Mysims Kingdom

Download MySims Kingdom and build your very own kingdom in this charming simulation game! Complete quests, meet delightful characters, and design a whimsical world that's uniquely yours. Start your royal journey and play now!
a game by Tose Co., Ltd.
Platform: PC (2008)
Editor Rating: 8.5/10, based on 2 reviews
User Rating: 7.6/10 - 27 votes
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See also: Simulator Games, Life Simulation Games, Management Games, Time Management Games, Cute Games
Mysims Kingdom
Mysims Kingdom
Mysims Kingdom

MySims Kingdom is a life simulation game developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts in 2009 for the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS. Taking cues from popular social simulation franchises, MySims Kingdom allows players to take on the role of a "Royal Advisor" to King Roland, traveling between different themed islands and using magic to construct buildings to suit the needs of local residents.

With its cute visual style, accessible gameplay, and humorous writing, MySims Kingdom makes for an enjoyable, family-friendly experience that long-time fans of The Sims will surely love.

In Search of a Wandolier

In terms of basic gameplay, MySims Kingdom shares a lot in common with games like The Sims 3, with more of a focus on the plot and story. You take on jobs and requests from different NPC sims, fulfilling their desires in order to earn rewards. These jobs usually involve gathering resources, constructing buildings, and customizing the areas around town.

One big difference from The Sims is that everything is done via a magic wand – so it's more fantastical and even less grounded in reality. I enjoyed how quests utilized different mechanics as well, like having to decode clues or play matching games. This keeps the fairly simple core loop feeling fresh.

A Cartoony Adventure

Visually, MySims Kingdom employs an adorable bubbly art style not unlike a Saturday morning cartoon. While not as expansive or detailed as the customization in The Sims Medieval, I loved being able to design my own royal advisor, changing hair, skin color, facial features, and outfit options.

The game runs smoothly with vibrant colors that pop on the screen. Each area of the world has unique architecture and decor to fit particular themes, like the Wild West Ghost Town or the spooky Haunted Hollow. Fans of games like Animal Crossing or SimCity will enjoy the creativity afforded by constructing various buildings.

Memorable Tales

One of MySims Kingdom's strengths lies in its charming and quirky writing. The dialogue is often quite amusing, with tons of corny puns and references to fairy tales and classic fables. Even minor NPCs have distinct personalities, reminding me of the stories found in RPGs like Fable or The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

While there's no option to make moral choices, I still felt motivated to take on extra objectives in order to make the residents happy. Growing attached to these funny digital people ended up being my favorite part of the experience.

In the end, MySims Kingdom creates a delightful life simulation experience suitable for gamers of all ages. By focusing more on accessibility and humor compared to hardcore resource management, it carves out a unique niche separate from its contemporaries in the genre.

Some might find the simple gameplay becomes repetitive after a while, but I enjoyed slowly unlocking new areas and customization options after 15+ hours. For Wii owners looking for a relaxing yet engaging game the whole family can enjoy, MySims Kingdom is easy to recommend.

9

MySims Kingdom succeeds more because of its personality rather than groundbreaking gameplay innovations within the simulation genre. Still, it remains one of the stronger family-friendly titles of its kind.

Pros

  • Charming writing and loveable characters
  • Adorable art style bursting with color
  • Accessible gameplay suitable for all ages

Cons

  • Basic resource gathering/construction loop
  • Not as deep or complex as similar life sims

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System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP

Game Reviews

One thing that many of the biggest franchises in video games have is that once they get big enough, they begin to diversify their game styles. They make spin-offs and games with completely different gameplay compared to the main line of games they develop. One of these cases is MySims Kingdom, part of the huge franchise of live simulation games we all know and love originally conceived by Will Wright. Even though the games of this franchise are usually better when they are on PC, this console-based game isn’t like the main games, and it really does work even outside of a PC. But what is MySims Kingdom all about? Well, let’s talk about it!

About the game

In this installment, dubbed Kingdom, the main theme of the game will be the medieval age, with stone houses, castles, and structures of all kinds. As usual in the franchise, we will start the game by creating a key character that we will control throughout the game and that will be the absolute protagonist of our adventure.

My Sims Kingdom is not a Sims of the old school, but it does not care so much about the original characters to offer us a new concept of adventure in which creating will be our way to help fellow citizens. My Sims forgets the criticized system of character satisfaction -level of hygiene, hunger, health, etc.- to give way to a new completely original system focused on the construction of infrastructure, making the adventure much more dynamic and, therefore, less heavy.

The structure of the game is repeated continuously: scroll, gather material, and build, with touches of the puzzle in the use of energy transmission. The formula works perfectly, however, it can get a bit repetitive once you've been in the My Sims world for a few hours. And even though the visual aspects of the game may not be a wonder to behold, they work just fine for what the developers were going for. The game runs at a smooth 60fps and gives a nice and comfy user experience.

Unlike your average The Sims

The Sims is one of the most popular franchises in recent years by players. With several installments and a multitude of expansions of all kinds. My Sims, on the other hand, brings together concepts of the family and unites them in a video game that has been conceived exclusively for video game consoles.

We can notice that the game, besides being very different from the main line of The Sims, also resembles titles such as Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon.

8

MySims Kingdom could be one of the most entertaining Sims games on Wii, both for young kids and for those who want to bring light to Raymond's kingdom. Fortunately, the great setting and simple interface make it an easy and quick game to play, without becoming tiresome and with enough depth to keep us hooked to the TV for a good number of hours.

Pros:

  • Cute designs
  • Fun Story
  • Nice gameplay

Cons:

  • Visuals
  • Camera angles are too close

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