The Sims: Vacation

The Sims: Vacation, known as The Sims: On Holiday in the Republic of Ireland, the UK, China and Scandinavia, is the fourth expansion pack for The Sims. Vacation introduces new items, characters, and features…

80 25 March 2002 5 cheats

Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Strategy Comedy Fantasy Romance Sandbox

The Sims: Vacation is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Electronic Arts, released 25 March 2002 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 5 cheat codes for it.

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What The Sims: Vacation is

The Sims: Vacation is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Electronic Arts and released in 2002. It was published by Aspyr Media. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on The Sims Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A snowy alpine setting, a Riviera-style beach, a peaceful forest campground - this island resort has it all. Sim families can enjoy dozens of new activities on an inviting vacation island, free from the drudgery of the daily grind. Drop a fishing line, try a little snowboarding, or just relax by the beach. Don't forget to do some souvenir shopping before it's time to go back home. This add-on allows routine-weary Sims to escape the confines of their suburban neighborhoods and visit entirely different locations full of new activities, objects, opportunities for social interaction, and an assortment of new non-player characters. The resort staff members strive to serve Sim needs as best they…

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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy, fantasy, romance and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Sims series

The Sims: Vacation is the fifth of 227 entries we hold in the The Sims series. The next entry was The Sims: Deluxe Edition in 2002. Its critic score of 80 is 9 points above the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is The Sims 4: Parenthood at 90.

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How it was received

The Sims: Vacation holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 61% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What it launched against

The Sims: Vacation launched on 25 March 2002, within three weeks of Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast and Heroes of Might and Magic IV. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast, Heroes of Might and Magic IV.

Cheats and codes

We have tested and published 5 cheat entries for The Sims: Vacation — 4 cheat codes and 1 tip. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.

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