Comparison between The Sims 2: Nightlife and The Sims 3: Late Night

The Sims: Hot Date, The Sims 2: Nightlife and The Sims 3: Late Night are expansion packs with largely the same scope, but some difference. This is a comparison between the latter two.
==Features in both==
* Bars
* Vampires (living by night)
* Half-wall
* Wall speaker
* Outing
==Features in Nightlife==
Here are some features that were in Nightlife, but were not in Late Night.
* Dating (returns in The Sims 3: Generations)
* Slow Dance (returns in The Sims 3: Seasons)
* The Downtown sub-neighborhood and the ability to attach more downtowns for a main neighborhood
* Bowling (returns in The Sims 3: University Life)
* Restaurant system (includes restaurant NPCs such as the host, waiters and the sous chef)The Business as Usual venue from The Sims 3 Store features a working restaurant.
* Coffee stand and barista NPC (it was introduced in University but was carried on to Nightlife) (returns in The Sims 3: University Life)
* DJ booth and DJ (re-introduced in The Sims 3: Showtime)
* ElectroDance Sphere (re-introduced in The Sims 3: Showtime)
* Karaoke Machine (re-introduced in The Sims 3: Showtime)
* Photo booth (re-introduced in The Sims 3: Showtime)
* Vampire coffin (Replaced by Altar)
* Fury
* Contacts
* Smustle (returns in The Sims 3: Supernatural)
* Turn-Ons and Turn-Offs
* Chemistry
In The Sims 2, private cars were first introduced in Nightlife, but in The Sims 3 they exist from the base game.
==Features in Late Night==
Here are some features introduced by Late Night, but not found in Nightlife.
* Actor career (corresponding to Show Business career in The Sims 2: University)
* Mixology
* Penthouse (similar to Apartments in The Sims 2: Apartment Life)
* Subway
* VIP sections
* Neighborhood called Bridgeport not Downtown, and not a sub-region.
* NPC parties
===Objects===
* Arcade games (in The Sims 2, The Sims 2: University)
* Bass and Drums (in The Sims 2: University)
* Curved swimming pools (in The Sims 2: Seasons)
* Elevators (in The Sims 2: Open for Business)
* FX machine
* Bubble Bar (some similarities to the bubble blower in The Sims 2: University)
===NPCs===
* Bouncer
* Butler (in The Sims 2: Apartment Life)
* Celebrity (in The Sims: Superstar)
* Paparazzi (in The Sims: Superstar)
===Features in The Sims 3: Late Night and The Sims 2 base game===
* Hot Tub (Other tubs are included in Outdoor Living Stuff, Showtime, Seasons, and The Store.)
* Piano (Late Night also features a portable keyboard)
==Notes==
==See also==
* Comparison between The Sims base games
* Comparison between The Sims and The Sims 2
* Comparison between The Sims 2 and The Sims 3
* Comparison between The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval
* Comparison between The Sims 2: Bon Voyage and The Sims 3: World Adventures
* Comparison between The Sims 2: Open for Business and The Sims 3: Ambitions
* Comparison between The Sims 2: Pets and The Sims 3: Pets
* Comparison between The Sims 2: Seasons and The Sims 3: Seasons
* Comparison between The Sims 2: University and The Sims 3: University Life
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