Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #122 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2007-03-02
• Platform: Windows XP

Manufacturer's Description
Head outdoors for year-round fun with your Sims! New seasonal activities await your Sims including snowball fights, chasing fireflies, jumping in leaf piles, and more. Strengthen family ties in Winter, let romance bloom in Spring, deepen the bonds of friendship in Summer, or fast-track your career in Fall. Your Sims can now explore new careers and master new talents throughout the year, but beware freezing, sunburn, sneezing, and other unexpected weather effects! Dress your Sims appropriately or face the consequences!

Customer Reviews

The best EP so far
I love Sims, always have, and was really pleased when I found that they were incorporating weather into it at last!

Weather was initially going to be in the base game, but due to a bug Maxis had to take it out. Upon learning this I found it a little annoying that you have to pay for a feature that should have been in the game in the first place, however, once you start playing you totally get over that because of all the other brilliant features this game holds.

You (obviously) have seasons. The effects are bit draining on your PC so before buying you should definitely make sure it can handle the game, but they are worth it because they are so good, and nicely realistic.

You also have season-appropriate activities, such as fishing, gardening, making snowmen, raking up leaves, and each season has a different bonus. In spring your sims fall in love, in summer they make friends, in fall they gain skills and in winter they spend time with the family. You also have the new creature sim: plantsims, which are my favourite creature sim by a long shot (and I have all the EPs and SPs).

The new items are great, and compliment the new features very well. You can buy a juicer to put your homegrown produce in (different juices can give special bonuses so it's good to experiment with those), get a hot chocolate maker for warming up any cold sims, plus too many more to mention. You can also put away leftover food into the fridge, which is very handy for Sims who want their kids to get decent food when they are out. The food in the fridge stays edible the entire time it's in there too, so you can make a meal, put it away and it will just stay there until eaten!

You also have a new outfit: outerwear - coats for when the weather turns chilly - and you can now pick a different hairstyle for each outfit (ie one for everyday, a hat for outerwear, hair up for athletic wear etc) which is a nice little touch.

The reason people love this EP so much is because it adds things to everyday gameplay. Many of the other EPs rely on visiting community lots, or doing something extra, such as buying a pet, however you will notice the features of this pack every sim day which is great if, like me, you have slow loading times and can't be bothered to visit other lots all that often.

If you love Sims you should definitely buy this EP, it adds too much for you to pass it up.

SUPER BEST EVER SIMS GAME!
This is a really good game- buy it or live in boredem!

I am 10 years old because the first sims game was ages 7+ so we thought- why are the others all 12?

This is an amazing game and if you like sims then don't think twice about this game. It's a definate MUST HAVE for sim lovers. First of all, be prepared with a fire alarm as storms and lightning can cause fires. Next, every sim loves a bit of gardening, don't they? The first bronze gardening badge is easy to get so make your sim garden a bit for a good reputation, although the others are harder they will make a better impresion on other sims. The snow is amazing. Your sims can go out and create snow angels and have snowball fights, and in summer they can play catch or have a water bomb fight. Yes, this game has seasons. You can set them so you have somewhere with just winter, and another place with just summer. It's incredible! You can also fish and grow your own fruit. You can too play polo in the pool. I think that came with this one anyway- I have so many sims! Anyhow, this is a serious MUST HAVE for sims lovers. I told you once and I'll tell you again, this game is super cool! Buy it or live your life in boredem!

Very great idea for sims... wanted snow for so long already
I have all the expansion and i think this one is the most worthy to buy. Its got all seasons which so much activities for each season. You can also change the seasons to whatever you like. Each season has some advantage... e.g. Autumn for faster skill earning points n winter for friendship~ I luv this more than anything... well, just as good as pet because I am an animal lover =) Totally recommand this to any sim lover!