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Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critics What's this?

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 26 Ratings

  • Summary: A world created, customized and controlled by you is in your hands now that the Sims 2 is coming to the PSP! Explore Strangetown and uncover the secrets of this classic Sims destination as you work to build out your mansion. Keep your Sanity Meter high by fulfilling your wants and fears so that you don't have a nervous breakdown. Take advantage of the capabilities of the PSP to participate in the evolution of Reality Gaming. [Electronic Arts] Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 17
  2. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. There are things like loading times that can annoy from time to time, and the graphical blurs can be a pain, but the amount of gameplay and content here is fantastic, and to be able to customise your house's interior on the move in full 3D really does appeal.
  2. If you've played The Sims before, there’s nothing here that will grab you by the short hairs and make you take notice.
  3. Not really The Sims, more like an RPG with chores. Entertaining nevertheless. [GamesMaster]
  4. The PSP version is similarly structured as a set of constrictive quests through three areas that are tied together by a contrived collecting game in which you gather coins, here called “secrets”. [Mar 2006, p.88]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. MatH.
    10
    I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS GAME! Even though the loading of this game sucks, I liked playing the mini games for simolines.
  2. MarkT.
    7
    Yes, the loading is a pain. But I still enjoy playing this for the odd few minutes here or there, because it's funny, and funny is too rare in games. Expand
  3. PoopdeckP.
    6
    This game was entertaining, but only took me about 30minutes-1hour 30minutes- to complete. Yes, the loading was very unacceptable. And I am very dissappointed because it got boring easily, I really wish their was some kind of cheat to unlock free play, because now that I have finished it, finding all the secrets just seems pointless and a time waister. Expand
  4. SthigS.
    1
    gameplay is hindered by the constant reading and writing of data to the game.

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