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Game entry

The Sims 2

2004 · Simulation, Sandbox, Strategy, RPG · PC, Mac · Aspyr Media

The Sims 2 is ranked no. 208 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,794 and 64% of duels won.

World rank

no. 208

ELO score

1,794

Wins

64%

Duels played

241

About The Sims 2

In The Sims 2, your Sims will be more lifelike, more responsive, and more complex than ever before. You'll be able to control your Sims over their entire lifetimes, taking them from their first steps to their golden years. Guide them through "Life's Big Moments" and build their "Life Score" with every decision you make. And since every Sim will have its own DNA, their appearance and personality will be passed down through the generations. Life in The Sims 2 will take on a whole different dimension with an entirely new 3-D engine.

The community says

My kids and I built a whole family tree over one summer, generations of them, and they still ask to check in on that save now and then.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,794 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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  1. Lynn_2005

    My kids and I built a whole family tree over one summer, generations of them, and they still ask to check in on that save now and then.

    NeonKnight12

    J'ai vécu exactement ce genre d'attachement avec mes propres Sims, sauf que le mien s'est terminé en incendie de cuisine et divorce le même après-midi.

  2. ArcadeHunter

    Comparado con Stardew Valley, aquí uno se pasa media partida limpiando inodoros en vez de cultivando algo con sentido.

    Élodie_44

    Chez moi c'est pareil face à GTA V, on ne demande pas la même chose à un jeu où on gère des existences entières.

  3. lenoir_bernadette

    Face à GTA V question liberté c'est risible, mais aucun open world violent n'arrive à cette finesse dans la gestion du quotidien des personnages.

    SilentDragon

    On a eu la même expérience à la maison, sauf que chez nous la moitié du plaisir vient des catastrophes qu'on ne contrôle pas.

  4. ComboLegend

    Je le trouve surestimé à cette place, franchement, entre deux sessions de ménage virtuel je me demande toujours pourquoi je paie une piscine sans échelle à mes Sims, ils finissent noyés et moi je referme le jeu en pleine crise existentielle.

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