The Sims 2: Seasons

The Sims 2: Seasons (also known as TS2 S or simply Seasons) is the fifth expansion pack in The Sims 2. The following flyer promoting the expansion pack shipped with The Sims 2: Pets. It followed the same route set by its predecessors; it contains more than 125 new items and more intricate gameplay options. The game was released March 1st 2007 for North America and March 2nd 2007 for Europe.

Description
''Head outdoors for year-round fun with your Sims! New seasonal activities await your Sims including snowball fights, chasing fireflies, jumping in leaf piles, and more. Strengthen family ties in Winter, let romance bloom in Spring, deepen the bonds of friendship in Summer, or fast-track your career in Fall. Your Sims can now explore new careers and master new talents throughout the year, but beware freezing, heatstroke, sneezing, and other unexpected weather effects! Dress your Sims appropriately or face the consequences!''

Riverblossom Hills
Riverblossom Hills is a new neighborhood shipped with The Sims 2: Seasons. Its main theme is a countryside-theme, where most houses are decorated with country theme and lots of them have gardening area. This little town also has unique seasonal progression, which is Winter, Winter, Spring, and Fall, with no Summer. The neighborhood features a few community lot, one of which contains an ice skating rink.

Seasons
Season is now the part of gameplay. Seasons can be set individually for each neighborhood from Season Chooser. The Season Chooser determines what seasons is allowed to be present in the neighborhood. There are 4 seasons; Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Each season has its own benefit and uniqueness, nourishing the gameplay and storyline.

Weather
Weather adds more realism as an occurrence of precipitation. Weather also determines whether the outdoor is cool, warm, too hot, or too cold. The precipitation also occurs unpredictably, making every day is not the same day. Is it safe enough to play when there's no hail outside, or are the crops not overwatered by the recent rainstorms; all is controlled by the weather. Sims can check the weather forecasting from TV or newspaper. When the weather is too cold, Sims wear new type of clothes, Winterwear.

Temperature
There are 2 kinds of temperature; Sims' internal temperature and outdoor temperature. The outdoor temperature controls how fast Sims' internal temperature will change whether they are doing interactions or not. Unlike outdoor temperature, Sim internal temperature is different from each Sim. Sims who are too cold from playing snow can get freezing and Sims who are too hot from drinking hot chocolate in the middle of the Summer can get sunburned and heatstroke.

Gardening
Sims can now do real gardening. Gardening is no longer just pulling the weeds, trimming the bushes, and cutting the hedges. Sims can now can fertilize plots, plant crops, water plants, tend the garden, and finally, harvest the produce. Harvested produce can be placed in a refrigerator, used to make juices, or sold. As a reward for all their hard work, Sims may join the Garden Club and receive the benefits.

Fishing
With Seasons, ponds are now stocked with fish. Sims can fish if the pond is big and deep enough, and the slope isn't too steep. Sims also gain Fishing Talent Badge when they fish long enough. Fish can be cooked, grilled, stocked in the fridge, or hung on the wall.

PlantSim
The new life state introduced in the Expansion Pack is PlantSim. PlantSim is half-Sim and half-plant. As PlantSims, Sims require water, sunlight, and love as their needs. PlantSim is a gardening master, making them acquire Gold Gardening Badge. They can talk to plants, respectively. PlantSim can spawn spore baby instead of being pregnant and give birth a normal baby. Spawned PlantBaby will eventually grow up into PlantSim.

New Additions

 * New Life State: PlantSim
 * New Deaths: Death by Lightning, and Death by Hail
 * New Careers: Adventurer, Education, Gamer, Journalism, Law, and Music
 * New Lifetime Wants: Become Space Pirate, Become Education Minister, Become Game Designer, Become Media Magnate, Become The Law, and Become Rock God
 * New NPC: Penguin
 * New Potion: Plantophic-C
 * New Radio Stations: New Age and Jam Bands
 * New Talent Badges: Fishing and Gardening
 * New Meals: Bass with Squash, Blackened Catfish, Stuffed Rainbow Trout, and Stuffed Golden Trout
 * New TV Channel: Weather Channel
 * New Aspiration Reward: Weathernaught 57X
 * New Options: Seeing beneath snow and Snow on Ground

Minor Features

 * Tree leaves will fall in Autumn, and will need to be raked. Conifers and cacti won't have falling leaves.
 * Set hairstyle per outfit . Sims can now set different hairstyles for each type of outfit.
 * Pets don't have internal temperature.
 * Stackable inventory . Inventory no longer needs to be scrolled all the way back just to find an apple. With this, similar objects will be stacked in the inventory to save space.
 * Pool water reflects and moves.

New Build Mode Additions
Roof is now a crucial element as part of weather and climate changes. From now, "Indoor Space" is defined not only a room covered by walls, but there also must be roof. Being in a closed indoor will keep Sims away from cold temperature. Roof keeps the elements out, so rain and snow won't get inside house. Any one-tile objects can now be placed on the roof. Anything; sculptures, chairs, flamingos, end tables, and even arcade machines. With this, decorative roof objects such as weather vane, lightning rod, and solar screen can make a nice additions to the roof.
 * Roof
 * Roof Objects

New Objects

 * The Ornery Rooster Weather Vane
 * The Flowy Floater Pond Sprinkler
 * "Stuff Me Silly" Scarecrow from McKraken Industries
 * EZ120v Lighting Finial
 * Perfect Packets Hot Chocolate Maker
 * The Main Squeezer 235X
 * Toss ‘n Wish Drinking Well by Gaelic Gardens
 * Greenhouse
 * Gardening Tools
 * Curved Edge Swimming Pool
 * Roller and Ice Skating Rinks

New Interactions

 * Sim-based
 * Sims can give gifts from the object in the inventory to other Sims.
 * Sims can play Marco Polo in the pool.


 * Object-based
 * Bug catching.
 * Sims can pay all bills without having to look for them first. This is useful when the bills are placed somewhere uncharted.
 * Sims can store leftovers in the fridge so they won't waste the food.
 * There are many interactions that can be done with snow, including making snowmen and snow angels, snowball fights, and so on.
 * Toddlers and dogs can eat snow.
 * Cats can chase butterflies and fireflies.

Videos
Video:The Sims™ 2 Seasons Official Trailer|The Sims™ 2 Seasons Official Trailer Video:Lily Allen - Smile (in Simlish) - using Sims 2 Seasons|Lily Allen - Smile (The Sims 2 Season)

Reference
Los Sims 2 y las cuatro estaciones fr:Les Sims 2: Au Fil des Saisons