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The Sims 2 heralds sweeping changes from the original. The isometric view of The
Sims is replaced by a full 3D environment, a feature first introduced in the
console version of The Sims. Sims experience life stages (baby, toddler, child,
teen, young adult[TS2U], adult, and elder) which have them age from birth to death,
and their genetics can be passed on to their children. Unlike the original The
Sims, where the player can spend forever raising a Sim's skills, the aging system
in The Sims 2 imposes a time limit on this before the Sims die. Sims' personalities
are given an overhaul, with each Sim having an aspiration, wants, and fears.
The Sims 2, like its predecessor and successor games, is open-ended with few goals.
Players can build and furnish homes for their Sims, in order to fulfill the Sims'
motives. They can choose to focus on building their Sims' relationships and skills
in order to advance through their careers or start a family. They can also focus on
achieving a Sim's aspiration through the completion of wants and avoidance of
fears.
The Sims 2 has sold over 6 million PC copies since its release (13 million across
all platforms),[1] making it one of the best-selling PC games of all time.
Contents
1 New Gameplay Options
2 Tutorial
3 Personalities
4 Available Lots
4.1 University
4.2 Bon Voyage
4.3 FreeTime
4.4 Apartment Life
5 Neighborhoods
6 Returning Families
7 Sims
7.1 Types of Sims
8 Activities
8.1 Social
8.2 Careers
8.3 Skill Building
8.4 Scenarios
9 Game editions and add-ons
9.1 Editions
9.2 Expansion packs
9.3 Stuff packs
9.4 Compilations with the original The Sims 2 game
9.5 Compilations of expansion & stuff packs
10 The Sims 2 Launcher
11 The Sims 2 Store
12 Pre-release Version
13 Cheats
14 Trivia
15 Gallery
16 Media
17 External links
18 References
AD
Pleasantview
Goth MarriageLeft at AltarAspiration FailureGhosts
Dreamer Painting OptionsPaying Bills
Caliente BurglarsEngagementMoving InMoving OutAffairs
Lothario AffairsBreaking UpComplicationsMaids
Pleasant AffairsEnemiesDivorceRunning Away
Broke Raising ToddlersAspiration FailureSchool PerformanceNormal Pregnancy
Oldie NA
Burb NA
Strangetown
Smith BirthdaysMoving Out
Grunt Teen Jobs
Curious Alien AbductionAlien PregnancyBirth
Beaker PromotionsCockroachesSickness
Specter RetirementDeathMoving Out
Singles Households
Loner NA
Veronaville
Capp Going SteadyFirst Kisses
Monty Inviting Friends Over
Summerdream PartiesFirst KissesMarriage
Tutorial
Tutorial TutorialHelpFirst Start
Personalities
Personalities are not only based on the astrological sign of the Sim but also on
the aspiration of the Sim. Aspirations along with the astrological sign of the Sim
creates a variety of wants and fears. Each Sim has 5 areas of personality
SloppyNeat, ShyOutgoing, LazyActive, MeanNice, and SeriousPlayful. When creating a
Sim, the player has 25 personality points to give out.
Available Lots
The neighborhood screen is actually a save slot in which you can access your saved
families. There are different kinds of lots for your Sims to visit
Residential lot Sims and pets[TS2P] can only live in this kind of lot.
Community lot Sims can visit these lots to hang out or purchase items.
University
Dormitory Young adults who are attending university will live on these lots, unless
they can afford to rent one of the campus houses. Access to Build mode is limited
unless a cheat is used. Access to Buy Mode is also limited unless the dorm is being
played.
Campus house Houses on campus that Sims can rent. As with houses in the main
neighborhood, the player has full access to Buy and Build modes.
Greek house A Sim can use the phone and turn a campus house into a Greek house.
Once a Greek house is established, Sims cannot move into it unless they are members
of the Greek house.
Secret society lot Only Sims who have membership can visit this lot. Secret society
lots are located in pre-made Universities, but also hidden. They contain lots of
special stuff.
Bon Voyage
Hotel lot A lot that a Sim can stay on during a vacation stay. These lots can also
be placed in the main neighborhood.
Vacation home A house that a Sim owns in a vacation neighborhood that they can
visit during vacations.
Secret vacation lot Each pre-made Vacation Destination has a secret lot where their
own unique NPC lives. Each of them has different purpose.
FreeTime
Secret hobby lot Secret lots that are hidden in the hobby sub neighborhood. The
only way a Sim can visit these lots is to gain membership to the hobby lot or go
with a Sim that does have membership.
