The Sims 2 Seasons: The Sims Now Have Weather!

Weather has been a major want ever since the first Sims game was developed. Maxis however had fans waiting for years till finally they release the expansion pack that would include weather. FINALLY!

I had a twinkle in my eye when I first saw the box for sale for $29.99 at my local gamestop. I opened up my wallet without so much a thought.

SO HOW WAS IT?

Well firstly let me talk about what the newest additions are. With any Sims 2 expansion pack you always get new clothing, new objects, and new decorations. The Sims 2 Seasons adds all of this. You have a whole new wardrobe, however like all Maxis expansions, the new clothing is always usually very ugly, and does not fit right graphically with the rest of the game.
The clothes you get with this expansion pack however are pretty well done compared to what Maxis had been throwing at us in the past. But the wardrobe lacks. There are only about 5 or 6 new fall/winter themed outfits for the girls, and 4 or 5 for the boys. Bah! The summer clothing is non existent, and so is spring.

The best thing about the new clothing is that your Sims will change into them when they go outside. However you must make sure you buy the coat rack for this to occur. Without the coat rack your Sims will go outside in whatever they are dressed in.

This is bad... and it is bad because in the winter if your Sims goes outside wearing say a bikini, they risk freezing to death. If your Sim turns blue, he will freeze to death unless someone comes outside to break him free of the ice. If your Sims does make it inside without turning into a frozen block, you may want to give him some hot chocolate to warm him back up to normal temperature.

The same rings true for summer time. Your Sims can now overheat. There new thermometer which will be placed next to their faces on the bottom screen will show their temperature. To cool a hot Sim off you can prompt them to go swimming, or to go inside to make some lemonade.

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