Finally! You and your Sims can go to work... together!
--Graphics--
The graphics have stayed the same since the first "The Sims 2" game. Not much they could've changed, but the graphics are still really good!
8/10
--Gameplay--
Little Joe goes to his phone, buys a community lot and travels there. Here you can build your unique business with many new items, including elevators! But, what do you want to sell in your business? Basically anything! Want a pet store? Add some food bowls, a bird cage and a dog display and you can sell them. To set the prices is actually pretty neat. You can select the normal value, but if your just starting out, you can make things cheap so your store gets a good review. But, oh no, Joe hasn't payed his bills and the repo man has taken some of his stuff. Well since your store is in such good shape, might as well raise the prices to get some extra bucks. Now employees, you can hire about 8 of them for your whole business. They can either sell items, restock items, be cashiers, etc... But, Sim employees aren't automatically good at these things. You can hire a really good salesman, but your cashier can be very slow and forgetful and upset your costumers. So be sure to pick good employees and try to get ones that have badges. Oh yeah, another new feature is badges, which means if your sim gets better and better at something, they get bronze, silver or gold badges. If you see a possible Sim employee with gold badges, then you NEED them for you business!
8/10
--Music--
Now that more expansions are coming out, the old LONG loading screens have pretty catchy tunes while your waiting to either enter Pleasantview or go to your own business. The Sims 2: Open for Business adds new tunes and they are gooooood!
9/10
--Story--
It's whatever you want it to be! Like I've mentioned before, the PC version of The Sims 2 gives you the freedom to do anything. Want your Sim to have a crappy business and get bad reviews and loose all his money? Go ahead! Or do you want your Sim to have the best buisness in SimCity and that he is so attached to it that he dies on the buisness lot itslef? (RIP Joe) Then go ahead! Basically anything you want, you can do! Now most Sims expansions add some abnormal Sim-like thing you can be or become. In Open for Business, they add Servos! Yes that famous robot from the first game is back, but he has changes. For one, you need to work to get him. You need to get a gold badge in robotics to be able to make one. Once you make it, you can control like a Sim. It can get a job, have relationships, even get married! But don't forget, it still does your chores for you, even if free will is off! Another great addition!
10/10
--Overall--
The Sims 2: Open for Business was a great idea for an expansion! It finally got die hard fans to actually come with their Sims to work and help them succeed. Why get a crappy Politics job, when you can have the best toy/pet/electronic/furniture/plumbing/lighting/car store, EVER!
9/10