Advanced Search Beta »
Basic Search Fields
The Sims 2 DS
User Score
6.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    10 out of 10
    Rate this:
    out of 10
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling

  3. Characters remaining: 5000 out of 5000

view
per page
  1. JamesC.
    Aug 10, 2006
    7
    This game (although I did not complete it all the way through) is very fun and addictive, the missions although a bit odd make you feel happy and accomplished upon finishing them despite replacing the basic needs (hunger, bladder etc.) with a sanity bar? It is quite a good adaption of the sims 2 for a handheld console that you can't seem to put down.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. ClaireD.
    Apr 30, 2006
    6
    Disappointing game. It's just way too short - you're finished before you know it. A few of the locations in the game are hardly used and could have been made more interesting. Nothing happens in City Hall aside from asking to build rooms or going to the toilet. More fun features could have been added all over the place.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. AhmedG.
    Jun 18, 2006
    0
    The game is completely rubbish it is VERY hard to control and why do you want to watch people walk around reading newspapers.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. MacaelaW.
    Apr 8, 2007
    8
    Well, this game is quite fun, actually, i think its quite amuzing. but, however, there are some things, that dissapoint me. The fact that it is too short, in 4 weeks im on the very last level. there is nothing to do in some places, they should make it more interesting. and the fact that when you talk to somebody you do what THEY want you to do. after you have bought all the places, whats the city hall for? nothing ! the saloon, BORRRING!! i think its great that they added places like, the gym and the casino is quite amuzing. tho, it could use ALOT of work! and i mean alot! this game is really fun, and i recomend it.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. ShaunaG.
    Jan 1, 2006
    9
    it is a good game i mean it is way better on the nintendo DS beacause you could play on it where when ever you want ! There should be more games that are only for game cube, xbox, ps2..... that should have the same game on the nintendo DS!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. CicelySmith
    Mar 27, 2007
    3
    IT SUCKS!!!!!! You cant do anything!!!! All you do is get stranded....help the strange town people with aliens....keep the hotel running....and try to keep ur persons needs up!!! There are NO families, NO real interaction, and NO chance to live on your own. Your just stuck!!!! I guess I was blinded by the thought of Sims being on DS with its new enhancements on gaming. But its all a lie!!!! DONT BUY IT!!!!!!! TRUST ME!!!!! By the time you see for yourself...it will be to late to return it. Stores wont let you....even if you trade it in at a place like gamestop, they'll maybe give you $8, if your lucky!!! So dont waste your money!!! The only reason I have it a '3' was because it was one of my favorite number thats was low enought to be considered 'bad'. This game should get an F- !!!!!!!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. TheQuietGamer
    May 22, 2011
    6
    The Sims 2 for the DS isn't your typical Sims game, as it deviates away from choosing about living life to a more story based approach, you basically wreck in a small town and are given a hotel to run, in which you must serve all the people inside, though the story missions are for the people in the penthouse, once you complete the story you do get free roam but there's not much to do afterwards that's all that much fun, it does have mini-games like defeating aliens, and buying stupid items for your guests, but very few of these work like they should, or are boring, that and a few poor design choices make this a rental at best.… Expand
prev next
Page:
  • 1

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
70 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. IGN
    82
    It's a little clumsy in control in some places (the Alien Invasion and Ratticator missions are particularly cumbersome), but the interface works well in others, and even with the departure from some more traditional Sims elements, the game still feels a part of the same world.
    Read full review
  2. PGNx Media
    85
    A pretty compelling game on the Nintendo DS. It is structured enough to give you some purpose in what you're doing but contains enough of the more open-endedness of the other modes to keep things interesting.
    Read full review
  3. Next Level Gaming
    70
    There are still the variables in the game, like how you choose to interact with other people, but the game is fairly limited.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »