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The Sims 2: Seasons Expansion Pack (PC DVD)
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5/5 |
The Best Single Expansion
(September 11, 2008) |
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If you've bought the other expansion packs, then you're probably going to buy this one anyway, so why bother reading the reviews? :-)
However, if you haven't bought them all and want to cherry-pick the expansions (or you only want one expansion or something), I'd say that this is the one you should get. The "weather" is very well-done and affects your Sims in realistic ways, and of course the weather brings lots of exciting things such as lightning strikes, snowmen, leaf piles and sunburn. You can control the cycle of the seasons for each neighbourhood (and sub-hood thereof), so you can have a perpetually sunny desert neighbourhood, or a snowy wonderland all year round.
The harvestable crops and trees are a much-needed addition to the game, and along with the Fishing introduced in this pack, you can finally have self-sufficient Sims without having to use hacked objects! I think this is the most useful thing in any Expansion, for the whole series, ever. All the houses I build now have a greenhouse, pond or both. If you Fish, the fish your Sims catch can be used to cook meals with, and these meals provide a HUGE bonus to the Hunger score. The hunger bar will fill up all the way with just half a plate, making the new food option "Put Away Leftovers" very useful indeed!
Of course, no Expansion would be complete without lots of new furniture, clothing and objects, and Seasons has those in spadeloads. There is a whole new category of clothing, Outerwear, without which your Sims will freeze in winter (they have a little "temperature gauge" now which tells you if they are too hot or too cold). There are several new furniture sets including the "Country" set, which goes very well with all the new farm-themed objects and items.
To summarise, this is my favourite expansion pack. If you only get one expansion, make it this one. |
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5/5 |
The best EP so far
(July 09, 2008) |
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I love Sims, always have, and was really pleased when I found that they were incorporating weather into it at last!
Weather was initially going to be in the base game, but due to a bug Maxis had to take it out. Upon learning this I found it a little annoying that you have to pay for a feature that should have been in the game in the first place, however, once you start playing you totally get over that because of all the other brilliant features this game holds.
You (obviously) have seasons. The effects are bit draining on your PC so before buying you should definitely make sure it can handle the game, but they are worth it because they are so good, and nicely realistic.
You also have season-appropriate activities, such as fishing, gardening, making snowmen, raking up leaves, and each season has a different bonus. In spring your sims fall in love, in summer they make friends, in fall they gain skills and in winter they spend time with the family. You also have the new creature sim: plantsims, which are my favourite creature sim by a long shot (and I have all the EPs and SPs).
The new items are great, and compliment the new features very well. You can buy a juicer to put your homegrown produce in (different juices can give special bonuses so it's good to experiment with those), get a hot chocolate maker for warming up any cold sims, plus too many more to mention. You can also put away leftover food into the fridge, which is very handy for Sims who want their kids to get decent food when they are out. The food in the fridge stays edible the entire time it's in there too, so you can make a meal, put it away and it will just stay there until eaten!
You also have a new outfit: outerwear - coats for when the weather turns chilly - and you can now pick a different hairstyle for each outfit (ie one for everyday, a hat for outerwear, hair up for athletic wear etc) which is a nice little touch.
The reason people love this EP so much is because it adds things to everyday gameplay. Many of the other EPs rely on visiting community lots, or doing something extra, such as buying a pet, however you will notice the features of this pack every sim day which is great if, like me, you have slow loading times and can't be bothered to visit other lots all that often.
If you love Sims you should definitely buy this EP, it adds too much for you to pass it up. |
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5/5 |
SUPER BEST EVER SIMS GAME!
(June 24, 2008) |
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This is a really good game- buy it or live in boredem!
I am 10 years old because the first sims game was ages 7+ so we thought- why are the others all 12?
This is an amazing game and if you like sims then don't think twice about this game. It's a definate MUST HAVE for sim lovers. First of all, be prepared with a fire alarm as storms and lightning can cause fires. Next, every sim loves a bit of gardening, don't they? The first bronze gardening badge is easy to get so make your sim garden a bit for a good reputation, although the others are harder they will make a better impresion on other sims. The snow is amazing. Your sims can go out and create snow angels and have snowball fights, and in summer they can play catch or have a water bomb fight. Yes, this game has seasons. You can set them so you have somewhere with just winter, and another place with just summer. It's incredible! You can also fish and grow your own fruit. You can too play polo in the pool. I think that came with this one anyway- I have so many sims! Anyhow, this is a serious MUST HAVE for sims lovers. I told you once and I'll tell you again, this game is super cool! Buy it or live your life in boredem! |
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5/5 |
Very great idea for sims... wanted snow for so long already
(April 22, 2008) |
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I have all the expansion and i think this one is the most worthy to buy. Its got all seasons which so much activities for each season. You can also change the seasons to whatever you like. Each season has some advantage... e.g. Autumn for faster skill earning points n winter for friendship~ I luv this more than anything... well, just as good as pet because I am an animal lover =) Totally recommand this to any sim lover! |
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5/5 |
Excellent just right proberly the best one yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(April 10, 2008) |
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This is just what the sims need. It dosent give wierd stupid things to do but gives you more realistic thing, small things like put away leftovers. It may not sound important but when you have 2 people in a family and only one can cook its annoying serving food for 6 and wasting 4 plates full. It also lives up to its name and better you can choose what and where the seasons are. All this has proberly made it THE BEST ONE YET........................ |
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