Loved:
The Pets:
The Core aspect of the Pets expansion is obviously the Pets. The Pets themselves look really good. The Dog and Cat animations are very well done, and the whole pets aspect of the game is well blended into the Sims experience
The Music:
While i'm not a big fan of country music, the music that has been added is really good. The new Neighborhood theme in particular really does stand out.
Hated:
Strays:
Strays are just flat out annoying really. They will wander onto your lot, hang out for 4-5 hours, and then leave. They cause a big lag when they enter and leave the lot, as any normal sim would do. They however come more frequently. They really don't add a whole lot to the gameplay either.
Its Shallow:
The main problem i have with the pets expansion is the fact that it's just too shallow. Your pets have about 10 tricks to learn, and three career paths to follow, eah having only like 4 different levels. The unlock system for collars and furs is need, but really doesn't extend the depth fo the game at all. Its just very, shallow.
Lack of New Objects:
Now pets might have a hard time following in Unleashed footsteps, and it shows. Unleashed added well over 125 new objects to The Sims 1, along with a multitude of Pets such as Dogs, Cats, Turtles, Fish, and even Birds. It also added a really neat gardening system. Pets really only adds 2 main Animals (Cats & Dogs), it adds a Hamster, and a Bird cage, but they are really limited in how much you will actually use them. Pets also only adds about 60 Objects which is dissapointing, most of the objects it adds are also just decorative. And the one main collection it does add, has nothing to do with the theme of the pack (The Atomic Collection)
Overall Pets is the worst expansion to date for The Sims 2, will the others be better? Stay tuned for more of our reviews over the coming weeks. Played careers to completion, along with playing the game for countless hours. Published in Fall 2006
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