The Sims 2 is the official sequel to the "best-selling PC game of all-time", The Sims.

In this sequel, Maxis has created an entirely new, 3D engine, similar to the console Sim games. You can rotate the camera in a 360° view, or shuffle the camera to the left and right.

Your Sims are also fully animated, articulated characters. They have a wide range of movements, most of which are humorous. Eating, drinking, going to the bathroom, getting kissed, proposing marriage... everything has a specific animation to it.

The Sims 2 has an expanded Build mode. You can now create large houses, going up to four floors, with new types of wallpapers, carpets, stairs, fireplaces, and more. You can connect parts of your house via a deck or patio, or a balcony-type catwalk.

When first playing the game, you can choose to move your family into a pre-made neighborhood with different themes, or you can create one from scratch. If you have SimCity 4 and/or Rush Hour installed, you can import cities into The Sims 2 to use custom neighborhoods.

The biggest change to the game is aging and fears/aspirations. Your Sims will now age, from a newborn to a toddler to a child to an adult and finally, to a senior. Your Sims will also eventually die of old age (or other means, for evil players), but there is a way to prolong your Sims youth.

Fears and aspirations are just that. Each Sim has different fears and aspirations that must be avoided and met, respectively. If your Sim has a fear of a loved one dying, your Sim will experience difficulty for a time after the person dies. If your Sim has aspirations to get to the top of the corporate ladder, he'll earn aspiration points, which eventually turn into a Platinum meter. When enough points have been reached, you can buy special items, like a Money Tree which releases bags of money every so often. Meeting your Sims fear results in his aspiration points being lowered.

Your Sims also have memories, which they will use to remember things throughout the course of their lives. This can deeply impact gameplay depending on how you play.

The last major addition is the ability to create movies using your Sims. You can capture actions, and edit the video to make a movie of sorts. You have the option of adding special effects, like slow motion or blur.

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Alternate Titles

"模拟人生2" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
"TS 2" -- Common Abbreviation
"Os Sims 2" -- Portuguese Title
"Los Sims 2" -- Spanish Title
"Les Sims 2" -- French Title
"Die Sims 2" -- German Title
"De Sims 2" -- Dutch Title

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	The Sims 2
	The Sims 2	Windows	$22.75
	Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight	Windows	$18.99
	The Sims 2 University Expansion Pack	Windows	$26.99
	Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe	Windows	$19.99
	The Sims 2 Seasons Expansion Pack	Windows	$24.99
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The Press Says

UOL Jogos	Sep 17, 2004		100
GMR	Dec 15, 2004	10 out of 10	100
IGN	Sep 10, 2004	9.4 out of 10	94
1UP	Sep 14, 2004	9 out of 10	90
PC Action	Sep 13, 2004	89 out of 100	89
GameStar (Germany)	Sep, 2004	89 out of 100	89
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Sep 15, 2004	86 out of 100	86
JeuxVideoPC.com	Sep 20, 2004	17 out of 20	85
Gamezine	Sep 29, 2004	17 out of 20	85
Super Play	Sep, 2004	6 out of 10	60