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The Sims 2 Castaway

Help your Sims build a life from scratch after washing ashore on a deserted tropical island. Overcome the forces of nature to help them become the ultimate survi

release: October 23, 2007platforms: Nintendo DS
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The Sims 2 Castaway

Overview

Game information

First release October 23, 2007
Platforms
Nintendo DS
Developer
Maxis

Release history

Release dates by platform & region

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19 Images
17 Tracks

Gameplay highlights

Key Features

Stay Alive!

Stay Alive!

Help your Sim meet basic needs to survive.

Discover Diverse Islands

Discover Diverse Islands

Explore a variety of new environments: beaches, caves, lagoons, jungle, plains, and volcanic mountains.

Craft Everything

Craft Everything

Create a new life from scratch. Develop tools, build shelter, craft furniture, create clothing, and make art & entertainment.

Gather and Collect

Gather and Collect

Gather fish, trap animals, raise plants, collect shells, scavenge and decode treasure maps.

Flourish or Escape

Flourish or Escape

Build a life comfort on the island or find a way to escape back to civilization.

Special DS Features

Special DS Features

Control everything with the stylus, Play music with the microphone and unique mini games, such as bug hunting, spear fishing and painting.

Presentation

About this game

Help your Sims build a life from scratch after washing ashore on a deserted tropical island. Overcome the forces of nature to help them become the ultimate survivors and thrive in this undiscovered paradise while unearthing clues that will lead them back to civilization. Build shelters, craft unique items, and discover many useful treasures and ancient mysteries hidden deep within a diverse jungle environment filled with plants, fruits, and even wildlife. Your Sims change as they take on the challenges of island life and learn to survive in style. Create a new life for your Sims on an uncharted island in The Sims 2 Castaway.

Screenshots, renders, logos and covers

Image archive

17 images
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Traits and aspirations

CAS encyclopedia

Official and archive videos

Trailers & videos

Developers, publishers and SIMusics artists

Credits

297Development credits
1Publishers
17SIMusics artists

Complete development team

Credits organized by department

Open a department to browse its teams and the exact function recorded for each person.

