The Sims: Vacation

The Sims: Vacation
Developer(s)Maxis[a]
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts (PC)
Aspyr Media (Mac)
Platform(s)Windows
Mac OS X
ReleaseWindows
Mac OS X
  • NA: September 5, 2002[4]
  • EU: October 2002
Genre(s)Social simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The Sims: Vacation (titled The Sims: On Holiday in Europe) is a 2002 expansion pack for The Sims developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. The expansion introduces the ability for the player's sims to take vacations, as well as new social features including interests, daily and lifetime relationships, and new interactions. Vacation was announced by EA in January 2002,[5] following speculation about a vacation-themed fourth expansion to the game,[6] and was shipped in March 2002.[7]

Upon release, Vacation was a commercial success and the highest-selling computer game of 2002 in NPD sales charts. The expansion received generally favorable reviews, with critics praising the new locations and variety of additional objects and activities, whilst critiquing the approach as generally similar to the previous expansion, The Sims: Hot Date, and additional performance issues. The concept of travelling to different areas was later introduced in The Sims 2: Bon Voyage.[8]

  1. ^ "The Sims: On Holiday". Chipsworld. Archived from the original on November 29, 2003. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Bates, Jason (March 11, 2002). "The Sims: Vacation". IGN. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Walker, Trey. "The Sims: Vacation goes gold". GameSpot. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  4. ^ Cohen, Peter (September 5, 2002). "Aspyr ships The Sims Vacation for Mac". Macworld. Archived from the original on February 11, 2003. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  5. ^ Walker, Trey (10 January 2002). "The Sims: Vacation announced". GameSpot. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Are Your Sims in Need of a Vacation?". IGN. 3 January 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Sims Vacation Ships". IGN. 26 March 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Sims Fans Embark on Exotic Travels as EA Announces The Sims 2 Bon Voyage". GamesIndustry.biz. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2024.


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