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The Star Hermit · 25-09-2007, 10:36 AM

What is The Sims 2 Bon Voyage?

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The 6th expansion pack for The Sims 2 sees the return of holidays/vacations for our sims, have your sims take a break from the hustle of everyday life, take them away for up to 7 days at a time. Shipping with the game will be three separate locations for sims to travel to and explore, these include camping on mountain tops, exploring the culture of the far east, or relaxing on a lush tropical island. Just have your sims pick up the telephone or boot up the computer to access the new holiday planner, choose your sims travelling companions, their price range and when they want to go. Once you are away and have chosen your location, your sims can choose to stay in a hotel and make use of room servce, or if they are financially successful they can even buy a permanent holiday home in their favourite location.

Going on holiday doesn't have to be about whiling away the hours in the sun, your sims can increase their travel ranking and collect mementos while they are away. Have your sims visit local attractions such as the shrine, build sandcastles on the beach or collect shells, chow down with the locals and learn their ways, or maybe just hunt for treasure; if your sims are lucky they could find maps to secret locations.

Your sims can meets various new characters such as the Tour Guide, Bigfoot or the wise old hermit; learn new skills and dances from them and increase their standing with the locals. Have your sims relax with a massage, take part in axe throwing or log contests, or just take time out to browse the gift shops for jewlery for their friends. If your sims prefer the beach life then have them spread out on their beach towels, cool off with a swim in the sea, then have them explore the pirate ship, who knows what they may find inside.

New objects include the camping tent and camp fire, massage tables and the collection rack among others. New styles/themes are unlocked in build mode by visiting the locations. New gameplay additions include a new game launcher when you start up The Sims 2, sims can walk between community lots, weddings can now be held on community lots, and sims can now take their own photographs with a digital camera.

The Sims 2 Bon Voyage is due for release in the UK on 7th Septenber 2007.

For more information about The Sims 2 Bon Voyage, have a read through of:

GameSpy - The Sims 2: Bon Voyage Announced for PC (26th July 2007)
IGN Preview (6th August 2007)

Also see:

Some Inside Scoop - MaxoidDrea (9th August 2007)
Bon Voyage chat transcript (16th August 2007)
Bon Voyage Blog
Bon Voyage answers from the Maxoids (Updated 20 August 2007)
Bon Voyage Producer Walkthrough - (30th August 2007)

and Bon Voyage preview reports at these fansites:*

Sims Resource fanday article
Simfantastic2 fanday article
Edenstyle fanday article
Sims2community fanday article
Sims 2 UK fanday article

and the latest Sims 2 Bon Voyage Videos.

*Note: As this is the official UK Sims forums, I've only included the English language fansite reports; however you can see the full list here.

25-09-2007, 10:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
The Star Hermit Fleet Commander Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sol 3 - Sector 001 Age: 40 Gender: Male Posts: 25,916	What is The Sims 2 Bon Voyage? (Click images to enlarge) The 6th expansion pack for The Sims 2 sees the return of holidays/vacations for our sims, have your sims take a break from the hustle of everyday life, take them away for up to 7 days at a time. Shipping with the game will be three separate locations for sims to travel to and explore, these include camping on mountain tops, exploring the culture of the far east, or relaxing on a lush tropical island. Just have your sims pick up the telephone or boot up the computer to access the new holiday planner, choose your sims travelling companions, their price range and when they want to go. Once you are away and have chosen your location, your sims can choose to stay in a hotel and make use of room servce, or if they are financially successful they can even buy a permanent holiday home in their favourite location. Going on holiday doesn't have to be about whiling away the hours in the sun, your sims can increase their travel ranking and collect mementos while they are away. Have your sims visit local attractions such as the shrine, build sandcastles on the beach or collect shells, chow down with the locals and learn their ways, or maybe just hunt for treasure; if your sims are lucky they could find maps to secret locations. Your sims can meets various new characters such as the Tour Guide, Bigfoot or the wise old hermit; learn new skills and dances from them and increase their standing with the locals. Have your sims relax with a massage, take part in axe throwing or log contests, or just take time out to browse the gift shops for jewlery for their friends. If your sims prefer the beach life then have them spread out on their beach towels, cool off with a swim in the sea, then have them explore the pirate ship, who knows what they may find inside. New objects include the camping tent and camp fire, massage tables and the collection rack among others. New styles/themes are unlocked in build mode by visiting the locations. New gameplay additions include a new game launcher when you start up The Sims 2, sims can walk between community lots, weddings can now be held on community lots, and sims can now take their own photographs with a digital camera. The Sims 2 Bon Voyage is due for release in the UK on 7th Septenber 2007. For more information about The Sims 2 Bon Voyage, have a read through of: GameSpy - The Sims 2: Bon Voyage Announced for PC (26th July 2007) IGN Preview (6th August 2007) Also see: Some Inside Scoop - MaxoidDrea (9th August 2007) Bon Voyage chat transcript (16th August 2007) Bon Voyage Blog Bon Voyage answers from the Maxoids (Updated 20 August 2007) Bon Voyage Producer Walkthrough - (30th August 2007) and Bon Voyage preview reports at these fansites:* Sims Resource fanday article Simfantastic2 fanday article Edenstyle fanday article Sims2community fanday article Sims 2 UK fanday article and the latest Sims 2 Bon Voyage Videos. *Note: As this is the official UK Sims forums, I've only included the English language fansite reports; however you can see the full list here.