SIM Games for the Wii

The Sims 2

• In The Sims 2, you control a family, managing their lives and upgrading their homes. Each one has eight needs that must be fulfilled or they'll grow unhappy and uncooperative. These needs are fairly realistic, ranging from the need to eat and sleep to the need to socialize. Characters can fulfill these needs by interacting with purchased objects, such as beds, and with other characters. There are two games in the Sims 2 series, including Castaway and Pets. In Castaway, your Sims are stranded on an island and must survive Robinson Crusoe-style. In Pets, your Sims live in a modern city and can purchase and raise pets.

SimCity Creator

• In SimCity Creator, you play as the mayor of a small town. Your decisions on where to put roads and how to zone various districts impacts the growth of your town, which may develop into a sprawling metropolis or a seedy backwater. Most of the game is controlled from an overhead perspective, but you can also travel through your city in a helicopter to see what it looks like. The game also takes full advantage of the Wii controller, allowing you to lay roads with the flick of a wrist.

MySims

• Similar to Sims 2, MySims focuses on individual characters rather than city management. It departs from Sims 2 by emphasizing storytelling over free-form game play. Your character will run numerous quests, similar to a role-playing game. Instead of being rewarded with gold and experience points, your character will gain access to new decorating skills, which they can use to decorate the houses of friendly characters. This improves the overall mood of the city, bringing you closer to your goal of making everyone happy. There are two games in the series, including MySims and MySims Kingdom. In the original, you live in a modern, dilapidated town. In MySims Kingdom, the same game play is brought to a medieval setting.