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.
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