In the The Sims 2, you direct your Sims over a lifetime and mix their genes from one generation to the next. You set your Sims' goals in life; popularity, fortune, family, romance or knowledge. Give them a long, successful existence or leave their lives in shambles. Take them to extremes, from getting busted to seeing a ghost, from marrying an alien to writing a great novel. Unleash your creativity with the all-new Create-A-Sim, new building options, and the new in-game movie camera. Get ready to mix their genes, fulfill their dreams, and push them to extremes. What do you want to do with your Sims' lives?

Features of The Sims 2: Special DVD Edition:

Mix Genes:
Your Sims have DNA and inherit physical and personality traits. Take your Sims through an infinite number of generations as you evolve their family tree.

Push The Extremes:
Will your Sims be left at the altar and need a shrink, or inherit a fortune and become filthy rich? Witness the big moments that make every Sim's life uniquely memorable.

Unlimited Creativity:
Generate unique Sims with the new Create-A-Sim, packed with a vast selection of facial features, hairstyles, and outfits. Build dream homes and design neighborhoods with new building, design, and home furnishing options.

Revolutionary Movie-making:
Make your own Sim films with the all-new movie-making feature. Create the cast, set the stage, take control of the camera, and capture your own screenplay in action. Zoom in close to record every detail as your very own Sims sitcom unfolds.

The Sims 2 DVD Special Edition has tons of extras like Expert Interviews, Mini-games, hilarious Sims 2 Outtakes and much, much more! Includes The Sims 2 plus extra bonus features like Expert Interviews with game-play strategies, movie-making tips, movies made in game, outtakes and desktop wallpapers, IM icons and more.

System Requirements of The Sims 2: Special DVD Edition:

If you have a T&L capable video card with at least 32 MB of video RAM then you need at least:

    * 800 MHz processor or better
    * 256 MB RAM if Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98 or Windows 2000
    * At least 3.5 GB of hard drive space

If you have a non-T&L capable video card (an Intel Extreme Graphics or a Radeon 7000/VE Series) then you need at least:

    * 2.0 GHz processor or better
    * 256 MB RAM if Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98, or Windows 2000
    * At least 3.5 GB of hard drive space

Supported video cards (and the more video memory the better):

    * ATI Radeon series (7000 or better)
          o Radeon 7000/VE series (non-T&L; requires 2.0 GHz processor)
          o 7200, 7500
          o 8500, All-In-Wonder 8500
          o 9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800
          o X300, X600, X800

    * Nvidia Quadro series
          o Quadro, Quadro2, Quadro4

    * Nvidia Geforce series (GeForce2 and better)
          o GeForce2
          o GeForce3, 3 Ti
          o GeForce4, 4Ti, MX 420, 440
          o GeForce FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950
          o GeForce 6600, 6800

    * Intel Extreme Graphics (non-T&L; requires 2.0 GHz processor)
          o 82845, 82865, 82915