The Sims franchise is the most popular franchise in the world, it seems, since it has sold over 100 million units since the first Sims game was released. Initially developed for the PC systems, it was later ported to consoles and was considered an instant success. Even though The Sims 3 has been announced, expansions for the second (and most popular) Sims game are still being launched at regular intervals, thus managing to turn the Sims franchise into a real universe highly appreciated by millions of people.

The DS version, like the other versions of The Sims 2 also has a bunch of glitches that can be exploited for the own advantage of the player, but definitely the most important thing for the gamers are the unlockables (or bonuses) that, unlike in other games, don't really offer the players an advantage or lots of new gameplay options, but are still interesting things to achieve just for the fun of it.

The Sims 2 has been developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts in September 2004 (the 14th in North America and the 16th in Europe). Generally speaking, the game was received with very good reviews, many publications giving The Sims 2 a maximum score.

UNLOCKABLES

Control crystal
Start the game and make sure you are on the "Interact" slot. You will see a crystal on the touch screen. Slide your finger across the touch screen. The crystal will start spinning.

Completion bonus
After you have completed everything in the game, check at the store every month or change the month on the DS system date until you find an object that resembles a tanning bed. Buy it and put it in your room. When you get in there, there will be a place to choose your skin color. The colors are green, yellow, dark gray, light gray, blue, red, pink, and orange. The color will wear off in one or two days.

Mongoo Monkey
Have the Game Boy Advance game Sims 2 in the cartridge slot to unlock Mongoo Monkey for the casino.

"Combat Mode" song
Collect 12 license plates.

"Razor Burn" song
Collect 24 license plates.

"Credits Theme" song
Successfully complete the game. Note: This song is only available on the stereos.

Here is a producer walkthrough for the castaway version: