Players manage their Sims from birth to death, forming relationships in a manner similar to real life. Like its predecessor, The Sims 2 allows the player to create and dress characters called "Sims", design neighborhoods, and build and furnish houses. A sequel, The Sims 3, was released in June 2009. In addition, versions of The Sims 2 were released on various consoles and mobile platforms, including the Nokia Ovi Store.
Eight expansion packs and nine "stuff packs" were subsequently released between 20. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on September 14, 2004, and a port for MacOS was released on June 17, 2005. It is the second major title in The Sims series, and is the sequel to The Sims. As this isn't part of Origin's "On The House" promo series, we figure that this is more likely a promotional stunt ahead of The Sims 4's impending September launch (a release that'll be doubly important to EA after the company delayed two of its biggest fall releases on Tuesday).The Sims 2 is a 2004 strategic life simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. Simply log in to Origin and use the redemption code "I-LOVE-THE-SIMS" to immediately jump into the "Apartment Life" expansion, the Ikea household pack, and everything else your dollhouse heart desires.Īs The Sims 2 has been officially delisted from services like Origin and Steam for some time, this is currently the best way to grab a copy of the dated release-not to mention a good way to avoid paying over $100 buying boxed copies of every expansion. To ease the pain for all 50 players who'll never see their Radeon-related visual glitches fixed, EA gave all Sims 2 owners on the Origin PC games service a free upgrade to the game's "Ultimate Collection" version, which includes the game's eight expansion packs and nine "stuff" packs.īut what about players who didn't register the game on Origin (or, er, never bought The Sims 2 in the first place)? EA has them covered, too, because as of Wednesday, the company is now offering free downloads of The Sims 2: Ultimate Collection to all Origin members until July 31. Years after the game's "exchange" content website shuttered, the game's producer announced last week it would no longer post updates or patches for the decade-old game. Further Reading The Sims 4 preview: There goes the neighborhoodWhether you're still running a years-long instance of 2004's The Sims 2, complete with a family's dozens of generations babbling in Simlish while running into all matter of torture-inducing home spaces or haven't even played the game once, Electronic Arts has a giant, if ancient, freebie for you.
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