The Bottom Line
Lots of charts and information about the new features of the game, give players heads up on planning their Sim's lives. If you want to explore and learn "The Sims 2 University" on your own, and not know exactly what is required to graduate, you can survive without buying the strategy guide.
Pros
- color for new pages covering expansion pack
- chart for new career tracks
- tips on what activities help your grade the most
- an introduction to the college campus
- find things quickly with the index
Cons
- expensive for owners of "The Sims 2" guide, since over half the book is repeated material
Description
- ISBN: 0761546367, Publisher: Prima Games
- Chapter 1: What's New in "The Sims 2 University?"
- Chapter 2: Anatomy of a Young Adult Sim
- Chapter 3: Influence and Lifetime Wants, Chapter 4: Getting Into College
- Chapter 5: Majors, Grades, and All Things Academic
- Chapter 6: Living at College
- Chapter 7: New Careers, Chapter 8: New Objectives, Chapter 9: new Socials, Chapter 10: New NPCs
- Chapter 11: Build Mode Additions
- Chapter 12: College Town Mode and Creating Custom Colleges
- Chapter 13: Campus Tours and the Student Basics
Guide Review - "The Sims 2 University" Strategy Guide Review
Like the guides for the expansion packs for "The Sims," the guide features information about the new pack and the information given in the "The Sims 2" strategy guide. This makes the book look thick, but in reality only 100 pages is devoted to "The Sims 2 University." This is a great deal for players who did not buy the guide for "The Sims 2."
Price aside the charts and information about the new features (like Zombies and Dorms) is great to have when you start to play. You can, of course, play easily without knowing which skills you are going to need to graduate with a degree in Art, or any of the other degrees. Exploring the game is part of the fun. The guide does give you an advantage of planning which skills your Sims will need in the early stages of their life.
