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Walkthrough for The Sims 2 (console).
The player progresses through the game by fulfilling the characters' wants at each location. Fulfilling their platinum want unlocks a new site.
Rockwell Acres
Rockwell Acres is a tutorial and introduces the player to wants and how to fulfill them. By fulfilling all of the player's Gold and Platinum wants Shoreline Trails will be unlocked.
- Player's Wants
Image | Want | Description | Aspiration Points | Notes |
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Fill Hygiene Need | It's important to take care of Sims. | +50 | Use the shower in the house to fill the need. | |
Use Trampoline | Sims now have unique "wants" you need to satisfy to keep them happy and progress through the game. | +50 | The trampoline is located in the backyard of the house. | |
Meet Someone New | Variety is the spice of life, go socialize with a fresh Sim. | +50 | Interact in any way with Felicity or Ossie. | |
Get a New Friend | It's time to expand your social network. | +300 | Bring relationship points up to a 40 or higher with either Felicity or Ossie. | |
Use 'Talk' Social on a Sim | Talking is a great way to learn another Sim's interests. | +50 | ||
Take out Trash | How could any Sim live in this filth? A clean space makes all the Sims happier | +50 | ||
Buy a Single Bed Worth at Least §50 | A Sim needs somewhere to sleep! | +100 | Go to the Buy Catalog and purchase any single bed under the Seating & Beds tab. Unlocks Shoreline Trails. | |
Visit a Different Location | A big Sim in a small pond needs to explore the world sometimes. | +100 | Use the Call Box in front of the house to call a taxi. |
Shoreline Trails
By fulfilling all of the player's Gold and Platinum wants the Cliffside Retreat will be unlocked.
- Player's Wants
Image | Want | Description | Aspiration Points | Notes |
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Get a Job | It's time to start a career! Where's that newspaper? | +50 | Normally the newspaper arrives every morning at 7am, but it will arrive no matter what time it is for this want in particular. Pick it up and select 'Find A Job' or purchase a computer from the Buy Catalog under the Electronics tab for a few more job options. | |
Go to Work in (Chosen Career) | The best way to make simoleons is to go to work in a good mood. | +70 | Go to Career, Skills, & Personality in the menu to check the work hours. The carpool will arrive 75 minutes before work. | |
Gain a Skill Point | To gain promotions and be successful, Sims need high skills. | +100 | Use the bookshelf, chess table, or exercise bench to learn a new skill or purchase a new skill object in the Buy Catalog. | |
Buy an Object | Sims have needs that only Simoleons can fulfill. | +100 | Purchase any object in the Buy Catalog. | |
Become Enemies With Torin | Torin is a mean and nasty Sim. | +300 | Run over to Torin Namaste and socialize with them. Bring relationship points down to -11 or lower. | |
Reach Body Skill Level 3 | Higher skills can allow Sims to use objects in new and exciting ways. | +140 | Locate the exercise bench at the back of the house and do some light weightlifting. | |
Perform Surf Trick | That surfing simulator looks cool. | +120 | Next to the exercise bench is a surfing simulator, hop on the wave machine by selecting 'Surf'. A low Energy need will decrease the chances of successfully performing a trick. | |
Change Clothes | These threads are getting stale. Look for a wardrobe. | +200 | Find a wardrobe in one of the bedrooms and select 'Change Clothes'. Hint: You don't have to change clothes. Enter and exit the Fashion menu is all that's needed. | |
Become Friends with Timmy | Torin may always be mean to him but Timmy is actually a nice guy. | +300 | Run over to Timmy Tool and socialize with them. Bring relationship points up to a 40 or higher. | |
Reach Career Level 2 in any Career | More skill, more Simoleons, more excitement. | +200 | Check skill and friend requirements in the Career menu to make sure everything is set for a promotion. | |
Beat Torin at Foosball. | If you teach him a lesson, he will give you directions to the Cliffside Retreat. | +600 | Purchase a Tournament Foosball Table from the Buy Catalog under the Miscellaneous tab. Select 'Practice Foosball' then call over Torin to challenge him. Torin has 2 Body skills, so if the challenger also has 2 then the chances are 50/50. The possibility of winning increases by 5% depending on the Sims Body skill. Get more Body skill to increase the odds. Unlocks Cliffside Retreat | |
Visit a Different Location | A big Sim in a small pond needs to explore the world sometimes. | +100 | Use the Call Box in front of the house to call a taxi. |
Cliffside Retreat
By fulfilling all of Isabella Monty's and the player's Gold and Platinum wants the HMS Amore will be unlocked.
