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The Sims 2: Open for Business

By introducing new job-related skills, the ability to hire and fire, and a healthy number of new items, Open for Business makes it fun to put your sims to work.

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The Sims 2: Open for Business Gameplay Movie 7
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Take a look at some footage of The Sims 2: Open for Business in action.
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The Sims 2: Open for Business Gameplay Movie 6
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After a day's work is done, it's time to hit the card room.
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The Sims passes 100-million mark

Electronic Arts celebrates that the franchise has sold in mind-boggling numbers since its launch in 2000.
- Posted Apr 16, 2008 4:14 am PT
GDC '08: EA ringmaster of game-creation Carnival

Rod Humble hopes new set of tools aimed at nondevelopers at Simscarnival.com will encourage the hoi polloi to make their own games.
- Posted Feb 21, 2008 7:16 pm PT
The Sims take the Stage

EA premieres free-to-participate audio-visual performance community based on Will Wright's widely popular franchise.
- Posted Sep 5, 2007 10:33 am PT

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The Sims 2: Open for Business v1.3.0.351 Patch
This patch tweaks a number of minor bugs and effects in the game, including eliminating inadvertent techno music.
- Size: 27.3MB
- Posted: Jun 16, 2006 10:00 am PT
- 5,668 downloads
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Latest GameSpot Updates

Type	Headline	Date
News	The Sims passes 100-million mark	Apr 16, 2008
News	GDC '08: EA ringmaster of game-creation Carnival	Feb 21, 2008
News	The Sims take the Stage	Sep 5, 2007
News	EA's Q1 earnings slip 4 percent	Aug 1, 2007
News	PC gaming stops slide in 2006	Jan 19, 2007
News	US PC game charts: September 24-30	Oct 12, 2006
News	US PC game charts: September 10-16	Sep 28, 2006
News	US PC Game Charts: September 3-9	Sep 23, 2006

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Pwnd56

9.5
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A really good expansion! Continue »
Bylsma

9.0
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Finally! You and your Sims can go to work... together! Continue »
mbchudno

4.0
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Interesting but not very well thought though. I have installed it once, then removed it. Continue »
baseballboy6411

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Fun to run a business, make one and to fire and hire emploies. Continue »

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Fishing....
Some things never change....like this
- Posted Jun 16, 2009
  by gameboy_2002 | 0'39" | 0 Views
Downtown - Round #2
Don Lothario has moved from Pleasantview to the Downtown neighborhood, while Herb Oldie has found a new place for some room scoping over at Rodney's Hideout.
- Posted Jan 10, 2007
  by kellerwe | 7'41" | 972 Views

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asking out
my sim asking someone out
- Posted Jul 1, 2008
  by betoo_213 | 26,452 Views
Waterlogged
Sims that drown (by getting into a pool and then having no way to get out, such as the user removing the ladder) will eventually show up as ghosts. These unhappy ghosts leave puddles of water everywhere that will eventually turn in to weeds!
- Posted Dec 4, 2007
  by simtim | 33,546 Views

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The Sims 2: Open for Business

EA Games
Maxis
Virtual Life
Release: Feb 28, 2006 »
ESRB: Teen

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2,070 of 59,114
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PC Rank:

727 of 11,454

Tracking:

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Player Reviews:

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Users Now Playing:

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Game Universe:
- The Sims 3 (PC, MAC, IP),
- The Sims 2 (PC, PS2, PSP, DS, MAC, XBOX, GC, GBA),
- The Sims (PC, PS2, MAC, XBOX, GC),
- The Sims 2: Castaway (PC, PS2, PSP, DS, WII, MAC),
- The Sims 2 University,
- The Sims Bustin' Out (PS2, NGE, XBOX, GC, GBA),
- The Sims 2: Pets (PC, PS2, PSP, DS, WII, GC, GBA),
- The Sims 2 Nightlife,
- MySims Kingdom (DS, WII),
- The Sims Life Stories
Number of Players:

1 Player
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2. the sims 2
3. open for business
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Titles rated T (Teen) have content that may be suitable for ages 13 and older. Titles in this category may contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal blood, simulated gambling, and/or infrequent use of strong language. Learn more