The Sims 2: Castaway
| The Sims 2: Castaway | |
|---|---|
| Box art for The Sims 2: Castaway | |
| Development | |
| Developer(s) | The Sims Division (console), Full Fat (NDS)[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Ratings | PEGI: 3+ |
| Series | The Sims series |
| Release date(s) | NA October 23, 2007 AUS October 23, 2007 (DS) AUS October 25, 2007 (PS2) EU October 26, 2007 (DS, PS2, Wii) AUS October 30, 2007 (Wii) AUS November 1, 2007 (PSP) EU November 2, 2007 (PSP) Mobile 2008 Windows Mobile May 7, 2009 BlackBerry August 20, 2009 |
| Technical information | |
| Native resolution | 480i, 576i |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Mobile Phones |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Media | DVD (Wii and PS2), UMD (PSP), DS Game Card (DS) |
| System requirements | 1138KB memory card space (PS2), 1088KB Memory Stick Duo space (PSP) |
| Game features | |
| Genres | Life simulation, Survival |
| Themes | Outdoor, Tropical |
- Not to be confused with The Sims Castaway Stories.
The Sims 2: Castaway is the third console spin-off of the video game The Sims 2. It was released in the United States on October 22, 2007 and October 26, 2007 in Europe for the Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. The game was not released for PC/Mac, but an equivalent version called The Sims Castaway Stories was released on January 29, 2008. Unlike most other games in The Sims series, this game is not much a life simulation, but more of a survival game.
Story[]
The game begins on a boat (named Simplicity) after the player creates a crew. The crew can consist of one to six Sims. After the crew's creation, a slide-show starts of some mobile phone pictures that are taken showing the trip and also showing the storm that wrecks the ship. The player's starting Sim wakes up on First Beach, Shipwreck Island. The Sim finds books detailing the goals the Sim must follow to survive on the islands and escape. Shortly after exploring Shipwreck Island, the Sim discovers a second island, Airplane Island, and builds a raft to reach the new location. After arriving on the island, the Sim is reunited with some of his/her lost crew during the player's exploration of the island. The player then has the option to form a tribe of Sims if the relationship level is high enough. While exploring Airplane Island, the player will find radio parts that are crucial to completing a goal later in the game. A third island, Volcano Island, can be reached once the player finds the second beach on Airplane Island and builds a canoe. On Volcano Island, the player will discover the remains of the llama people. The player has the chance to return to civilization on this island. They can either build a boat or travel to the volcano's summit and use the radio parts to send an SOS to a nearby ship. Also, the player can repair a broken ceremonial forge on Volcano Island that will cause a fourth island, Crystal Island, to rise out of the sea.
The user finds many "books" along the way that give him or her various quests to follow to complete the game. These can be completed in any order. They can also befriend local chimps on the island and marry other Sims.
Gameplay[]
The Sims 2: Castaway is a survival crafting game where players survive and gather materials around the environment to craft objects and clothing. There are two types of materials that can be gathered, food and crafting materials. Food can be obtained from fruit trees or by fishing and it is the resource needed to keep Sims alive. There are crafting materials such as leaves or wood that can be found around the island. Sims can use the crafting materials on a workbench to craft objects or clothing.
Sims can die if their hunger motive drops too low, much like other games in the series. The Grim Reaper will not appear when this happens; instead, their gravestone will appear a few moments after their death. Game over occurs when the player loses all of their playable Sims.
Free mode[]
Unlike in the PC/Mac equivalent The Sims Castaway Stories, there is no free play mode in the console version of Castaway. However, players can still opt to keep playing the game after completing the final goal, which is to escape the island by sending an SOS message or building a boat.
Console features[]
The PlayStation 2 and Wii versions support Dolby Pro Logic II, a stereo→5.1 upscaling codec.
The Wii version supports exporting and importing savefiles to and from an SD card, which is beneficial as the game normally only allows one savefile at a time.
Trivia[]
- The game is referenced in The Sims 3, where a TV has a case for The Sims 2: Castaway inside of it.[confirmation needed]
- The soundtrack would later be reused in The Sims Castaway Stories.
- The movement and beach towel systems were later carried on into The Sims 3 (Wii).
- The intro screen uses a version of the EA splash screen that would later become more commonly known in The Sims 3, but in 60fps rather than The Sims 3's splash screen's 30fps.
Gallery[]
Soundtrack[]
The Sims Castaway Stories - Full Official Soundtrack
Full Official Soundtrack (console)
Other languages[]
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| English | The Sims 2: Castaway |
| Croatian | The Sims 2: Castaway[2] |
| Dutch | De Sims 2: Op Een Onbewoond Eiland |
| Portuguese | Os Sims 2: Náufragos |
| Finnish | The Sims 2: Autiosaari[2] |
| French | Les Sims 2 : Naufragés |
| German | Die Sims 2: Gestrandet |
| Italian | The Sims 2: Island |
| Polish | The Sims 2: Bezludna wyspa[2] |
| Russian | The Sims 2: Робинзоны[2] (The Sims 2: Robinzony) |
| Romanian | The Sims 2 Castaway[2] |
| Spanish | Los Sims 2: Náufragos |
| Swedish | The Sims 2: Skeppsbruten[2] |
References[]
External links[]
- The Sims 2: Castaway - English Wikipedia
- The Sims 2: Castaway - Dolphin Wiki
- The Sims 2: Castaway - PCSX2 Wiki
