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The Sims 2: Open for Business

EA Maxis · Mar 2, 2006

PC

Teen

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This expansion for The Sims 2 lets you put your sims to work. 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. Hire your staff as the business grows and put talented Sims to work making toys, running the register, crafting floral bouquets, giving sales pitches, or manufacturing robots. But watch out for slacker employees and be prepared to fire them on the spot. From clever tinkerer to master craftsman, develop your Sim's talents to best suit your business needs. Will they build a thriving business empire or become eccentric entrepreneurs designing the next big thing?

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  • Cheatcc

    Daemia · Mar 17, 2006

    8.6
    There is just enough realism in Open for Business to make this challenging even for boring economic students, but it's still a lot of fun for Sims fans that have come to know and love the wacky characters and unpredictable situations that you run into in The Sims universe.
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  • IGN

    Dan Adams · Mar 14, 2006

    7.8
    If you're a fan of The Sims 2 series of games and have the previous expansions, I'd say this is definitely worth a look. But if you're not into micromanagement this may be one that you can skip. Open for Business has some great ideas, but they aren't always realized as well as they could have been.
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  • Video Gamer

    Iain McCafferty · Mar 14, 2006

    7.0
    There's certainly sufficient new content in the pack to keep dedicated Sims fans busy for dozens of hours, and with the basic appeal of the core game still undiminished, you're left free to take the expansion content as far as you want to: from running a lemonade stall on your front lawn in your pyjamas, to taking the retail world by storm with your crack team of ninja robe clad store attendants.
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  • GameSpot

    Ryan Davis · Mar 08, 2006

    8.0
    Open for Business operates as advertised--your sims can own and operate their very own businesses, running them as they see fit. The suite of activities that goes along with being self-employed is well-varied and open-ended in the true spirit of The Sims, and the lives of these virtual people seem that much less abstract because of it. Open for Business makes the already-addictive formula of The Sims 2 that much more compelling, so the game is almost a sure thing for established fans.
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  • Euro Gamer

    Tom Bramwell · Mar 10, 2006

    7.0
    No matter though, because running a business is entertaining in and of itself - not least because things like robot-making offer the handy bonus of, well, allowing you to create your own cake-baking robot pals to use around the home and garden. It's the little moments of levity and surprise that sustain The Sims 2, and Open For Business has plenty.
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  • jeuxvideo.com

    Jihem · Mar 03, 2006

    7.5
    Sympathique, on se plaît vraiment face aux nouveaux horizons de businessmen de nos Sims. Cependant si vous n'êtes pas déjà fan à la base, ce n'est pas cet add-on qui parviendra à vous convaincre. La Bonne Affaire ne s'adresse qu'aux nombreux fans du jeu d'origine qui se contenteront largement de cette extension avec ses qualités et ses défauts. Les voici partis pour six mois de bonheur... jusqu'au prochain disque additionel.
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