Apartment Life
Apartment lot These are apartment lots than can hold up to 4 Sim families. Vacant
apartment slots will be occupied by Social Group Townies.
Secret witch lot Palace of Neverending Light and Fortress of Eternal Darkness are
the only secret witch lots, which are exclusively witch-only (though witches can
invite other Sims to visit there).
Neighborhoods
The Sims 2 shipped with 3 pre-made neighborhoods. Seasons, Freetime, and Apartment
Life are expansion packs that provide new neighborhoods. Sub-neighborhoods are
provided in University, Nightlife, Open for Business, and Bon Voyage. Each
neighborhood and sub-neighborhood comes with new pre-made Sims, though the ones in
Downtown are all ghosts.
Pleasantview
A lot has happened in 25 years, but some new faces in town are stirring up
rivalries and creating tension for the once happy families. Can anything be done to
get the neighborhood feeling good again
Strangetown
Truth-seekers move to Strangetown hoping to discover the secrets the town holds. Do
aliens live among us Do missing Sims mysteriously appear here In this town nothing
is what it seems.
Veronaville
The Capps and Montys have been feuding for years, but that hasn't stopped the
younger generation from crossing boundaries and falling in love. Will their actions
lead to ruin or bring the families together
Riverblossom Hills[TS2S]
Many Sims have relocated to the quiet, comfortable countryside, in the hopes that
life and family can firmly plant their roots in the middle of nowhere. Fresh crops
aren’t the only thing growing in the farming community of Riverblossom Hills – love
is in the air and many a relationship is on the verge of blossoming. Unfortunately,
problems are bound to sprout in a town this small. Things are looking up, but
hearts can always turn cold with the onset of winter.
Desiderata Valley[TS2FT]
Serenely nestled in the hills, Desiderata Valley is a place of dreams, hopes and
aspirations. Many have found the quiet hills a wonderful place to relax and pursue
their favorite pastimes. Who knows what destiny has in store for the Sims of
Desiderata Valley
Belladonna Cove[TS2AL]
From far and wide, Sims have been drawn to beautiful Belladonna Cove! Some are
looking for a quiet place to settle down, others to tango with the hustle and
bustle of the more exciting districts and a distinct few who have been drawn by
rumors of mystical energies. Will they all be able to get along
Returning Families
Goth
Cassandra is ready to start a family of her own, but can she tame the town
Cassanova [sic] And can Mortimer bounce back after the disappearance of his wife
Bella
Burb
John, Jennifer and young Lucy have decided to trade the fast-paced city life for
some fresh air, and hope to make a nice home here in Pleasantview.
Pleasant
On the surface, Daniel and Mary-Sue Pleasant seem to have the perfect life, but is
their love a flimsy façade And can Angela and Lilith make the right choices when it
comes to love
Sims
Main article Sim
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The main aim of the game is to lead a Sim from the start of life to death. A Sim
will be born when a female Sim and a male Sim try for a baby. The mother will spend
3 days pregnant before giving birth to a baby (though cheats can be used to speed
up pregnancy). Players can name the new Sim. The baby will change into a toddler in
3 days, and 4 more days for the toddler to change into a child. After 8 days, the
child morphs into a teenager, and will live 15 days before changing into an adult.
After 29 days, the Sim will become an elder and will die, the length of the final
stage depending on the aspiration bar when they age.
Babies, toddlers, children, teens, and adults can be advanced to their next life
stage at any time during the 24 Sim hours before they will grow up automatically.
For babies, this requires using the birthday cake. Toddlers, children, teens, and
adults can use the Grow Up self-interaction. If the University expansion pack is
installed, teens have the option to go to college, where they will be young adults
for approximately 24 days.
Types of Sims
There are 3 kind of Sims in the game
Household Members Sims directly controlled by the user. More can be added by
Creating one in the Create a Sim screen.
Adopting or giving birth to a Sim.
Marrying or inviting another Sim to move in.
Townies
Townies These Sims may visit homes, be found on community lots, and be customers of
businesses. Playable Sims can always marry them or ask them to move in. These Sims
do not age unless they are made part of a household, but can die.
Service Sims These are the Sims who show up when Sims call a service. They
occasionally appear on community lots or as customers in businesses. Like Townies,
they can move in with or marry household members. (Maid, Repairman, etc.)
