I love the sims. Any sims game I will buy. I will not buy, however, random stuff packs just to keep players occupied until the next actual ep comes out. It was fun with all the new bedroom themes like underwater and princess and the nautical theme, but I don't really classify that as "family fun". I loved the Hawaiin shirts, however. Those were cool. In conclusion, I wouldn't buy this game if you don't have anything else to do. If you love the sims 2, this is a good buy for you. Plus, it's pretty cheap considering all the expensive stuff packs that cost 20 bucks.

I guess I'm not a fan of the stuff packs, I like the stuff it gives you but it doesn't seem to give you much or boost the fun of the game. Spend your money on another better Sims game!

What can one say about 'STUFF' for your SIMS? There's never enough stuff. Each stuff pack gives the game more things to decorate the Sims houses and surroundings. The one bad thing about it is not the game itself or stuff packs themselves, it is the amount of hard drive the game eats, I recommend that a few TB (Terrabyte drives) should hold the SIMS and all the goodies with no problem.

In trying to appeal to everyone, EA releases packs that cram in furnishings, architectural embellishments and fashions. I know this game is something different for each person, so I'm not knocking it, but I wished for less clothes and more furniture. Guess it's off to Sim-PE land for me!

I absolutely love this game and i purchase all the EP's and the "stuff" packs as well.

only if you like to use kids a lot in your games. i have kids, thus they are not needed in my sims2 game. ;^)

some cool new objects, though. kids will love it.

I got the family fun stuff recently hoping for more clothing choices and maybe some new actions for families to do together. Mostly it had things for little kids like castle themed beds and the like. I think I would still have bought it had I known what it really contained, but I think they should have called it Kid Stuff.

If you know what you are getting when you buy FFS and want it, then you won't be disappointed. If you are expecting a bunch of new stuff and interactions, you will be.

This is a stuff pack. It adds some new bedroom objects for kids, matching walls, decorative hangings. Clothes for kids to dress up with and tropical clothing for the whole family. If that is something you're interested in, you should get this. If you don't think it's worth it, then pass but save your complaints.

That being said, I would not pay full price for this when it can often be found on sale or for a lower price.

While it is true you can download stuff for free, this is still worth the money as there are some real nice things here.

First, the thing to keep in mind is that this isn't an expansion pack, it's a "Stuff" pack, so you're not gonna get anything really other than stuff. That said, I think it's absolutly worth the money to add this to your game, but I'd recomend getting it on sale. Particularly if you're sick of "Space Rangers" and bunnies in your kids' rooms. Just make sure that you have a video card that can support the addition, or you could crash the game. To review, worthwhile addition (on sale), make sure you can support it.

It was not worth the money. Not enough good stuff in the pack

I'm glad I read the -/+ reviews before I decided to buy it. I knew it was lukewarm leftovers before I decided to spend the $$. Not much substance to it as an expansion pack. However, it was a "gift" for getting excellent grades in school.

or did this stuff pack also include an "upgrade" that let you see how attracted your Sims are to each other? To me, this opened up a whole new side to the game. I challenged myself to make sure all my Sims married only people that they were maximally attracted to, so they wouldn't be tempted to flirt and cheat with neighbor Sims who just drop by to chat or attend a wedding! Under relationships, you can see how your Sim feels about other Sims by observing the number of little lightning bolts on their picture (if any). Sims also have the option of "checking out" other Sims, in order to determine the level of attraction for another Sim. I don't know...I thought this was a really fun "extra" that wasn't even a big part of what was advertised with this product. I was pleasantly surprised with it.

This adds a little more to the Sims 2 game. Some extra clothes and furniture. I think it should contain a little more than it does, but my daughter (who is a Sims addict), loves it. If you love playing this game, I highly recommend buying all of the little extras.

I bought this shortly after it was released at a Target store--paid about $15 for it. I really like the castle collections, as I, too, was bored with the clouds and other dull collections. While you can produce a really neat collection for the castle, it's really hard to make a more adult themed room. I am in agreeance that it would have been better to have it as a downloadable expansion from their site. I am a die-hard Sims fan as well and I have even pre-ordered the Pets from EA. So far, this is the only expansion that I haven't been head-over-heals for. I am anxiously awaiting the release of the pets.

Quite simply, I have bought EVERY SINGLE Sims game (including game console versions and handheld versions) and I have never been disappointed, until now. I'm such a Sims fan that I can honestly say that I've never been disappointed before this purchase. I can tell you that this "add-on" is nothing more than re-painted versions of already existing furniture that you have. The last time I checked, you can go on several websites and download many, many things just like this, for free (not to mention, do it yourself). Do NOT waste your money. Me? I'm waiting for the pets, hopefully that won't be such a let-down.

I bought this right after I bought Open for Business thinking that it would be a great compliment to my game. Boy was I ever wrong! There is a good reason why Maxis didn't give more previews of what would be in this stuff pack - it is a couple of low-poly, hideous objects, outfits, and recolors. I have spent more time on research papers than Maxis/EA did on this stuff pack. Would it kill them to make some quality hairstyles or even some new linens for the beds? If you want high quality downloads for your game, save your $20 and use it as a payment for a paysite or even go to a free site. The custom content offered on fan sites puts Maxis/EA to shame. Never again will I buy one of these stuff packs - it is basically stuff that is left out of expansion packs so that Maxis/EA can squeeze more money out of Sims 2 fans.

