THE SIMS™ 2 OPEN FOR BUSINESS

THE SIMS 2 OFB - NEW OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND

KAREN HALLORAN, ASSOCIATE DESIGNER

The Sims 2: Open For Business allows Sims to open and run service or retail businesses, a concept totally new to The Sims series. It is, by far, the most challenging expansion pack to date. Successfully creating, running and building the customer base of a business takes time and dedication, something that isn’t as plentiful as it used to be with the addition of The Sims 2’s life cycle.

As a longtime fan of the Sims series, I really appreciated being able to use objects to craft other goods, which hadn’t been included in The Sims 2 before. One of the things that can be crafted is your very own Servo, who some people might remember as the robot maid from the very first expansion pack for The Sims, Livin’ Large. This time out, Servo becomes a member of the family, and it warms my Sims geek heart to be able to hug the guy every now and then; and then tell him to pick up after me.