Invent a cast of characters and tell your own stories about them in The Sims 2. Create your Sims, give them personalities, and see what trouble they get themselves into. Directly control every move they make, customize their world, build their homes, create their food, and design their fashions! Guide them in their careers and fulfill their aspirations as you build their social network and avoid making enemies. Enjoy the peaks of pleasure and the trials of pain in your Sims' lives.

Direct Their Lives- Develop a master plan for your Sim's social life, career, and pathway to greatness... or let them live in utter chaos. Control Their Every Action-Directly manipulate every move your Sims make with direct controls.

Add Your Personal Touch-Create thousands of food recipes and clothing designs. Use these custom creations to affect your Sim's Aspirations and to impact other Sims' lives.

Sims Remember and React-Sims now have Memories and Awareness. They may cower in fear, wave in friendship, or threaten other Sims. Double the Fun-Team up with a friend and take the neighborhood by storm in split-screen two-player mode!

Endless Possibilities-There's a surprise around every corner. Investigate your Sim's world to find hidden opportunities.