This is one purchase I wish I hadn't made, or at least I wish I'd waited for the price to plummet. I had read some of the reviews before buying this one, but decided to get it anyway since some of the download sites have stuff that are based on the meshes from this "Fun Stuff" pack. That is not looking like such good reasoning now.

Pros:
*Some of the new stuff is actually quite cool, especially some of the decorations and wall papers. Any quality new variety is welcome (hope that made sense).

Cons:
*No bug fixes that I can see.
*$19 is way too much for the amount of new stuff provided. This should have been no more than $5 or included in the upcoming Pets expansion along with upcoming Glamour Life Fun Pack.

In summary, A few nice new objects for an obscene price. Someone at EA should be thrown in jail for this robbery!

Ok, im a major sims fan, and have all the games in the sims, and everything so far in the sims 2. And let me tell you, this game stinks! I know, its only a stuff pack, but they should have put it into an expansion. It only has a few good items, and its only really good for people owning stores and need some more things for the younger sims. Some of the ideas are stupid as well, i mean, who wants a "pet" brick? Not me, i would rather wait for the sims 2 pets to come out.

The few good things about this pack are new items you can create for your shop. You can make sprinkles that your sims can run through, as well as many more cool items. However, for the things you get this time, its not worth $20. Maybe $10, at the most. So if you find this is the bargin bins and want it, go on and pick it up. But dont pay full price, you will be disapointed with what you get.

What a waste! Seriously, the stuff in this expansion pack SUCKS! I paid the full twenty bucks for it and I am not happy with what I got. Who like castles and aquatic themes? LAME!!!!!

I already made the decision not to buy these "stuff packs" as soon as I saw the Family Fun Stuff Pack (FFSP) come out - I knew right away it was a rip-off. It is an insult to our intelligence. However, a girlfriend of mine thought it would be cute to purchase it for me since she knew I was into The Sims 2, but she didn't know any better and surprised me.

After installing it, my pre-observation proved true. Here is the rundown of what the Family Fun Stuff Pack offers simmers:

1. New music. If you run the game off the FFSP disk, you can hear new musical scores at the load-up screen, but not elsewhere.

2. New clothes. There are three everyday outfits of Hawaiian theme for each age group and gender to wear. (Nice hula shirts and cargo shorts.) The kids get new pajamas. Whoopee.

3. New decorations. Like ocean navigation? You get some nice looking sailing motiffe stuff to hang on the walls or place on an endtable. The best decoration, in my opinion, is the towel rack which I place in all my bathrooms. The wallpaper additions are for kids only (medieval/dragons and underwater/sea life).

4. New furniture. It's all kid stuff: dressers, beds, and lamps. (Anyone who uses the floor coverings (under the Rugs tab) are creating a ridiculous room, I'll tell you that much.)

The main problem with this Stuff Pack (SP) - besides the fact that all the material should have been included in the Open for Business expansion pack (EP) and NOT sold separately - is that you are extremely limited with what you are given. In all reality, you will make two bedrooms and use up 90% of the items to do so. Then you will wonder why you dropped $20 on such a rip-off perpetrated by the Maxis gang.

If The Sims 2 wasn't such a solid game, I'd recommend a boycott. Maybe just boycott the SPs and EPs.

My only recommendation is that you purchase ZERO expansions and stuffs for The Sims 2 until The Sims 3 is released a couple years from now. Then, when they offer "The Sims 2 Complete Edition" - which will include all their rip-off expansions and stuffs - you can buy it for $45 (guessing). Otherwise, if you don't like to spend money wisely, this SP is for you.

ok people this and "glamour life" are STUFF PACKS didn't you read the box you would notice no mention of a expansion pack in this ANYWHERE!!!!! ok???this is mostly just for clothes,toys and STUFF ok???

I have never felt particularly exploited by a Sims game until I purchased the Family Fun Stuff pack. Sure, there were a lot of expansions for the first Sims game, but those were worth the money. They had lots of objects, and new features; many had significant additions to the gameplay. The Sims 2 expansions have also been worthy, but this "Stuff pack" just isn't worth the cash.

It comes with objects, walls, floors, and skins. But the objects are themed, and not likely to be used in every house, and there just aren't enough of them. Plus, there are no new interactions with the objects. The chairs are just like the other chairs, the decorations are just like the other decorations; you can find better objects for free on the internet.

Fortunately, I didn't pay the full 20 dollars for this game. I wouldn't recommend that anyone spend 20 dollars on this; the amount of content definitely doesn't justify the price. If you can find it on sale for five dollars, it might be worthwhile; otherwise, I would suggest visiting one of the many fan sites and downloading objects for free. If you're careful about where you download from and avoid hacks, you won't have to worry about viruses, spywear, game bugs or any other problems.

I mean sure, there are not a ton of new objects but I love the princess rooms and the underwater rooms. The clothes for the kids and adults are neat too. I downloaded it off the EA downloader. So it was even more fun since I got to play it right away.

