Comparison between The Sims 2: Nightlife and The Sims 3: Late Night

The Sims: Hot Date, The Sims 2: Nightlife and The Sims 3: Late Night are expansion packs with largely the same scope, but some difference. This is a comparison between the latter two.

Features in both

 * Downtown neighborhood
 * Dating
 * Bars
 * Vampires
 * Darts
 * Half-wall
 * Wall speaker

Features in Nightlife not in Late Night
Here are some features that were in Nightlife, but were not in Late Night.
 * Bowling
 * DJ booth

In The Sims 2, private cars were first introduced in Nightlife, but in The Sims 3 they exist from the base game.

Features in Late Night not in Nightlife
Here are some features introduced by Late Night not found in Nightlife.


 * Actor career (corresponding to Showbiz career in The Sims 2: University)
 * Mixology
 * Penthouse
 * Subway
 * VIP sections

Objects

 * Bass and Drums (in The Sims 2: University)
 * Curved swimming pools (in The Sims 2: Seasons)
 * Elevators (in The Sims 2: Open for Business)
 * FX machine

The Sims 2 base game had Hot tubs and Pianos. The Sims 3 series introduces these with Late Night.

NPCs

 * Bouncer
 * Butler (in The Sims 2: Apartment Life)
 * Celebrity
 * Musician
 * Paparazzi