Sims 2 (PC)

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The Sims 2 is the next generation of the bestselling PC franchise. For the first time, players control their Sims over an entire lifetime from womb to tomb. Every choice you make has a relevant and dramatic effect on the life of your Sim. More life-like Sims, all-new gameplay and the ground-breaking addition of genetics gives players a more vivid and in-depth Sims experience.

Guiding your Sims through 'Life's Big Moments takes on new importance, as players now get a 'Life Score' to measure how well they are playing each individual Sim. The decisions that players make throughout the lifetime of their Sims now have an impact on their long-term success or failure. A choice made as a toddler has a direct effect on the teen and adult Sim they become. Will players be able to successfully lead their Sims through such important events as a first step, first crush, or marriage proposal, all while the clock is ticking?

The Sims in The Sims 2 are more aware and responsive to both other Sims and their surroundings. Sims truly come to life expressing moods and feelings through more realistic body animations and for the first time facial animations. They form complex relationships and are able to distinguish between family and friends, platonic friendships and romantic love. Sims in The Sims 2 now have DNA. Passing along physical characteristics and traits to their offspring, Sims both resemble and behave like their ancestors. As in real life, the appearance of the Sims now changes over time. In addition to getting older, a Sim that spends too much time on the couch will develop a paunch and a Sim that works out will enjoy rock solid abs.

An entirely new 3-D engine makes the world of The Sims 2 more life-like and dynamic. The Sims 2 will also introduce an all-new 'Create-a-Sim' feature. This allows you to customise the facial features of your Sim with a few simple clicks, to a level of detail never realised before. In The Sims 2, players are now able to build dwellings over two stories and have the ability to coordinate and customise the homes of their Sims to a new degree of design with all-new furniture, lighting and objects.

Special Features:

• House and Garden
  In the Sims 2 you'll be able to customise your Sims' abode like never before. Create anything from a regular house to a commune or a retirement home to a bachelor pad!
  Change the colour and pattern on any piece of furniture or wallpaper to your hearts content. Landscape your garden into a botanical masterpiece. You can even build houses with three storeys to easily accomodate up to 8 Sims.
• Dreams
  Less of the I need, more of the I want...
  Your Sims now have dreams and aspirations of their own and it’s up to you to help achieve them! Maybe they want to be famous, maybe they want to start a family, or maybe they dream of being astoundingly wealthy. Alternatively, if you’re feeling twisted you can indulge in their fears and ruin their lives!
• Genetics
  Sims now have DNA! Newborns will look like you'd expect with a bit of each parent in their appearance and personality.
  Your Sims will also grow up, have kids of their own and get old, with you in control of their lives the whole time. Life phases include baby, toddler, child, teen, adult and seniors. As your Sims age, they will collect a variety of memories over the course of their lives that shape who they are.
• Big Life Moments
  In The Sims 2, big life moments will have a lot more texture and detail compared to the original Sims.
  For example, when your Sim gets married or abducted by aliens there will be in-game cinematics and special effects that bring that event vividly to life and effectively emphasize the drama.
• Sim Cinema
  Just like in real life you’ll want to remember and record some of your favourite Sims moments.
  Well in The Sims 2 you can, and not just with screenshots either. While you can still take photos of your Sims and even hang them on the wall as paintings, what’s cooler is that you can create videos of your in-game happenings too!

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