297
Leadership, Production & Design 13 credits

Full Fat — Producer

1

Full Fat — Assistant Designer

1

Full Fat — Business Development

1

Full Fat — Managing Director

1

Full Fat — Developer

1

Electronic Arts — Senior Producer

1

Electronic Arts — Producer

1

Electronic Arts — Assistant Producer

1

Electronic Arts — Senior Development Director

1

Electronic Arts — Lead Producer

1

Electronic Arts — The Sims Label — VP and COO, The Sims Label

1

Electronic Arts — The Sims Label — VP and Head of The Sims Studio

1

Electronic Arts — The Sims Label — President, The Sims Label

1
Engineering 12 credits

Full Fat — Lead Programmer

1

Full Fat — Programmers

7

Full Fat — Additional Programming

3

Electronic Arts — Technical Director

1
Art & Animation 14 credits

Full Fat — Lead Artist

1

Full Fat — Technical Artist

1

Full Fat — 3D Artists

5

Full Fat — Illustrator

1

Full Fat — Icon Master

1

Full Fat — Lead Animator

1

Full Fat — Animators

3

Electronic Arts — Art Director

1
Audio, Music & Voice 123 credits

Electronic Arts — Audio Director

1

Electronic Arts — Audio Leads

2

Electronic Arts — Audio Specialist

2

Electronic Arts — Additional Audio

1

Electronic Arts — Voice Actors

2

Electronic Arts — Voice Director

1

Electronic Arts — Voice Editors

8

Electronic Arts — Theme Music

1

Electronic Arts — Additional Music

1

Electronic Arts — External Voice Recording Studios

1

Electronic Arts — Music Mastering

1

Electronic Arts — Music — Executive Music Producer

1

Electronic Arts — Music — Music Supervisor

1

Electronic Arts — Music — Music Licensing Manager

1

Licensed Music — Bom Dia Rio

8

Licensed Music — Love Is Wicked

8

Licensed Music — Keep Me In Your Pocket

4

Licensed Music — Tum Bin Shyam

5

Licensed Music — Welcome to Jamrock

7

Licensed Music — Scalliwag

5

Licensed Music — Sweet Music

5

Licensed Music — Angels

6

Licensed Music — Funky Nawari

5

Licensed Music — Backyard

5

Licensed Music — Sultanas de Merkaíllo

8

Licensed Music — The One

4

Licensed Music — Mind Control

7

Licensed Music — The Traffic Jam

7

Licensed Music — When Love Walks Away

6

Licensed Music — Wanna Fly

5

Licensed Music — Make Some Music

4
Quality Assurance & Testing 28 credits

Full Fat — Full Fat QA

1

Electronic Arts — QA Director

1

Electronic Arts — QA Manager

1

Electronic Arts — Senior QA Lead Tester

1

Electronic Arts — QA Lead Tester

1

Electronic Arts — QA Assistant Lead Testers

2

Electronic Arts — QA Testers

12

Electronic Arts — QA Lead Manager

1

Electronic Arts — QA Compliancy Leads

4

Electronic Arts — QA Compliancy Testers

4
Customer Quality Control & Certification 20 credits

Electronic Arts — North America Submissions and Compliance

8
Ryan Roque

North America Submissions and Compliance

Rob Stiasny

North America Submissions and Compliance

Electronic Arts — Customer Quality Control

12
Localization 44 credits

Electronic Arts — Localization Project Manager

1

Electronic Arts — Localization Producer

2

Electronic Arts — Localization Tester

4

Electronic Arts — Translator

1

Additional Localization

5

Additional Localization — Localization Coordinator

14

Additional Localization — Vendors & Support

17
Gus Díaz

Additional Localization Credit

Marketing & Publicity 7 credits

Electronic Arts — The Sims Label — Europe and Rest of World Sims Marketing Director

1
Tracey Bunce

Europe and Rest of World Sims Marketing Director

Electronic Arts — The Sims Label — Europe and Rest of World Sims Product Manager

2

Electronic Arts — The Sims Label — VP, Worldwide Marketing, The Sims Label

1

Electronic Arts — The Sims Label — NA Sims Product Manager

1

Electronic Arts — The Sims Label — VP, Global Brand Development, The Sims Label

1

Electronic Arts — The Sims Label — NA Sims Marketing Director

1
Studio Operations, Documentation & Packaging 5 credits

Electronic Arts — The Sims Label — Administrative Support

3

Electronic Arts — Administrative Assistant

1

Electronic Arts — Senior HR Generalist

1
Mastering & Legal 4 credits

Electronic Arts — The Sims Label — Manager, Intellectual Property

1

Electronic Arts — The Sims Label — Paralegal

1

Electronic Arts — The Sims Label — Legal Approvals

1

Electronic Arts — The Sims Label — Legal Licensing

1
Special Thanks 24 credits

Electronic Arts — Special Thanks

23

Very Special Thanks

1
Technology & Middleware 3 credits

Technology — Caustics Generator

3

Publishing

Publishers

Companies responsible for publishing and distributing this release.

1

Music archive

SIMusics artists

Artists linked to tracks preserved in this game’s SIMusics album.

17

Hawk

SIMusics artist

1 linked track

Hope

SIMusics artist

1 linked track

The Sims

SIMusics artist

1 linked track

Vassy

SIMusics artist

1 linked track

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Tracks and radio archive

Simusics

Tracks

17 tracks

SIMusics tracks
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1Bom Dia RioBossacucanova—The Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
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2Love Is WickedBrick&LacePopThe Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
3:43
3Keep Me In Your PocketCharlotte MartinPopThe Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
3:18
4Tum Bin ShyamCheb i Sabbah—The Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
6:45
5Welcome to JamrockDamien MarleyReggaeThe Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
3:25
6ScalliwagGaelic Storm—The Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
3:28
7Sweet MusicHawkReggaeThe Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
3:44
8AngelsHopePopThe Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
5:25
9Funky NawariJef Stott—The Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
5:32
10BackyardMad CaddiesReggaeThe Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
3:10
11Sultanas de MerkailloOjos de Brujo—The Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
3:35
12The OneRocky Dawuni—The Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
4:50
13Mind ControlStephen MarleyReggaeThe Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
4:20
14The Traffic JamStephen Marley Damien MarleyReggaeThe Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
3:44
15When Love Walks AwayThe Sims Jeannie OrtegaPopThe Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
3:25
16Wanna FlyVassyPopThe Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
3:10
17Make Some MusicZiggy MarleyReggaeThe Sims 2 Castaway (DS)No streaming links yet
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