Unplayable Characters These Sims have special functions and can never be controlled
by the user without hacks or cheats. Also referred to as NPCs.
Special function (Grim Reaper, Sim Shrink, Repo-man, etc.)
Several new types of Sims are introduced in order to enhance gameplay for the user.
The new Sims that are introduced give the player more gameplay options and assists
with the creation of player storylines.
Age Groups
Pregnancy, toddlers, teens and elders are new stages of life. Young adult is a
unique age added with the University expansion. Teen Sims will become young adults
once they are moved to a University, and will be adults once they leave campus,
regardless of the reason.
During Pregnancy, the belly does not expand gradually. Instead, every day, it pops
to a bigger size.
Creatures
Sims that have unusual characteristics. These Sims include
Aliens (Base Game)
Zombies (University, FreeTime and Apartment Life)
Vampires (Nightlife)
Servo (Open for Business)
Werewolf (Pets)
PlantSim (Seasons)
Bigfoot (Bon Voyage)
Witches (Apartment Life)
Activities
There are several activities for Sims to engage in that will help them fulfill
their wants and needs. There are also objects and interactions in the game to
assist Sims with performing these activities.
Social
There are several new social interactions introduced in The Sims 2. These new
social interactions can create memories and can be related to certain age groups.
Social interactions can come up in the Wants and Fears panel and can be dependent
on the Sim's personality and aspiration. Sims with certain personalities may not
want to complete certain social interactions.
Influencing
Influencing social interactions are introduced in the University expansion pack. A
Sim is able to influence another Sim to complete a social interaction or a chore.
Sims gain influence points by completing Wants and can lose influence points by
completing Fears. The size of the influence bar depends on the number of friends
that the Sim has. It also can grow in size with business perks from the Open for
Business expansion pack.
Chemistry
The Nightlife expansion pack introduces Turn-Ons and Turn-Offs. Teenagers and older
are able to choose their turn-ons and turn-offs. These determine the chemistry that
one Sims has with another in the form of lightning bolts. Sims can have up to 3
lightning bolts with another Sim. The higher the chemistry is that a Sim has with
another Sim, the greater the chance for social interactions to be accepted. New
turn-ons and turn-offs are introduced with the Bon Voyage expansion pack.
Fury
Fury is introduced in the Nightlife expansion pack and occurs when one Sim gets
angry at another. During this time relationships with the Sim who is furious are
harder to build. Also, the Sim who is furious may pick a fight or vandalize the
home lot of the Sim they are furious with.
Reputation
Reputation is introduced in the Apartment Life expansion pack. A Sim gains
reputation by interacting with other Sims on community lots. Sims with higher
reputations are more likely to gain perks such as free objects and job promotions.
Careers
Main article Careers
There are several careers that come with the game that require skills and a certain
number of friends in order for promotion. Success in these careers unlocks career
rewards and higher salaries plus bonuses. Sims also will receive chance cards.
Correct answers to these chance cards will create rewards for Sims while incorrect
answers could cause a Sim to lose its job. Nightlife and Apartment Life allow Sims
to gain promotions through social interactions with other Sims. For a complete list
of careers see Career Tracks
Skill Building
Main article Skill
There are several skills that Sims can build in order to fulfill their wants and
needs. Some skills are hidden while some create talent badges. Skills are added in
the FreeTime, Apartment Life, Open for Business, Seasons and University expansion
packs.
Basic Skills
Cooking
Mechanical
Charisma
Body
Logic
Creativity
Cleaning
Toddler Skills
Walking
Talking
Potty Training
Nursery Rhyme[TS2FT]
Hidden Skills
Study
Chess
Yoga
Painting
Writing
Meditation
Dancing
Pool[TS2U]
Tai Chi[TS2BV]
Life Skills
Parenting[TS2FT]
Fire Prevention[TS2AL]
Anger Management[TS2AL]
Lifelong Happiness[TS2AL]
Physiology[TS2AL]
Couple Counseling[TS2AL]
Talent Badges
Sales[TS2OFB]
Restocking[TS2OFB]
Robotics[TS2OFB]
Flower Arranging[TS2OFB]
Toy Making[TS2OFB]
Register[TS2OFB]
Cosmetology[TS2OFB]
Fishing[TS2S]
Gardening[TS2S]
Pottery[TS2FT]
Sewing[TS2FT]
Other Skills
Magic[TS2AL]
Hobbies
Hobbies are introduced in The Sims 2 FreeTime. Sims can choose any hobby they want
to pursue but they will have one hobby that they will be better at. Each hobby is
associated with a certain skill and having high skill points in that skill can help
the Sim reach hobby levels quicker. When a Sim reaches the highest hobby level,
they can get In the Zone. This allows Sims to complete the hobby without needs
dropping quickly. The ten hobbies are
Base Game
Headmaster
Wedding Party
House Party
Family Reunion Party
Golden Anniversary Party
Big Boss (removed)
Engagement (removed)
Grandchild (removed)
University
Greek House Membership
Sports Party
Toga Party
Nightlife
Date
Outing
Game editions and add-ons
Editions
The Sims 2 Special DVD Edition The core game on one DVD, plus a bonus DVD with
exclusive content.
