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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A helpful, informative guide., 1 April 2005
I bought the game Sims 2 and I was well chuffed simply because of the variety of people you can be, places you can go and actions you can choose.

To try and add to the excitement I tried buying this 'Official Strategy Guide' book. I recommend that you buy this as soon as you purchase the game. This is because as you get further into the game it eventually gets easier to control.

The guide contains 366 pages, coloured, with diagrams and tips and notes to help you a little bit if stuck. It is set out well but could be better. This is because trying to find something is hard without an index (which this book does not contain!)

But if you have the game and it has been well played I would think twice before purchasing this because it is quite basic for simaholics like me. Maybe new players should buy it to go a little faster.

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars good book;-P, 14 Jun 2005
The aim of this book is to give all the information about the game that isn't already included in the manual, and this aim it does fulfill. The book covers everything from getiting started with a tutorial family to customising everything about your sims and their surroundings. It explains all the new features of the game, including aspirations and fears, ageing and new objects and interactions, but also things that featured in the original Sims, making this book suitable for vets of the Sims and those who are new to the game. The book gives tips on how to use the Sims 2 Bodyshop and how to use the new moviemaking feature. Throughout the book there are quick little note containing important and useful information, which is great for fast reference. Saying all that I have found quite a few grammatical errors in the book, but who cares! Also a lot of the screenshots are difficult to make out as they are quite small, even though the book is in full colour.
But before you decide to buy this book, take a glance at the Sims 2 University guide- zoom in on the cover and you will see that this book is actually included in that book! free! As far as I know only the University part of that book is in colour, but its something to consider if you own the Uni expansion pack, or think you might get it in the future.
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38 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, thorough guide for a very deep game, 20 Oct 2004
By Martin Bigg (Bristol, UK) - See all my reviews
I don't buy guides for games all that often, but for this game I thought it was needed. The guide delivers valuable information, containing hints and tips for practically every detail you could ever wish for.

It is also almost 400 pages, so you can't grumble about the quantity. The quality is just as good too, very well written as well as being in full colour on every page. Quite good on the eyes.

The information is well presented, first off all covering the basics for beginners, but then moving on to the main meat of the guide, detailing every vital, and sometimes trivial, piece of information. This is the most helpful and informative section, but it then moves onto a chapter which basically runs through a madeup sims life, showing the result of the information shown in the previous chapter. It then ends with a section devoted to things beyond the game, such as build mode, moviemaking, body shop and even cheats.

Overall, this is a very useful guide for this incredible game, and is highly recommended. The only problems are the fact that it contains no index, so finding something specific can be a bit tricky sometimes, and the price may seem a bit steep to some people.

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5.0 out of 5 stars You must get this book!
I thought The Sims " was good until I got this guide. Now I understand the idea of aspirations much better and my Sims are much happier!! Read more
Published 11 months ago by H. Dingemans

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth buying
.This is better value than other Prima strategy guides as it is actually a guide for both Sims University and for Sims 2.... Read more
Published on 11 April 2006 by dragondrums

4.0 out of 5 stars the best book
If you want to know every thing about sims 2 then this is the book for you. It tells you every thing from cheats to how to take you sims to collage and if you are stuck on anthing... Read more
Published on 3 April 2006 by Rhia Duncan

5.0 out of 5 stars A very helpful book
I am a huge fan of the sims and have always found that the strategy guides, published by Prima, to be great value for money. This one is no exception. Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2006 by kate_knightuk

3.0 out of 5 stars a highly useful rip off (sort off)
I already owned the origional stratergy guide when i first got this and i had searched around for ages trying to find it just on its own although i couldnt find anything, this was... Read more
Published on 28 Oct 2005 by sim addict

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
This book is a real help. The hardcore player won't want this book because it does give away many secreates that are fun to find your self. Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2005 by video_games_man

4.0 out of 5 stars Zoom in on the image!
if you care to enlarge the picture of this book it says on the cover that it includes the original guide to the sims 2, although i believe it is not in colour, while the first... Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2005 by aoifecmcc

4.0 out of 5 stars Very informative
I bought this guide mainly because my friend already had the Sims 2 guide and wanted the Uni bit. I had neither so bought it so she could read it and I could see what she found so... Read more
Published on 6 May 2005 by MimiRose

4.0 out of 5 stars Help for that most addictive of games....!
This is an excellent, full colour guide to The Sims 2, which is quite possibly the most addictive game ever! Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2005 by Mrs. D. J. Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Use only as required
I found the guide very useful with some excellent hints and tips. You can use it as a step by step guide or pick and choose things to try. Read more
Published on 22 Nov 2004 by Mrs. S. M. Moore

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