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2 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
Hmm, 2008-06-21
Me being a Sims fan since the third Sims 1 expansion pack of coarse I got this game the day it came out. It's very fun. If you don't like pre-destined hobbies you can download a hack to choose your own. Do a google search for it. Also there is alot of hobby leaders calling constantly. But if you download the Freetime patch there will be pop-ups instead of phone calls. But when downloading the Freetime patch be careful. Restore your game etc. Alot of the sims community noticed the patch screwed up there game. I have never gotten a glitch in my game so the patch worked for me and it's delightful.The game is so awsome it adds so much to this game. I recommend getting it!
9 of 9 customers found the following review helpful:
 Don't download the patch, whatever you do!, 2008-06-19
This is a good expansion pack. In fact, I'd say it's one of the better ones that the company has put out. It has some flaws, of course...some game crashes and bugs and all...quite a few of them, in fact...but that seems to happen more and more since EA took over Maxis. (They don't 'polish' their games; they get them on the market as fast as possible.) However, I do have two major flaws that you should know about before you buy this:
1. It comes with 'anti-piracy' software. DRM. And you can't uninstall it, even if you uninstall the game. I'm not sure exactly what it does, but I've heard it's bad. EA thinks we're a bunch of thieves.
2. If you download EA's own patch for this expansion pack, the anti-piracy software in that patch conflicts with the anti-piracy software in the game itself. Result? It varies, from what I've heard. Some people haven't been able to start their game, after downloading it. While my own game started, after downloading the patch, many textures disappeared, making the game virtually unplayable. The only way to fix this is by uninstalling the expansion pack (loosing all your saved games, in the meantime) and praying that you still have both disks and the stupid code EA makes you enter to...surprise...make sure you aren't a pirate.
And whatever you do, don't download the patch again, after that. Maybe someday EA will make a better patch that doesn't ruin your game. Maybe they already have; I haven't checked the site lately. But I'm not taking my chances. I'm just going to grit my teeth and play the thing, bugs and all.
Like I said, other than that it really is a good expansion pack. Once you get past the bad things, it the hobby system really does add a lot of depth and personality to your game. So go ahead and get it, if you want; just know what you're getting into.
3 of 6 customers found the following review helpful:
 This is a great expansion pack, 2008-06-15
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.
3 of 5 customers found the following review helpful:
another hit, 2008-06-06
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!
9 of 10 customers found the following review helpful:
Great, except for the SecuROM, 2008-05-30
As a former die-hard Sims 2 fan, I have the base game and all the expansion packs. Free Time is the most fun since Open for Business, because it gives Sims new things to do and new places to go. It also gives them new abilities based on their accumulated aspiration points, like being able to invest in the stock market and being able to make a chicken soup that cures colds. Yes, a lot of fun. But, the day comes when SecuROM decides to mess up your game, and then it's not fun anymore. I had the same problem with Bon Voyage, the first game that EA Games decided to put SecuROM on. I played happily for about a month, then suddenly the computer kept crashing. So, with great regret and a little sadness, I must give up the game. It's a lot of addictive fun, but it's not worth the problems EA's copy protection software causes. Bye, Sims 2. Bye, EA Games.
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