I was browsing gaming headlines when Electricpig's new article caught my eye. Ten worst gaming spin-offs as the title, with "The Sims 2 Ikea Stuff" in the blurb. Huh? They couldn't be serious. That was one of my favorite stuff packs. As far as stuff packs go...
"The Sims 2 Ikea Stuff" wouldn't have been top of my list. A casual game based on "The Apprentice" was a big disappointment. The stuff pack is award-winning quality compared to that one. Plus there's the Desperate Housewives game that didn't win many fans either.
Anyone else have a game that was a disappointment to them? Spin-off or not.
Just when I thought I had enough Facebook games to keep me busy, EA goes and releases a "Spore" game. "Spore Island" is a simplistic version of "Spore." It's one stage of the game, made into a Flash game.
You design a creature by picking out a body, legs, eyes, and a mouth. Then after picking attributes (defense, weight, etc), you send your creature into the wild (or an observation) and hope it earns the most points. The observation screen reminds me of Pac-Man. You watch your creature eat or avoid other creatures (computer or ones created by your friends) to eat plants from a top-down view.
"Spore Island" isn't the best Facebook game, and it surely isn't the worst. None of my friends have joined yet. I'm sure it has to be more watching your creature race around friends, rather than random wild ones.
Options are expected by sim players. Seeing "The Sims 3" come with only one world was disappointing (you can download another at
thesims3.com). Come December that will all change. EA is releasing the Create A World tool. The Sims Resource got a
preview. They say it looks technical and think only a few will be able to master it.
We will have to wait. It won't be out until sometime in December.
There isn't an official tool or forum to share brand new objects for "The Sims 3."
The Sims Resource, a web site devoted to "The Sims" since its release, developed a program to import and export files. For the unique items, you'll have to visit fan sites. You don't need to download recolors of original objects. Just use the Create-A-Style tool to change colors (accessed through edit button in Build mode).
Which is your favorite to download so far? Furniture, clothes, or hair? For me, it's been clothes. I rotate through clothes often.
