Not worth the money
Pros:
Continues the line of Sims games with a new idea.
Cons:
difficult navigation, mediocre graphics
The Bottom Line:
Unless you like very extended game play this is not the game for you. Stick with the PC versions of these games. It isn't worth the $50.
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Author's Review
I am a long-time Sims follower. I have Sims 1 and 2 for the computer so when Sims2:Castaway became available on the Wii, I was thrilled. However, once I had played the game I was less than enthusiastic about it.
Drawbacks
When playing just one person the game is very difficult. You spend the majority of the time getting wood, food, and other supplies. Basically, my person would wake up, eat, look for food, look for supplies, eat, try to socialize, and then sleep. It is similar to the regular Sims2 game in that you must satisfy bladder, social, hygiene, and all of the others. This becomes difficult because when you are trying to talk to the chimps, they often run off and are relatively difficult to find in the beginning. At the beginning of the game they give you a mat to sleep on and you are expected to find supplies in order to build a better bed. In some cases, you can not go exploring because you do not have enough energy. This happened more than once and I had the biggest bed and I had my hunger as far as it would let it go. You are supposed to travel to different islands and then different areas of the islands. This makes building an actual home difficult. Once you have all the supplies to build a nice bed and shelter, you are told to go to another island. You can't take those supplies with your either.
Another aspect of the game that was rather annoying was the controls. You use the nun chuck to move your people but if you want to see any of your statistics or click on any of the menu then you have to move the other controller and point towards the screen and press A. This ends up being very difficult.
On the plus side
After getting used to the game it can be somewhat fun. It takes a lot of getting used to though. The graphics are mediocre but they get the job done.
My recommendation
Unless you like extended game play this is not the game for you. It is difficult to navigate and even more difficult to get used to. Stick with the PC versions of these games. It isn't worth the $50.
