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

• Dating
• Bars
• Vampires (living by night)
• Half-wall
• Wall speaker
• Outings

Features in Nightlife not in Late Night

Here are some features that were in Nightlife, but were not in Late Night.

• Slow Dance
• The Downtown sub-neighborhhod and the ability to attach more downtowns for a main neighborhood
• Bowling
• Restaurant system (includes restaurant NPCs such as the host, waiters and the sous chef)
• Coffee stand and barista NPC (it was introduced in University but was carried on to NightLife)
• DJ booth and DJ
• Photo booth
• Vampire coffin (Replaced by Altar)
• Fury
• Contacts
• Smustle
• Turn-Ons and Turn-Offs
• Chemistry

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 Show Business career in The Sims 2: University)
• Mixology
• Penthouse (similar to Apartments in The Sims 2:Apartment Life)
• Subway
• VIP sections
• Neighborhood called Bridgeport not Downtown, and not a sub-region.
• NPC parties

Objects

• Arcade Games (in The Sims 2, The Sims 2: University)
• 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 (new to the sims)
• Bubble Bar (some similarities to the Bubble blower in The Sims 2: University)

NPCs

• Bouncer
• Butler (in The Sims 2: Apartment Life)
• Celebrity (in The Sims: Superstar)
• Paparazzi (in The Sims: Superstar)

Features in The Sims 3: Late Night and The Sims 2 base game

• Hot Tub
• Piano (Late Night also features a portable keyboard)

See also

• Comparison between The Sims 2 and The Sims 3
• Comparison between The Sims 2: Open for Business and The Sims 3: Ambitions
• Comparison between The Sims 2: Pets and The Sims 3: Pets
• Comparison between The Sims 2: Bon Voyage and The Sims 3: World Adventures