

As you follow the objectives you’ll encounter your crew members, provided you made them at the beginning of the game, and from there you can build relations with them with the ultimate goal of forming a tribe and assigning everybody jobs. Quite simply, the gameplay is very similar to the original Sims games in that you control a Sim and are responsible for his or her wellbeing by keeping their motives raised and giving them a home to live in. With nothing on your person except a sleeping mat, knife and toilet paper you’ll have to work out how you’re going to build a new life for yourself on this seemingly uninhabited island. When you awaken, as your chosen Sim, you find that you’ve washed up, alone, on a sandy beach.

After you’ve selected your crew you get to pick a starting crew member then watch as, through a series of photographs, the boat they were cruising on encounters a terrible storm that ultimately capsizes them all. The job picked has an effect on what skills they start out with but, of course, these skills can be raised over time. Something which is interesting though is the ability to select what your Sim’s industry was prior to the whole, boat crash thing, choosing from several career options including chef, ranger, mechanic and doctor. You start out by creating a crew of between one to six crew members and, in this game, the initial character creation is extremely poor with limited editing of a Sim’s face and very few clothing options. The game includes features such as having to collect resources, create a tribe, find collectibles and most importantly, find a way to escape the island paradise you’ve been stranded on. 'T he Sims 2 Castaway' is a spin off title from ' The Sims 2' but all the elements of a life simulation game still exist, though in new and interesting formats. Platforms: PS2, Nintendo Wii, PSP and Nintendo DS. ' The Sims 2 Castaway' broke away from a home life based game and introduced the completely new concept of managing your shipwrecked crew as they try and survive on a series of islands.
