Spend your free time with The Sims 2: FreeTime

The Sims 2 fans, the time has come. While you wait for the The Sims 2 Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff Pack to arrive on April 15, 2008, kill time with the new expansion, The Sims 2: FreeTime. This latest upgrade, which hits stores February 26, 2008 for $29.99, tosses tons of brand new hobbies at your virtual people. All of the new objects, attire and interactions center around activities that can be done in the characters’ down time, and all of them seem pretty impressive.

Many of the new hobbies now help generate money. For example the auto mechanic, ballet, pottery, sewing, cooking and video game hobbies all offer the opportunity to not only build skills, but make money in competitions or by selling the finished products. Sims can also now engage in sports bigger than pillow fighting, as basketball and soccer are both included in this expansion.

The Sims 2: FreeTime also offers additional unlockables. There are new aspirations, reward objects and secret lots to visit. The only information that hasn’t been revealed is if there is a new Sim creature or species. Die hard fans will recall that The Sims 2: Pets came with werewolves, The Sims 2: Nightlife added vampires and The Sims 2: Bon Voyage brought Bigfoot to the series.

It is honestly getting to the point where you need your own computer dedicated soley to The Sims 2. I remember on my old laptop it took me over 10 minutes just to get the game, neighborhood and household loaded because I had The Sims 2, University, Nightlife and Open for Business all installed. I’m still trying to work out now which ones to install on this computer. I’m thinking Sims 2, Nightlife, Bon Voyage and FreeTime.

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