Wow! I don't know if I will get to EVERY thing this new game will offer! Okay, here I go...In The Sims 2 (TS2) everything is taken beyond expectations. Fist of all creat-a-sim you can actually create the sim, from shape and size of eyes, nose, mouth, what kind of make-up, hair style and color they have and facial features. Build and buying is whole nother ball park! You can now have a house that is up to 4 stories high!! You can customize your furniture by choosing color and fabric and you are now able to have decks and foundations! Living is a whole new experince, too! Now your Sims will age! There are six stages of life: baby, toddler, child, teen, adult, and senior. You can turn this system on an off as you please. Sims will remeber things from the past for instance: A toddler burnt their hand on a stove, when they grow up they might stay as far as way from a kitchen as possible. They also react and are more aware of the their surroundings. Kids also inherit traits and looks form their parents, they now have DNA!! That is pretty much all that had been announced about this game so far, but it is a definate must buy!
*runs on a new 3-D engine is not compatible with old sim expansions