The Sims 2

 PlayStation 2
User Score
4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 196 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 196
  2. Mixed: 51 out of 196
  3. Negative: 87 out of 196
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  1. JamesO.
    Jan 15, 2006
    4
    the game is alright but i was very dispointed at not being able to age or have children but im not returning the game i ahve as much fuun burning my sim :P
  2. SammyN.
    Mar 7, 2006
    4
    this game is really cool but i am having troble having children and that REALLY NOT COOL!! but other than that it is coool
  3. RayS.
    Feb 18, 2008
    4
    The game was cool and a rip off at the same time i mean com on! no kids, no stairs,the only reason i got this game is to find out what adult life is like but it is basically the same as sims 2 pets (which i hated) just without the pets I hope EA tries harder on the next sims game.
  4. RobynB.
    Mar 23, 2006
    4
    Making your own food is cool and searching for items is interesting. I bought this game thinking it would be identical to the PC, but it turns out it isn't. You can't have kids. The best part is creating a family. I was so excited that on the PC they could age, but when I got the game on PS2 and found out you couldn't do that, I was like THIS SUCKS!
  5. Caitlin
    Jul 25, 2007
    4
    Ugh! why can't you have kids! ea, this really sucks, and i really hope you fix this bc it is bumming out so many. you are ripping people off! ugh!
  6. Amy
    Feb 15, 2008
    4
    Okay, sims 2 was the first sims game that i played but then someone lent me the first one and it was so much better! But I'm confused about why they took all the good stuff out. like kids, age, pregnancy and engagement but when people say things like it was a rip off and stuff its just like calm down!!!! i wish they had made the game better but they didn't. Get over it!
  7. RobertConley
    Dec 21, 2006
    4
    This was the 2nd Sims 2 game I played first i playes The Sims 2 Pets. So I found out you can't have babies on either! I thought I could have babies So just for the fun of it I bought all the heart stuff for them to have a room that matched (Why just have the bed?) So I spent LIKE ALL MY MONEY 4 Nothing! So (got it on Ps2) It sucked
  8. christinebakerbaker
    Feb 23, 2006
    3
    this is a good game but its kina stupid every one i asked said that sims can get pregnant by whohoing 10 times on the love bed . but now im thinking that u cant get pregnant and that is really stupid because everyother game cant it needs to be esier than that or put it on the label. i dont know if u can make 2 story houses but it was a waste of money im buying it on pc next time
  9. FelipeB.
    Feb 15, 2006
    3
    The game is good cause you can dp more stuff, but it still sucked cause they took the stuff off all the kool stuff about it, whats the point of playing pretty much sims1 all over again just with like 3 more options...its pointless, i rather play Bustin' Out more then this.
  10. chasM.
    Mar 14, 2006
    3
    Hay! All you SIM fans or once was fans.I love the sims games but number 2 sucks. I would normally rate as a 10. But you can't get your sim to have a baby. If anyone knows if you can have a baby in story mode email me a cheatmaster7@hotmail.com. Also only email if you got an answer. also you people looking at this before you post it do not!!!!!!!!!!!! take my e-mail addess out !!!!!!
  11. alexhrons
    Dec 27, 2005
    3
    i agree with all of u guys some parts are good and most are bad i got sims 2 for ps2 this x-mas and i was so exited to open it and try it out i hav all the sim games but when i tryed it i felt real real real dissopointed no kids no pregnency nothing fun no ageing well thats all and plz send me some cheats
  12. Kaitlyn
    Dec 31, 2005
    3
    The game was alright but I though it was going to be better when I saw the commercial becouse it showed that you had babys and they aged after a while wich I though would be pretty cool...but that doesent happen in the game!I have been looking for cheats and hints for so long trying to figure out how to have a baby and just now realised you cant!!
