The Sims 2

 PSP
Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
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  1. Computer and Video Games
    80
    With a great system of matching symbols in order to chat and flirt and a world in which a different life can be dictated for your Sim each time you start a new game, The Sims 2 is great fun and game that'll last you ages.
  2. AceGamez
    80
    There are things like loading times that can annoy from time to time, and the graphical blurs can be a pain, but the amount of gameplay and content here is fantastic, and to be able to customise your house's interior on the move in full 3D really does appeal.
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  3. Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
    80
    Rather than port the PS2 game, The Sims 2 on PSP is a tailor-made experience that hooks you early on and doesn't let go. A superb game. [Jan 2006, p.112]
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  5. GameZone
    76
    A charming PSP game that doesn’t lack most of the familiar gameplay elements while adding some fresh ones but then again its most troublesome glitches are just too bothersome to ignore.
  6. IGN
    75
    The addition of perks and secrets, not to mention mini-games and the sanity meter, help keeps things fresh. The coolest change blends a focused, genuinely funny story with the open-ended gameplay that fans have come to love.
  7. PSM Magazine
    75
    As enjoyable as it is bizarre, carried off mostly thanks to the patented Sims humor and skewed worldview. [Feb 2006, p.85]
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  8. Console Gameworld
    73
    If you've played The Sims before, there’s nothing here that will grab you by the short hairs and make you take notice.
  9. Games Radar
    72
    Not really The Sims, more like an RPG with chores. Entertaining nevertheless. [GamesMaster]
  10. Cheat Code Central
    70
    I can't get over the load times and freeze-ups. Even as good as the graphics are I would take a blue screen background if the damn game would just play for fifteen minutes without a hiccup.
  11. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    70
    In terms of gameplay, the game surpasses its console counterpart, but the technical snags drag it back down.
  12. GameSpot
    61
    The worst and most obvious problem with the game is the constant loading. Performing just about any action--going indoors or outdoors, playing a minigame, beginning a conversation with someone, ending a conversation with someone--causes the game to load for a good second or two.
  13. GameSpy
    60
    It's fair to say that Sims 2 for the PSP would've been among the best of the console ports, but a couple of glaring issues drag it down. In particular, the load times are a nightmare.
  14. PALGN
    60
    The Sims 2 feels a little scaled back on the PSP and even though there are a few extras added in the experience isn't as free roaming as before. The loading really makes the game hard to recommend as a portable title.
  15. DarkStation
    60
    The Sims has become a huge franchise seemingly overnight, but this simplified PSP port is let down by clunky controls and bare features.
  16. Game Informer
    55
    I've been a big fan of the series' portable outings in the past, but htis is just a big dud. [Feb 2006, p.113]
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  17. GamePro
    50
    One thing's for sure about The Sims 2 on PSP: when load times comprises 30 to 40 percent of the gameplay experience, it's excruciatingly boring.
  18. Computer Games Magazine
    40
    The PSP version is similarly structured as a set of constrictive quests through three areas that are tied together by a contrived collecting game in which you gather coins, here called “secrets”. [Mar 2006, p.88]
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Awards & Rankings

51
#51 Best PSP Game of 2005
16
#16 Most Discussed PSP Game of 2005
3
#3 Most Shared PSP Game of 2005

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User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 49 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 49
  3. Negative: 8 out of 49
  1. GBreakerMills
    Apr 9, 2013
    9
    The sims 2 PSP, I think its safe to say that I was surprised with this handheld port from the series. I think the game did extremely well byThe sims 2 PSP, I think its safe to say that I was surprised with this handheld port from the series. I think the game did extremely well by having the charm to the fans of the series. The story was dark at points which was not done yet in the franchise. Everytime the story progressed, I wanted to see more and more of the game until it was done. I also love the idea that Bella Goth, A character who was in the Sims PC and consoles (Including Busting Out) Sims 2 and now Sims 3 reveals that she only married Mortimer for the money but she does give you his mansion to stay...But this does bring up a plot hole in the story. Where is Motimer, even Cassandra. TBH it doesnt really matter, I didnt really use the house that much anyway. As I owned this game when I was a kid, Think how scared I was when I saw that monster is the third area of the town you unlock. It was harder to relise who this person was because I only went outside during the day, not the night. I havmt re-visited the game in a while but I can say that this game is way more superior to the DS. Not as superior to the PS2/XBox port and definatly not the PC versoin but it is still a game that is worth playing. If you see the game and your curious, pick it up. wont regret it.… Full Review »
  2. SthigS.
    Dec 12, 2005
    1
    gameplay is hindered by the constant reading and writing of data to the game.
  3. Arfuirl
    May 14, 2021
    10
    the game is so unique and there's so much things to do! that i can even pardon the loading times taking so long,also im gonna try later thethe game is so unique and there's so much things to do! that i can even pardon the loading times taking so long,also im gonna try later the cooperative to see if it is worth it and this is the game that got me into the SIms games i love it so much !!… Full Review »
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