Four Tips To Grow Your The Sims FreePlay

A Review of the Verizon FreePlay. In-game goals (sort of like the optional missions in Jetpack Joyride) might require you to perform an action on a specific day of the week and even within a small range of hours on that day. Until that window comes up, you can't get a new goal and move on -- unless you spent the precious Life Points earned from completing other goals and certain actions. Similarly, new buildings cost more and more Simoleons (money) as your town grows. You'll come to a point where it takes days or even longer to earn the money to complete those buildings and fill out your town.

In both cases, you can just keep playing and work on other aspects like earning XP, leveling up jobs and hobbies, etc. until you can move on again. But the publisher's intent is obviously to encourage players to buy Simoleons and Life Points with real money in order to shorten the grind. The currency packs you can buy actually include more money as you level up, so waiting until later in the game to make a purchase is the way to go if you're inclined to spend.

See our In-App Purchase Guide for more details on the game's currency system and what IAPs it offers. Playing with prefab Sims kind of misses the point of these games, though. A big chunk of the fun comes from recreating yourself, the people you know, and whomever else you can think of. How does Sims FreePlay fare in character customization then? But hairstyles and facial options for men are still in short supply.

You can't customize body size or age either, severely limiting the ability to recreate real people within the game. All of these places create small sums of cash and XP over time. Overall Impression Initially you'll progress through the game quickly enough to not only keep busy but also potentially become addicted to it. Eventually though, the rug gets pulled out as things start taking longer. The first thing you'll do in Sims FreePlay is customize your own Sim (virtual person).

You don't have to engage in the customization, per se -- the game automatically generates a unique body, outfit, name, and personality during the creation process. Then the 'free' feather in a title's cap may be quite a thorn in its side from a gameplay perspective.