A Good Thing On My Christmas List?

I'm not sure if I should get it for Christmas or not, could you help me here? I have a few questions:

1.Can you have children?
2.Can you become a vampire?
3.Can your kid be an alien?
4.Does this game have lots of good features that other Sims games don't? And the most important question:

Should I get it?

quote Witch_Princess

I'm not sure if I should get it for Christmas or not, could you help me here? I have a few questions:

1.Can you have children?
2.Can you become a vampire?
3.Can your kid be an alien?
4.Does this game have lots of good features that other Sims games don't? And the most important question:

Should I get it?

Just some things from the site and reviews

*Dramatic and Detailed Weather Effects:
A brand-new visual experience has come to the world of The Sims 2. Now your Sims can experience snowstorms, thundershowers, lightning bolts, and deadly hailstones. All four seasons are spectacularly rendered to occur in every The Sims 2 neighborhood.



*Benefit from Each Season:
Seasons impact your Sims' relationships, moods, wants, and fears.


*Share New activities:
New ways for your Sims, their families, and friends to have fun together! Build snowmen, splash in the pool, play catch, and go ice skating.



*Reap the Fruits of Your Sims' Labors
Harvest fruits and veggies all year round and blend love potions, energy drinks, health boosters, and more.

*Master New Talents:
Join the Gardening Club for tips on how to make your garden blossom, and reap the rewards! Catch fresh fish to grill on the barbeque-but beware surprising catches!



*Explore 6 New Careers:
Do your Sims crave the life of an adventurer or gamer? Perhaps they'd rather explore music, law, journalism, or education? Fun reward objects like a heavy metal guitar await your Sims with each new career path.



*Dress for the Season:
Dress your Sims in seasonal outfits including Winter coats, gloves, ear muffs, raincoats, and Summer dresses.



*Fun New Items:
Decide the season with the weather control device, harvest fruits and veggies in the greenhouse, slip in the skating rink, make a wish at the wishing well, and add fun with a pool slide.

Sounds fun to me

It's really, really fun.