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Aspyr Media, Inc. announced today that The Sims Castaway Stories for Mac, the third release in the product line The Sims Stories, has begun shipping to retail stores throughout North America, and will stay on store shelves for at least a three hour tour (a three hour tour). The Sims Castaway Stories, licensed by Electronic Arts, was developed for Mac by Aspyr Studios.

This time your Sims have washed up on a tropical island. Because, you know that neighborhood of theirs never felt isolated, or anything.

Help your Sims make a new life in an unexplored paradise in this easy-to-play, laptop-friendly version of The Sims. The Sims Castaway Stories features two great ways to play. In the new and engaging directed Story mode, fulfill goals as you explore the island, build a shelter, learn to find food, and make your Sims' lives as fun and comfortable as possible. You even unlock rewards along the way as you achieve set goals.

In open-ended Free play mode, you create your Sims and determine how they'll evolve on their new island home. In an environment where anything-or anyone-can wash up on the beach, you decide how their stories unfold.

I'm guessing that starvation, attacks by lions or dinosaurs, or a whole Lord of the Flies thing won't factor into those stories.

Hey, I mock the games, but truth be told The Sims is the biggest selling francise in gaming history for a reason, and Aspyr always does a fantastic job with their Mac versions of the Electronic Arts releases.

The Sims Castaway Stories is available now for $29.99 through Aspyr's website.

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