Sims 2: Open for Business expansion pack

7 Comments by Blake Snow Feb 23rd 2006 10:00AM
Filed under: PC, Simulations, Business

Now aspiring entrepreneurs can test out there management skills digitally before making the plunge into starting a new business. EA will release the third expansion pack for the widely popular Sims 2 game next Tuesday, February 28 entitled Open for Business. From the official site: "Now your Sims can create their own businesses. They can design their own clothing boutique, beauty salon, florist, high-end electronics shop, bustling restaurant chain, or virtually any other type of business."

You'll be in charge of managing employees, sales techniques, and the age-old dilema of selling a discount versus premium product. And remember, cash is king.

The Sims 2: Open for Business expansion pack will retail for $34.99.

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Gonzo: Feb 23rd 2006; 10:13AM

My wife has been looking forward to this for ages. One of the things she never liked about the sims befor this is that you couldn't follow them to work. Now she's exstatic because you can make work.

WedgeTalon: Feb 23rd 2006; 3:19PM

DiRect: "Expansions are just lame pieces of software code, that barely took the programmers anytime... well in this case, as this is just a really basic add on. Everything will be the same, just you will get to go work."

Maybe you didn't pay attention, but there were many refinements, enhancements, and gameplay additions in both Uni and Nightlife. Granted nothing near the work an entirely new game would take, but it also doesn't cost the price fo a new game. They are priced a bit high IMO, but so are most games these days any, especially now that the next gen are going up to $60! (And I thought $50 was pricey!)

If you believe that it's such a minor extension, then by all means wait until it hits bargain bin or EA releases a "Sims2 Ultimate Pack" or somesuch.

Gary Bourgeault: Feb 23rd 2006; 11:48PM

Hey, lighten up, this game looks like it will be a blast to play. I'm looking forward to the fun.I wonder if "the Donald" is going to play? Martha, You're fired!

SydneyCarton: Feb 24th 2006; 2:58AM

Actually, I imagine that a lot of stuff has to be recoded and tweaked to do an expansion pack, especially one that involves fundamental changes to the original game. You have to figure out how to build something different from the pre-existing building blocks without breaking original functionality. Sure, you don't have to make the building blocks again, but you have to figure out how to use a rigid existing system to do things for which it was never designed.

Erica: Mar 9th 2006; 9:56PM

Erica: Mar 9th 2006; 9:58PM

Well i just got sims2 open for business and i was really excited. sence ive gotten the game ive have my computer looked at twice because while im playing it the picture disappears so we changed the monitor and it did the same thing. the game has a big glitch so be careful. i really would enjoy the game "If I Could play it without the screen going black!" and also i move the mouse around on like flowers and shit in a floris shop and it gets blury...Weird! is there anything to update it yet because of the glitches to fix it.Please.

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