  13. Watersson
    Jan 15, 2014
    3
    The port on the ps2 is tragic! Starting with the ever-problematic graphics hopeless ending soundtrack ... Really it is hopeless ... How did this game came from EA? I'm a fan of the Sims but this game is ... so ... fatal.I give this game 3 just because I like the Sims (pc)
  14. Falon
    Jan 6, 2006
    2
    i got the sims2 for ps2 for xmas and it really is a weak game sims 1 and busten out top this game i was really excited bout gettin it i had 2 for pc and 2 for ps2 and when the sims2 first came out on pc i dint get it cuz it was 50.00 but this time i got it for ps2 and it really sucks computer says u can have twins, toddlers and babys and the grow up but ps2 dosent you shoud make a betteri got the sims2 for ps2 for xmas and it really is a weak game sims 1 and busten out top this game i was really excited bout gettin it i had 2 for pc and 2 for ps2 and when the sims2 first came out on pc i dint get it cuz it was 50.00 but this time i got it for ps2 and it really sucks computer says u can have twins, toddlers and babys and the grow up but ps2 dosent you shoud make a better sims2 or sims3 i was really excited bout this game and it sucks i am returning this game back its pose be bout life life isnt complete with children im sorry to say but you really disapointed me i give you a 2 sims1 a 9 and sims bustin out 9 but sims2 a 2 i hope you make another game!!! i dont think i'll bye another ps2 game from EA.… Expand
  15. amyn.
    Jun 6, 2006
    2
    i know i hate the sims 2 it sucks coz you cany getr the sim to have a baby i spent since christmas
    trying for my si but no they didnt i thought that i would be able to get my sim to have a baby im discusted with this game f***
  16. JoshicaM.
    Dec 4, 2005
    2
    EA has truly, truly dissapointed me today. I bought the game, took it home, ripped off the package, and once I played it, I was on the one who felt ripped off. Bustin' out, and the sims for PS2 had more than this. I don't care how many meals my sims can fix. I'm sticking to PC version. EA will have to show me the money before I buy another PS2 game from them. I still love EA has truly, truly dissapointed me today. I bought the game, took it home, ripped off the package, and once I played it, I was on the one who felt ripped off. Bustin' out, and the sims for PS2 had more than this. I don't care how many meals my sims can fix. I'm sticking to PC version. EA will have to show me the money before I buy another PS2 game from them. I still love you on the PC tip, but EA you really let me down on this one.… Expand
  17. SoniaD.
    Mar 5, 2007
    2
    This game ok but its really poor at the same time on the pc you get pregnant watch her belly grow as well as morning sickness and carry it for a Sims 9 month and when u have the baby to teach it to crawl and walk and your sim get to age grow old and die none of this is in the ps2 so I think the next sims game for the ps2 should have this added to it as well as keeping the old stuff to This game ok but its really poor at the same time on the pc you get pregnant watch her belly grow as well as morning sickness and carry it for a Sims 9 month and when u have the baby to teach it to crawl and walk and your sim get to age grow old and die none of this is in the ps2 so I think the next sims game for the ps2 should have this added to it as well as keeping the old stuff to then the game would rock.… Expand
  18. amyjones
    Apr 23, 2007
    2
    when the sims 2 first came out i bought it and on the computer it was ab n i lved it but then my computer broke and it wont work on my new one my mum bought me it on the ps2 and i though that it was such a let down, i was so dissapointed.
  19. MooMoo
    Feb 25, 2009
    1
    No wonder I found this game cheap! I only bought it for 20 bucks... And I don't even enjoy it! There's no children, stairs, etc.

    Ugh! I wish there was. I have the Sims 2 for PC but my computer is just toooo slow :[ I'm so disappointed and dying to play.
  20. hannahluscombe
    Feb 20, 2009
    1
    i dont get the game what so ever i wouldnt get it you cant hav KIDS or AGE so all u can do is make a stupied house and you dont even get 2 floors PEOPLE DONT GET THE GAME trust me i have tryed for a baby so many times i think the first one is better then this fkin game so dont bother tryin to hav one get sims on pc woo
  21. Felecia
    Jan 16, 2006
    1
    It's stupid! You can't get pregnant? What's there to do then? U succeed at ur job and everyting else... what's there do do?
  22. [Anonymous]
    Jul 12, 2006
    1
    The Sims 2 is fun,but mostly stupid. I paid 50 bucks just to play the sims again without the basic concept OF THE SIMS.plus I had the cheat codes and I was going to build like a giant mansion. In my viewThe graphics are good but otherwise this games sucks.
