Sims Castaway Stories

The Sims Castaway Stories is the third and final game in the  The Sims Stories line of games. It was released on January 29, 2008. The Sims Castaway Stories features the choice of either playing in a story-driven mode titled "Shipwrecked and Single" or a more  sandbox"Wanmami Island".I n "Shipwrecked and Single" mode, the player is subjected to a scenario-driven style of gameplay. The player must choose to play as  David Bennett,  Jessica Knight, or create a customized Sim, who boards a cruise ship for singles named Solomon Queen, only to have it crash and leave them drifting on the ocean clinging to a crate. The crate happens to float onto land, after which the player is left to help the Sim survive. This game is very controlled. Gameplay on Wanmami Island is much more open-ended, enabling  gameplay reminiscent of more traditional Sims games. The player is allowed to design their own Family and start  Jobs as in The Jobs 5, The Jobs 6 & The Jobs 7. The  Sims Castaway Stories was generally well received. GameRankings has an average score of 77% based on 7 reviews, [8]  while  MetaCritic has a score of 73%. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[9] <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">  PC Gamer (US)<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> gave the game an 83%, praising the low system requirements, the music, the original setting, as well as the low retail price, but noting that there are a few  bugs<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> and long loading times. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[10] <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">  IGN<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> gave the game an overall score of 7.3 out of 10, stating "The Sims: Castaway Stories is the first game in the entire series that really feels different despite being based on the same engine and principles", but also saying that there is little to no  replayability<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[11] <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> Some critics enjoyed the game less than others, however. PC Zone<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> said "By peddling this sort of single-minded crud to children EA are creating a new generation of absolute morons who won't be able to think one step ahead of themselves.