Gameplay on Mami Island is much more open-ended, enabling gameplay reminiscent of more traditional Sims games. The player is allowed to design their own Family and start Jobs as in The Jobs 5, The Jobs 6 & The Jobs 7.
In "Shipwrecked and Single" mode, the player is subjected to a scenario-driven style of gameplay. The player must choose to play as David Bennett, Jessica Knight, or create a customized Sim, who boards a cruise ship for singles named Solomon Queen, only to have it crash and leave them drifting on the ocean clinging to a crate. The crate happens to float onto land, after which the player is left to help the Sim survive. This game is very controlled.
The Sims 2 Castaway Stories Minimum System RquirementsOS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
CPU: 1.8 GHz
RAM: 512 MB
Disc drive: 8x DVD drive
Hard disk: 2.9 GB free space
Video: 32 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound: DirectX 9.0 compatible
The Sims 2 Castaway Stories Recommended System Requirements
OS: Mac OS X 10.3.9
CPU: 1.0 GHz PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel Chipset
RAM: 256 MB
Disc drive: DVD drive
Hard disk: 3 GB free space
Video: 32 MB ATI Radeon 9000/nVidia GeForce FX5200/Intel GMA 950
CPU: 1.8 GHz
RAM: 512 MB
Disc drive: 8x DVD drive
Hard disk: 2.9 GB free space
Video: 32 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound: DirectX 9.0 compatible
The Sims 2 Castaway Stories Recommended System Requirements
OS: Mac OS X 10.3.9
CPU: 1.0 GHz PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel Chipset
RAM: 256 MB
Disc drive: DVD drive
Hard disk: 3 GB free space
Video: 32 MB ATI Radeon 9000/nVidia GeForce FX5200/Intel GMA 950