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The Sims 2

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The Sims 2 is a 2004 simulation game developed by Maxis and published by EA Games.

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About The Sims 2

From the neighborhood view, the player selects one lot to play, as in The Sims. While there are both residential and community lots, Sims can only live in residential lots. Sims can travel to community lots in order to purchase things like clothing and magazines, and to interact with NPCs and townies. The player can choose between playing a pre-made inhabited lot, moving a household into an unoccupied pre-built lot, or constructing a building on an empty lot. One novelty from The Sims is foundations. The player switches among the Live mode (default) to control Sims, the Buy mode to add, move, or delete furniture, and the Build mode to rebuild the house and make structural changes. Although the Buy and Build modes cannot be accessed when on a community lot, the lots can be built on by using the neighborhood view. It is also possible to import neighborhood terrains from SimCity 4.

The game contains some time-bound social challenges that provide a reward if successful. Sims can throw parties to gain aspiration points or invite the headmaster over for dinner in order to enroll their children in private school. Some expansion packs have new mini-games like running a Greek house in University, or dating in Nightlife. In Nightlife, each date is a challenge to keep both Sims as happy as possible while accumulating aspiration points. Various other expansion packs introduce supernatural characters which Sims can be turned into, such as Zombies, Vampires, Werewolves, PlantSims, and Witches.

The main part 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 several times. The mother will spend 3 Sim days (each day lasts 24 minutes though time can be sped-up) pregnant before giving birth to a baby. During Pregnancy, the belly does not expand gradually. Instead, every day, it pops to a bigger size. Players can name the new Sim upon birth. The baby's appearance and personality will be based on the genetics of its parents (though the baby's appearance is hidden until it becomes a toddler). Babies can also be adopted by calling adoption service on the phone, even by single parents, old age sims or same-gender couples. 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 grows into a teenager, and will live 15 days before changing into an adult. After 29 days, the Sim will become an elder. An elder will eventually die; the length of this final stage depends on the aspiration bar when they become an elder.

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1,169 thoughts on “The Sims 2”

  1. 0
    i downloaded it and everything but when i tried to boot it up it says “Please insert the correct CD-ROM, select OK and restart application” please help me.
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  2. 0
    When I try and run it a (Program compatibility Assistant) tab comes up saying “this app may not work correctly”. The sims game opens and runs but as soon I try to play a household, It gets stuck on the loading screen. Any help?
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  3. 0
    after doing the tutorial and finished installing it, i press the run with administrator and a window opened with an “X” in it
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  4. 0
    Update 12 May 2021
    Thank you for everyone who understand my explanation, because my english is sucks. If you see my explanation in TS2 Ultimate page, well I feel tedious to answer same questions over and over, so I decided to end my free-assistance on June 2021.

    1. However, for this TS2 Base Game, it looks like people understanding tutorial I made and not asking that same question over and over. So, TS2 Base Game support will still available. But remember, I’ll dont active everyday for now, I will check this comment section every week instead.

    2. Apparently, the Sims2.exe No-CD files that are included in the setup are broken, you still need to mount .iso everytime want to play. So search it on google, just cautious so you dont wanna end up with virus.

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  5. 0
    I just finished installing it. The game works perfecty and I am so excited to waste thousands of hours on it ! Thanks for making it availabe 🙂
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      no, try googling for the Sims2.exe crack, it should work (if it’s not already included in your download) then replace the exe file with that cracked version
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  6. 0
    I already installed, copy pasted from nocd to program files (EA) and run it as administrator but it still cannot be played because it’s says “Please insert the correct DVD-Rom”. Help me
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  7. 0
    already follow all the step and yet cannot be played because it’s said “please insert the correct DVD-Rom” i already copy paste from no cd to program file location, help ty
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  8. 0
    i have downloaded mounted and installed the .iso file, however whenever i try to run it it says no disc. have tried running it as administrator and also through windows compatiblity tools but no dice. also tried rebooting my pc, but that didn’t help much either. idk what to do know?
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  9. 0
    I lost some of my neighborhoods. I don’t know how to fix it and I don’t know why this happend too.
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