Player's Wants
Image | Want | Description | Aspiration Points | Notes |
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Use 'Talk' Social on Isabella | Whenever a Sim moves to a new location they should first chat with their new neighbors. | +50 | Run over to Isabella Monty and socialize with her. | |
Buy a Dishwasher | Cliffside Retreat needs to refurbish the kitchen! | +100 | Purchase the Iterative Dishwasher in the Buy Catalog under the Appliances tab. | |
Repair a Stove | A broken appliance is a health hazard. | +80 | Locate the broken stove in the kitchen and select 'Repair'. | |
Reach Level 3 in any Career | Higher promotions mean more simoleons and cool new uniforms. | +200 | Check skill and friend requirements in the Career menu to make sure everything is set for a promotion. | |
Buy a Fire Extinguisher | Kitchens can be fire prone, especially when inexperienced chefs are involved. | +100 | Purchase the Snuffit Fire Destroyer in the Buy Catalog under the Appliances tab. | |
Build Walls | And not just walls, fences too. Let's start redecorating! | +100 | Build any number of walls in the Build Catalog. | |
Reach Level 4 in any Career | There are new uniforms and new vehicles as rewards for hardworking Sims. | +200 | Check skill and friend requirements in the Career menu to make sure everything is set for a promotion. | |
Help Isabella | Fulfill her dream of redesigning Cliffside Retreat and making delicious meals. Switch to her and complete her gold wants! | +500 | Switch control over Isabella and complete all of her Gold wants. Unlocks HMS Amore | |
Visit a Different Location | A big Sim in a small pond needs to explore the world sometimes. | +100 | Use the Call Box in front of the house to call a taxi. |
Isabella's Wants
Image | Want | Description | Aspiration Points | Notes |
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Buy a Table | Isabella's dream is to turn Cliffside Retreat into a world class bed and breakfast! | +100 | Purchase any table in the Buy Catalog under the Surfaces tab. | |
Buy 3 Chairs | Isabella also needs new dining chairs. | +500 | Purchase 3 chairs of any kind in the Buy Catalog under the Seating & Beds tab. | |
Gain a Cooking Point | Sims learn new recipes with every Cooking skill point. | +100 | Use the bookshelf to study in one of the bedrooms or cook several meals to gain a Cooking skill point. Isabella already has 7 points so it may take some time. | |
Harvest Squid | Sea food is hot amongst the Sim community right now. Remember to keep the aquarium clean. | +90 | Locate the aquarium in the living room and select 'Harvest Seafood'. | |
Make a Sandwich | Nothing like freshly baked bread, better use some dough. Check your recipe book for details! | +120 | Head to the fridge and select 'Get Ingredients'. From this menu the recipe book can be selected. Open it to view the sandwich recipe. | |
Become Friends with Patrizio | It's time for Isabella to make peace with the bed and breakfast's financier, Patrizio. | +300 | Run over to Patrizio Monty and socialize with him. Bring relationship points up to a 40 or higher. | |
Buy Ingredient Source | Isabella wants to continue their culinary experiments! | +100 | Purchase either the "Frood" Tree, "Manila 1000" Marine Aquarium, or the GenoLife Garden Hutch in the Buy Catalog under the Miscellaneous tab. | |
Create a Group Meal | Cooking can be a rewarding activity, especially when a Sim makes enough for everyone. | +200 | Head to the fridge and select 'Get Group Meal Ingredients'. Make any recipe or something creative. | |
Give Food to Patrizio | Sims will accept food based on their relationship and personal tastes. | +100 | Grab a serving of the group meal that was just made and give it to Patrizio. |
HMS Amore
By fulfilling Betty Buttercup's and the player's Gold and Platinum wants, Sunset Canyon will be unlocked. Hector Fromagero also resides here, by fulfilling his Gold wants the bonus location Mesa Gallery will be unlocked.
