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- Platform: Windows XP
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In a nutshell:
Help your Sims start their own business. From toy shops to restaurants, the world is your oyster - buy a plot of land and then fashion an empire to make Alan Sugar belch.
Help your Sims start their own business. From toy shops to restaurants, the world is your oyster - buy a plot of land and then fashion an empire to make Alan Sugar belch.
The lowdown:
The idea of a Sims business tycoon game may seem odd, but this is a surprisingly fun and accessible expansion. Although you can stay at home and create items to sell, most businesses are run from a new shopping centre area, which you can also visit separately. To run a shop you buy objects as normal, and then display and price them individually, or in bulk for your store. Running a restaurant or other service is more a case of creating the right mood with furniture and staff. You can hire and fire employees as you want, but it’s worth being as hands-on as you can because you gain a wide range of new skills from the work you do.
Most satisfying moment:
Starting with a lemonade stand and building up your business empire until you can afford to buy any plot of land in town.
Since you ask:
As well as all the business tycoon elements the game also features 125 new items, including display cases, workbenches, cash registers and more.
The bottom line:
Another surprisingly generous and innovative expansion pack.
Harrison Dent
Product Description
Requires The Sims: 2, The Sims 2: Special DVD Edition to play
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?
- Create Thriving Businesses: Open up shops selling just about anything from clothing, electronics, and toys to flowers, baked goods, robots and more. Customize any business to your choosing by tailoring the store theme, layout and prices. Hire employees with high sales skills and employ independent managers to run things while your Sim is away. Watch as your business grows from a mom and pop shop into a booming empire.
- Be The Boss: Train employees, promote the best, and fire the rest. Cater to different customers including browsers and loyal shoppers. Dress your Sims in outrageous mascot outfits that resemble Knights, Ninjas, Gorillas, and more. Promote your best employees, but beware of slacker workers and be prepared to lay them off without hesitation!
- Learn The Tricks Of The Trade: Customer is king. Develop your Sims` sales skills and determine if your employees should use a hard sell or drop the price to close the deal. Win the Best-of-the-Best Award to establish your Sim`s business rep. Will your Sim`s business make more money selling low quality products at basement rates or luxurious good
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56 of 57 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
As it says in the title, personally after buying all the Sims 2 expansion packs, Open For Business offers the most fun. Not only can you run and manage businesses, you can also buy and sell your own, as well as make your own business at home! It offers more to do than any other expansion pack including an entire pre-made shopping village which you can add-on to a town of your choice.
Also with the expansion pack are hundreds of fabulous new items which you will want to use straight away. My personal favourite being the lift which is extremely handy and great to use.
The only down-side of this game is that when you do get a business running, 100% of your time and effort has to be put towards running it. Open For Business is not an expansion pack for people who just want fun, it is in fact quite hard to cope with everything at once (more so because I own all the xpansion packs!).
Otherwise this is a fantastic expansion pack, and for what you are paying, you will sure get your money's worth.
Also with the expansion pack are hundreds of fabulous new items which you will want to use straight away. My personal favourite being the lift which is extremely handy and great to use.
The only down-side of this game is that when you do get a business running, 100% of your time and effort has to be put towards running it. Open For Business is not an expansion pack for people who just want fun, it is in fact quite hard to cope with everything at once (more so because I own all the xpansion packs!).
Otherwise this is a fantastic expansion pack, and for what you are paying, you will sure get your money's worth.
67 of 69 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
This EP is a little harder than the other EPs in the Sims 2 collection (to date).
It gives your Sim the option to buy a community lot, and start a business, or alternatively, to start a business at home (for example, putting a shop into the basement). Your Sim can then hire, fire, promote, set a uniform, and instruct their employees to work. Be warned - a disgruntled employee will not do as they are told!
Its not the easiest part of the game to play, and you might find that by concentrating on getting your Sim's business up the ladder ends in their other needs (and wants) not being met. As your Sim, and their employees become better at tasks such as stock taking, tidying up, sales, or acting as cashier, they win badges (bronze, silver and gold) for their abilities. Your customer loyalty will also result in your Sims business gaining rewards (in an area of your choice). And, if you get bored of being the boss, you can always sell up and go back to working for The Man. Your Sim can also check up on their business progress if they employ a manager, and use the phone to call and find out how business is going.
This isn't the easiest EP to master, it's a lot more challenging than the other EPs, and may end up taking up more time to build the business to becoming a success - which may result in your Sims other needs (and friends and family!) being neglected.
A great choice for anyone wanting a new challenge, but a bit too time consuming if you just want something to enhance your current game play.
It gives your Sim the option to buy a community lot, and start a business, or alternatively, to start a business at home (for example, putting a shop into the basement). Your Sim can then hire, fire, promote, set a uniform, and instruct their employees to work. Be warned - a disgruntled employee will not do as they are told!
Its not the easiest part of the game to play, and you might find that by concentrating on getting your Sim's business up the ladder ends in their other needs (and wants) not being met. As your Sim, and their employees become better at tasks such as stock taking, tidying up, sales, or acting as cashier, they win badges (bronze, silver and gold) for their abilities. Your customer loyalty will also result in your Sims business gaining rewards (in an area of your choice). And, if you get bored of being the boss, you can always sell up and go back to working for The Man. Your Sim can also check up on their business progress if they employ a manager, and use the phone to call and find out how business is going.
This isn't the easiest EP to master, it's a lot more challenging than the other EPs, and may end up taking up more time to build the business to becoming a success - which may result in your Sims other needs (and friends and family!) being neglected.
A great choice for anyone wanting a new challenge, but a bit too time consuming if you just want something to enhance your current game play.
65 of 67 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
I loved this expansion pack. It was the most creative yet, and there were different options for it; you could either set up a business at home, or buy a downtown plot and start there. Personally i prefered the home business as then your sims can rest while their employees work, and it is just a lot easier. It is also nice feeling in control of a business, and feeling the rewards when your business gradually gains stars. There are new items such as tills and shelves which also add to the experience. Your sims can sell anything they want, and they are also able to craft their own toys and flower displays, so there is a personal feel to it. If you like the sims 2 - buy it!
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BARGAIN! The same game as you would buy for a lot higher price in high street gaming shops...Happy bunny :) No problems.
Published 9 days ago by Butterfly3
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Game is just amazing, easily the reason why i'm still playing it at 5 in the morning. The game allows you to do so much more with your sims. I created a GYM :)
Published 9 days ago by Master-T
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Published 1 month ago by Chameleon
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This game dosen't work because it wont let you install it so i am very disapointed about it. It looked a lot of fun but i will never know unless i buy another one but i don't want... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Zoey Maple
I got a used one. RIP OFF
I bought a used open for business expansion pack. It was the right case had a booklet but it didn't have the open for business disc! it had the sims 2 disc. Read more
Published 3 months ago by LOUISE
I love all the extras, but running a business is not easy!....
I love the building things - the toys and robot things are wonderful and I make sure all my Sims can create these useful things, but running a business is really difficult! Read more
Published 5 months ago by Karen
Best Expasion pack i got so far
Open for business is the best you can create your own business and fire people it can be any business you like and you can hire any people and i love it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by stan123
Love it!
I'm a big Sims fan and I think the second one is muche better than the third one because it's more simpler and so much fun. I absolutely adore it!
Published 8 months ago by Soymilkable
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Published 9 months ago by V.G.F.
Tiring and stressful
I read a lot of bad reviews for this product when buying,and still chose to get it. However now I know why people were disappointed. Read more
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