You can basically customize them to the smallest detail, including facial features such as nose, eyes or mouth. The Sims 2 has an impressive amount of customization options when creating your sims. There's a big difference when compared to the first title in the saga, though: sims now grow old over time – with six different life stages – so the game is even more challenging. You're given the responsibility to create and lead the life of a sim (or family of sims) but whatever you decide to do with them is entirely up to you: buy a house, get a job, make friends, get married, have a kid. As with the previous Sims episode, the aim in The Sims 2 is not strictly defined.