Sunset Canyon
By fulfilling Red S. Hirt's and the player's Gold and Platinum wants, Tranquility Falls will be unlocked. Billy Specter also resides here, by fulfilling his Gold wants the bonus location The Orbit Room will be unlocked.
Tranquility Falls
By fulfilling Chantal Leer's and the player's Gold and Platinum wants the Alien Crash Site will be unlocked. Larry Liu also resides here, by fulfilling his Gold wants the bonus location Jugen House will be unlocked.
Alien Crash Site
By fulfilling XY-XY Smith's and the player's Gold and Platinum wants the Bio Dome will be unlocked. XHT-F Smith also resides here, by fulfilling her Gold wants the bonus location Andromeda Arms will be unlocked.
Player's Wants
Image | Want | Description | Aspiration Points | Notes |
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Meet an Alien | Strangeville has always been a little out of the ordinary. | +140 | Run over to either XY-XY Smith or XHT-F Smith and socialize with them. | |
Reach Level 9 in any Career | Almost at the top and the big simoleons! | +800 | Check skill and friend requirements in the menu to make sure everything is set for a promotion. | |
Buy a Computer | Useful for all kinds of experiments. | +100 | Purchase any computer in the Buy Catalog under the Electronics tab. | |
Write a Blog | The outside world needs to know about life amongst the aliens. | +300 | Run over to any computer in the home and select 'Blog'. | |
Build Walls | And not just walls, fences too. Let's start redecorating! | +100 | Go to the Build Catalog and place down any number of walls. | |
Help XY-XY | The war with paranoid neighbour needs to stop and maybe then XY-XY will divulge the location of the Biodome. | +500 | Unlocks Bio Dome. | |
Visit a Different Location | A big Sim in a small pond needs to explore the world sometimes. | +100 | Use the Call Box in front of the house to call a taxi. |
XY-XY's Wants
Image | Want | Description | Aspiration Points | Notes |
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Make Friends with Jonas | It's time to go over and make friends. | +300 | Run over to Jonas Bragg and socialize with them. Bring relationship points up to a 40 or higher. | |
Change Clothes | Maybe he'd like me more if I dressed a little more... human. | +200 | This place doesn't own a wardrobe. Purchase any wardrobe in the Buy Catalog under the Miscellaneous tab. Then, select 'Change Clothes'. Hint: You don't have to change clothes. Enter and exit the Create-A-Sim is all that's needed. | |
Buy Ingredient Source | Buying Ingredient Source would allow XY-XY to make new types of meals. A 'Frood' Tree or a Garden Hutch would be great! | +100 | Purchase either the "Frood" Tree, "Manila 1000" Marine Aquarium, or the GenoLife Garden Hutch in the Buy Catalog under the Miscellaneous tab. | |
Give Food to Jonas | A good meal always cheers up an unfriendly neighbour. | +100 | Run over to the fridge and grab food. This can be given to Jonas either cooked or raw, but he may reject it. | |
Throw a Party | Relations seem to be getting back to normal. Throw a party to celebrate! | +150 | This place doesn't own a phone. Purchase a phone in the Buy Catalog under the Electronics tab. Then, select 'Throw Party'. |
XHT-F's Wants
Image | Want | Description | Aspiration Points | Notes |
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Get a Job | Even an alien needs a career. | +50 | Find the newspaper or use a computer and select 'Find A Job'. | |
Earn §200 | With some cash this crash site could be a home! | +200 | Go to work to earn §200. If the paycheck isn't §200 or more, then consider preparing for a promotion. Check the menu to see the skill and friend requirements. | |
Buy a Hot Tub | A game could liven up this place. | +100 | Purchase any hot tub in the Buy Catalog under the Plumbing tab. | |
Play Chess | A good game of chess can improve the mind. | +150 | Run over to the chess table in the living room and select 'Play Chess'. | |
Get a Promotion | Improving a Sim's skills and relationships will lubricate the wheels of progress. | +150 | Check skill and friend requirements in the menu to make sure everything is set for a promotion. | |
