They are listed in the order that they came out in the shops. These are addons to the game which add new items, new places and new features. They can go there by using the phone to call a taxi.Įxpansion packs One of the biggest changes in Sims 2 is that a Sim can go to a community lot (a place in the town like a store or a park). Also, children can be made at the start of the game or got from the adoption service. Like in the first Sims game, a mother Sim and a father Sim can have a child. For example, a Sim with the family aspiration might want to have a child, but a Sim with the money aspiration might want to get a job instead. A player can choose which aspiration they want their Sim to have, and the aspirations will affect their wants and fears. These change when a want or fear is done or when the Sim wakes up from sleep.Īlso, Sims can have aspirations (big things they want to do) like to have a family, to have many friends, to fall in love, to learn a lot, or to have a lot of money. Teenagers can hold jobs as well as go to school, but if their grades drop too low they can lose their job. Sims can gain/lose skill points, gain/lose money, or be promoted, demoted, or even fired.Ĭhildren and teenagers now bring homework home and their grades rise or fall depending on whether they finish it or not. A new thing called "chance cards" lets the player pick what to do in a situation.
A meter measures job performance (their mood when they get to work). Sims can now get paid vacation days and start working 4–5 days a week. There is now a schedule there are seven days in a week, and Sims at school are off on Saturday and Sunday.
Teenagers can hold jobs as well as go to school.Ĭareers have gone under many changes. In the first game, Sims would stay children forever and adults would stay adults forever. An additional young adult stage is added when you get the University expansion pack. There are now six life stages: baby, toddler, child, teenager, adult, and elder. Like the first The Sims game, it has many expansion packs.ĮA released a sequel, The Sims 3, in June 2009.
The game features a full 3D graphics engine. It is a simulation game made by Maxis and EA Games.
The Sims 2 is a 2004 video game and the sequel to The Sims.