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{{Infobox game
|name = The Sims 2: FreeTime
|image = [[
|caption =
|developer = [[
|publisher = [[Electronic Arts]]
|series = [[The Sims series|The Sims]]
|platforms = [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|release = {{vgrelease|NA=February 26, 2008|AUS=February 28, 2008|EU=February 29, 2008}}
|ratings = {{vgratings|ESRB=Teen|PEGI=12+}}
|genre = [[wikipedia:Social simulation game|Social simulation]]
|modes = [[wikipedia:Single-player|Single-player]]
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|creature = [[Genie]]
|neighbor = [[Desiderata Valley]]
|related pages = yes
}}
[[File:The Sims 2 FreeTime Icon.png|left|link=]]
'''
==Description==
[[File:
''Now your Sims can rediscover the joys of leisure time! Awaken your Sims' true passions in life as they discover and excel at all-new activities. Whether they're tossing a football with the family, practicing ballet, restoring cars with friends, or building train sets, your Sims now have more ways to build skills, enhance friendships, and make their lives more successful. Craft new, unique items for your Sims to use in their daily lives including clothing, pottery, and more. Your Sims will even unlock secret rewards by mastering their hobbies and advancing all-new careers. Explore a wide variety of new hobbies that will change your Sims' lives!''
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Desiderata Valley is the new [[neighborhood]] shipped with ''The Sims 2: FreeTime''. It mainly focuses on the residents' leisure activities and pastimes. All families are at moderate economic status; not too rich and not too poor. There are a number of community lots where Sims can do many activities, such as gallery, sport park, community kitchen, and so on.
==
===Lifetime Aspiration
{{Main|Lifetime Aspiration}}
Sims now have a new bar between the daily [[aspiration bar]] and the [[Influence]] bar, the Lifetime Aspiration bar. This bar indicates how happy a Sim has been
===Lifetime Aspiration Benefit===
The higher
===Secondary Aspiration===
The [[secondary aspiration]] unlocks Sims' possibilities for new [[Wants and Fears|wants and fears]] that are
===Hobby Enthusiasm===
The new simology includes [[hobby]] [[enthusiasm]] for each Sim. Sims who do activities
===Secret Hobby Lot===
{{Main|Hobby lot}}
Sims who have gained enough enthusiasm in a hobby will discover a secret [[hobby lot]]. The instructor for that hobby will give the Sim membership in the hobby club, which will grant them entry to the secret lot. The hobby lot can only be visited by Sims who have a membership, though they can bring other Sims with them.
===Best Friends Forever
BFF is a new [[Relationship#The Sims 2|friendship]] level.
===NPC Aging===
Sims
===Genie===
{{Main|Genie}}
==New Additions==
* '''New Life State''': Genie
* '''New Careers''': [[Architecture]], [[Dance]], [[Entertainment]], [[Intelligence]], and [[Oceanography]]
* '''New Lifetime Wants''': Become City Planner, Become World Class Ballet Dancer, Become Prestidigitator, Become Head of SCIA, and Become Hand of Poseidon
* '''New NPCs''': Food Judge, [[Hobby#Instructors|Hobby Instructor]], [[Rod Humble]]
* '''New Skills''': Nursery Rhyme and [[Life skills|Parenting]]
* '''New Radio Station''': Indie Wave
* '''New Talent Badges''': [[Pottery]] and [[Sewing]]
* '''New
* '''New TV Channel''': [[Movie]]
* '''New Video Games''': MySims, FIFA 08, Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Spore, and The Sims 3
===Minor Features===
* [[Rod Humble]] will come to greet newly moved-in family and drop off a gift. The gift will contain a free computer and a [[video game]] of the preview of ''[[The Sims 3]]''.
* Advanced Neighborhood Options.<ref name="carry forward" /> Players can create new [[neighborhood]]s, add [[sub-neighborhood]]s, or switch between other neighborhoods without having to go to the neighborhood view.
==New Objects==
* ''[[Basketball#The Sims 2: FreeTime|H-O-R-S-E of course Basket Ball Hoop]]''
* [[Soccer goal|''The Goal of Paul'' Soccer Goal]]
* ''Mechanical Stitching Machine by Antique Artifacts'' Sewing Machine
* ''Upright Pottery Wheel by QuicKraft''
* ''Basic Barre by Deuxjoint Ltd.'' Ballet Barre
* [[Restorable junk car|''One Man's Junk Car from Mechanically Minded'' Restorable Car]]
* ''Round and Round Model Train Set''
* ''Don't Wake the Llama'' Board Game
* ''The Formidable Formicarium'' Ant Farm
*
* ''[[Violin#The Sims 2: FreeTime|Simavarious VII Concert Violin]]''
* [[Synthesizer|''The BOB 3942 by SoundEscapes'' Synthesizer]]
==New Interactions==
;Sims-based
* Sims can birdwatch outdoors.
* [[Hiking and jogging]].
* [[Bug collecting#Bug Hunting|Bug Hunting]].
* Older Sims can teach a Nursery Rhyme to [[toddler]]s.
