Over the past few years, The Sims franchise has made great waves in the ways that people play video games. With its unique premise of controlling virtual life in day-to-day settings, gamers were sucked into a world where hours were killed making sure that Sims were well fed, happy, appropriately social, clean, knowledgeable, etc. People who never played video games in their lives were hooked on The Sims. Last month, EA released The Sims 2 on console, bringing the magic of The Sims to more than just PC owners. While the major console versions followed the formula of the original game, the Game Boy Advance version has added a new dimension and story to the typical Sims game.

In The Sims 2, you are responsible for creating, naming, and dressing a Sim. That Sim is then thrust into the world of reality television. Hired by the producer, Daddy Big Bucks, your Sim is responsible for stirring some excitement up and creating a focal point for the television show. Basically what this entails is meeting people and perfecting the appropriate conversation style for each one. This can mean intimidating them, being friendly with them, or otherwise. There are other missions in the game as well, so you might spend a lot of time wandering around trying to find someone, or an object that someone needs.

The game isn't necessarily hard, but can be a little tricky because the missions are given with lack of direction. For that reason alone, it is better that older kids play this game rather than younger kids. Older kids will be able to make inferences about the environment, and can figure things out strategically. The game is interesting, and definitely an interesting take on The Sims franchise. However, if you are looking for a traditional Sims game, and just wish to create a Sim and control their actions and goals, then you might want to look beyond the Game Boy Advance version. Unfortunately for Sims fans, The Sims 2 on GBA is less like a simulation and more like a standard platformer.

Our Final ScoreMediocre

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