Plus – The phone options are much better. Plus – The aspirations system is a good addition. Minus – Custom content in Sims 1 just worked. In Sims 2, about 50% of stuff I’ve tried either doesn’t appear in game at all, or appears in the menus but cannot be placed.

What’s the difference between the PC version and the PS2?

The PS2 version is a watered down version of the PC version – fewer objects and options, no expansions or custom content, and generally very limited compared to the PC version. I think just about everyone who’s played both prefers the PC version.

Are there any issues with the Sims 2?

Sims 2 seems to be quite buggy and fragile even after patching. Minus – A number of annoying issues from Sims 1 are still present in Sims 2. – Sims still cancel a task to complain that they want to do that task. (eg. most commonly: you tell a sim to go to bed and they cancel the task to tell you how tired they are!)

Is the Sims 2 made in the US?

Minus – Obviously the Sims is made by a US company and models US life, but that wasn’t an issue in the first game. The Sims 2 is even more US-centric though, and is littered with phrases that mean nothing to me (eg. “Gussy up”).

Plus – The phone options are much better. Plus – The aspirations system is a good addition. Minus – Custom content in Sims 1 just worked. In Sims 2, about 50% of stuff I’ve tried either doesn’t appear in game at all, or appears in the menus but cannot be placed.

The PS2 version is a watered down version of the PC version – fewer objects and options, no expansions or custom content, and generally very limited compared to the PC version. I think just about everyone who’s played both prefers the PC version.

Sims 2 seems to be quite buggy and fragile even after patching. Minus – A number of annoying issues from Sims 1 are still present in Sims 2. – Sims still cancel a task to complain that they want to do that task. (eg. most commonly: you tell a sim to go to bed and they cancel the task to tell you how tired they are!)

Minus – Obviously the Sims is made by a US company and models US life, but that wasn’t an issue in the first game. The Sims 2 is even more US-centric though, and is littered with phrases that mean nothing to me (eg. “Gussy up”).