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| From: Electronic Arts
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 419
Format: Cd
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Xp
Genre: artificial_life_simulation_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 15371
UPC: 014633153712
EAN: 0014633153712
ASIN: B000VSEF52
Release Date: February 26, 2008
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Condition: new new new
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 16-20 of 41
For Sims Regulars, not for Newcomers March 30, 2008
Carrie
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This expansion brings a few new features to the game. The first of these is lifetime aspiration points, which you gain for having consistently high aspiration levels as well as meeting certain lifetime goals. These points can then be spent on bonuses which make life easier, such as slowing mood decay and making it easier to meet high scoring aspiration goals. The second is a host of new occupations, badges you can earn, and ways to gain skill points. These have to do with the hobbies you can pick. Performing everyday activities gives you hobby points, and those open new opportunities for membership to secret lots, subscribing to magazines, and in some instances, new skills. Your Sims could choose to take up dance, arts and crafts (including sewing), fitness, nature, cuisine (allowing you to make appetizers), or several other hobbies. The game also comes with a bunch of new outfits, wallpapers and flooring, and objects, as per usual. A few are new exercise outfits. A last minor bonus is that your Sims can play The Sims 3 on the computer or video game system, which allows you a tiny preview of the game if you zoom in closely enough.
Pros:
- The hobbies are fun and give you a new way to gain skill points.
- The bonuses that you can purchase with lifetime aspiration points are useful, and don't make your Sims superhuman as some Internet reviews have suggested.
Cons:
- The new lifetime aspiration points counter makes the interface look scrunched-up.
- It would be a bit more interesting if the secret lot memberships were a challenge to receive instead of being handouts when you get enough points.
- Some of the hobbies feel unfinished since not all of them give you new skills.
- If you put in a dance bar, autonomous Sims tend to gravitate toward it, making it tricky to interact with visiting Sims. Hopefully a future patch will balance this a little better.
Overall, I would not consider this a must-have expansion. The bottom line is, if you have all the expansion packs, it's a good addition to round out the series, but if you are trying to decide between this and some others, go with Open for Business, Seasons, Bon Voyage, or University.
 Lots of fun for Sims2 fans April 4, 2008
Porkypine (Idaho)
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've enjoyed Freetime for Sims2. It's nice to actually have activities and hobbies for all ages to enjoy and a secret neighborhood full of hobby lots. There are activities and hobbies for everyone - sports, sewing, pottery, car repair, ballet, violin, family games, even fun things for toddlers.
I like the new beach lots with crashing waves for my beach houses - Sims can dig for shells, build sand castles or go for a swim.
It's lots of fun for Sims2 fans.
Sims 2 Free time: A nice final touch April 5, 2008
Sabrina Godon (Saint-Jerome, QC, CAN)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
For those wishing to buy Sims 2 Free time, then I'll say this: Get this addition to this Sims World mostly if you're already a big fan. If you're still new to the game, then purchase the previous adds like Open For Business or University. Free Time brings to the Sims more distraction and the characters has a lot new range of actions. At the same time, those new hobbies aren't exactly important to the game itself. It is exactly what it is, an add-on.
A thing that I found interesting, however, is that toddlers now have more possibilities. True, not a lot more, but still.
another hit June 6, 2008
J. Walker (Ney York, City)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Once again, The Sims have hooked us with another interesting aspect to Sim life. Sims can do different activities, such as using binoculars to look for birds,study nature, fix cars, shoot hoops, kick a soccer ball, do science experiments and then inform us which activity they liked best, therefore letting us know which hobby they like best.You can work on that hobby, opening up secret lots, where they can do more. For example, a Sim who likes to cook can enter a cooking contest, a Sim who likes to dance, a dance contest. More jobs, of course and more fun items to buy. Worth the money!
This is a great expansion pack June 15, 2008
J. Nutini (Arizona United States)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
Don't think twice about it, buy it. This expansion pack really increases what you can do with the game. There are many new items added that allow your sims to work on their hobbies and pass the time away. The wants are now also determined by your sims hobbies which adds another element to the game play. Even toddlers can have hobbies now. There are some quirky fun kinds of features included. Not to ruin any suprises, I won't go into grave details but it is interesting and fun.
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