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
- A Downtown neighborhood.
- Dating
- Bars
- Vampires (living by night)
- Darts
- 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.
- Bowling
- Diner (not as a rabbit-hole)
- DJ booth
- Vampire coffin (Replaced by Altar)
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 (similar to Apartments in The Sims 2:Apartment Life)
- Subway
- Bouncers
- VIP sections
- Neighborhood called Bridgeport not Downtown, and not as sub-region.
- Bubble Bar
- NPC parties
Objects
- Arcade Game Machine (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 (new to the sims)
- Multi-purpose rabbit holes
NPCs
- Bouncer
- Butler (in The Sims 2: Apartment Life)
- Celebrity (in The Sims: Superstar)
- Musician
- Paparazzi (in The Sims: Superstar)