The Sims 2 Store Edition
The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection
Expansion packs
Eight expansion packs (EPs) were released. Expansion packs add new gameplay options
as well as objects.
When connected to the internet, the launcher would also display news updates for
The Sims 2, as well as promotional material. The news display has been discontinued
due to the removal of The Sims 2 website, but the launcher still displays
promotional material for other games in the series. There is a delay between the
time the play button appears and the time this promotional pane loads, and it is
possible to click the play button before the promotional pane finishes loading. As
of August 24, 2013, it is necessary to do this, or to otherwise bypass the
launcher, as some of the new promotional content has been observed to cause the
launcher to stop responding.
To download the content, players needed to install The Sims 2 Store Edition and the
EA Download Manager (now Origin).
On March 31, 2011, EA closed The Sims 2 Store, and ended support of The Sims 2
Store Edition.
Pre-release Version
During development the graphics of the game were distinctly different from the
final version, with different models and lighting used. There are screenshots and
videos featuring many assets that ultimately went unused, such as beehive and
French braid hairstyles, as well as unreleased neighborhoods such as Riverside and
Waterside. The former two were mostly used in video previews and a third
neighborhood, Sedona, is included as a terrain template in the final release.
Several features were intended to be included in the game but were removed before
the final release, such as Weather and rain. More scenarios were planned, including
power outage, grandchild, engagement and Big Boss scenarios. The user interface
originally resembled the interface from SimCity 4, but was later changed to a
completely different interface. Other minor elements such as hospital births,
shoplifting, and breakfast in bed were also intended to be in the game but were
ultimately cut.
A common rumor is that an early version of The Sims 2 was destroyed in a server
room fire at EA, forcing them to recreate much of the game from scratch. Although a
server fire did occur, it did not affect the game's development.[4] The sims 2 we
know today and why it looks so different to the beta is possibly because of too
many things going on in the game that would not run very well on most computers at
the time. It's also possible that the developers wanted it to be a sequel and not
just a reskin with added feature that just feel like the Sims 1 but just with an
aging system and that's it. Another possible reason is that the game (especially
the neighborhoods) not having that iconic charm that we all known and loved today
and that It lacks most of the key feature the sims 2 is now known for e.g.
Aspirations, Wants and Fears, etc.
Cheats
Main article The Sims 2cheats
Cheats can be used to enhance the gameplay experience or assist in the creation of
movies and stories. To activate a cheat type CTRL + SHIFT + C to open the cheat
console and then enter the cheat.
Trivia
It was originally intended to have rain in the game, it had a range between light,
medium and stormy, but due to a rendering error, it kept making it rain indoors
too, so it was scrapped. Sims can get struck by lightning during a stormy day (As
there is a beta screenshot showcasing a female sim getting struck by said lightning
in a hot tub). Rain and thunderstorms were later added in the fifth expansion pack,
The Sims 2 Seasons.[citation needed]
In some countries where this was the first The Sims game released, it was simply
called The Sims.
In the Thai regional version of the game, Sims have underwear permanently painted
on and are never nude. This was done due to Thai regulations.[5]
The Sims 2 runs on Windows Vista and 7 despite being unsupported, however there are
some glitches such as in some cases, a black rectangular shadow under sims. Later
releases of the base game after The Sims 2 Open For Business support Windows Vista.
However, on Windows 8 and 8.1, the game is prone to crashing. On Windows 10 and 11,
the game runs fine on some computers but some work may have to be done to get it to
work on other computers.
The Sims 2 Freetime and The Sims 2 Apartment Life were never released on Mac for
unknown reasons.