;Object-based
* Sims can enter [[Competition|contests]] and win
* Crafted paintings can be framed.
* Drawings drawn on ''Teeny Tykes Activity Table'' can be hung on wall.
* Sims can tinker on most appliances, plumbings, and electronics.
* Sims can discover new comets and planets that will grant §500 for the discovery.<ref name="carry forward" />
* The [[ReNuYuSenso Orb]] can be used to reset [[Aspiration benefit]]s.{{vgversion|TS2:NL}}
==Trivia==
* This pack, along with ''[[The Sims 2: Apartment Life]]'' are the only expansion packs in ''[[The Sims 2]]'' as well as the entire [[The Sims (series)|''The Sims'' series]] never to be released for Mac. It was planned to release both packs for Mac but this never happened. It remains unknown why they were never released for Mac.
==Gallery==
{{Mediahelp|section}}
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Screenshots=
<gallery>
TS2FT Gallery 1.jpg
TS2FT Gallery 2.jpg
TS2FT Gallery 3.jpg
TS2FT Gallery 4.jpg
TS2FT Gallery 5.jpg
TS2FT Gallery 6.jpg
TS2FT Gallery 7.jpg
TS2FT Gallery 8.jpg
TS2FT Gallery 9.jpg
TS2FT Gallery 10.jpg
TS2FT Gallery 11.jpg
TS2FT Gallery 12.jpg
TS2FT Gallery 13.jpg
TS2FT Gallery 14.jpg
Hobby Arts and Crafts.jpg
Hobby Cuisine.jpg
Hobby Film and Literature.jpg
Hobby Fitness.jpg
Hobby Games.jpg
Hobby Music and Dance.jpg
Hobby Nature.jpg
Hobby Science.jpg
Hobby Sports.jpg
Hobby Tinkering.jpg
</gallery>
|-|
Comics=
<gallery>
FT Comic - Family.jpg
FT Comic - Fortune.jpg
FT Comic - Grilled Cheese.jpg
FT Comic - Knowledge.jpg
FT Comic - Pleasure.jpg
FT Comic - Popularity.jpg
FT Comic - Romance.jpg
</gallery>
|-|
Videos=
<gallery>
The Sims 2 - FreeTime Official Trailer|''The Sims 2: FreeTime'' Official Trailer
Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful Of Sunshine (Simlish)|Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful Of Sunshine (''The Sims 2: FreeTime'')
Datarock - Fa Fa Fa (Simlish)|Datarock - Fa Fa Fa (''The Sims 2: FreeTime'')
</gallery>
|-|
Box art=
<gallery>
TS2-FT-JP.jpeg|Japanese box art
</gallery>
</tabber>
==Media==
{{Mediahelp|section}}
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!Track!!Real-world preview!
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|''The Sims 2: FreeTime'' theme
|[[File:Ts2 Sims 2 FreeTime Theme - They Might Be Giants.ogg|noicon]]
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|''The Sims 2: FreeTime'' Loading Screen
|[[File:The Sims 2 Freetime Startup Theme.ogg|noicon]]
|-
|Bouncing the Sphere
|[[File:Ts2 bouncing the sphere.ogg|noicon]]
|-
|Tinkering for Toiletries
|[[File:Ts2 Tinkering for Toiletries.ogg|noicon]]
|-
|Candy Maker's Delight
|[[File:Ts2 Candy Maker's Delight.ogg|noicon]]
|-
|Fa-Fa-Fa
|[[File:Ts2 datarock - fa-fa-fa.ogg|noicon]]
|-
|It's A Party
|[[File:Ts2 fire flies - it's a party.ogg|noicon]]
|-
|Into The Sun
|[[File:Ts2 great northern - into the sun.ogg|noicon]]
|-
|Britney
|[[File:I'm from barcelona - britney.ogg|noicon]]
|-
|Take Out The Trash
|[[File:Ts2 they might be giants - take out the trash.ogg|noicon]]
|-
|Pocket Full Of Sunshine
|[[File:Ts2 pocket full of sunshine.ogg|noicon]]
|-
|Busy (Adam Freeland mix)
|[[File:Ts2 adam freeland - busy.ogg|noicon]]
|-
|Sim The Builder (Hyper mix)
|[[File:Ts2 hyper - sim the builder.ogg|noicon]]
|-
|''The Sims 2: Nightlife'' Theme (Junkie XL mix)
|[[File:Ts2 junkie xl - sims 2 uni theme.ogg|noicon]]
|-
|''The Sims 2: Nightlife'' Theme (Timo Maas mix)
|[[File:Ts2 timo maas - sims 2 theme.ogg|noicon]]
|}
;Non-US
{| class="wikitable heading-blue"
!Track!!Region!!Real-world preview!
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|La Otra Princessa
|Brazil, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand
|[[File:Ts2 Lara - La Otra Princesa.ogg|noicon]]
|-
|Your Forgiveness
|Brazil, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Thailand
|[[File:Ts2 Lexington Bridge - Your Forgiveness.ogg|noicon]]
|}
==References==
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