When the original MySims first came out, I thought to myself, "Sims for kids? You got to be joking." Being 23 years of age, I see now why MySims is good. I own the PC version of MySims and beat it, as it is a time-waster. Now I see this. I'm a HUGE fan of party games; played Sonic Shuffle, Mario Party, and Crash Bash for years. MySims Party combines the MySims game play with party games. Some people may think that it is just plain weird and idiotic to have EA make their first party game, but I found it pretty cool.Breaking this down, you begin most likely like the original MySims, where you are a foreign person meeting new people, doing tasks for others, making new friends, etc. But with the party game twist, it changes the game progression. By completing tournament-like events called "Festivals", you "convince" new Sims to move into your town, adding new places along the way. Consider that your universally main task of the game. Of course, some Sims have tasks of their own. The common task is to get at least 60 points in their game. By completing their tasks, you get an item they wear (head wear, hair, costume, etc.), and you could play as him/her during the game. Also, you could play as them during the mini-games. Constructing houses are a lot less like the original. This time, you have to purchase parts to the house, and customize it. "Building from the ground on up" isn't on this; you select the purchased/obtained parts from the different categories to customize it. The interior can not be customized, nor other Sims houses (both interior and exterior). The game has two save files... prepare for a family battle royal if your sharing with many siblings. A cool feature is that even though you could only create two towns, the Sims made by players span both files. So if you completed the game and someone just started out, you could customize the new Sim in the new town with all the clothing/hair/head wear purchased. Since Party Mode is where the game takes place most, the game focuses on the attributes of Sims. When you create a Sim, you have six points to distribute to Power, Speed, and Technical attributes. You also collect cards called "Festival Cards", which you could make yourself do better in the mini-games, make opponents suffer, etc. Games have a "Featured Attribute", which could be just one, two, even all three attributes. You can not gain anymore points for attributes by playing the games or even by progressing into the game... this is where Teams come in play. Later in the game, you may be forced to make a Team. A Team consists of one, two, or three Sims. One Sim, for example, could be All-Around, another Powerful, another Technical, to round the team off, ala Pokemon. The game utilize all three types of input: Button, Touch, and Mic. Some mini-games use two types of input; the control is ambidextrous, even though there is no setting. The controls feel right for a [simulation] party game. There is a Trade Mode, where as you could trade unlocked items and even Sims to different carts via DS Wireless Communication. There is also a multi-player mode in terms of both Festivals and Free-for-All, which makes a party game a party game. DS Wireless Communication feature both Single- and Multi-Card play. I remember hearing how the theme goes on the PC version. In MySims Party, there are a few remade versions, plus a few new ones. Not much in terms of music, but the quality is great... just not the title theme. You could hear the quality of the EA logo screen compared to Sims 2 Castaway. Sound Effects are more or less the same as the other MySims games. There wouldn't be any annoying sounds to deal with. In terms of graphics, since it is a DS game, I find it decent. There isn't much to say about the graphics, however it sure could use some anti-aliasing. It took me roughly ten hours to complete the entire game, without the collection complete. Tournaments later on in
yes: I recommend this product
