Game Review: Sims 2 Glamour Life Stuff Pack

Come on Maxis, you can do better than this!

So you’re a Sims fan, otherwise you wouldn’t of come here to begin with. Let me guess you’re here looking for the goods, the greats, and the must haves for your Sim family, or families. You’re not going to find it though with The Sims Glamour Life Stuff. The second stuffs pack that maxis has to offer is like being promised all of the riches of glitz, and glam. However one will be disappointed to learn that all that glitters is not gold.

So you’re excited, 60 new objects for your Sims to indulge in, but if you really think about it 60 isn’t very much, nor does it go very far if none of the 60 objects are quality objects.

I know, I know, you’re getting upset, you thought your Sims were going to have perhaps a new meal like caviar or maybe some kind of fancy teas, instead of just coffee of espresso, maybe you even expected to see some jewelry or new accessories for your Sims fashions. I’d hate to be the bearer of bad news. But well, someone has to do it.

Don’t pout though; you will be getting a gigantic fluffy mink coat, in black, gray or brown. However it’s so big and fluffy that when one of your Sims is wearing it they seem to get lost in it.
It’s extremely unbecoming, and your Sims will never take it off unless directed to do so. What’s the point of a coat if the Sims never take it off to hang it up? It’s just bulky and ridiculous looking; I don’t know why Maxis couldn’t just give us a few new fashionable shirts, or maybe some new jeans?

So you want your Sim to look fabulous at the next big event. Say it’s a wedding, or a small gathering. Fear not, Maxis has included 4 new cocktail dresses. 2 of the dresses are over the top. They resemble a prom dress gone wrong. The other 2 are just basic dresses, which resemble spring dresses to me, nothing glamorous what so ever.

You want your guy to look spiffy at the next event he may attend. Maxis has added in some new suits for the fashion conscious male Sims. I believe there a 4 of them to be exact. 2 of which are so ugly that I don’t know who would want their Sim walking around in it. They remind me of something that Flava Flav would wear. So unless you’re making a Flav Sim the suits will look ridiculous on anyone else.
The other 2 aren’t really suits; it’s a vest with long sleeved sweaters underneath, with a nice new pair of jeans. They actually look okay, but you only get 2 colors.

They remind me of something that Flava Flav would wear. So unless you’re making a Flav Sim the suits will look ridiculous on anyone else.

You’ll also be glad to know that your Sims wardrobe will also consist of new pajamas. Like the mink coat though, they look way to big and baggy on the women adult Sims which gives off the appearance of the Sim swimming in them. The new guy pajamas look way too girly for my liking. I mean what guy wears a silk 2-piece matching pajama suit to bed?
There are no new swimsuits. Sorry. There are no new hairstyles. Sorry. There is no new lipstick. Sorry. There’s also no new eyeliners, or new blush colors. Sorry sorry.

Now moving on, there are some new objects for the home. However there are no new objects for outside. Which is a big bummer for Sim fans who are sick and tired of looking at a pool that the Sims barely use, or the Jacuzzi that they over use.

There are some new statues. They’re all so ugly and stupid looking that honestly they are just a big ol’ waste of space anyways. Plus every statue that I have placed that came with Glamour Life Stuff my Sims make a Blech noise. They don’t even approve of this junk.

Your Sims will also be getting some new carpets and wallpaper. I actually like the collection that comes with the game. At least they aren’t tacky, or hideous colors. However, you’re not getting many, so don’t get too excited.

So there are 60 new items, I know I’ve mentioned this already. But tell me as a Sim fan, aren’t you just sick and tired of Maxis making 20 of those 60 new objects paintings!? I mean come on! I play my game with the walls down; so all paintings just disappear anyways. I think it’s really a big sad disappointment to learn that 20 of the so-called new objects are wasted on paintings.

Your Sim family is probably sick and tired of looking at that same bathroom mirror, am I right? So finally you’ll be happy to know your getting a new one. Only is a little lop sided and abstract. Not to mention it won’t go with your bathroom unless you totally remodel and make the bathroom a brown color to match your new ugly crooked little mirror.

I bet your Sims are sick of those boring old lamps too. The Sims Glamour Life Stuff comes with some new lights. One is for outside. It’s a big weird lamp with glass cylinders around it. It sort of resembles a traffic light, but its gray. Your Sims will also be getting a brand new modern hanging lamp. It looks like a cube that lights up, its extremely ugly and doesn’t match anything in the set. There are 2 other lamps just as ugly as the next. Maxis managed to somehow turn modern type furniture into an almost space like ugly over the top modern look. It’s hideous, and takes away from that wholesome real life feel. I mean gez, what does one have to do for a simple little thing like a toaster that pops up some toast!?

You can also expect to see some new items in build mode. There are about 5 of them or so. Some new stretched out windows in retro sultry colors. They don’t cast that color into the room though. There’s also another window that looks like some sort of space shape. Bubbles attached to more bubbles. The purpose? None really, it doesn’t match any other decor, so its sort of retarded looking. You will also be getting a new staircase in build mode. Not the already made stair case though, the build it yourself one. Its glass, it looks okay if your making a glass house, other than that it doesn’t match anything.

I know your saying what I was saying, - hey when the heck is Maxis going to give us the spiral staircase we’ve been asking for in the forums for years!?

There is also a new couch; wait there is a new couch set actually, the couch, love seat and chair. They also look like big long rectangles with no shape or definition. Not to mention that the armrests are metal. Like I said, Maxis went more space themed with this than they did glamorous.

You're also going to be getting a new rectangle shaped stereo. I do wish Maxis would update the songs too, and also the fact that when you buy a new stereo the Sims just turn it on constantly. It's annoying!

Moving on:

For the bedroom your Sims can now enjoy a new bed. It looks like a box with a mattress. It’s not this fancy four post marble bed us Sim fans have been dying to see. Nor is there any canopy beds yet either! Man! You’ll be getting your cubicle bed, enjoy!

It comes as a set though; you’ll also get your perfect square end table, and perfect square dresser. Yay, it’s like a bunch of boxes in the bedroom, just different sizes! Let’s clap for the creativity behind this one.

I swear Maxis has to consider hiring some Sim object designers. Perhaps that genius that makes Sims worth playing. The web/sim designer at www.xmsims.com could take The Sims to the next level. I have no clue why Maxis continues to hire people who throw together a bunch of cruddy objects for the game and then allow it to be sold for $20 worldwide.

Also as a Sim fan one would be expecting a renovation in the bathroom department! I mean it’s where are Sims spend most of their time. How about a new shower Maxis? Or a nice step stair tub?! Seriously folks you can find better things to download at www.thesimsresource.com or www.modthesims2.com

I’ve been completely disappointed with Maxis lately, and the Sims Glamour Life Stuff just totally plops the cherry on top of an already bland cake.

Fans of the Sims are expecting way more than this. So far all Maxis has been doing with the Sims is letting it die by repeating garbage we had already seen from The Sims 1. Not only are they copying expansion packs with newer graphics, but they’re also angering a lot of fans by releasing garbage like this every season for $20 thinking it’s okay. Stuff like this should be available to download off of the site for free.

It’s been a pretty pathetic year for Maxis. Not only was The Sims Pets a total repeat of the first, but all of the “Stuff” packs have been nothing more than total rip-offs. I’m hoping for at least an, I’m sorry incentive out of Maxis with its newest release sometime at the end of this month. (The Sims Seasons) Hopefully they can redeem themselves with this expansion pack. Otherwise they’re going to lose one heck of a fan.