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GameCube | Simulation | The Sims 2

Boxart for The Sims 2
The Sims 2 9 screen shots
  • GRAPHICS: 4.5
  • SOUND: 4.5
  • CONTROL: 4.0
  • FUN FACTOR 4.5
  • AVG USER SCORE 4.0
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 3.8
Winner of the GamePro Editor's Choice Award

First Look: The Sims 2

Finally, clothing customization comes standard for the console version of The Sims.

Although the game itself shows off tons of creativity, the citizens in The Sims 2 world never showed much in the way of personality. This enhanced console version of the popular PC game enables you to spurt your creative juices by developing recipes, clothing designs, and other inventions. As you guide your Sims through their careers, you'll strive to fulfill their social pleasures while avoiding their worst fears. You literally plan out the entire life of your Sims by controlling every single aspect of their livelihood. Your Sims also now have memories, so they'll remember past relationships. A stab of jealousy, anger, or fear could come over your Sims as they stroll by next to each other on the street. As if keeping track of your own life wasn't hard enough, living a life as a Sim just got a bit more complicated.