Product Description

The Sims 2 Pets PSP

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12845 in Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Model: 15302
• Released on: 2006-11-28
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platform: Sony PSP
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .50" h x 4.50" w x 6.50" l, .20 pounds

Features

• Pick from dozens of dog and cat breeds, or customize features with the Create-A-Pet feature
• Your Sims can encourage and discipline pets, training them to shake, roll over, play dead, and more
• Give you pets a little training when they dig in the yard, claw the sofa, or topple the trash
• Use special codes to share unlockable pet accessories, fur types or markings with other The Sims 2 - Pets players

Customer Reviews

Good game - very different from Sims 2 PSP
I played Sims 2 for PSP last year and I really enjoyed it. It was the first Sims game I had ever played. I could live with the slow load times because I thought the story was so funny and that the overall game was so off-beat.

Sims 2 Pets is completely different from S2PSP. From what I have read, this is much more like other Sims games. There is no storyline with a beginning and an end. You can create one or more Sims along with their pets, or you can select an existing family. Your Sim then gets a job, makes friends (or enemies, if you want) and can even get married. You start with a small house, and over time you can add-on (provided you have enough cash). You can switch to a different family during the game and play from their perspective.

EA did make some improvements from S2PSP. The load times are better, although there are times when the game will pause for 5 or so seconds while it does a load. I have only played for about 10 hours or so, and overall, the load times are much better. The graphics are good, but there can be some distortion in the facial features.

The pets are a fun addition. You can have a dog or cat (or both, if you want). I found myself focusing so much on other things that I forgot about the cat. Consequently, she destroyed the sofa! (it disappeared after awhile, so I can only assume that she wrecked it). I let the relationship meter wind down to zero, which isn't good. You can play as the pet if you want, although I didn't do that too much.

Overall, this is a very good, compelling game. I didn't find it to be that fun, but it will keep your attention. I was disappointed that there was not a storyline, like S2PSP. I am guessing that for a lot of Sims players, this will actually be a good thing.

The good:
- improved load times
- the sanity meter is a little easier to maintain. In S2PSP, there were times when all I could focus on was my character's sanity meter
- ability to play as different characters
- "classic" mode - this allows you to step back and let your Sims do their own thing.
- pets are pretty funny
- more variety of character interactions - chat, gossip, brag, insult, etc.

The bad:
- no storyline
- no freeroam, like S2PSP. Your character can't leave the yard except to go to the townsquare or to work. However, you can switch characters and play out of a different setting.
- a little too much emphasis on "care and feeding" (of your Sim and the pet)
- I found the "Buy Menu" a little confusing at first. It was hard to sell items.

The Sims 2 Pets (a kid's review)
This game is awesome! The graphics are about the same as The Sims 2 for PSP but so many features were added. For example, the Create-a-pet feature which lets you moirph your cat or dog as you're making it. Unlike The Sims 2 , this game is mainly about taking care of pets an having your sim(s) live good lives. This game is awesome.

Fun, could be better.
I really think that this game is a really fun game, and having it portable on the PSP is awesome. The thing I didn't like about it though is that I felt like I was always waiting for it to load. Even when I was in the middle of game play, the game would slow down for it to load. I felt like EA must not have tested this game much, or else they would have discovered that obvious bug.