The Sims 2 USA

Gamers drive their virtual alter egos toward greatness, as the second generation of 'people simulation' gets a life on consoles. Though it features the same charming style and real-world challenges, the PlayStation 2 version of Sims 2 has been customized for the console. As in the console ports of the original Sims game, there is more of a focus on the player's main character, and less on the neighborhood interactions as a whole. Along this line, the most obvious difference between the computer and console versions of Sims 2 may be in the way players control their characters. Instead of a point-and-click strategy-game styled interface, players take direct control of their console characters, 'driving' them around the game world with the analog stick (as in a third-person RPG).