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Sims 2 University, The
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 31 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 29 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Maxis
Genre(s): Simulation, Strategy
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: February 28, 2005
Summary
In The Sims 2 University, the first expansion pack for the highly-acclaimed The Sims 2 PC game, players for the first time will play through the new "young adult" life stage as their Sims head off to college and join the campus crowd. Whether they live in the dorms or rush a fraternity or sorority that's just the beginning...Sims can choose from one of 11 majors and by keeping their grades on track, theyll secure a final degree and open up 4 new career paths. Players will enjoy all-new college based wants and fears that are tied to their Sims social life and academic goals which will lead to new rewards and powers that will help them achieve their goals and aspirations in college and beyond. Pranks, parties and college social interactions add to the excitement while your Sims explore campus locations such as college lounges, pool halls, gyms and coffee houses. As in real life, if your Sims start running low on funds, they can earn Simoleans by picking up a part time job, like tutoring, or engaging in riskier affairs like printing money as a member of the "secret society." Of course, making the right decisions can lead to your Sim to the ultimate goal of becoming "Big Sim on Campus" in The Sims 2 University. [Electronic Arts]
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
My Gamer
The developers behind the game have done an excellent job with their first expansion for The Sims 2. They already had a brilliant game to begin with, and the aspects they have added with University only work to increase that brilliance.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
As a complete package, then, Sims 2 University delivers in a big way. There's a staggering number of new things to do and new ways to interact with your Sims. While bugs occasionally crop up, they're not quite enough to spoil to party.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
It's brilliant, and I can't wait to see how the team expands on other areas of a sim's life, because now they have my rapt attention. [Apr 2005, p.139]
Armchair Empire
While there’s plenty of new items that fit into the consumer demographics of the college-age Sims such as mp3 players and cell phones, and chances to experience full-blown Animal House-style college days, it’s hard to take advantage of those chances because if you’re serious about getting a Sim college degree, you really have to focus on schoolwork.
Read Full Review >Pelit (Finland)
The first add-on to Sims 2 paints a pretty picture of the party-heavy student life. The new influence system, career studies and mounds of extra stuff make it a worthwhile expansion. [Mar. 05]
RealGamer
There is just so much here that it really doesn’t feel like an add on pack, it feels like the other half of The Sims 2!
Read Full Review >Gamers' Temple
The Sims do college right, with all of the fun but none of the pressure of the university experience.
Read Full Review >GameZone
Yes there are some rough spots that make the student life seem like work and yes its not easy surviving each semester but overall this is a refreshing way to build up your teen Sims into the resourceful adult Sims that will make up your neighborhood in the core game.
Read Full Review >IGN
There are a lot of really great additions to the core game. What's especially nice is that many of these translate pretty directly into the regular game. New elements like influence, the many new items, new jobs, and actions settle on top of an already stacked deck.
Read Full Review >1UP
The expansion neatly captures the frenzied pace of college, the numerous things you can discover and do, the strange secrets every campus is rumored to have, and of course, streaking.
Read Full Review >GameBiz
The best part is, you can then control the rest of your Sim's life after they complete their major, so you can set them up for a perfect life of health and wealth.
Read Full Review >Gaming Nexus
The new items are sure to be a hit with the fans and the University aspect lends an entirely new atmosphere to explore.
Read Full Review >Next Level Gaming
Once my kids graduate the first thing I thought about was having babies so they could grow up and I could send them off to college.
Read Full Review >Computer Gaming World
There's nothing transcendently brilliant here, but there's enough new stuff to keep you happy. Everyone else, you can keep scratching your heads.
Read Full Review >Computer Games Magazine
The whole thing is animated by a catchy faux indie rock soundtrack. [July 2005, p.58]
AceGamez
Even if you don't go to university much, the price tag is worth the influence meter alone, as well as the 125+ items it adds to the already rich game.
Read Full Review >Boomtown
The songs from the radio are nothing short of brilliant; they sound exactly like actual songs without being recognizable but they are of course in “Sim-ish”.
Read Full Review >PC Format
If we're going to have Sims add-on packs, let's have them like this. [Apr 2005, p.106]
Read Full Review >Yahoo! Games
As a standalone experience, University doesn't quite live up to The Sims 2's high grade point average. New stuff like pranks and streaking actually aren't that much fun and the whole experience feels like a lot of work... As an expansion pack to the main game, this is a terrific product.
Read Full Review >GamePro
A fine expansion with fun locations and seductive opportunities, but it needs a bit more gameplay balance before graduating to the "real" world.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
You'll always be busy and it can be a lot of fun if you don't take it too seriously - just like your real life which you waste playing computer games.
GameSpot
That new life experience is something of a letdown, but the new items and strategic options more than make up for it.
Read Full Review >ActionTrip
While some features reflect the students' life accurately, the general atmosphere makes the experience rather childish and not very varied, as there are simply not enough elements from the college life.
Read Full Review >PC Gamer
Brings a generous number of new elements to the Sims 2 core game. But you're forced to focus on the more mundane, tedious aspects of Sim life, and that makes it a bit too hard to enjoy all the cool new stuff. [May 2005, p.68]
Game Revolution
They made it a bit too hard to actually go to school and do all the work, but the additions of influence, new items, and new career paths are welcome.
Read Full Review >Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
And once you become Van Wilder, life can becomes easier as you can influence people to help you with homework, leaving you more time to get on with life/earning/relationships.
Read Full Review >GamerFeed
While it improves the overall Sims 2 game significantly, the "university" aspect is disappointing and very short-lived.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer
If dabbling in the Sims 2 appealed, but you desired something with a bit more structure, an application to the Sims 2 University is well worth filling in.
Read Full Review >G4 TV
The increased emphasis on exploring different lots on campus serves to exacerbate the tedium involved in getting your sims from point A to point B, and the time traveling logic it entails.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 29 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Laurens de J. gave it a10:
The best sim game ever!
Gemma H. gave it a9:
This game is really good but it doesn't look as good as it has advertised. I had to uninstall the game for quite some time, when i finally got it back on again i realised how much i missed it. Fantastic so it gets a 9 from me!
Cal S. gave it a10:
It was the best game ever it was amazing.
Dick B. gave it a10:
The sims 2 university is the best sims game ever. And I do own all the sims games.
Scott W. gave it a6:
Ok so its got all the new additions etc, but lets face it its another sims game.... make something else Maxis, you've proved you can make a good game, now make another!
Kimi M. gave it a10:
Best game ever! Maxis always comes out with the best stuff.
Christina carladioz marie-leziabet franzai de portalona gave it a10:
It is A very very nice game.
