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- Platform: PlayStation2
- PEGI Rating: Ages 12 and Over
- Media: Video Game
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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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Product Description
Help your Sims build a life from scratch after washing ashore on a deserted tropical island. Overcome the forces of nature to help them become the ultimate survivors and thrive in this undiscovered paradise while unearthing clues that will lead them back to civilization. Build shelters, craft unique items, and discover many useful treasures and ancient mysteries hidden deep within a diverse jungle environment filled with plants, fruits, and even wildlife. Your Sims change as they take on the challenges of island life and learn to survive in style. Create a new life for your Sims on an uncharted island in The Sims 2: Castaway.
- Stay Alive! Help your Sim meet basic needs to survive.
- Discover Diverse Islands: Explore a variety of new environments: beaches, caves, lagoons, jungle, plains, and volcanic mountains.
- Craft Everything: Create a new life from scratch. Develop tools, build shelter, craft furniture, create clothing, and make art & entertainment.
- Gather and Collect: Gather fish, trap animals, raise plants, collect shells, scavenge and decode treasure maps.
- Flourish or Escape: Build a life comfort on the island or find a way to escape back to civilization.
- Create a Crew: Choose from a wide range of Sims - Auto Mechanic, Chef, Doctor, Musician, Teacher, Executive, or Park Ranger. Each one brings a unique
- Sim humor and quirkiness to your crew. Reunite members of your crew and build a thriving community.
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61 of 63 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
The Sims 2: Castaway is a lot different to previous Sims games.
You first make a crew of Sims, each having their own skills and personalities, then you pick the Sim you want to start off with. After that, it shows your crew on a boat having fun, but then a storm arrives and your crew falls overboard. Your Sim is washed up on a small beach and from there it begins.
As you explore the island you will find a lot of food you will need to harvest to survive, like fruit, berries, vegtables, etc. But it's not only food you need. Other things like wood and vines you will need to craft tools and build too.
There are three islands in total you can explore. Each one having their own secrets. There are chimps that live on the islands that can become friends and even butlers. Your other crew members will show up also as you explore more.
I found this game enjoyable. The goals you have to do are quite easy, and it is fun trying to work out where you want to build your home. You can control the other crew members, which is handy, but only when they become a part of your tribe. When you have a full tribe you can really build great things.
Your Sims do become scruffy over time and their clothes get ruined, so making new clothes is a must. Things like that are very realistic.
So, instead of going to bed, getting up for work, etc, this game is all about exploring, building and trying to survive. A great new Sims game.
The only real bad thing about this game is the loading times, which can get quite annoying.
Oh, and watch out for those pigs.
You first make a crew of Sims, each having their own skills and personalities, then you pick the Sim you want to start off with. After that, it shows your crew on a boat having fun, but then a storm arrives and your crew falls overboard. Your Sim is washed up on a small beach and from there it begins.
As you explore the island you will find a lot of food you will need to harvest to survive, like fruit, berries, vegtables, etc. But it's not only food you need. Other things like wood and vines you will need to craft tools and build too.
There are three islands in total you can explore. Each one having their own secrets. There are chimps that live on the islands that can become friends and even butlers. Your other crew members will show up also as you explore more.
I found this game enjoyable. The goals you have to do are quite easy, and it is fun trying to work out where you want to build your home. You can control the other crew members, which is handy, but only when they become a part of your tribe. When you have a full tribe you can really build great things.
Your Sims do become scruffy over time and their clothes get ruined, so making new clothes is a must. Things like that are very realistic.
So, instead of going to bed, getting up for work, etc, this game is all about exploring, building and trying to survive. A great new Sims game.
The only real bad thing about this game is the loading times, which can get quite annoying.
Oh, and watch out for those pigs.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Fun:
This game is a great idea, and it does have some fantastic aspects such as food recipes, harvesting woods and creating clothes and housing items. You can even keep chickens and grow vegetables - although the item limit is rather low especially if you intend to build the mansion.
However there are a LOT of things missing. No kissing, no woohoo, hardly ANY interesting interactions between sims. You can get married but it is difficult and when you look in relationships it still says best friends, not married.
No children and no aging. EA claim that aging cannot be achieved on the PS2. Well they managed to keep growing their hair and beards. Pregnancy, babies and marriage are lacking in this game. Loading times are especially annoying and happen not only when moving islands but during gameplay when looking at maps and inventory.
The end scenes are really poor to the point of laughable. Once you've finished the game there is not much else left to do. The Sims 2 games on PC were so popular because of the generations, you would have a new generation and the family would keep on growing and growing, but you cannot do this on any PS2 game. I don't think it will even be achieved on the PS3.
However there are a LOT of things missing. No kissing, no woohoo, hardly ANY interesting interactions between sims. You can get married but it is difficult and when you look in relationships it still says best friends, not married.
No children and no aging. EA claim that aging cannot be achieved on the PS2. Well they managed to keep growing their hair and beards. Pregnancy, babies and marriage are lacking in this game. Loading times are especially annoying and happen not only when moving islands but during gameplay when looking at maps and inventory.
The end scenes are really poor to the point of laughable. Once you've finished the game there is not much else left to do. The Sims 2 games on PC were so popular because of the generations, you would have a new generation and the family would keep on growing and growing, but you cannot do this on any PS2 game. I don't think it will even be achieved on the PS3.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
B-O-R-I-N-G
This game is a waste of time. All you get to do is explore the islands and find stuff so you can make clothing,huts etc. Read more
Published 10 months ago by elegi
Superb
Such a fun game to play, so much to learn, teach and do!
Game play is slightly slower than i would like as some stages take longer to load, but doesnt stop you from... Read more
Game play is slightly slower than i would like as some stages take longer to load, but doesnt stop you from... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Hayley Roper
The Sims 2 Castaway
This was my first Sims game and so far I'm really impressed.
I bought it a couple of months ago and put it away in my box of PS2 games and never played on it. Read more
I bought it a couple of months ago and put it away in my box of PS2 games and never played on it. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mrs. K. T. Bottomley
Long Lasting but great!
I brought this to keep me busy through the holidays and i played it throughout the holidays but still havent finished it! It is a great game and is a lot of fun to play. Read more
Published 16 months ago
Addictive!
My daughter is addicted to this game! Brilliant and keeps her quiet for ages...unless her brother plays it with her as well and then all hell breaks loose!
Published 17 months ago by M. WEBB
suberb!
i actually avoided this game for a long time. i am an avid sims fan and was told that this game was nothing like the other sims games and was not very good, silly me for believing... Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2010 by goldielocks
Another great sims 2 game..
Ive always been a huge fan of the sims. I bought this game for my nephew for christmas as he now has gotten into the sims aswell.. He loves the game and plays it for hours on end! Read more
Published on 9 April 2009 by K. Douglas
Sims Castaway - Fab game
I had loads of fun playing this game. The solutions to some tasks are not that obvious, but you can look them up on the internet! I wish there were more grown up games like this!
Published on 16 Feb 2009 by Nat
Highly Addictive
This game is awesome. I was completely hooked on it from start to finish. Even though your Sims are stuck on a desert island, it never gets boring. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2008 by Victoria Hill
CASTAWAY
For a start i will say i love this game.The moment i started playing i loved it.
It is easier if you have more sims. Read more
It is easier if you have more sims. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2008 by girl gamer8
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