Earn §400 | With some cash this crash site could be a home! | +200 | Go to work to earn §400. If the paycheck isn't §400 or more, then consider preparing for a promotion. Check the menu to see the skill and friend requirements. | |
Buy a Burglar Alarm | An alien cannot live on bread alone. | +100 | Purchase a burglar alarm in the Buy Catalog under the Electronics tab. | |
Read a Book | Sim culture can be so strange.... Maybe a reading book would help. | +130 | This place doesn't own a bookcase. Purchase any Bookcase in the Buy Catalog under the Skills tab. Then, select 'Grab Book' followed by 'Read Book'. | |
Get a Promotion | Improving a Sim's skills and relationships will lubricate the wheels of progress. | +150 | Check skill and friend requirements in the menu to make sure everything is set for a promotion. | |
Buy a Rug | There's nothing less fashionable than bare floor. | +100 | Purchase any rug in the Buy Catalog under the Decorative tab. Unlocks Andromeda Arms. |
Bio Dome
By fulfilling Noel Howard's and the player's Gold and Platinum wants the final cut-scene of the game will be unlocked. You can continue playing afterwards. Jessica Jones also resides here, fulfilling her wants doesn't unlock anything, but it does count towards your progress for 'Sims Helped' if you're striving to 100% the game.
Mesa Gallery
Mesa Gallery is unlocked by doing Hector Fromagero's Gold wants at HMS Amore. Jasmine Yves has Gold wants here, but fulfilling them doesn't unlock anything. Although, it does count towards the achievement for 'Sims Helped' to 100% complete the game.
- Jasmine Yves's Wants
Image | Want | Description | Aspiration Points | Notes |
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Paint a Picture | Before Jasmine can organize a community of artists, she's got to be an artist herself. | +150 | Head over to the back building and paint a picture on an easel. | |
Sell a Great Painting | Jasmine may dislike the commoditization of art, but she needs to get her work noticed. | +300 | To produce a great painting a Sim must have 9 Creativity skill points, but Jasmine only has 8. Head back over to the back building and paint a picture on an easel to increase her skill. Once she has 9 Creativity points paint a new picture and sell it. | |
Reach Level 5 in Art Career | Jasmine needs her own studio before Sims will start taking her ideas seriously. | +200 | Jasmine is already level 4, she's not too far behind in terms of requirements. Help her move up in the Art career. | |
Write a Blog | What's the fastest way for Jasmine to spread her idea to as many Sims as possible, using the least amount of effort? The internet of course! | +300 | This place doesn't own a computer. Purchase a computer in the Buy Catalog under the Electronics tab. Then, use it to write a blog. | |
Get 6 Friends | Organizing over the internet isn't enough, Sims are content to sit at their computers and make snide, anonomous comments. Jasmine will have to grow her social network the old fashioned way. | +500 | Jasmine already has a couple friends. Go around and socialize to get at least 40 relationship points with 4 others. | |
Have at least §10,000 | Building a stable economy made entirely of starving artists is more difficult than Jasmine imagined. She's going to need some cash! | +500 | Go to work to earn simoleons until the family funds has reached §10,000. | |
Buy a Sculpture | Now that Jasmine has enough simoleons to fund her alternative, utopian vision (at least for a few days), it's time to start decorating. | +100 | Purchase any sculpture in the Buy Catalog under the Decorative tab. | |
Buy a Painting worth at least §500 | Don't deny a Sim the finer things in life. | +150 | Purchase any painting worth at least §500 in the Buy Catalog under the Decorative tab. | |
Throw a Party | Now that everything is set up the only things missing from this party are Sims! | +150 | This place doesn't own a phone. Purchase a phone in the Buy Catalog under the Electronics tab. Then, select 'Throw Party'. Make sure it's not too late in the night! | |
