Another six months gone and another expansion for the Sims 2 has been released. Bon Voyage is the sixth expansion for The Sims 2, not counting Stuff Packs, and the 13th overall expansion since Maxis unleashed this digital drug on us years ago. Although the several expansionsh ave had their share of ups and downs, there is always a buzz of excitment every time a new one comes out.

Bon Voyage adds much to the family dynamic in the game, which has been its basis from the start (almost). Obviously being most attractive to role-players and other hardcore players,the new expansion aloows whole families to go onto vacations, upping their relationships with each other,as always, the best bit being that other family affairs are put on hold while the Sims party it out on vacation! This means your characters job performance, or grades, relationships etc. will not be affected while they are on vacation, providing a major plus point for hardcore gamers.

The selling point of Bon Voyage is that, basicallym you can do a lot on vacations, there are sights to see and secrets to discover, reltionships to be built and broken or just plain relaxation for your sims. If yo however, you are given a checklist, of sorts, to keep your sim busy, as in, a single sim can have a total of 45 objectives, and if you manage to complete those, (it will take you atleast 3 vacations to do so), you will reviece a reward for it.

Although sounds and graphics havent changed much, this shouldnt put off fans of the game as the current interface is, to say the least, elegant and to-the-point, and to change it would feel like the game having had a makeover. For sims fanatics, there is much to discover in this expansion to keep you hooked on hours.