The Sims

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: EA Games
  • Release Date: Jan 12, 2003
  • Also On: PC
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  • Summary: Create and control your Sims on the PS2 with new level-based game play and 3D graphics. Customize your Sim's personality and appearance then move into the neighborhood. Get a job, make friends and advance through your career and life's big moments. Unlock new objects and bigger houses alongCreate and control your Sims on the PS2 with new level-based game play and 3D graphics. Customize your Sim's personality and appearance then move into the neighborhood. Get a job, make friends and advance through your career and life's big moments. Unlock new objects and bigger houses along the way. Meet, flirt and fight with a neighborhood full of wild characters. You can also load your Sims into a friend's game and play two-player games. [Electronic Arts]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 33
  3. Negative: 1 out of 33
  1. PSX Nation
    100
    Probably more fun than any other game released in the last half of 2002.
  2. Game Informer
    90
    I actually enjoyed this take on The Sims more than the original. [Feb 2003, p.94]
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  3. Game Over Online
    87
    The sound effects in the game - from brewing up a fresh cup of cappuccino, filling a bathtub with water, or typing away at a computer - sound extremely, extremely convincing.
  4. Gaming Maxx
    83
    Truly a game of patience.
  5. IGN
    80
    It's simple yet complex, well explained, and entirely unusual for the PS2. There is nothing like it on this system, and for that very reason it's worth picking up.
  6. GameZone
    80
    The control elements of this game were wonderfully ported from the PC to the PS2.
  7. Gamer.tv
    20
    Anyone thinking of "getting a life" would be well advised to do so in the real world rather than this one. There's nothing wrong with the execution - it's the concept that's so dispiriting.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 5 out of 25
  1. IsaiahD.
    Jun 7, 2003
    10
    This game is a great game i only wish i u could get cats and dogs and second floors that would be cool!
  2. NathanO'Rourke
    Jun 25, 2006
    10
    the sims 2 is the best sims game i have EVER played, but i still havent played it on pc.
    people say that after awhile it gets boring but i    the sims 2 is the best sims game i have EVER played, but i still havent played it on pc.
    people say that after awhile it gets boring but i dont think it does, i really DO recommend it to people so go out and buy it.

    ps- does any body know when the new sims game it coming out if so can u email me at porkyrourky@hotmail.com    … Expand
  4. EmilyJ.
    Jan 3, 2005
    10
    Addictive!
  5. KimL.
    May 25, 2004
    9
    A very good game. granted, the PC version gives you many more options with the expantion packs (I own house party, livin' large, hotA very good game. granted, the PC version gives you many more options with the expantion packs (I own house party, livin' large, hot date, vacation, and unleashed, and would have all the rest if windows ME would suport them) But I find the playstation controles much easier. and it's nice to be able to rotate the camera any way you need, rather than be stuck looking at the world from one of four angles. the 2 player modes are fun, though i know i haven't unlocked them all yet. More lighthearted things for a party than a game like perfect dark or 007.… Expand
  6. ZiltonReviews
    Oct 1, 2015
    8
    The Sims on PS2 was pretty decent, but even better considering the PC was a fail for the first Sims in my opinion. Once you figure how to getThe Sims on PS2 was pretty decent, but even better considering the PC was a fail for the first Sims in my opinion. Once you figure how to get going, nothing but fun from there. Not the most addicting, but still deserves a try.… Expand
  7. StringerB.
    Jan 29, 2003
    8
    I like it quite a bit more than the PC version, actually.
  8. BillW.
    Feb 19, 2003
    0
    This is the worst game I have ever played! I owned it for 2 days and took it back because it sucked so badly. I should have rented it first. This is the worst game I have ever played! I owned it for 2 days and took it back because it sucked so badly. I should have rented it first. I own all of the computer games of The Sims........ they are awesome, so i thought this game would have been good but it sucks so bad. Please, if you are going to buy the game, rent it first it is the worst game ever made. It is nothing like the PC versions. Ciao… Expand

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#39 Best PS2 Game of 2003
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#64 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2003
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#44 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2003