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|name = The Sims 2: FreeTime
|image = [[Image:FreeTime EPCover.jpg|250px|The Sims 2 FreeTime]]
|caption = ''MoveReward your Sims intowith thea close-quartersvariety drama,of humorfun, and excitement of apartmentnew lifeactivities!''
|developer = [[Electronic Arts]]
|publisher = [[Electronic Arts]]
===Hobby Enthusiasm===
The new simology includes [[hobby]] [[enthusiasm]] for each Sim. Sims who do activities in certain hobby will build enthusiasm that makes them more keen on their hobbies. There are 10 types of hobbies: [[Cuisine]], [[Film and Literature]], [[Games]], [[Tinkering]], [[Science (hobby)|Science]], [[Arts and Crafts]], [[Fitness]], [[Nature]], [[Sports]], [[Music and Dance]]. Each Sim has a predestined hobby. Sims will build enthusiasm faster on the hobby they are predestined.
===Secret Hobby Lot===
Sims who have gained enough enthusiasm will discover a secret [[hobby lot]]. The hobby instructors will give Sims the membership to gain entrance for the hobby club. The hobby lot can only be visited by Sims who have the membership.
===Best Friends Forever<ref name="carry forward"/>===
===NPC Aging===
Sims who have [[townie]] friends no longer remain the same age forever. Whenever Sim grows up, they can choose 3 of any townies they know to grow up together. With this feature, childhood friends can grow older, and teen girlfriend can be married when they're old enough.
===Contest===
Sims who have built enough enthusiasm will be eager to compete on [[competition]]s. This new feature allows Sims to do group activities to participate in cooking contest, dance contest, and gaming contest.
===Genie===
*'''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 Life Skill]]
*'''New Radio Station''': Indie Wave
*'''New Talent Badges''': [[Pottery]] and [[Sewing]]
*'''New TV Channels''': [[Movie]]
*'''New Video Games''': MySims, FIFA 08, Command and Conquer: Tiberium Wars, Spore, and The Sims 3
*[[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]].
==GalleryNew Objects==
*Basketball Hoop
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*Soccer Goal
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*Sewing Machine
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*Pottery Wheel
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*Ballet Barre
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*Restorable Car
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*Model Train Set
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*''Don't Wake the Llama'' Board Game
*Ant Farm
*Toddler Activity Table
*Violin
*Synthesizer
==New Interactions==
;Sims-based
*Sims can birdwatch outdoors.*[[Jogging and Hiking]].
*[[Bug Collecting#Bug Hunting|Bug Hunting]].
*Older Sims can teach Nursery Rhyme to [[toddler]].
;Object-based
*Sims can enter [[Competition|contests]] and win the prize.
*Crafted paintings can be framed.
*Sims can tinker on most appliances, plumbings, and electronics.
==Gallery==<gallery captionalign="left">
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==Features==
* Sims now have a wide range of new activity types, which are divided into ten groups - [[Cuisine]], [[Film and Literature]], [[Games]], [[Tinkering]], [[Science (hobby)|Science]], [[Arts and Crafts]], [[Sports]], [[Nature]], [[Fitness]] and [[Music and Dance]].
* Completing hobbies offers lifetime rewards. As Sims master activities they will unlock new aspirations, earn rewards, and uncover [[Secret Lots|secret lots]].
* Once Sims build up their skills, they can sell their arts and crafts or enter them into [[competition]]s for dance, food, and video game contests.
* There will be a new [[Aspiration bar|Lifetime Aspiration bar]], which fills when a major goal in a Sim's life is fulfilled (e.g., marriage). Goals depend on the Sim's aspiration. Points earned from these goals can be spent on [[Aspiration Benefits|benefits]], such as the ability to not get fired, slower motive decay, and even the ability to have a [[secondary aspiration]]. Some benefits also depend on the Sim's aspiration.
* New group activities let Sims spend time with family and friends. There are new special activities for kids and toddlers.
* Hobbies can have unexpected moments, especially for Sims with low skill levels. Beginner Sims might sew a bear with one eye, make a lopsided jar on the pottery wheel, or even get poison ivy while hiking.
* The '[[Grilled Cheese]]' aspiration is unlockable and selectable, even if [[The Sims 2: Nightlife|Nightlife]] isn't installed.
* The new [[life state]] (and creature NPC) is a [[genie]], however, it isn't selectable. It is delivered in a lamp by a gypsy, which randomly appears, and grants three wishes to its 'master'.
* There are five new careers with their respective [[Career rewards|rewards]] - [[Oceanography]] (Koi Pond), [[Entertainment]] ("Starstruck" Personal Fame Stars), [[Architecture]] (Drafting Table), [[Dance]] (Better Barre) and [[Intelligence]] (Audio Augmenter Earpiece).
* A new [[neighborhood]], [[Desiderata Valley]], is included.
* Sims will now be able to become 'BFFs' with any Sim. The option to tell an 'inside joke' will become available under Entertain if they're BFFs with someone.
*If a Sim becomes good friends with a townie, when they grow up the player can have the townie grow up as well. This option only allows up to 3 townies to age simultaneously.
*''FreeTime'' adds two new talent badges - [[Pottery]] and [[Sewing]]. However, these and the ''Open for Business'' badges were glitched, making gaining new levels very hard.
*[[life skills|Life skill]]: Parenting
*Two pre-made, fully furnished houses are included in the [[Lots and Houses bin]] (Players with ''Nightlife'' or a download which allows [[car]]s without ''Nightlife'' should note that one, the "Bohemian Bungalow," does not have room for a [[driveway]]).
Additionally, there is an NPC named [[Mr. Humble]] that will show up for every family. He drops off a gift which happens to be a new computer with a preview of ''[[The Sims 3]]'', which was in development when FreeTime was released (''The Sims 3'' was released in June of 2009).
== New Objects ==
* Basic barre, Violin, Synthesizer
* Pottery Wheel, Sewing Machine
* Activity Table (children and toddlers only)
* Frames
* Soccer Net, Basketball Court
* Stationary Bike
* Ant Habitat
* New Video Games, ''MySims'', ''FIFA 08'', ''Spore, The Sims 3, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars''
* ''Don't Wake the Llama'' board game
* Model Train set
* Restore-able Junk Car
== New Interactions ==
* Nursery Rhyme (toddlers only)
* Football Toss
* [[Hiking and jogging]]
* [[Bug Catching|Bug Collecting]]
* Dance, Cooking and Video Game [[competition]]s
* Serve food platters
* Tinker
* Participate in a Book Club
* Watch [[movie]]s on TV
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