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Sims 2 Pets brings Hilary Duff home

By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted Oct 5, 2006 1:46 pm PT

Teenaged singer/actress gets digital makeover as playable character in next Sims installment; Duff's pooch also included in game that hits stores later this month.

No relation to Duff Man. Oh yeah!

The Sims 2 Pets has really been packing in the star power. So far, the game is getting musical contributions from teen pop duo AJ & Aly, sexed-up girl group Pussycat Dolls, alterna-rockers The Flaming Lips, nerdcore group Hot Chip, and others.

Now the game is moving beyond just the audio stylings of well-known musical artists. Electronic Arts today announced that actress-turned-pop singer Hilary Duff will be featured as a playable character in The Sims 2 Pets. In keeping with the theme of the game, Duff's real-life Chihuahua, Lola, will also be included in the Pets.

Duff and Lola will "appear in different scenes on each of the [game's] platforms" and will be fully interactive. Players will be able to dress up Duff and maker her do their bidding or have their own created Sims characters mingle with her.

The Sims 2 Pets will be released on the PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Nintendo DS on October 17. PSP and Game Boy Advance versions will ship later this year. For more information, read GameSpot's previous coverage.

138 Comments

  • King_Kong666

    Posted Apr 4, 2007 7:58 pm PT

    People u have to download her to have her in it she dsnt come with the expansion pack u have to get her off the internet so stop worrying

  • FPWFAN22

    Posted Dec 6, 2006 10:48 pm PT

    Holy crap what's next Lindsay Lohan in a Grand Theft Auto game? Oh wait she's doing that in real life lol. (Well not STEALING cars, but I hope you get the idea). (To evry1snice) I'm a guy who plays the Sims (well Bustin Out at least), and I look at it as an "Interactive Sitcom".

  • SaweetGio

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 5:19 pm PT

    is this game good or is it stupid?

  • Gooner007

    Posted Nov 8, 2006 4:23 am PT

    fine don't mine that sims games on ps2 had the black eyed pea's in it at less she don't sing in it's

  • pendulum50

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 12:49 pm PT

    i think its kinda real random to have hillary duff out of all ppl in the sims

  • Jelligraze

    Posted Oct 20, 2006 11:04 am PT

    Did anyone really think adding Hilary Duff to the game was going to make people want to buy the expansion? It's not really a selling point. I'll buy the expansion EVENTHOUGH she is in it - not because. As others have pointed out, however, it might be fun to kill her. I will definitely set her sim on fire. I'll leave her dog alone, though, it would be wrong to harm him/her because of their idiot owner.

  • karateyoyo

    Posted Oct 17, 2006 5:30 pm PT

    Huh? Hilary Duff??? No! Nuh uh!!! But still, I'm gonna get the expansion pack! PLEASE!!! ADD SOMEONE ELSE IF YOU MAKE ANOTHER EXPANSION PACK!!!

    Even Jessica Simpson is better than Hilary Duff! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

    I'd do the same as everyone else is doing. Mwaahaahaahaa!!!

  • Kisa-Sama

    Posted Oct 17, 2006 10:05 am PT

    I don't care if she's in it or not. I hate her... but that's not going to stop me from buying the expansion. You people need to grow up. D: The point of the game is pets. Hence the name. Just kill the Hilary sim off once you get the chance, and then she won't appear anymore. Funny how the world works huh? -__-

    Plus, i'm pretty sure that most girls hate her. I hate her, and every girl I know does. Only girls under the age of 12 will be excited about this(And all you guys that think she's hot I guess... ).
    But I cannot speak for all the girls out there.

  • dD4679

    Posted Oct 9, 2006 8:15 pm PT

    they are adding celebrities again like they did in the sims: House Party or Superstar.

  • _Sam_

    Posted Oct 9, 2006 5:31 pm PT

    this will probably make some people not want to buy it

  • Coryashire

    Posted Oct 9, 2006 4:08 pm PT

    and now we all have a new sim to kill, ressurect, kill again in a new simish fashion, ressurect, kill again, rinse, and repeat.

    she better be a rich sim. that way I am going to make a sim partner to marry her, kill her.... and her litttle dog too... and run away with his mistress with the money.

  • dryden555

    Posted Oct 9, 2006 12:12 pm PT

    blech

  • SoralinkGS

    Posted Oct 9, 2006 9:15 am PT

    who decided that torturing Sim players would be cool? Its only cool when we torture the Sims...

  • fluffebunnie

    Posted Oct 9, 2006 7:31 am PT

    I was thinking of picking up this expansion pack but now I am going to skip it.

  • AquaMantor

    Posted Oct 9, 2006 12:15 am PT

    . . .Why does EA have to own Maxis? WHY?!
    And Johnclee, I see where you're coming from, this isn't going to ruin the game. However, added with your suggestions, it will. Can you imagine the vast majority of Restauraunts in The Sims becoming real life restauraunts? More...ugh...(I'm sorry, the idea of celebrities in The Sims makes me feel uncomfortable). BUT UGH! Don't you just get the distinct feeling that they're selling out?! The Sims is supposed to be a made up, silly world, with made up, silly people, and made up, silly things. Shoving real-life ANYTHING into it results in awkwardness. That's why there was so much controversy over the appearance of real songs. EA sees this as an opportunity for...whatever the heck they think the braindead consumer wants. At the same time, a great game is being filled with marketing ploys. Can you honestly bring your Sim to an all-but real life Killers concert, where they might not even sing in simlish, and enjoy yourself?

  • callum92

    Posted Oct 8, 2006 6:08 pm PT

    YES!! im gonna delete the doors and kill her over and over again

  • wenbin09

    Posted Oct 8, 2006 7:25 am PT

    nice!

  • da_illest101

    Posted Oct 7, 2006 10:01 pm PT

    sheiko is right Duff man would have done a better job

  • Sheiko

    Posted Oct 7, 2006 5:02 pm PT

    Duff man would have been a much better choice but then again there are alot of young girls/ Duff fans that play the sims... I still say the Duff Man would have gotten this a great appraise.

  • CyphenX

    Posted Oct 7, 2006 1:38 pm PT

    Wow, her career really is dying

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