Teen
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
89
MobyRank
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3.8
MobyScore
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Description

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.

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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The Sims 2    
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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 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 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

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Trivia

The Sims 2 was named #6 Game of the Year in the 14th Annual Computer Game Awards issue of Computer Games Magazine (March 2005).


This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (62877) and JPaterson Bronze Star Contributing Member (9170)
 

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