THE GOOD:The unique premise of being Castaway makes it more interesting.
One must make everything, which makes the game more interesting.
The game has easy to understand goals.
None of the goals are particularly difficult or hard to complete.
The Travel Menu allows one to move quickly between locations
The game has useful Menus, which make playing easier.
High replay value.
THE BAD:
No way to check to see if one Sim has a romantic relationship with another Sim.
Few romantic socials.
There is no Woohoo.
The game has a couple of serious bugs.
SUMMARY:
The Sims 2 Castaway is quite a bit different from the other Sims games, since it has a very different premise, which is that your Sim is shipwrecked on a deserted island.