THE SIMS 2
OFFICIAL TITLE  The Sims 2
COMMON TITLE  The Sims 2
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLUS-21265
REGION  NTSC-U
GENRE / STYLE  Simulation / Breeding / Constructing / Strategy

DEVELOPER  Maxis.
PUBLISHER  Electronic Arts.
DATE RELEASED  25 October 2005
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLUS-21265
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLUS-21265
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
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English
Menus and gameplay are in English.

Gamers drive their virtual alter egos toward greatness, as the second generation of "people simulation" gets a life on consoles. Though it features the same charming style and real-world challenges, the PlayStation 2 version of Sims 2 has been customized for the console. As in the console ports of the original Sims game, there is more of a focus on the player's main character, and less on the neighborhood interactions as a whole. Along this line, the most obvious difference between the computer and console versions of Sims 2 may be in the way players control their characters. Instead of a point-and-click strategy-game styled interface, players take direct control of their console characters, "driving" them around the game world with the analog stick (as in a third-person RPG).

Other differences also allow players to concentrate on their individual console characters. Unlike characters in the PC version of the title, PS2 sims do not age or have children. Players still have great control over their characters' looks and lifestyles however. By choosing different "grandparent DNA," players can alter the look of their sim until it's just right. A new "fashion designer" feature allows players to create their own custom outfits from a wide selection of mix-and-match components. The console version also uses the Sims 2 aspiration system, which allows players to define their character's "life goal," and makes it easy to find everyday activities that help work toward it.

Other features are exclusive to the console versions of the game, such as personal interactions that blur out the background to concentrate exclusively on the involved sims, and a food creation system that challenges the players' creativity as well as the characters'. Characters can collect objects found all around the game world, from fruit off a tree to fish in an aquarium, and combine these as they see fit into a new meal. Some custom meals may produce desirable effects in those who consume them, while others may just make characters sick, so discovering and perfecting recipes can be an ongoing, profitable mini-game for those who are willing to experiment.

Features:
* Based on 2004's PC game where you create Sims, give them personalities, and let them live out their hopes and dreams
* Design fashions, create buildings, and decorate your Sims' home
* Monitor Sims' lives in 16 locales as they develop friendships or gain enemies
* Explore an open-ended world or choose a story-based series of objectives
* Import images into the game with the EyeToy camera peripheral

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

A NEW WAY TO PLAY WITH LIFE
Create Your Sims
Choose from over 10,000 fashion styles and pursue fortune, popularity, knowledge, romance, or creativity life aspirations.

Directly Control Every Move
Explore open-ended or story-based gameplay, interacting with 60 story characters - each with their own memories, awareness, and agendas.

Design Dream Homes
Build your world in 16 unique locations using over 400 building and designing options. Customize everything including your own food and recipes.

More than 350 Objects
Fulfill more than 200 Wants and Fears as you build skills, maintain careers, and make friends and foes.

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Life Simulation theme.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 or 2 Players
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  1413 KB Minimum
COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS TESTED
( OFFICIAL GAMEPADS ONLY )
 Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
COMPATIBLE LIGHT GUNS
( OFFICIAL LIGHT GUNS ONLY )
 None
OTHER COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS
( OFFICIAL CONTROLLERS ONLY )
 None
SPECIAL CONTROLLERS INCLUDED OR
SUPPORTED ( OFFICIAL ONLY )
 Eye-Toy USB Camera
VIBRATION FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  Yes
VIDEO MODES  50 Hz = No / 60 Hz = Yes / Progressive Scan = No / 16:9 Option = No
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = No / Dolby Sorround = No / Dolby Digital = No; Dolby Pro logic II = Yes
MULTI-TAP FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
LANGUAGE SELECTOR  No
NETWORK ADAPTOR (ETHERNET) COMPATIBLE  No
EMULATOR  PCSX 2 v.0.1.0.0
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 1; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = Yes; mVU Flag Hack = No; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = Yes
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX r5559 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Skipdraw Hack = No )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X r5545 ( Interpolation = 4; Disable Effects Processing = No; Use the de-alias filter = No; Enable Dubug options = No; Module = 1; Synchronizing Mode = TimeStretch Mix; Audio Expansion Mode = Stereo )
CD-ROM PLUGIN  CDVDolio Cdrom plugin v.0.1.0
GAME PAD PLUGIN  LilyPad svn (r3993) 0.10.0
VIBRATION COMPATIBLE  Yes.

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 GENERAL GAMEPLAY CONTROLS:
  Move character or Move cursor -  Left Analog Stick
  Zoom or rotate camera -  Right Analog Stick
  Select object or action -  X Button
  Snap to sim -  Circle Button
  Cancel last or current interaction -  Triangle Button
  Freeze action or fastforward -  L1 or R1 Button
  Switch to next or previous sim -  L2 or R2 Button
  Toggle direct and classic control -  Select Button
  Open or close pause menu -  Start Button


 PLACE AND GRAB MODE CONTROLS:
  Place or grab object -  X Button
  Sell grabbed object -  Square Button
  Cancel, back -  Triangle Button
  Rotate object -  L1 or R1 Button


 BUILD AND REMOVE MODE CONTROLS:
  Place or remove wall, walpaper or floor -  X Button
  Switch wall, wallpaper or floor tiles -  Circle Button
  Build or fill room / Remove or uncover room -  L1 or R1 Button + X Button
  Cancel, back -  Triangle Button

 



 
 

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