Sims 3 Pets), Castaway evolves "in the background". NPC Sims can die, grow their hair longer, get their clothes ruined and gain skills while the player Sim is somewhere else. Additionally, Sims can travel on their own free will to other sections of the island, or even to another island entirely. Reception The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. IGN said of the PlayStation 2 and Wii versions, "Designed for everyone's inner Gilligan, The Sims 2: Castaway is an amusing, if somewhat flawed exploration of island life. While it gives an interesting twist on the standard shipwreck concept, the hampered nature of the guidebooks, strange placement of plans in menus and continual micromanagement does hamper some of the fun of the title. However, Sims fans will find this to be a good break from the traditional Sims formula, and one that will keep them entertained for a while." In Japan, where the DS version was ported for release under the name on January 24, 2008, Famitsu gave it a score of all four sevens for a total of 28 out of 40. References External links 2007 video games BlackBerry games Castaways in fiction Electronic Arts games Life simulation games Mobile games Nintendo DS games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation Portable games The Sims Social simulation video games Survival video games Video games featuring protagonists of selectable gender Video games set on fictional islands Video games set on islands Wii games Windows Mobile games Full Fat games Single-player video games Video games developed in the United States