The Sims Bustin' Out

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The Sims Bustin' Out
North American Xbox box art
Developer(s)	Maxis
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Series	The Sims
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, N-Gage, Game Boy Advance
Release date(s)	Game Boy Advance NA December 2, 2003 PAL December 19, 2003 GC, PS2, & Xbox NA December 15, 2003 PAL December 19, 2003 N-Gage PAL May 10, 2004 NA May 12, 2004
Genre(s)	Life simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: T / EGBA OFLC: M / GN-G PEGI: 7+ / 3+GBA, N-G

The Sims Bustin' Out is the second title in The Sims console series. Bustin' Out was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance and N-Gage in the fourth quarter of 2003. As the title suggests, Sims can get out of the house to visit other locations such as Shiny Things Lab or Casa Caliente. There are two modes. Bust Out Mode which has mission based gameplay and Freeplay Mode which is open-ended gameplay very much like the original The Sims PC game. It was the first Sims game to not be on the PC. The PlayStation 2 version also features the option to play online, though EA no longer supports it.

Gameplay

In the console version, Malcolm Landgraab is going around the hood, stealing items in return for unpaid rent. The player's objective is to complete each career track, unlock and buy back everyone's many possessions, and become rich enough to evict Malcolm from his mansion and move their own Sim in.

The Game Boy Advance and N-Gage version puts the player's Sim in a place called "SimValley" for summer holiday. Like the console version, GBA/N-Gage version gameplay is objective-based - every time the player completes a series of tasks, the game is allowed to progress. In this game, there are no furnishing objects to unlock. Instead, the player must complete all tasks to unlock new houses. Deviating from the "point-and-click" selection process heretofore used in every Sims title, this version allows the user to control their Sim directly, using the GBA's directional pad.

In both versions, there are various locations that Sims may visit throughout the course of the game. As Sims advance through the game, new areas become accessible. In the console version, new social interactions may be learned at a particular location. In the GBA version, new mini-games may be unlocked in certain areas. In the N-Gage version, new mini-games (jobs for the Sims)will be unlocked progressively when certain tasks are done. Also Sims can collect three cartridges from various locations and play these black and white classic games (Snakes etc) on the Sims's mobile phone.

See also

• The Sims
• The Urbz: Sims in the City
• The Sims 2

External links

• The Sims Bustin' Out' 'EA page
• The Sims Bustin' Out (console version) at MobyGames
• The Sims Bustin' Out (handheld version) at MobyGames