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With the release of The Sims 2 rapidly approaching, Aspyr today released The Sims 2 Body Shop, a stand-alone, character-creation tool. The tool is available for download from Macgamefiles.com and weighs in at 205 MB.

Here's more from the press release:

Get ready for the Sims 2 with the Sims Body Shop, a character-creation software tool. Customize a Sim with tattoos, hair, clothing and more, including facial expressions editable in 50 ways.

The Sims 2 Body Shop allows players to design unique Sims that can be used within the game and shared with other players.  The Body Shop allows players to select a Sim’s skin tone, eye color, hairstyle, facial hair, makeup, clothes and more!

This tool gives players a detailed level of control over a Sim’s look through a wide range of facial types and sliders that will fine tune each feature including nose length, eyebrow thickness, lip curl and chin shape.

What's New in Sims 2

• Use genetics. Now your Sims can pass genetic traits, from physical
characteristics to personality, from one generation to the next.
• Fulfill dreams. Now you can assign aspirations to your Sims — fame,
fortune, family, knowledge, or romance.
• Push the limits. Will your Sims be headed for the altar or for the
psychoanalysts couch? Will they be rich beyond their wildest dreams?
• Try new Create-A-Sim. Draw on a vast selection of facial features,
hairstyles, and outfits. Create dream homes and entire neighborhoods.
• Make it a movie. Add drama with the new movie-making feature and capture
the drama of your own screenplay.
• Share it through iDisk. With the "Save to iDisk" feature built directly
into The Sims 2 Body Shop, you can easily share your newly created Sims 2
characters with your friends.

MacGameStore.com is currently taking pre-orders for The Sims 2. It is scheduled to ship in mid-June.

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