One day, I decided to pop a copy of Sims 2 Castaway into my PS2, the intention being to obliterate the boredom of a Sunday afternoon. I got as far as having to dress my Sims (this is basically the very first thing you have to do) before I felt rigor mortis-like boredom overwhelming me. So, with that in mind, here are a few things the makers of the Sims franchise might like to include in future editions to make them less, well, dull.
 
1. A serial killer wearing a very distinctive mask is on the loose in your Sims neighbourhood. Little CC Sim keeps receiving threatening phone calls asking if she wants to die tonight. Turn your virtual home into an impenetrable fort of booby traps to ensnare or kill the madman ala Home Alone. Or, take control of the psycho himself, break into the neighbourhood houses and get stabby.
 
2. Sims games, as they currently stand, don’t allow coitus between family members, but what if this were to be over-ridden in future additions? You could spawn your own inbred family, who go on to live in the woods and kidnap passers-by in a Hills Have Eyes-style bloodbath of cannibalistic joy.
 
3. Sometimes those pesky Sims simply refuse to co-operate, or drive you to the brink with their incessant need to be showered and fed every five minutes. So, for exceptionally naughty Sims, how about a torture chamber option, wherein you can inflict Hostel-like horrors upon your virtual family? Available weapons include scissors, electric drills, and the trusty chainsaw.
 
4. For the ultimate in carnage, how about taking control of the monster from Cloverfield, and proceeding to smash the shit out of Sims town? Better be sure to avoid falling bombs from all those stealth fighter jets.

Anyone got any other suggestions?

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