Explore Strangetown and meet its bizarre inhabitants in the SIMS 2 for the DS, the first SIMS game that allows players to take direct control of a Sim.

Electronic Arts brings everyone’s favorite digital denizens back in SIMS 2 for the DS. Once again, players must guide their electronic characters through life, directing them in everything from hobbies to education to work. The DS version of the SIMS 2 is a bit unique in that it allows gamers to take direct control of one Sim and explore the town, interact with others, and more. Players can customize this character in a number of ways thanks to the game’s huge number of creation options. Once they’ve created their character, the storyline of SIMS 2 begins. The character’s car breaks down just outside of Strangetown, the main location of the game. Once players befriend the mechanic and convince him to fix up their car, the game begins in earnest at the curio shop next door. Here, players will answer a number of questions that determine their Sims’ personality. Then it’s off to make friends, influence people, and move in to a huge mansion.