Comparison between The Sims 2: Nightlife and The Sims 3: Late Night
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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[edit | edit source]
Features in Nightlife[edit | edit source]
Here are some features that were in Nightlife, but were not in Late Night.
- Dating (returns in The Sims 3: Generations)
- Slow Dance (returns in The Sims 3: Seasons)
- The Downtown sub-neighborhood and the ability to attach more downtowns for a main neighborhood
- Bowling (returns in The Sims 3: University Life)
- Restaurant system (includes restaurant NPCs such as the host, waiters and the sous chef)[n 1]
- Coffee stand and barista NPC (it was introduced in University but was carried on to Nightlife) (returns in The Sims 3: University Life)
- DJ booth and DJ (re-introduced in The Sims 3: Showtime)
- ElectroDance Sphere (re-introduced in The Sims 3: Showtime)
- Karaoke Machine (re-introduced in The Sims 3: Showtime)
- Photo booth (re-introduced in The Sims 3: Showtime)
- Vampire coffin (Replaced by Altar)
- Fury
- Contacts
- Smustle (returns in The Sims 3: Supernatural)
- 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[edit | edit source]
Here are some features introduced by Late Night, but 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[edit | edit source]
- 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
- Bubble Bar (some similarities to the bubble blower in The Sims 2: University)
NPCs[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- Hot Tub (Other tubs are included in Outdoor Living Stuff, Showtime, Seasons, and The Store.)
- Piano (Late Night also features a portable keyboard)
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Business as Usual venue from The Sims 3 Store features a working restaurant.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Comparison between The Sims base games
- Comparison between The Sims and The Sims 2
- Comparison between The Sims 2 and The Sims 3
- Comparison between The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval
- Comparison between The Sims 2: Bon Voyage and The Sims 3: World Adventures
- 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: Seasons and The Sims 3: Seasons
- Comparison between The Sims 2: University and The Sims 3: University Life