History VideoGame / TheSims2

* LoveFloats: The cinematic that plays when a Sim gets his or her very first kiss has the kissing Sims levitate briefly[[note]]assuming that you have cinematic enabled, that is.[[/note]].

** Angela and Lilith Pleasant are pretty much the same, only different because of their uneven treatment by their parents. Angela's described as "patient and dutiful", and even her name means "angel", while Lilith's name means "demon from the night" and she's a rebellious teenager who wears dark clothes and spike bands. Despite that, Lilith is seen as a [[TheWoobie woobie]] by most players while Angela's seen as an annoying MarySue ([[IncrediblyLamePun just like her mother!]])

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* WhatTheHellPlayer: Should you kill too many Sims, a [[https://i.pinimg.com/736x/88/84/b5/8884b54e28fca7d5052af3cc2e5859ff--funny-sims-sims-humor.jpg message]] will pop up saying that the game is supposed to be a LIFE simulator.

** The game features a carnivorous plant (the cowplant) that produces a substance that, when drunk, gives a Sim an extra day of life.

*** ''Best in Show'' has [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Diana DeBore]] as the main antagonist, with Reece Mustella and Brock Thornton serving as CoDragons.

** By default, the only video game your Sims can play in ''The Sims 2'' is ''VideoGame/{{SSX}} 3'', though ''VideoGame/SimCity 4: Rush Hour'' and ''The Sims Bustin' Out'' can be purchased and added to your household's library. In ''Free Time'', each family is presented with a computer preloaded with ''The Sims 3'', plus they can buy ''Spore'', ''Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars'', ''EA Sports FIFA 2008'', and ''My Sims''.
** Plus, if you look closely at the scenes in some of the paintings you can buy, you will see places of even a character from the My Sims games.

* PlantHair: In the ''Seasons'' ExpansionPack, Sims have the potential to be transformed into [[PlantPeople Plant Sims]], which in their adult state have green leaves for hair, or a large flower for toddlers. Plant Sims are also included in the 'University Life' expansion of The Sims 3 as well as the stuff pack ''Cool Kitchen Stuff'' in ''VideoGame/TheSims4''.

* PlantHair: In the 'Seasons' ExpansionPack, Sims have the potential to be transformed into [[PlantPeople Plant Sims]], which in their adult state have green leaves for hair, or a large flower for toddlers. Plant Sims are also included in the 'University Life' expansion of The Sims 3 as well as the stuff pack 'Cool Kitchen Stuff' in TheSims4.

** ''The Sims Stories'' series feature two different storylines per game, each with their own villain. In both ''Life Stories'' games, there are [[BigBadDuumvirate villain duos]] as the antagonists.

* BizarreAlienBiology: Averted with HalfHumanHybrid aliens; they reproduce with humans or other creatures without any issues. It should be mentioned though that full-blooded aliens only kidnap [[MisterSeahorse males]] to impregnate (females can get abducted, they just can't get pregnant without the help of alien equality mods), so this particular oddity is played straight.

** Several of the deceased ancestors have these. For instance, Daniel Pleasant's paternal grandparents are named Les and Kynda.

** Ford vehicles are downloadable from the official EA site as add-on custom content.

* SiblingSenioritySquabble: Mentioned in the biographies two twin pairs: The Davises (Almeric being older by two minutes and actively using his seniority to win arguments against Aldric) and the Larsons (Jodie being older by three minutes and thus believing it's her duty to be in charge even if it overwhelms Jason).

* HotterAndSexier: This game introduces Woohoo and Try for Baby as a necessity instead of just a special object interaction. And in the default cutscene, doing it for the first time for a particular Sim will have the game play a cutscene... (although it's mostly PlayedForLaughs)

* OfficeGolf: The career reward for the Business career track in is a small golf hole.

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* OfficeGolf: The career reward for the business career track in ''The Sims'' 2 is a small golf hole.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The bio of the Broke family tells that Skip Broke died after a mysterious pool ladder accident. Removing the pool ladder, forcing a sim to swim until exhaustion, is a very well know way of killing a sim by drowning in the game and its [[VideoGame/TheSims1 predecessor]].

* StudentsSecretSociety: All campuses in the ''University'' expansion have a Secret Society, complete with a uniform, a secret handshake, and a hidden lot filled with expensive (and questionably legal) appliances and décor. Befriending a few existing members will see your Sim inducted into it -- after a good ol' [[InitiationCeremony "getting handcuffed and shoved into a limo in the dead of night"]] routine, of course.

* SexyWalk: A Romance Sim with their Aspiration Meter in the platinum range, if directed by the player to perform romantic interactions, will close the distance to their romantic target with a smooth strut.

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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Mary-Sue Pleasant is scripted to always get a chance card in her first day of work in the game, and it is similarly scripted to always have a bad result no matter the option you pick ([[TakeAThirdOption unless you choose to ignore the Chance Card]]).