The Sims 2 Mobile Connected Edition User Guide

The fastest selling game of all time, The Sims 2, has been reinterpreted for the mobile phone! You create and direct your Sims to give them a fulfilling, successful existence or leave their lives in shambles. It is all up to you.

The Sims 2 on mobile features completely unique storylines giving players the ability to customize and take control of their Sims. It offers a Create-A-Sim function, which enables players to create and customize their own Sims from a variety of components. The classic Sims 2 gameplay allows players to satisfy their Sim's wants, buy objects, develop their Sim's careers and skills, and even develop relationships with other Sims. The intuitive 'one thumb' gameplay combined with an immersive 3D Sims world will let both old and new players enjoy the game of life on their mobile phone.

Fans of the PC game will be excited to discover that The Sims 2 Connected Edition will enable them to actually download Sims from the PC game to their phone and play them on the go. Endlessly customizable, The Sims 2 Connected Edition will bring your phone to life!

Key Features

• Create-A-Sim: Generate your own unique Sims from a vast library of facial features, hairstyles and clothing - all streamed down to your phone in real-time.
• Download-A-Sim: Download pre-made Sims directly from the Sims Exchange, the official Sims community Web site. Choose from thousands of unique Sims created by fellow Sims players or upload your own and push them out to your mobile.
• Fulfill Dreams & Aspirations: Your Sims have a purpose in life. Do they aspire to a life of popularity, fortune, knowledge, or romance? Give them what they want... or don't. It's all in your hands.
• Hip Up The Place: Explore Splendington, a little town in real need of a makeover. Help improve the local standard of living and unlock up to 5 levels of play - including new objects and decor.
• Wheel & Deal: Experiment with buying, selling, trading, and gifting over 150 objects - 20 of which are exclusive to the mobile game.
• Meet The Locals: Help your Sim develop relationships with Splendington's changing cast of quirky local characters. New NPCs can be downloaded to the phone with optional updates.
• Visit The Neighbors: Stop in at any of the 5 neighboring houses or the Community Center
• Remember It All: Triggered by social interactions with other Sims, personalized Memories featuring your Sim can be uploaded to and viewed on The Sims 2 Web site as short "comic strips".
• Keep It Under Control: Choose between direct and indirect control options for navigating your Sim their 3D isometric world.

Using The Application

Initial download from the carrier's deck allows player to go through the Create-A-Sim, Download-A-Sim process. Following creation of the Sim, a subsequent download delivers the data comprised of the block, house, and Neighbor and non-player Sims to interact with.

At any subsequent point of re-entry into the game the player has the option of updating their content of their game. The fee for this connection may vary from carrier to carrier.

Key Commands

Pre-Game

After the required EA/Maxis splash screens and the title screen, the player will first see a progress bar with the title "Downloading Essential Game Data." After that, the game gives the player an initial menu that they will see every time they run the game. It offers New Game, Continue/Load Saved Game (grayed out in the initial display), Sound On/Off and Exit. Selecting a new game when there is already a saved game will prompt the player that the preceding game will be lost. Selecting a saved game will always give you the option to update the content of the game.

Introduction

Once a new game is selected, the player will be given the option to Create-A-Sim or to Download-A-Sim. Either of these choices leads into a short download of assets to the handset. In both modes, players may browse their options with the joystick, with their investigations prompting further short downloads while more clothing or pre-made Sims options as streaming data.

After Sim selection/customization, the player must select a zodiac sign and an aspiration, which is accomplished with the use of a colorful wheel depicting all 12 signs on the outside, and the four Aspirations are on the inside. A mock ball spins around the wheel, and where the "ball" lands determines a bonus profile, of Simoleans, trading objects, and functional objects. These rewards are presented to the player right away.

Then, as the phone downloads the game data for the Block and Houses, your Sim is moving to Splendington by means of driving down and old farm road; this is represented in the game as a top-down driving game. The potholes take money away from your Sim, hitting Simoleans confers Simoleans onto them.

First Interactions

After arriving on the block, the player will be given a series of dialogue boxes about the town of Splendington and what they've come here to do. They will be given an option to do read a tutorial explaining the controls and objectives of the game.

A "welcome wagon" of local Sims will be arrive outside on the initial entry on to the House lot, at the beginning of a new game, and at every update of the Block that includes a level-up.

Core Sims Play

The same basic resource management play style of the original PC game is very much a part of this mobile game. Managing your Sim's needs (Hunger, Bladder, Comfort, Fun, Environment, Social, Hygiene), and satisfying a variety of Wants will provide fun challenges for the new player and franchise fan alike.

Trading and Gifting

All Sims arrive on the Block with a selection of objects that they can trade for. Trades are a simple one-to-one negotiation, with a single accept/reject prompt confirming the trade. Players may also gift objects to the other Sims, causing their SimQ stat to rise based on the generosity of the gift.

Work & Leveling Up

In connection with their job, the player's Sim has special objects based on their Aspiration which they may sell to both make Simoleans and to progress in the game. Savvy selling of these special objects will enable the player to unlock, download, and play new game levels.

Socializing

One of the most amusing elements of game play is the whimsical process of socializing and making friends with other Sims. Initially the player sees the person they are talking to in a 3/4 view shot; as they increase their relationship score the image becomes a close up. Relationship scores are saved from day to day, generating Daily and Life scores from the average of the two. Sims' relationship scores and personality affect how well any given social interaction will go.