During April 2008, The Sims 2 website announced that 100 million copies of The Sims series had been sold. It was also a commercial success, selling one million copies in its first ten days, a record at the time. The Sims 2 was critically acclaimed, gaining a 90% score from aggregators Metacritic and GameRankings. A sequel, The Sims 3, was released in June 2009. The Sims 2 is offered on mobile platforms, with manufacturers such as Nokia offering The Sims 2 from the Ovi Store. In addition, several console versions have been released. Eight expansion packs and nine "stuff packs" were subsequently released. A port to macOS was released on June 17, 2005. The Sims 2 was released on September 14, 2004, for Microsoft Windows. Although gameplay is not linear, storylines and scripted events exist in the game's pre-built neighborhoods.
Genetics are also a new game mechanic, as previously children in The Sims did not always look like their parents. The Sims 2 builds on its predecessor by allowing Sims to age through six stages of life and incorporating a 3D graphics engine that allows the player to get 360º views of the game as opposed to the fixed 2D isometric view of The Sims. All Sims age, and can live up to 90 sim days or more. Sims have life goals, wants and fears, the fulfillment of which can produce either good or bad outcomes.
The Sims 2, like its predecessor, does not have a defined final goal as the gameplay is open-ended.
Players manage their Sims so they can experience rewards and form relationships in a manner similar to real life. The game allows the player to create their own Sim, neighborhoods, houses, and families. It is the sequel to the first game in the franchise, The Sims. Note: Happy Holiday Pack (the 4 th stuff pack) is actually the same with Holiday Party Pack (the 1 ststuff pack), with the addition of 20 new objects.The Sims 2 is a 2004 strategic life simulation video game developed in Redwood City, California studio of Maxis and published by Electronic Arts.
Other than the base game, we have 8 expansion packs and 10 stuff packs. Wherever a patch is mentioned, you should also apply respective patch before moving to the following stuff pack / expansion. This is the order you should follow when starting a clean installation of all The Sims 2 games. Here below is the order that The Sims 2 games have been released.
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