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The Sims 2: FreeTime Expansion Pack (PC DVD)
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11 Customer Reviews
RRP: £19.99
Amazon Price: £12.98
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Platform: Windows XP
Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Editorial: It's all about fun, personal development for your Sims in The Sims 2 FreeTime. Sims can follow their individual interests, whether it's immersing themselves in books, becoming an award-winning foodie, flying a remote-controlled helicopter or playing the violin. Gifted mechanics can repair and then drive their newly-renovated sports cars. Sims can rake in oodles of Simoelons with skilfully crafted pottery or by writing a mesmerising novel. Cool careers bring happiness and fulfilment to your Sims and your storytelling opportunities expand. New cool career options await, including oceanography, architecture, and entertainment. Now by honing their talents, your Sims can unlock a secondary aspiration making them even more unique. |
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"Not my favourite of the Sims 2 expansion packs" - 19 March 2008
I own and love every single Sims 2 game but I don't feel that this makes as big a difference as some of the others, such as University for example.
Your Sims are now able to pursue a variety of interests. Such as tinkering, and art and dance. To keep a Sim interested in a talent they have to keep working at it.
Once the Sim has gained enough interest in a certain area, for example, cuisine. They will first have the option of researching this hobby on the internet and in newspapers and also talking about it with other Sims. They will then be called and asked if they wish to subscribe to a magazine. You can of course say no to this and then subscribe at a later date.
Once the Sim has gained enough expertise in their area they will be given a membership card which allows them to visit a secret club. If they are interested in cuisine, they will be invited to Sue's Secret kitchen where they can enter food contests in hops of winning a cash prize.
Every Sim has a natural ability, but it may take a while to find out what this is. But once you find it that Sim will let you know how much they are enjoying the activity.
As the Sim gains enthusiasm in a hobby they gain rewards. If someone is interested in nature for example they will soon have the option to go hiking.
There are also more jobs available. Like choreographer and comedian.
All in all another good Sims game.
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"Freetime great for My Busy Simmies!!" - 8 July 2008
Even though my sims people in my game have extremely busy lives I wanted this pack oh so much, not just because I have all the Sims games anyways but cos of all the fun things my simmies can do, so at the weekends they do all their fun and family types things. But with this packs diversity you can also use it in a different way for exanple a soccer mom, could watch her kids play soccer, like they do at school events, and if you have Open for Business you can have a clothes shop where the clothes are made on the sewing machine then sold, also pottery shop, a garage (home business) to do up scrap cars and sell them on to buyers. I love this game so very much and play it very often if you are a sims fan i am sure you will love it too, taking into consideration the other packs do make this a more enjoyable pack on its own people may find it not as good, but as i said though I love it!!
Happy Simming
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"Sims 2 FreeTime (EA) " - 7 March 2008
Alone 3.5 stars but with other expansion packs 5. The sims become even more mad with secondary aspirations such as the grilled cheese aspiration !? For some reason very addictive and you'd be hooked for hours unless you had like me people nagging you to get fresh air. a great buy and worth the huge disc space and never ending loading spaces.
v. good
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"Not revolutionary but a step forward" - 5 March 2008
There have been two distinctive types of Sims 2 add-ons; there are those that change an element of gameplay but which only impact your gameplay based on your choices (Pets being the prime example) and there are those that change the mechanics of gameplay. This add-on falls into the latter category.
Basically your characters now develop hobbies along one of ten themes where they gain enjoyment through action. Fixing the toaster? You are tinkering. Painting a still life? That'd be arts and crafts. This is a neat way of generating hobbies and works well.
You will notice that the more you indulge in hobbies, the more options you have with your sim. Worked up a fitness enthusiasm? Now you can go hiking. It adds an element of reward to exploring this expansion.
The changes are not as revolutionary as those in Seasons were but they are tidying and sensible. FreeTime is a quieter success than Seasons, making subtle improvements to the gameplay. It won't make you feel that you are playing a whole new game but there is enough here to ensure that you notice some improvements.
If you are not a dedicated Sims gamer I'd say skip over this for Seasons and University - the two expansions that add the most visible changes to the game. If you are though I would say this is worth a look and is one of the best expansion packs for the game.
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"APPARENTLY THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TOO MUCH FREE TIME" - 28 February 2008
This is the...7th expansion of the SIMS 2, so one has to ask: was there ANYTHING not done yet? Well, apparently yes.
Our Sims are given a choice of 10 hobbies (ranging from dancing and sports to...video games - Sims playing the SIMS 3? Yeah...deliciously ironic) which not only improve their mood but also their job skills if compatible. Said leisure-time activities can also serve in making money, since most hobbies end up, first, creating something and, then, improving on it.
Yes, there is a new Hobby-meter...Keeping it high will ensure your Sim's admittance into hobby-specific exclusive clubs. There are music and dance, arts and crafts, sports, fitness, scientific, nature lovers, gaming, cuisine, tinkering, and, finally, film and literature clubs - each branching out into more specialized subcategories.
Besides new clothes and items, this expansion comes with 5 new careers: architect, dancer, entertainer, intelligence officer (no Sim-Jack Bower, no) and oceanographer. The controls are more or less the same - and so are the graphics and sounds (well, whatever sound the SIMS ever had). What I did not appreciate was...SecuROM (hence the second star withheld).
SIMS 2 always required a lot of micromanagement. FREETIME does add another level of complication, but I am not so sure it will appeal to anyone besides hard-core Sims-fans. By taking care of your Sims free time, make sure they do not take up all of yours...
Since this is supposed to be the last expansion, fans of the series will not resist. However, keep in mind that EA will probably release a SIM 2 bundle in a couple of months. If missing on more than a couple of expansions, I would advise to wait.
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"Just when you thought the Sims couldn't get any better, they do!" - 29 February 2008
This is such a fun addition to the Sims 2, I absolutely love it so far, and it's a great, fun way to build skills. I love the Sims!!!
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"The sims 2 freetime" - 26 December 2007
Now your Sims can rediscover the joys of leisure time! Awaken your Sims' true passions in life as they discover and excel at all-new activities. Whether they're tossing a football with the family, practicing ballet, restoring cars with friends, or building train sets, your Sims now have more ways to build skills, enhance friendships, and make their lives more successful. Craft new, unique items for your Sims to use in their daily lives including clothing, pottery, and more. Your Sims will even unlock secret rewards by mastering their hobbies and advancing all-new careers. Explore a wide variety of new hobbies that will change your Sims' lives!
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"Great Game" - 29 February 2008
I got my game this morning (29yh Feb 2008) Ive only played on it for a couple of hours but i can tell you that this game is great. I have enjoyed playing this game. No problems with this game.
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"Securom" - 14 March 2008
I love the Sims and the Sims 2. I have every expansion pack available, however the last I cannot bring myself to purchase. Securom was added to the last pack (Bon Voyage) and I feel my computer was damaged by this the programme. I would love to buy Freetime but I do not want to damage it further. Type securom into a search engine and see the affects.
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"One word - Securom" - 6 February 2008
Please remember that just as Bon Voyage did, this game comes complete with Securom malware. If you have never heard of this before, type it into Google to all see the disgruntled customers whose PCs have been screwed up by this evil 'copyright protection' scheme.
I certainly won't be buying this game as I am boycotting all EA's games which have Securom.
Use at your own risk!
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