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crossmr
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 Posted: Mon, 27th Feb 2006 21:51 Post subject: The Sims 2: Open for Business - CLONECD |
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The Sims 2: Open for Business
- Official web page: The Sims 2
- Publisher: EA
- Developer: Maxis
- Media type and size: 1 CD
- Genre: Sim
- Release date: February 23rd Brazil, Switzerland, parts of Europe, Feb 28th elsewhere
- Story/Description:
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Your Sims Get Down To Business
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?
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- Multiplayer: No
- System requirements:
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In order to install and play The Sims 2 Open For Business you must have The Sims 2 installed and meet the hardware requirements listed below:
* Windows XP, ME, 98, or 2000 operating system.
* 1000 MHz (1 GHz) or faster processor.
* 256 MB or more RAM.
* At least 1.5 GB of additional hard drive space.
* Supported T&L-capable video card with at least 32 MB of video RAM.
Supported Video Cards:
* ATI Radeon series 8500 or better (7x00 models no longer supported), All-In-Wonder 8500, 9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800, X300, X600, X700, X800, and X850.
* NVIDIA GeForce 2, 2 GTS, 3, 3 Ti, 4, 4 Ti, 4200, 4600, and 4800.
* NVIDIA GeForce MX 420, 440, and 460.
* NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200, 55500, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, and 5950.
* NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5300, and 5900.
* NVIDIA GeForce 6200, 6600, and 6800.
* NVIDIA Quadro, Quadro2, and Quadro4.
* Intel Extreme Graphics 82865, 82915, and higher.
NOTE: If you have a non-T&L capable video card, such as Intel Extreme Graphics, then you need at least a 2.4 GHz processor.
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- Protection: Safedisc expected
- Multilanguage: Yes, same as previous languages supported by the sims
- News article/s: Press Release
- Preview: Gamespot Preview
- Review: Gamespy, 4/5
- Gamespot community ranking: 25th in PC
- Screenshots: Gamespot hosted screenshots
- Trailer: Official trailers hosted at gamespot
yes its confirmed as released to stores on the 23rd in some countries. North America is still waiting for it. Personally I feel the added difficultly in this expansion could seriously damage the franchise in terms of level of rabid sheep fans.
While it might actually make the game more enjoyable for those who can grasp how things work, its going to add to the frustration the average player suffers. If you've spent any time at The Sims 2 BBS you know that a lot of them can barely operate a mouse let alone manage a complex business system.
Maxis is slowly pushing up the system requirements with each release. I believe they are listed the same as Nightlife, but early reports suggest this slows things down considerably. No doubt there are a host of bugs and poor optimizations to partly blame.
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crossmr
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| Posted: Mon, 27th Feb 2006 21:58 Post subject: |
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Yes. It looks like it could make the game actually a challenge to play and include goals that would drive that play. This EP is likely a direct result of the non-stop whining on the BBS to follow our sims to work. I hope when most of them turn around and say "This is too hard" Maxis slaps them, tells them to shut up and let them do their work from now on.
While I can appreciate the potential of a game like the sims, there are elements of the community that really ruin the experience.
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| Posted: Mon, 27th Feb 2006 22:08 Post subject: |
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I wonder if it'll be cracked bay tomorrow! Anyway, I think that it's good Maxis is adding a challenge to Sims 2, I mean the game was not that hard and a small challenge like this was always missing!
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crossmr
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| Posted: Mon, 27th Feb 2006 22:09 Post subject: |
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I miss the glory days of the scene. I remember when we got Sims EPs days before they were released in stores, not days after.
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| Posted: Mon, 27th Feb 2006 23:46 Post subject: |
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why is it 2cd expected? its an add-on right?
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crossmr
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 01:56 Post subject: |
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Yup and so far each add-on has been 2 CDs since uhm.. unleashed for TS1....
I just put "expected" because at this piont I don't have any info on that.
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 02:53 Post subject: |
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crossmr
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 03:26 Post subject: |
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Why do you say that?
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Theres like so many Sims starting from the first one lol.
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Nidhogg
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 13:28 Post subject: |
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Looks like you'll finally get to do something else other than just screwing every female in town. 
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 14:11 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 14:52 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 15:11 Post subject: |
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crossmr
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 19:02 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I think OfB won't be such a big challenge as any other Sims game (that's may be only for me), and it will get easier to play with more practising. |
read the review site and the previews, they're all saying that there is a significant challenge compared to previous sims games.
| Quote: | | The release date varies b/w 28 feb - 3 march so we still have time to get the game "days before". Wink |
as stated above, this has been officialy released in some countries since Feb 23rd, so no we're not getting it days ahead.
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I really wonder why it's not on the net yet, it has been out for almost a week now and today it starts shipping in the US so hopefully we'll get it today or tomorrow.
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| Posted: Wed, 1st Mar 2006 00:50 Post subject: |
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they really ought to make another pets add-on
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crossmr
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| Posted: Wed, 1st Mar 2006 01:08 Post subject: |
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Quite a few people want a pets add-on, more than anything else. I think Maxis will save it for another EP or two (they're planning 7 again) just to string them along through some of the crap (like university)
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| Posted: Wed, 1st Mar 2006 06:58 Post subject: |
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So when exactly is it going to be out for download soon ?
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crossmr
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| Posted: Wed, 1st Mar 2006 07:44 Post subject: |
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| chaingang23 wrote: | | So when exactly is it going to be out for download soon ? |
85 posts and you don't know better than that?
No idea. But its obvious someone is slacking off as people in NA started receiving the game at home today.
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| Posted: Wed, 1st Mar 2006 21:59 Post subject: |
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its out
Sims 2 Open For Business CLONECD
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| Posted: Wed, 1st Mar 2006 22:34 Post subject: |
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Well, this game could add new life back into the SIMS 2 universe. It has been stagnant that's for sure. I will give this a try. I always thought they should make an expansion pack called Private Eye or CSI or something. Your SIM has to solve a murder or something like the Fugitive! That would pwn!
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crossmr
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| Posted: Wed, 1st Mar 2006 22:55 Post subject: |
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| crossmr wrote: | Have you been watching the strangerhood machinima? A sims-style murder investigation has been part of the plot lately  |
LOL! No why, is there some show that has that going on?
Downloading now! SafeDisc protection so I am guessing we can expect a crack very soon!
I am not a big Clone fan 
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crossmr
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| Posted: Wed, 1st Mar 2006 23:19 Post subject: |
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www.strangerhood.com its a machinima that uses TS2, made by the Red vs Blue guys.
Its pretty funny.
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