The Sims 2

 DS
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6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 35
  3. Negative: 9 out of 35
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  1. 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!
  2. ErinVJordan
    Jun 24, 2012
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think its pretty weird to have a criminal running around and when it goes near you, you pass out and return to your room. Anyway, you run a hotel and you try to keep your guests happy by cleaning up the rooms, fighting aliens, etc.… Expand
  3. 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 aIT 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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 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
  8. 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 doThe 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
  9. GBreakerMills
    Apr 9, 2013
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game to me was...bad. It is aggrevating and is a mockery to a series that is really promising and seems like EA's money pig, that is actually fun. Sorry Sonic. But this game is not good at all. The game starts you off driving into Strangetown when your car breaks down. You are greeted by the mechanic of the town (I think) and he says you can stay at the hotel as he fixes it (which he doesnt). It turns out that the manager has left the hotel no reason that the hotel was a and wasnt making money and you are left in charge after you power up the hotel with plutonium rods which you luckily dont suffer from an radiation poisoning as you have no protectioN. You then relise that a retarded alien is trying to take over strangetown but is easily defeated by...water. Yeah...and then after that, you are a hero and suddenly take to your duties as a manger.
    Now this game has a lot of issues that I have to bring up.
    1. The story: If you read my Sims 2 PSP review, I have said that the story is pretty dark at some points and it does have that charm that I love so much. This game does not. I didnt care for the story that much because it was not interesting. The first main part where a mafia boss rents the penthouse is possibly the best part but thats it mainly it. Which is worse is to progress, you need to build room which not only costs money but time. Ans if you think, well speed it up, you cant, well not in the game but that leads to my second issue.
    2. Time: The time is in real time. The sims franchise should never be in real time. This also becomes rage inducing when you are building a room and you have to wait 8 hours for it to be built. You can put time forward to make it easier but do not turn it back. Sure the room will still be there but then you have to fight the poor excuse for aliens. Which is annoying because if you get too close you will be abducted, possibly anal probed and put back to the managers suit. If you want to do this, make sure all the rooms are built before you tun back time. It is alot easier.
    3. Your room: Your room is small...and No wonder the manager left. You can only put a maximum of 15 things in your room and it doesnt even look appealling. Its awful.
    4. The guest: They complain, have mood swings and over all, think you are satan. OK, maybe not the last thing but they are annoying. they constantly call saying that a gang is in town which if you dont have the rat cave, your screwed, sumthing has been stolen or want you to do a challenge to findd a treasure chest in the desert which I can never can and they become smug THAT MAKES YOUR LIFE A MISERY. They are also dumb "Help my room is on fire" how, you dont have anything in your room that can cause a fire. Some guests are so depressed, they set there room on fire cause their sick of life. And this is a, what kids game? Thats nice to teah them. Sick of life, burn yourself. Your parents wont mind. It also doesnt help when they get angry and you have a small amount of time to calm them doen before they destroy your Nice. I wont pay you for the damage, I will let you waste your hard earned cash and buy me a new toilet. its overall, ****e
    5. The shop: There is barely anything here. There are new things every day and a special piece of furniture every month but it is boring. I just dont like it.
    6. Skill points: Do you want to read a mechanical book to gain skill, yes. Does this game have that no. This is the most rage inducing part of the game I hate this gimic. It makes it worse. It also doesnt help that you need 5 mechanical skills to break into the penthouse to get blueprints to destroy the final boss at the end of the game. I spent 6 months on my first playthrough trying to find them, They are hard to find and there is no clear idea on where they will spawn. IT IS AGGRIVATING!!!
    Its a shame that there is so much because the gamblng minigames are fun and the last boss is an evil robot who spawns other robots who try and kill you and that is pretty cool. It is a huge shame. If you want it, go ahead but I doubt you will find any enjoyment out of this game. And this is where the games for the DS started to get worse and worse.    … Expand
  10. BrushedRed
    Jun 14, 2015
    0
    Why can't we have a console version of the computer Sims? The computer Sims are always superior. You can do whatever you want on the computer version and good around. These console games make you do missions and it's weird and it's totally everything but a Sims game. Doesn't even deserve the title.
  11. GuilhermeLeme13
    Apr 12, 2015
    6
    Uma jogabilidade mediana e um gráfico bacana para essa época, só o fato de ser para DS já é um ponto positivo, pois antigamente só tinha jogos para PC, e hoje em dia existe jogos para praticamente todas as plataformas.
  12. SmartAlec512
    Jan 5, 2019
    3
    I hate this game. The Sims should have no set story, yet in this game, you get stranded in a town that gets invaded by aliens and you will either, die from thirst trying to get water from a nearby oasis, or die because an alien touched you.
  13. mayfrogs
    Dec 23, 2021
    10
    Maybe it's the nostalgia, but this is genuinely one of my favorite games that I've ever played. I spent so much time playing this game as a kid, and I loved every minute of it. Even after finishing the main storyline, I found the hotel maintenance and minigames so fun that I have never been bored playing this game. The lack of positive reviews here genuinely surprised me, because this gameMaybe it's the nostalgia, but this is genuinely one of my favorite games that I've ever played. I spent so much time playing this game as a kid, and I loved every minute of it. Even after finishing the main storyline, I found the hotel maintenance and minigames so fun that I have never been bored playing this game. The lack of positive reviews here genuinely surprised me, because this game is so bizarre and full of heart that I can't imagine anyone disliking it.… Expand
  14. EmperorXizzle02
    Aug 17, 2023
    10
    I love the strange setting of this game in every aspect and I think it deserves more.

Awards & Rankings

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#30 Best DS Game of 2005
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#20 Most Discussed DS Game of 2005
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#13 Most Shared DS Game of 2005

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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

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.
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  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.
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  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.
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