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58 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Sims Ever !!! - well so far, 8 Jun 2007
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow - I love sims - I've only known them for about a year - I have all the Sims 2 expansions and this is by far my favourite. It isn't just a case of get your sims through school, university, or life in general.
It adds the depth of life with the four seasons and their effect on my little sims. Sun stroke, frost bite, snow men, leaf piles, the trees bloom and sprout fruit, and as the season change so does my sims clothing and hair styles. My sims experience feels more real with the changing weather.
Learning the best time to undertake study and badge activities (autumn), chance love, etc, adds to my interest and interaction with the games.
Prior to this expansion pack I would leave my sims running while I boiled the kettle, put the dinner on or studied. And when I came back to it things seemed about the same, but with this one I don't want to leave it running while I'm away because it changes so quickly and I don't want to miss anything.
This is an outstanding addition to the series - hope the next is as good. One suggestion - a way of working out how far a sim is down the path to a badge would be good. Something similar to studying where you can see the level gauge fill up.
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147 of 158 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Sims Seasons, 6 Mar 2007
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
`Oh no not another Sims game' I say to myself as yet again my hand dives into my pocket to buy the latest add on. I dread to think how much I've spent over the last 5 or so years on the Sims.......Anyway! Is it worth buying?? Well of course if you're an avid Sims player then the answer is yes. Why I hear you cry? Mainly it adds a whole new `gaming experience' with the weather and new interactions which come hand in hand with this add on. Again, like other expansions, it brings the game closer to realism which every Sims player craves. Its also great fun to watch your Sims interact and peek out of the window and proceed to have a tantrum because its raining or when the kids jump for joy because it's a snow day and there's no school. The new careers are great (always wanted my Sim to become a lawyer or a teacher and now I can make that possible!) I haven't quiet got the hang of gardening yet, my plants keep getting sick and dying but at least the game is giving me some challenges. Got the hang of fishing! Although most of my Sims haven't quiet yet! (got a nice room displaying all the wonderful....umm...boots they've caught! Finally it's nice to have the new items to furnish your house, I love the country kitchen look and great new props for the seasons, ice skating, snowman building butterfly catching there are loads! But strangely enough, may favourite feature has to be the fact that at last you can put left over food back in the fridge to consume at a later date! Brilliant!
Bad points, well there aren't really any major ones. I suppose the only thing that annoys me is that you play one family until say the season is Winter then when you go to play another of your families in the same neighbourhood it will be the season you last played it in. If you see what I mean? the seasons don't match for the whole neighbour hood which I guess puts a dampener on the realism but hey that's a minor detail and the game is great and most definitely worth buying. [...]
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75 of 82 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Best EP so far!, 12 April 2007
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
This is quite easily my favourite of all the Sims 2 expansion packs. It adds a whole new dimension to your Sims world, giving them different seasons to enhance their environment.
But it's not just about whether its snowing or raining outside. This expansion pack is a lot more than about the aesthetics.
Your Sims now get more wardrobe and haircut choices than before. You can select a different haircut, for each type of outfit. Also, you can dress your Sim in appropriate outerwear clothing, to make sure they go out into the snow all snug and warm!
Each season also enhances different aspects of your Sim. The spring is the time for romance to blossom, summer helps increase their friendships, autumn is the best season to make your sims study hard, and winter is the time for being inside and cosy and building relationships with the family.
To add, there's a few extra surprises with Sims 2. You can grow and harvest crops, and by drinking the juice of these crops, you'll find it can give your Sim a few extra benefits. Healthy eating has never had such a good incentive! There are also green house building options, or your Sims can go fishing in their pond. Look out for the penguin in the winter.
This really makes the most of the idea of your Sims being outdoors. There are new additional pool tools and games (snowball fights, building snowmen, playing in leaves, and water balloon fights). You might find that your Sims are more keen to spend time outdoors than indoors!
To add, the colours in this game are incredible. An autumnal morning sunshine is just beautiful. You may also want to increase the time your Sim spends in the garden. Whether its cultivating a prize winning garden (and getting rather magical rewards from the Gardeners Club), raking up leaves for composting, or fishing in the pond and getting some food for the family, this EP really adds a very welcome dimension to the game. Just don't leave them out too long if its cold or hot, or if its hailing!
This game also features new and exciting careers for your Sims to pursue. From teaching to adventurers, or working in record shops.
As with other Sim EPs, this comes with its own "special" type of character - plant people. There is already one for you in the new community to play with. The plant people can produce babies without the aid of a partner, or happiness spores.
My only complaint with this game (and I believe others have had the same problem) is how slow it can run, so I tend to try and run it on a minimum setting - low graphics, details, etc.
Overall though, I think this is the best expansion pack yet. It really enhances the overall game experience and appearance, it adds extras to what is already there and available (the furniture and wardrobe are beautifully updated), and the attention to detail and extras are just fantastic.
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