Wear a Costume | Jasmine wants to let loose her inner party spirit, and wear something out of the costume trunk... or nothing at all! | +200 | Purchase a Pathologie Costume Trunk in the Buy Catalog under the Miscellaneous tab. Then, select any costume. | |
Get Four Sims Dancing | Play the right music and all Sims will cast aside their chains and dance. | +300 | Head over to the stereo in the back building and select 'Play Music', then 'Dance'. Switch to other Sims and have them join. | |
Play Spin the Bottle | Jasmine has the urge to play kissing games. | +180 | Purchase the Spin the Bottle in the Buy Catalog under the Miscellaneous tab. Then, select 'Play'. | |
Have 3 Lovers | Jasmine feels confined by the social construct of monogamy. | +500 | Socialize with 3 different Sims and get at least 75 relationship points with each by doing flirty interactions to become lovers. Be careful about getting caught. |
The Orbit Room
The Orbit Room is unlocked by doing Billy Specter's Gold wants at Sunset Canyon. Phil Phantasm has Gold wants here, but fulfilling them doesn't unlock anything. Although, it does count towards the achievement for 'Sims Helped' to 100% complete the game.
- Phil Phantasm's Wants
Image | Want | Description | Aspiration Points | Notes |
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Build a Recording Studio Room | For Phil to become a successful record producer, he'll need a space to record manufactured boy bands and flavor-of-the-month singers. | +750 | Go to the Build Catalog and build a room of any size. | |
Buy a Stereo | That 'Plastic Parent' tape recorder might be good enough for recording demo tapes, but Phil needs something with a little more bass. | +100 | Purchase a stereo in the Buy Catalog under the Electronics tab. | |
Invite a Sim over | Call a Sim on the phone and invite them over. | +120 | This place doesn't own a phone. Purchase a phone in the Buy Catalog under the Electronics tab. Then, call up Noel Howard and try to get him to come over. | |
Buy a Computer worth over §2,000 | Phil will need a nice setup to digitally add lip-syncing, pitch-correction, and uh... talent, if he wants to see his music videos on SimTV. | +150 | Purchase an expensive computer worth at least §2,000 in the Buy Catalog under the Electronics tab. | |
Buy a Metal Detector | What better tool to allow Phil to look through all the "false metal" bands and find the next impaled Celtic Moon Funeral Throne Lords...of Death | +100 | Purchase the Metal Detector in the Buy Catalog under the Electronics tab. | |
Reach career level 6 in the Business career | More skill, more Simoleons, more excitement. | +200 | Despite being an Executive at level 5, Phil is quite behind in terms of requirements. Help him move up in his Business career. | |
Buy an Arcade Game | A retro arcade game should provide Phil with the inspiraitonal mix of nostalgia and electronic music that are all the rage these days. | +100 | Purchase any Arcade Game in the Buy Catalog under the Electronics tab. | |
Throw a Party | Industry parties are the best way to maintain and expand your social network. | +150 | Head over to the phone and throw a party, but make sure it's not too late in the night. | |
Dance | Sometimes a Sim needs to have some fun. | +100 | Go to the stereo or DJ Booth and have a dance. | |
Master the Business career | Every Sim wants to be the boss eventually. | +2000 | Phil wants to go for it and master his career. He's quite a few promotions away since he's only a Senior Manager level 6. He'll need a few friends and skills. Help him move up in his Business career. |
Jugen House
The Jugen House is unlocked by doing Larry Liu's Gold wants at Tranquility Falls. Toothless Joe has Gold wants here, but fulfilling them doesn't unlock anything. Although, it does count towards your progress for 'Sims Helped' if you're striving to 100% the game.
Andromeda Arms
Andromeda Arms is unlocked by doing XHT-F Smith's Gold wants at the Alien Crash Site. John Gray has Gold wants here, but fulfilling them doesn't unlock anything. Although, it does count towards your progress for 'Sims Helped' if you're striving to 100% the game.