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The Sims 2: Castaway (Nintendo DS)

by Electronic Arts
Platform:   Nintendo DS
4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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  • Platform:   Nintendo DS
  • BBFC Rating: Parental Guidance
  • Media: Video Game

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  • ASIN: B000RO5JH8
  • Release Date: 26 Oct 2007
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 617 in PC & Video Games (See Bestsellers in PC & Video Games)

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With still not a peep out of The Sims 3 on PC, Electronic Arts are certainly keen to keep reinventing the franchise on consoles. This all new game is not for the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 and, as you might guess from the name, involves you being shipwrecked on a desert island. The concept is basically the same as Konami’s Stranded Kids/Lost in Blue series although you start off completely alone with each of the different sims you create washed up on a different part of the island. Obviously your first task is to find something to eat and drink and a place to sleep, with the initial parts of the game recalling the early episodes of Lost (except without the smoke monster).

Soon enough you’re fashioning fish harpooning spears out of bits of bamboo, planting edible plants, weaving your own clothes and making giant tree houses and huts that would shame the average holiday camp. Most importantly you can train your very own monkey butlers to perform your every menial task for you (up to a point). Soon enough your fellow strandees turn up and the game’s more traditional social elements come into play as it becomes less Lost and more Survivor. Once you’re living in some degree of comfort you can then venture out and explore the island and try and find a way back to civilisation (or stay where you are – the game leaves it up to you). In fact it’s probably the most interesting thing to happen to The Sims in years.


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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Sims 2: Castaway (Nintendo DS), 5 Dec 2007
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 
I've found this game very enjoyable. It was my first DS game and confirmed I'd made the right choice. I like all the little mini games - spear fishing, rod finishing, collecting bugs - and trying to find things, make things, grow things, etc. Its similar to the regular Sims format, although some differences, but it is nice to have an objective.
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32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, but will eventually being tiresome., 11 Nov 2007
By L. Rolls (UK) - See all my reviews
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Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 
This is a good game, and provides many many hours of gameplay (I have played for 15 hours and have completed 75%), more than a lot of other games I have. It is fairly easy, but not so that you feel you are wasting your time. The challenge comes not in perfecting skills at fishing or bug catching, but being patient and waiting for what feels like hours until you have found that one rare item that will allow you to make that tool that will allow you to make this item to trade with this person, to allow you to continue with the game. It is an inventive game, and is set so you play it at your own pace, and there is no time restriction on any of it, although time does come into play, as there is day and night, where different things happen. Overall a very fun game, but you will eventually tire of it. However easy for children, and will provide many hours of fun.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good......but a bit short, 12 Feb 2008
By Mr. G. Markham - See all my reviews
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Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 
At first this game seems very good and quite challanging ,the graphics are impressive and the game flows quite well I would not recommend this for younger children as it is tricky in some places.However when the tasks are completed set by the other castaways there isn't much more to do so there is not much point of playing I would check out other ds games before buying as this game as it is very short.
So a ok game,but very short.
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5.0 out of 5 stars At first didn't like it, but then got really into it!
I bought this game to play on a 28 hour flight to NZ - thinking I would get straight into and be hooked - but I only played it for maybe 45 minutes before getting frustrated and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by kdizzle

3.0 out of 5 stars another sim game
this one is better than the pets ones but tends to get boring after a while that being said if you like this ilk it will be enjoyable
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. Laura J. Brooking

3.0 out of 5 stars The Sims has done better
I love The Sims and I have played most of the games now but this is the most boring, I haven't played Castaway on another platform but I don't think it works well for the DS. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ms. Ph Blackwell

5.0 out of 5 stars kind kool
the game is quite addictive and brilliant
and you dont have to be a nerd to do it
Published 6 months ago by P. M. Campbell

5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly the most addictive game ever?
I love this game. I am around 40% completed and have read the comments from other reviewers that say after the stories end there's not much to do, I have yet to experience that... Read more
Published 6 months ago by L. Maughan

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good, longer term play
I enjoy this game. I currently have three sims playing through as I created a new one each time I became a little stuck. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Sooty

4.0 out of 5 stars Sims 2 Castaway on DS
At first this game is great and very fun. I love playing it. Its definetly more suited to children. After a while though it gets very repetitive and its not always easy to make... Read more
Published 11 months ago

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this!
This game is good harmless fun and more importantly for me I was able to finish it.

Published 11 months ago by A B Radborn

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great game
This game is excellent! It's great to find new things and interact with the other stranded sims on the island. Read more
Published 15 months ago by L. Carter

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun but disappointing at the end
I really enjoyed this game at the beginning but like other reviewers here, I found it too short and I was really disappointed when the game finished. Read more
Published 15 months ago by D. E. Lock

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