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The Sims 2

The Sims 2 for PlayStation Portable delivers a unique third-person experience that blends life simulation with role-playing elements, offering a more substantial storyline compared to other versions. Players…

7 December 2005

The Sims 2 is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Maxis, released 7 December 2005 on PlayStation Portable.

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What The Sims 2 is

The Sims 2 is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Maxis and released in 2005. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation Portable only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game begins with the player's character driving through the Strangetown desert, presumably the "Road to Nowhere" in their car, when suddenly a flying green diamond (Also known as the Plumbob, the marker and logo of the Sims games) flies past the player and causes them to lose control of, and damage, their car. Fortunately, the player finds a gas station. The player takes their car into the garage. At that point the player takes control. The player is introduced to a vehicle mechanic named Oscar who, after a brief tutorial in teaching the player how to talk to NPC Sims, informs the player their car will only take a short while to fix. The player is then free to roam around the gas…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are comedy, fantasy, romance and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Sims series

The Sims 2 is the 25th of 227 entries we hold in the The Sims series. The next entry was The Sims 2 in 2005.

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What it launched against

The Sims 2 launched on 7 December 2005, within three weeks of Kingdom Hearts II, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones and Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

Released around the same time: Kingdom Hearts II, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

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When did The Sims 2 come out?
The Sims 2 was released on 7 December 2005 for PlayStation Portable.

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