  23. Myshayla
    Sep 26, 2007
    1
    This is such a rip off...i played sim games(different versions) on pc and the first game i ever bout was sims 2:pets for ps2.and this is such a waste of time and money!i can't afford many games so when i bought this game i thought it would be the best, but it was the worst!!i swear i will never buy your ps2 games again if you don't do something about this! for 1..you can't This is such a rip off...i played sim games(different versions) on pc and the first game i ever bout was sims 2:pets for ps2.and this is such a waste of time and money!i can't afford many games so when i bought this game i thought it would be the best, but it was the worst!!i swear i will never buy your ps2 games again if you don't do something about this! for 1..you can't have babies(only your pets and 2nd.. it's getting really boring and i only had it for 5 days this is *****in crap!!!!!!… Expand
  24. ElektraF.
    Apr 27, 2008
    1
    This game was a huge rip off!! }:-( I thought it'd be better than the first. I thought that when they were supposed to WHOHOO a baby would come. I mean theres NO pregnancy, NO ageing, NO 2 storied houses, NO FUN!!!! I hope ur happy. But on the bright side i get 2 return this piece of $#!% bak 2 the store for SIMS3 BABY!
  25. ShelbsC
    Jul 23, 2008
    1
    The first Sims game I played was the pets one and I was all excited thinking you could have a family...But NO. and I don't like how they tricked us into thinking we could have a family on the trailer. I watched that and I was like oh cool we can have babies and age. But it was all lies.At least the pets one is better than the original Sims 2.You can have SOMETHING on there.
  26. CharylouG.
    Dec 17, 2006
    1
    I give it a one because you can't get pregnant and you can't age. This game really sucks. All I wanted to do in this game is to have a family! But NO! this really,really SUCKS!
  27. DeyonnaPittman
    Nov 23, 2008
    1
    ummmmmmmmmm when i first got the game i thought it would be som f*** ing fun but then there was no two stories or kids wtf im so disspointede and at game stop it only cost 19.99 but wtf i hate dis game its so boring damn sims 2 for ps2 suck
  28. RedMaxwell
    Jun 18, 2013
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A few years ago, I bought a used copy of this game for about $12.00, only to find out that this game was $12.00 too much. The graphics are mediocre, the gameplay is slow and choppy, and takes too long to load. The Sim customization feature is blase and ugly. The soundtrack may be passable, but that isn't saying much. I've heard much better music in the soundtrack for The Sims 1. The game's AI unresponsive most of the time and are a real pain in the ass to deal with. The Sims that you can control in Story Mode (other than your main Sim; this includes Sims such as Farah, Don, Partrizio, Isabella, Betty, Victor, etc.) have as much depth as stale, unbuttered toast. There is nothing interesting about any of them, unlike some other characters in previous installments of Sims games. You don't care if they become depressed from lack of socialization, get fired from their job, or even "die". The "Story Mode" in this game is also very bland and feels like nothing but a boring chore, as well as the "Free Mode" option. But the nail that seals the coffin is the lack of features that are offered in this game, unlike what the Sims 2 on the PC brought us. You can't build houses with stairs, have children, or die for good in this game. Nope-you just become a ghost and screw around until you decide to be revived by the Grim Reaper by either winning a challenge to a fiddling contest or paying up some simoleons. Overall, this game is nothing but a waste of time and money. If you are a hardcore Simmer as much as I am and just have to own every Sims game in your collection, do yourself a favor and stay away from this terrible game. Don't even buy it for a cent, because would still be too much to buy this piece of goat dung that is The Sims 2 on the PS2. If you happen to own the PC version of the Sims 2, please just stick with that.… Expand
  29. BrookeSpencer
    Jun 5, 2007
    0
    THIS ONE SUCKED!!!!! It was horrible i liked the 1st one when you could make babies i thought that was really fun!! I was gonna go pawn this game but then realized it wasnt worth it so i gave it to my dad to chew on!! This games was so stupid!!!!
  30. Annie
    Sep 13, 2007
    0
    I hate this game!!! A friend gave it to me and I thought it was going to be so much better than the first Sims game. What a rip-off!!! These games are supposed to simulate real life, well, in real life people get married in churchs or chapels or at least married by some licensed person, people have babies, and people grow older. The story line is soooo shallow and boring. What happened???
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Awards & Rankings

73
#73 Best PS2 Game of 2005
9
#9 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2005
84
#84 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2005

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. PSM Magazine
    90
    Every bit as addictive and charming as "The Sims" ever were. Degg-degg! [Dec 2005, p.91]
  2. Game Informer
    78
    Even with these new elements, the game isn't as dynamic or addictive as others in the series, but it does manage to find some identity amid its more familiar feature that Sims fans will certainly appreciate. [Nov 2005, p.150]
  3. GamePro
    90
    If playing the divine hand to a house full of simulated people appeals to you, this is as good as it gets.
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