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Developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts, The Sims Bustin' Out has a new engine with a new Gameplay with more options on how to play with your Sim.

When you start the game you can either play the Bustin' Out mode or the Free Play mode.

Bustin’ Out mode allows your Sim to leave home and seek their fortune out in the wide Sim world.

In this level-based mode, your Sims make friends, find roommates, and advance their careers as you try to help them move up in the world and into Malcolm’s Mansion.

Start in one career and move up to level 10 or change careers to give your Sim’s life a bit more variety.

There are seven main careers in the game. When you make it to the top of a career, your Sim earns a special reward for their hard work.

Your Sim starts out under the watchful eye of Mom and then leaves the family nest to seek their fortune out in the "real world."

Each Level has specific goals that you need to reach. When your Sim accomplishes a goal, they earn a reward. Different goals earn different rewards, from objects your Sims can buy to new social interactions they can engage in.

Once your Sim accomplishes all of the goals of a level, a pop-up appears informing you that you’ve completed the level. This usually indicates its time for your Sim to move on.

In The Sims Bustin’ Out moving is simple, just hop on the scooter and select MOVE OUT and your Sim travels with ease to the next destination.

The game is build around 13 houses each assigned career paths and specific levels of each career. In this Sims game you can pursue multiple career at the same in the previous Sims game you use to lose your career when you were switching careers but not in this one but in order to be promoted you need to be living in the correct house.

In Free Play, there are no established goals. Create a Family, move them into a house, and let life run its course. You decide what each family member pursues and accomplishes.

Once your family is moved in to their new lot, you can access the Buy and Build modes to make their house a home.

You can create and save up to six families of up to four family members per game.

There are seven career paths, plus five bonus, unlockable careers (for Free Play mode only) Different careers require different skills.

In the Free play you may play as a child as oppose to the Bustin' Out mode where it is for adult only.

Each Sim has their own personality with 2 opposite extreme; Neat-Messy, Outgoing-Shy, Active-Lazy, Playful-Serious, Nice-Grouchy.

Sims are ruled by their Mood. Their Mood is a cumulative of 8 fundamental needs; Hunger, Hygiene, Energy, Social, Comfort, Bladder, Fun and Room. You need to monitor closely each of them because if your Sim is in a negative mood, your Sim will not not study therefore you will not be able to get promotion and progress in your game.

Simoleons is the currency of your Sim. With your Sim's money you can buy many different object that serve 2 purpose; Improving your Mood and your Skills.

You can even purchase Pets that will raise your Fun and Comfort. You can buy at the Pet Shelter Dogs and Cats plus rare ones like the miniature Llama and an Iguana.

When you get to Level 3 you will be able to control other Sims then yours.

The Xbox version can not be played on the Xbox Live. Unfortunatly the sound is like irrelevant in the game sure you can switch the type of music you want your sterio to play but thtas about all. Your sims do not talk so if you turn off the sound it will not effect your gameplay.

The timeline is sometime off like the bus will wait for you like and half an hour to pick you up for work.

The Gameplay has a lot of depth since you can pretty much do whatever you want and when you want to progress you need to acheive your goals. Plus you can either play has a adult or a kid.

The Sims Bustin' Out has improved since th last one and has many new object to unlock so that you can play and have fun for many hours.

Companies

Developer
Maxis

Publisher
EA

Category
Life Simulation

Notes

Originality: 84%
Gameplay: 88%
Graphic: 83%
Interest: 85%
Control: 86%
Sound: 82%

TOTAL: 85 %

Requirements

Console
Xbox

HDTV
Compatible

Multiplayer
1 - 2 Players

Rated by ESRB
"T" Teen

Kelly Jackson