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The Sims 2: University

The Sims 2: University is the first expansion pack for the life simulation game The Sims 2. Your Sims are now young adults leaving home to live the ultimate college fantasy. Immerse them in college life as…

75 28 February 2005 7 cheats

The Sims 2: University is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Maxis, released 28 February 2005 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 7 cheat codes for it.

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What The Sims 2: University is

The Sims 2: University is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Maxis and released in 2005. It was published by Aspyr Media. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on The Sims 2 Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Sims 2: University adds a new "Young Adult" life stage for Sims 2 characters, and a new "College Town" environment tailored to all their young adult fears and desires. When characters complete their teenage years, they'll now have the choice to move away from home, and into a dorm room at the university. To aid in this exciting but sometimes challenging transition, first-year students are required to live in the dorms, but if they do well there, they can eventually move into off-campus housing. The dorms are an excellent place to learn about college life and meet other students, however, so young adult Sims will want to make the most of their time there. Dorm rooms are small and…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy, fantasy, romance and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Sims series

The Sims 2: University is the 17th of 227 entries we hold in the The Sims series. The next entry was The Sims 2: Nightlife in 2005. Its critic score of 75 is 4 points above the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is The Sims 4: Parenthood at 90.

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How it was received

The Sims 2: University holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 46% of the 3,813 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 8 points above the year average.

What it launched against

The Sims 2: University launched on 28 February 2005, within three weeks of Tekken 5, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, Star Wars: Republic Commando and Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Tekken 5, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, Star Wars: Republic Commando, Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30.

Cheats and codes

We have tested and published 7 cheat entries for The Sims 2: University — 6 cheat codes and 1 tip. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.

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These are The Sims 2 codes

The Sims 2: University is loaded by the base game, so its console and its codes are the base game’s. Nothing extra is installed.

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Add 1000 simoleons

The smaller version of motherlode.

Open the console and type the word.

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Add 50000 simoleons

Adds 50000 simoleons to the household.

Open the console and type the word.

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Enable testing cheats

Unlocks a large hidden shift-click menu.

Open the console and type the command exactly, including capitals.

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Some options in that menu can corrupt a neighbourhood. Keep a backup.

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The Sims 2: University — frequently asked questions

When did The Sims 2: University come out?
The Sims 2: University was released on 28 February 2005 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Are there cheat codes for The Sims 2: University?
Yes. We list 7 cheat codes and console command for The Sims 2: University, grouped by platform, with the exact button combination or command for each.

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