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The Sims 2: Freetime Expansion Pack (PC)

The Sims 2: Freetime Expansion Pack (PC)

'Free Time' is the seventh in the series of eight Expansion Packs for The Sims 2 (see my other reviews for the last one, 'Apartment Life'). This pack, which came out in February 2008, adds an array of new features and enhancements. The main new feature added by this pack is that of enabling ... Read review

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1-5 of 6 reviews of The Sims 2: Freetime Expansion Pack (PC)

A better work-play balance for your Simmies!

Advantages: Lots more fun for your Sims (and you!), new hobby-related objects and community lots
Disadvantages: May slow down lower-spec PCs, some annoying repetitive animations

'Free Time' is the seventh in the series of eight Expansion Packs for The Sims 2 (see my other reviews for the last one, 'Apartment Life'). This pack, which came out in February 2008, adds an array of new features and enhancements.

The main new feature added by this pack is that of enabling your Sims to enjoy hobbies and other leisure time pursuits. Sims can now be 'creative' in various new ways: Cooking, Music & Dance, Sports, Fitness, ...
...animation depicting them being 'In The Zone' when practising their pursuit. For instance, if you have a Sim who has maxed out their talent for Music, when they pick up the new violin that comes with this pack and play it, they will magically change into formal dress and be surrounded by a glowing white aura and sounds of disembodied cheering and applause (I find this rather spooky, actually!).

This pack also adds 'Secret Lots', each ... more

thereddragon 23.05.2009
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By far the best expansion!

Advantages: Adds a lot to the game, speeds it up
Disadvantages: A bit buggy at the moment

...those moments in between comes the latest expansion park, Free Time. For me, Free Time has been exactly what I was looking for. It can be hard work managing the lives of your families, but once you've got all that out of the way, well, there isn't exactly much for them to do. While there are games like chess for your sims to enjoy, I just wasn't convinced that enough people in reality enjoyed chess for my sims to take that much interest in it either. ...
...Before we get on to the hobbies and the new things they bring, let's start at the basics. As with most expansion packs, a new neighborhood is there for you to play in if you so wish - and for once, it's a neighborhood I'm really happy with! I have a very hard time with lots, I can never seem to find any that are just the right size for my Sims. But the game brings along several new lots, and I have found one that is perfect for all of my families. ...

hi_nicola 10.03.2008 · Read full review
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Now your sims can spend all day playing on Sims

Advantages: Your sims no longer have a life, as they spend all day watching ants
Disadvantages: You don't have a life as you spend all day watching your sims

...you prefer, they can play the violin, or "Don't Wake the Llama", or they can draw, or they could even spend all their time working their way to the top of the new career tracks, but isn't that missing the point of a game called "Free Time"? The key feature of FreeTime is the hobbies. There are 10 areas of interest to build, and your sims has a natural proficiency in one of them. The areas range form Science and Nature to Arts and Crafts and Film ...
...etc. As well as the related additional items, there are, of course, additional random items. In FreeTime, this comes in the shape of a whole new set of nursery stuff, for your baby sims. This is an alternative to the plaastic fantastic stuff they've put up with since the base game, and is wooden and traditional. There are also new carpets, rugs and walling, in baby pink and blue and soft green and yellow; very cute. It may seem like there's not ...

Galadriel1010 24.03.2008 · Read full review
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With Freetime you can really give your sims a hobby

Advantages: new objects, new aims, new gameplay
Disadvantages: can run quite slow on low spec computers, annoying animations

The sims 2 Freetime gives your simmies the chance to pursue their hobbies and become masters in their fields. For example you choose one main hobbie sector for them to major in so to say for example Arts and Crafts or gaming and then you will follow all the actions related to this. For example arts and crafts can get more points in their field through intereacting with arts and crafts objects i.e. easels, piano's, guitar's etc. When they get enough ...
...gloves and new items for the house. Anything your sims make can be kept or sold on, so if your sim is good they can make a little bit of money out of it. Also when your sims becomes master of his/her field they will get a certain aura around them and when they are practising in it you will also hear applause and get the sense that this is what they're good at. There is also a cooking shown down object for those sims who like cooking and want to show ...

kathcake 11.11.2009 · Read full review
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Sims 2 Free Time

Advantages: Excellent add on role playing game. Very addictive
Disadvantages: NONE

...am a huge fan of the Sims 2 and have all the expansion packs and stuff packs which have been released. Sims 2 Freetime by far is one of my favourite expansion packs. Your sims now have 10 hobbies which they can take part in : *Arts and Crafts *Cuisine *Film and literature *Fitness *Games *Musica & Dance *Nature *Science *Sports *Tinkering Each sims hobby is choosen for them by the computer once you have created your sim and the sim has ...
...it by taking part in the activities they enjoy. Each Sim is given a bug box in their Inventory which they can display in their homes and collect beetles, spiders and butterflies which all count towards the Nature enthusiasm. Two new Talent badges are also availiable within the game Sewing and Pottery, items made by the sims can be used in the Sims 2 Open for business and earn the sims extra monies. There is also 5 new career paths to follow within ...

loopeyuk 16.07.2008 · Read full review
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Sims 2 Freetime Expansion pack

Advantages: News job, hobbies and aspirations
Disadvantages: only 5 new jobs created

...my Sims 2. I think the additions are great. There is even more bright and modern furnitures to add to your home. There is 5 new jobs created and extra aspirations. I am enjoying the challenge in fufilling my sims hobbies and the secret locations you get to when you show dedication to a particular hobby. Sims are able to discuss their hobbies, practice and search the internet, the more enthusiam you have the higher the points go up. This game is ...

mummyd83 07.08.2008 · Read full review
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