I don't know why all the bad reviews. If you love the sims, are addicted to the sims, live for the sims, you will buy anything and everything sims. That being said, this is a great addition to your kids' room and people with longings to decorate their home in a fantastical, fantasy way. I waited too long because of the bad reviews and I regret it. This is a fantastic addition to an already incredible game. Also, 15 dollars is not a lot. Go buy it before the next one comes along and you are left behind.

Okay, for all you Sim players out there considering buying this, this is just a side note. THIS IS NOT AN EXPANSION PACK. That's right. This is just a a disk filled with lots of objects and build stuff. That is why it is called a Stuff pack, not an expansion pack. This is only meant to give you more options for stuff to buy and decorate with, not give a whole new level of game play.

Hope this helps.

I am the ULTIMATE Sims fan and have all the expansion/add on packs for the game... I was so impressed and happy with the changes that Maxis made to the orginal game to create Sims 2- a Sim's fan paradise. I have always thought of Maxis as the company that put fans needs/wants ahead of profit... but this game clearly shows this is untrue. A handful of cute kiddie furniture that could have easily been put into "Sims Open For Buisness" expansion package- was turned into a meaningless "Family Fun Stuff." With only a handful of downloads this game is not worth owning or playing on it's own. For you can just as easily find the cutesy clothes and furniture on ANY Sim fanatic website and for FREE. All in all this game was a real disappointment not because of the content... but, because Sim fans we know Maxis can do better.

The objects and walls and floors are allright and im fine with the mens Hawaian shirts but save your money for glamour. its not worth it

As the other users said before, this game is just for money making. There are great FREE Stuff pages on the web with great stuff to download.

I'm from Germany and this Stuff Package won't sell here very well, too. I mean Maxis promised weather and so on in the Trailers for Sims 2, didn't they? I mean they should include something interesting like Weather or Seasons or something like this into the Stuff Packages. That would make sense and that would be interesting, too.

Again, I think that these Stuff Packages are just money making, and that's disappointing and unfair for us users, especially since we - mostly - bought Sims 1 and all the Expansion Packs before.

Sorry Maxis - here's Game Over.

I love the new items and yes I believe there should have been a bit more to this "pack" but it didn't say expansion so you knew what you were buying. Half the fun of the sims game is building the houses and creating the people so I'm glad to see more new items being added. As for price maybe a bit high but not out of line. I play the game a good bit and felt it was worth the money. I'm not sure why some people are saying there wasn't much to it ... there were many things maybe just not what they wanted.

I'd like to say that for people who had problems with bliking walls, thats because YOUR COMPUTER MAY NOT HAVE THE CORRECT GRAPHICS CARD. You have to read requirements. Also, if you read the produc description supplied for you you would realise that this expanishion pack is ONLY ITEMS!!! Also, the review previous to mine was written mid april, whilst mine is written on the 9th of june. Its only 15$, 20 because of shiping and tax, so buy it if you think it will be interesting, just READ THE COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS 1ST AND MAKE SURE YOUR COMPUTER CAN CARRY SIMS GAMES!!

Although this game doesn't introduce anything drastically new, I knew what I was getting. So its not as exciting as the expansion packs, but its still there. I agree that I'm more looking forward to a "glamour pack" because that sounds more enjoyable, but Maxis actually enriched the family feeling with this pack. It's not as good as the expansion packs, but I'd still encourage getting it, just because you can.

After a lot of indepth research on everything for The Sims 2 for the PC, I wouldn't suggest wasting your money on this. I do not own the Sims 2 for the PC currently, but I own all the other ones expect the new ones (the mobile phone one which I don't want, and the DS one that I don't want) and the other PC version.

I've been a player for years and am an huge fan of the game.

As for the person who said that they thought it was a game.. sorry, but that was your fault. You can not blame Amazon for that. You should never trust un-official resources. Go to thesims2.ea.com for accurate information. If you look at the system requirements for it there, you will notice that it says you must have the Sims 2. And it has said that before May 7th (when you posted your review) as I've had my eye on this game sense March.

And for the person who said it messed up their game... system requirements - did you check them? I'm not trying to defend this expansion pack, as I do not like it myself, but you can't blaim the pack for something that is not their fault, but your own for not being more careful and not researching a lot more like I am doing.

Well I checked this out on several sources before thinking about buying it. I went to a friends home and saw that she had it so I took a hands on tour. This is the biggest waste of money I've seen so far by Maxis. I personally download alot of content off fansites that are 100% better than the offerings in this "edition". I've even dabbled in making my own objects,recolors, etc for the game. I think this should have been included with one of the other packs instead of a stand alone, or at least offered fro free at the official site. I've been playing sims since the very first pc game came out and this is a disappointment for us long time gamers.

don't anyone ever buy this game. first of all, it made my sims 2 game slower than it already was, it has only like 10 new "cool" objects and it made all the walls in the game flash red and black so it bothers the heck out of you and you can't put up wallpaper. this is a lame game and i was hoping it would have been better. dont ever buy this dumb game and it not fun at all.
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