very easily exceeds the requirements, and I've just paid £30 for the software, why should I have to put up with this? |
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5/5 |
phenomenally addictive
(February 21, 2008) |
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This is dangerously addictive. It's better than Sims1 because you get to build whole neighbourhoods. It's barbie dolls in digital format. You can nurture them, you can kill them off, you can rescue them from the brink of disaster.
Tiny gripes I have: The game will only recognise mp3-formatted songs so I can't upload any of my itunes music onto it. This means that I'm stuck with the Sims' own music which grates somewhat after a while.
Also: the fashion options are more limited than in Sims1. Apparently, one can download extras but as I can't be bothered with all that, I'm stuck with what I get. Also, there are no choices to have for, e.g. veiled women -- which would be interesting. To get out of the racial templates set by the game requires fiddling but can be done (e.g. to get someone who looks Indian).
The best fun is the kids option. You can adopt if you can't be bothered going through the rigmarole of getting two Sims to 'woohoo'. Then they grow up; it's hilarious stuff.
Also, they'll survive fine even if you can't be bothered to build them a house. I get bored with negotiating upstairs/downstairs and toggling walls up/walls down. So I often just dump a family in a field. One wall is enough to prop your toilet against; and sometimes I use the 'hedge' tool for walls.
The terrain option is also new and great fun. You can build trees and hills and ditches and absurd-looking steeples.
You can travel to 'community malls'; this takes quite a time to load and is a bit of a bore.
The language has changed since Sims1. Not quite as lunatic but still fun.
Note: I am a middle-aged adult and totally more addicted than my children... |
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