The Sims 2: Nightlife
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| Developer(s) | Maxis[1][2] |
| Publisher(s) | EA Games (PC) Aspyr Media (Mac) |
| Designer(s) | Hunter Howe Amy Kalson Charles London |
| Series | The Sims |
| Engine | Custom |
| Version | 1.2.0.355 |
| Platform(s) | Mac OS X Windows |
| Release date | Windows
Mac OS X |
| Genre(s) | Life simulation game God game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: T OFLC: M PEGI: 12+ |
| Media | CD |
| System requirements | Mac OS X[3]
Windows[4] |
| Input methods | Keyboard Mouse |
The Sims 2: Nightlife is the second expansion pack for The Sims 2, which was released on September 13, 2005 (USA and Canada) and September 16, 2005 (European Union, Australia and New Zealand). It was released for Mac OS X on March 27, 2006. The expansion pack centers on the new downtown area, which has various activities, such as bowling, karaoke, dining and dancing, as well as a photo booth, and includes a dating mini-game which allows player to engage in their Sim's relationships in greater depth.
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[edit] Description
The game is reminiscent of an expansion pack from the original The Sims game entitled The Sims: Hot Date, which focused on new social interactions and locations for Sims to visit, such as a dance club or romantic restaurant. Nightlife follows in a similar theme. Some of the items are also similar to the ones found in The Sims: House Party.
New additions include inventories, new interactions, and over 125 new objects. NPCs that a player's Sim dates can now leave gifts or hate letters at the Sim's home, depending on the success of particular dates. Some of the new NPCs include party DJs, a Gypsy Matchmaker and Vampires.
Nightlife also adds a new aspiration called the Pleasure Aspiration. This new aspiration is assigned in exactly the same way as any of the other 5 aspirations. Sims with this aspiration crave enjoyment in many different ways, whilst they fear embarrassment. Sims may receive wants such as 'juggle' and 'jump on lounge.' Nightlife has also introduced a new reward object called the ReNuYu SensoOrb, which enables any Sim to change their aspiration at any time. However, like all other aspiration reward objects, it can fail if the Sim's Aspiration Meter isn't at least in the Gold range, which results in the Sim using it receiving the Grilled Cheese Aspiration, and all other wants or fears will be superseded with ones revolving around grilled cheese sandwiches, such as "Make Grilled Cheese Sandwich" or "Be rejected for Talk about Grilled Cheese Sandwich." The Sim also gains a new lifetime aspiration of eating 200+ Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. If The Sims 2: University is installed, the Sim's Lifetime Want will also change.
In Nightlife, Sims can own their own cars instead of relying on the carpool to get to work or the bus to get to school (parents can drive children to school and teenagers can drive themselves). There are several models and colors available. In addition, driveways (mandatory for any residential lot to accommodate a car) and garages can be built into the Sim's lot.
Also new, more customized swimming pools can be designed. Included is a new diagonal shaped swimming pool tool, which can be used to create extensive shapes not previously possible. However, the pool ladder and diving board may only be attached to pool tiles square on to the lot.
The lot mode has been expanded in Nightlife, so that it is possible to view the neighborhood from a lot. Players may leave one lot to play another without having to go back to the neighborhood mode. It is still impossible, however, for a Sim to invite himself or herself to another residential lot.
Two new radio stations come with the expansion, Oldies and Classical stations.
[edit] New gameplay mechanics
As with previous expansion packs, not only does The Sims 2: Nightlife come packed with more content, but also adds something to the overall gameplay of the original game. New aspects of gameplay that are added to Nightlife are:
[edit] Fury
The Sims 2: Nightlife introduces the concept of fury. Of limited duration, this generally affects which social interactions are accepted. It is most likely to occur when a spouse is caught cheating with another Sim. If another Sim becomes furious at the player's Sim, their Sim will be subjected to vandalism, such as having their newspaper stolen, or their trash can kicked over. This can be resolved through making friends with the person that is furious at them.
[edit] Contacts
When a Sim has a successful date or outing, they may be contacted by a previously unknown friend of their date. The caller is added to the Sim's relationship panel as a friend, and their portrait is covered with a blue film representing the contact period. During the contact period, the length of which is determined by how successful the date or outing was, the two Sims can become friends more easily. If the two Sims do not build their relationship up to the normal friendship level by the end of the contact period, the friendship status disappears.
[edit] Vampires
The Sims 2: Nightlife introduces NPC Vampires, the Count and the Contessa, who can be found in the Downtown neighborhood at night. If a Sim builds a strong enough relationship with one of the vampires, they can ask to be bitten and thus turn into a vampire. Vampire Sims have sharp teeth, red eyes, and gray-blue skin, have no reflection in mirrors, and can turn into a bat and fly. If they are exposed to sunlight, their needs decline steadily, eventually causing death. Their needs decline during the day at a very fast rate, which can make them difficult Sims to play. Removing the windows in a Vampire Sim's house does not prevent the sunlight from entering, and their needs will still decline until nighttime falls, which occurs at 7:00 pm. On the other hand, their needs will not decay at all during the night and while sleeping in a coffin. Vampire Sims are also immortal and will not age, although Teen vampires will age if sent to college and again upon graduation. Vampirism can be cured with Vamprocillin D, available from the Gypsy Matchmaker NPC.
[edit] Attraction and Chemistry
All Sims in the Teen life stage or older now have turn-ons and turn-offs and are affected by a system of attraction and chemistry. Sims can be attracted to any other Sim that is the appropriate age and gender, and is not a relation. The amount of attraction is determined by turn-ons and turn-offs, personality, aspirations, and astrological sign. If two Sims are attracted to each other, they will also get a chemistry score, represented in the relationships panel by lightning bolts. Positive chemistry can be between one and three lightning bolts, and negative chemistry is represented by a lightning bolt with an x through it. Sims who share chemistry can build relationships more easily and have access to different interactions.
[edit] Cars
The Sims 2 Nightlife is the first expansion pack that includes cars. This game includes 5 maxis made cars: the carpool car, mini-van, pick-up truck, a classy car, and a sports car. The Sims 2 Website (www.thesims2.com) includes 6 more cars which can be downloaded: Ford Focus, Mustang, Fusion, Edge, Ford Escape Hybrid, and the Montgomery Hawker from Burnout Paradise. These cars are available for download for people with Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, and Freetime. In the cars you can install an alarm, take your kids to school, take a spin, and go to community lots. Teens, Adults, and Elders (Young adults once The Sims 2 University is installed) are the only sim ages that can drive cars. However, cheats or custom content can create the illusion of a child, toddler, or baby driving.
Recently, the official website has included a garage set that allows users with any combination of games to have cars.
[edit] References
- ^ IGN: The Sims 2: Nightlife
- ^ The Sims 2 Nightlife for PC - The Sims 2 Nightlife PC Game - The Sims 2 Nightlife Computer Game
- ^ Mac OS X system requirements. Aspyr Media. Retrieved on August 29, 2006.
- ^ Windows system requirements. EA Games. Retrieved on August 29, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Official Information Page
- The Sims 2: Nightlife at MobyGames
- The Sims 2: Nightlife guide at StrategyWiki
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