The Sims 2, its expansions, its stuff packs and its console versions are no longer
able to be purchased in retail stores in most countries such as Australia due to
physical copies being discontinued. It is also not available for purchase on Origin
or Steam. However, copies can still be purchased at second-hand stores such as
charity stores, pawnbrokers or any store that sells second-hand video games as well
as being available to purchase on online shopping sites such as eBay, Amazon or
Facebook Marketplace.
In 2014, The Sims 2 was ported to modern Macs in the Mac App Store, as Sims 2 Super
Collection, because of having 9 packs pre-installed. Also, the aforementioned
version used a more modern renderer to improve performance, and costed $29.99 on
the Mac App Store.
Although The Sims 2 fully supports Windows 98 and ME, it is interesting to note
that some later releases do not have Windows 98 or ME listed on the system
requirements section on the case. This is the same case with The Sims, with some
cases not listing Windows 95 despite fully supporting it.
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Beta screenshots
Renders
Videos
Box art
Logos
The Sims 2 old trailer - family
The Sims 2 Beta trailer screenshot
The Sims 2 old trailer - wild party
Gibs 1
Sims2Fight
Sims2Party
Sims2Pizza1
Sims2Pizza2
Sims2LampBroken
Sims2FamilyNight
Sims2HotTub
Sims2HotTublightningStrike1
Sims2HotTublightningStrike2
Sims2House
Sims2Cupid1
Sims2Cupid2
Beta kiss
Sims2Vomit
Firefighters
Sims2WakeUp
Sims2Toilet
Sims2LazyMan
Sims2Dinner
Sims2Party1
Sims2Helicopter
Pearson 206 SimRanger helicopter landing.
Sims2LoudHelicopter
OWWW!! MY EARSSSSS!!! IT SOOOOOO LOOOOOUUUDDD!!!
Sims2MilitaryCarpool
Sims2Trouble
Busted!
Sims2Trouble2
Well...You blow it, BIG TIME!
Sims2TolietTrouble
Gotta pee...
Sims2Cheerleaders
Sims2TeenLife
Sims2TeenLife2
Sims2Dance
Sims2BathWatcher
Sims2Party2
Sims2Office
Sims2Nuggie
Sims2Gamer
Sims2StrokeCheek
Sims2Kiss1
Sims2BackRub2
Sims2Servants
Sims2BackRub
Sims2Shove
Sims2Pool1
Sims2Pool2
Sims2Pool
Sims2Fitness
Sims2Fitness2
Sims2Kiss2
Sims2CommunityLot1
Sims2CommunityLot2
Sims2CommunityLot3
Sims2CommunityLot4
Sims2Burglar
Burglar!
Sims2Science
Sims2HotTubRich
Sims2Marriage
A beta Marriage (Note The Marriage Memory Icon is smaller and looks a lot different
to the find version)
Sims2Wedding
Sims2LoveObsession
Sims2Affair
An affair
Sims2Affair2
Sims2Police
The cops!
BetaFamilyChaos
Chaos!! Chaos everywhere!!
Sims2CassandraChild
Sims2Ganetics
Sims2CASIE1
CASIE aka. Body Shop used as Create-a-Sim in the beta version of The Sims 2.
Sims2CASIE2
Sims2CASIE3
Sims2CASIE4
Sims2CASIE5
Sims2CASIE6
Sims2Rich
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The Sims 2 Theme
The Sims 2 Loading Screen
Busy Sim
Sim Heartbeat
Sim Builder
First Volley
Sim Heaven
SimSation
Bare Bones
Makeover
Sim Time Sim Place
Dance Hauled
In Da Sims
Shicka Zicka Soom
Somethin' Real
Urban Lift
Be a Good Child
Man's Fire
Monkey Failure
Ride the Speedway
Shun Me Out
Turgid Apocalypse
Chocolate
Hero
Neighborhood
360
Baby Love Me
Love of Mine
Show Me the Way
Smoove
2night
Bonito
Cherry ChaCha
Dance the Dawn
Heat of the Heart
Who Can Say
Banana Blaster
Dance Down
DJ Funktronic
New Phase 1
Simmathon
External links
TheSims2.com at the Wayback Machine (archived July 5, 2008)
References
#4 The Sims 2. Tomshardware. Retrieved on 2 October 2014.
httphelp.ea.comenarticlethe-sims-2-ultimate-collection-faq
Origin The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection on SimsVIP.
httpsforums.thesims.comen_USdiscussioncomment15138534#Comment_15138534
httpswww.youtube.comwatchv=UoeSt1hCNN4