The Sims 2

Title: The Sims 2

Developer: Maxis

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Platform: PC, Mac

Genre: Life Simulation

Breakdown

The Sims 2 was the followup to the popular game The Sims. The Sims 2 gives the player the opportunity to control a family. The player controls their food intake, their jobs, their interests, and their relationships. There are several customizable aspects to the game. One of the most popular customizable features is the ability to create and customize houses. The player can build the house from its foundation all the way to its interior decoration. And the player can customize the family too. In the Sims Two, because the family grows based on a timed period, there are several stages which a Sim goes through. In the creation stage at the beginning of the family, a Sim can be a toddler, an adolescent, a teen, an adult, or an elderly individual. Its personalities can be custom created and so can its entire appearance. There is even a button that will take the features of both parents to create a baby which resembles them.

There are several ways to play this game. There is the goal-oriented play where the player lives out their lives, accomplishing the goals the Sims ask for, going to work and satisfying its needs. Another way is to let them live free and watch what happens. A player can set up a sticky situation and watch the Sims blow up on each other, or make as many friends as possible.

What other games is The Sims 2 like?

The Sims 2 is the Sims 1 but with more advanced features. Also similar to Black and White in that there is an element of playing god, but on a more specific level.