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The Sims 2 University Expansion Pack | 
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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy Used: $10.19
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Rating:  142 reviews
Sales Rank: 375
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp
Genre: strategy_games;action_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.2
MPN: 14917
UPC: 014633149173
EAN: 0014633149173
ASIN: B00077VDS4
Release Date: February 28, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Software is in good shape, however packing/case shows some wear. CD is in lightly used shape.
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| Features:
| | Live the ultimate college fantasy | | | Your Sims have all-new wants and fears tied to their social and academic life | | | Choose from 11 majors for your Sims and keep their grades on track | | | Join a band, crash parties, find a part-time job, or cheat on your studies | | | The Sims 2 University is an expansion pack and requires The Sims 2 to play |
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Product Description
Expansion only; Requires installation of The Sims 2 More than 100 new objects and decor items - Take a study break with the Arcade Game, practice on your Drum Kit, take a photo with your Camera and hang it on the wall. the possibilities are endless
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| Customer Reviews: Read 137 more reviews...
 A great addition to the Sims 2! November 7, 2005
31 out of 32 found this review helpful
I was not very excited when I bought this game, but now I see that I should have been. The Sims 2 University is great! There are lots of new things you can do with your sims. So here are the pros and cons:
Pros
1. Having been playing this game for about 3 months, I haven't noticed any glitches other than the usual Sims 2 glitches (freezing, etc.)
2. Sending your sims to college is surprisingly easy. As long as they have some skills that they have built from childhood, they progress rapidly through the eight semesters. Once they graduate, it is much easier to get them good jobs and thus you are much more able to fulfill their aspirations.
3. Your sims now have "Lifetime Aspirations". These aspirations are linked to their normal aspirations (Family, Knowledge, etc.) and are usually quite difficult to fulfill. For example, a family lifetime aspiration might be "Have six children get married" and a knowledge lifetime aspiration might be "Max out 6 skills". These aspirations are difficult, but add more interest to the game, so that all your knowledge sims, for instance, don't have the exact same lives. Once you have achieved the lifetime aspiration, your sim remains on platinum aspiration for the rest of his/her lifetime. (You can still earn aspiration points, though.)
4. There are lots of new objects, including the instruments (guitar, bass, drum kit, etc.) and a few extra rewards such as the plastic surgery kit and the cash machine.
Cons
1. Sending your sims to college is fun, but it takes quite a long time for them to graduate. While it's not very difficult for them to pass all their tests, it is time consuming.
2. I was disappointed to learn that the NPC's still don't grow up with your sims. (I'm quite tired of having all my teenage sims fall in love with the same boys who will never grow up. Peter Pan, anyone?)
3. Your sims cannot join a band, but if you have more than one instrument you can ask another sim to "Join" and they will soon play music together, which is quite fun to listen too. Make sure the sim you choose has a high Creativity level, though.
All in all, I would say this game is worth the money. However, I would advise people to wait awhile after buying the Sims 2 to buy this game. It's better to get used to the normal game before buying the expansion pack.
Relive your college years! March 7, 2005
Lady Naava
22 out of 26 found this review helpful
The sims 2 go to college and you can too with the latest Sims 2 expansion!
New Stuff: Great new 'do's for your Sims, a few more faces, clothing, music, and dorm-style living. The Sims now have cafeterias and professors to please, as well as a few new funky careers such as the Paranormal career. Personally, Its great not to have to worry about cooking your own food and cleaning the bathrooms! They've also added some mod new skins such as tattoos for the men and ladies!
My Sims are still freshmen yet, but I've spent several hours of enjoyable time planning their careers and love life. The only downside to this game is it does take a while to load. But once it does... Its well worth the wait! A++++ Game. You'll love it if you liked Sims 2!
Great Addition To Core Game March 10, 2005
S.V.
20 out of 24 found this review helpful
The S2U EP is a great addition to the core of the Sims 2 game. Adding the new Young Adult age just "makes sense", so rather from going from Teen to Adult your Sims now go from Teen into Young Adult IF you take them to University (otherwise, they head straight into the Adult age after their period as a Teen).
The new Influence system added to the game is quite interesting. Now you can get your active sim to Influence others to do their bidding, which can be a lot of fun depending on the circumstances.
This EP had a very smooth installation, with no problems whatsoever. I don't use downloaded items/patches in my game so this may be why, as I'm playing the game as Maxis intended.
For those who've reviewed and "complained" they couldn't get the EP to install: If you have any "hacked" / third-party objects/patches in your game, you MUST remove these BEFORE attempting install of Sims 2 University. Quite a bit of downloaded items available since the release of Sims 2 were incompatible with Sims 2 University (since S2U completely updated the "core" of the game engine). Many "third-party" fan sites have NOT updated their items to be University compatible. Remove your third-party downloads (skins, patches, objects) THEN try to install University and I'm sure you'll have a much better go of it. :)
Buy this! You need it! March 30, 2007
E. Hughes (CA United States)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This expansion pack for The Sims 2 is an essential. It allows you to send your sims to college and while there they not only gain mega loads of skill points but depending on what they major in, when they are adults they can go right into a career and don't have to start out at the beginning level! Just think. You had your toddler play with toys that earned him skill points. When he was a child you had him use the oven for little kids that gained him some cooking skill points. When he was a teenager you had him read books to gain skill points. Then when you send him to college he learns a bunch more. By the time that kid is an adult it is going to have a jump start and THEN SOME! It will totally kick butt in life and in it's career. College is also a great place to make friends! If you're in a dorm then tons of potential friends are around all the time. You don't have to call people over or go out. They're already there! Since friends are the other essential in zooming through the levels of a job to the top, this is another big plus. And don't even start me on explaining how helpful influence points are, which I believe you only have if you have this expansion pack. So, get this and be glad you did :)
This game is great. March 7, 2005
Melinda Centini (Lebanon, PA United States)
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
Okay well first off, I've been playing The Sims since they first came out. So I had to get The Sims 2. You just have to have a good video card and lots of space on your computer. Today I got the University expansion and its really fun. I was expecting more furniture and floors and walls and other objects but I was really glad of some of the things they made for build mode. I'm alittle dissapointed that they did not have an actual "Young Adult" age group. Once your sim turns into a teen they have the option to pick up the phone and call college and once they get there they turn into a young adult so you either go to college and be a young adult or stay home and be a teen. This game really isn't an expansion, its more of a add on to the core of The Sims 2. When you get to college you can pick to rent a house or live in a dorm with other people. Once you do that if you want you can call the sorority or the fraternity and you can try and get into The Greek System. You find a computer, pick your major, and then from there you have to build up skills and write a term paper which is pretty annoying and do your assignements and if you do that you will graduate from freshman to a sophmore and so on. So I'd recommend this game even though it is a bit challenging because you don't have much if any free time to spend shopping or socializing because by the time you finish your studys, eat, shower, and watch tv to get your happiness up you are to tired to do anything else. But still this game is alot of fun. You should buy this game.
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