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  • The Sims 2: Castaway (Nintendo DS)

    The Sims 2: Castaway (Nintendo DS)

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    From: Electronic Arts
    Category: Video Games

    List Price: £19.99
    Buy New: £13.50
    You Save: £6.49 (32%)



    New (12) Used (5) from £12.99

    Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 18 reviews
    Sales Rank: 266

    Platform: Nintendo Ds
    Genre: life-simulation-games
    Rating: Parental Guidance
    Media: Video Game
    Operating System: Nintendo DS
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
    Dimensions (in): 5.2 x 4.9 x 0.8

    EAN: 5030935058758
    ASIN: B000RO5JH8

    Release Date: October 26, 2007
    Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

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    Editorial Reviews:

    Amazon.co.uk Review

    With still not a peep out of The Sims 3 on PC, Electronic Arts are certainly keen to keep reinventing the franchise on consoles. This all new game is not for the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 and, as you might guess from the name, involves you being shipwrecked on a desert island. The concept is basically the same as Konami's Stranded Kids/Lost in Blue series although you start off completely alone with each of the different sims you create washed up on a different part of the island. Obviously your first task is to find something to eat and drink and a place to sleep, with the initial parts of the game recalling the early episodes of Lost (except without the smoke monster).

    Soon enough you're fashioning fish harpooning spears out of bits of bamboo, planting edible plants, weaving your own clothes and making giant tree houses and huts that would shame the average holiday camp. Most importantly you can train your very own monkey butlers to perform your every menial task for you (up to a point). Soon enough your fellow strandees turn up and the game's more traditional social elements come into play as it becomes less Lost and more Survivor. Once you're living in some degree of comfort you can then venture out and explore the island and try and find a way back to civilisation (or stay where you are - the game leaves it up to you). In fact it's probably the most interesting thing to happen to The Sims in years.


    Harrison Dent




    Customer Reviews:   Read 10 more reviews...

    5 out of 5 stars Possibly the most addictive game ever?   January 2, 2009
    L. Maughan (North East England, UK)
    I love this game. I am around 40% completed and have read the comments from other reviewers that say after the stories end there's not much to do, I have yet to experience that. But the game is so much fun, I love the mini games, I love that it's sometimes frustrating and hard to be patient. I love the challenges set by the other castaways and have had hours and hours of gameplay just trying to find that next elusive item I need to advance. Very well thought out game and lots of ways to interact. Brilliant.


    4 out of 5 stars Pretty Good, longer term play   September 23, 2008
    Sooty
    I enjoy this game. I currently have three sims playing through as I created a new one each time I became a little stuck. I've created new things on each occasion and they have all had differing results so far & as yet I haven't finished the whole thing with any character. I like the game on the ds, controls are very easy, instructions are easy to follow. A good game to generally while away a few hours.


    4 out of 5 stars Sims 2 Castaway on DS   July 26, 2008
    At first this game is great and very fun. I love playing it. Its definetly more suited to children. After a while though it gets very repetitive and its not always easy to make sure your sim gets everything it needs. I like how its set in a forest/jungle though instead of a house. This means more to do e.g. foriging for food, building shelters, building fires, cooking food, and meeting other sims. Its great!


    5 out of 5 stars I loved this!   July 23, 2008
    A B Radborn (UK)
    0 out of 1 found this review helpful

    This game is good harmless fun and more importantly for me I was able to finish it.




    5 out of 5 stars Another great game   April 11, 2008
    L. Carter
    This game is excellent! It's great to find new things and interact with the other stranded sims on the island. You can find and trade all sorts of items and also grow things, catch, cook and make things! Once completing I replayed it again! It's not something you can put down easily!

     

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