The Sims 2

Ok, I've been playing sims since i was 10. I know the website say 'language' is an issue. But the truth is, they dont even speak english!!! they speak simlish (as me and my friends call it) AND IT IS JUST RANDOM NOISES THAT THEY MAKE! they arent even real words!!! so it you hear them say something, its nothing bad, unless you make it bad. and the game is what YOU diside, so you dont have to go around making out with every sim you see. I don't do that, and I'm a kid. The violence in cartoon violence. if you beat a sim up, they don't have cuts or bruces from the fight. Its just like watching 'Tom and Jerry'. And no, they don't have drinking or smoking in the game. But you can buy a bar, the option if you click on the bar is 'Make Juice' its not wine or beer, its juice. About the sims doing 'WooHoo' little kids wont understand what they are doing becuse they are doing it under the covers. I think kids can play this game because all my friends do. If the kid doesn't know how to 'make out' or 'woohoo' on the game, your safe with giving it to them.

See Sims is a very fun game where you control your own little world. You can have an unresponsible family which won't really teach good habits, but if the player raises a good family it will teach you economics, responsibility, and if you're a christian you know that sex is a very good thing in a marriage. It can teach kids good values. Though this game is definatly not for kids under age 12 as this game is a lot more graphic than the 1st sims, but I don't think it's an issue really. You can't really see anything. I'm surprised to see so many little kids play it though! :(

I've been playing the Sims since waaay back when it was Sims 1. When Sims 2 came out, I was incredibly psyched. I was not disappointed. The educational oppurtunities in here are so great that it boggles the mind. First, there is Create a Sim (aka CAS) where you design families to your liking. Now, if you play around in Body Shop, you'll find you can design your own clothes, hair, makeup, etc. etc. for your Sims to wear. This is an amazing creative learning experience. Experiment with all sorts of tools in the graphics program you have and you could create beautiful things for your Sims, including dazzling purple eyes, lacy wedding gowns, cool color-streaked hair, and so on and so forth. If this isn't your cup of tea, (It certainly isn't mine. I download from the Exchange.) you can try your hand at architecture with the stunning building tools provided. Make residential or community lots! A four-story mansion or a quaint grocery store? If this still isn't your thing, you may be a genius with the camera. If your computer is fast enough and you are skilled enough, you make make Sim films. (If you know how to work your way around a computer, you could add voices and make funny or thrilling movies.) But if your computer is slow, or you just can't be bothered with trying to work a video camera, you can always try storyteller mode. Two oppurtunities in one: Photography and story-telling skills. Or you could simply learn life skills by playing your favorite Sims through their lives, through jobs and family and aspiration troubles. There are new oppurtunities with each expansion. (Ex. Learn business skills in OfB.) But with life lessons comes some things parents are wary of. Sex? Well, they have to learn some time and if they're not learning it at home yet, they're probably hearing it from more unreliable sources, such as friends at school. I personally can't remember NOT knowing about it, though I didn't know details until I was older. MY parents were responsible and talked to me before I could be influenced by others. Alcohol? Please, unless you're old enough to catch the innuendo, it's just a juice bar to you. Nothing is graphic. A paper cut in real life is twice as graphic as Sim "fights."

The Sims 2 has pros and cons. It is a fun game. There is a little sexual content (Rolling under the sheets, bubbly hot tubs.) Adult characters can drink at home bars. Sims have the ability to fight. If kids get bad grades, they may be sent to military school. On the positives, Sims do hold down jobs (adults and teens) to fund their lives. This game teaches life lessons, like grocery shopping, caring for babies, the impact of death, etc.