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Applelinks has posted a review of The Sims 2: Open For Business, the Mac game expansion for the ever popular life simulator, The Sims 2. As might be guessed from its title, Open For Business allows players to take up the challenge of helping their Sim create a successful business. Applelinks gave the expansion a score of 4 out of 5.

From the review:

Sims who are starting their own business have two options: they can run a home-based business, or they can buy a lot and run it out of a store. This is, of course, after you buy a house, so your ability to open your own Kenny Roger's Chicken franchise may be limited at first.

But whether you open your own place or run a boutique out of your living room, the same rules apply. After acquiring your stock, you set the price in the new business menu, basically deciding how much above or below cost you'll sell the item. Open the store, ring 'em up, and send the customers home happy.

Of course, it's not that easy. This is a computer game, and that means that there are skill bars to fill. You'll have to deal with your customers (oh, the times I've wished I could get around that little problem in the real world), and if you can make them enjoy their shopping experience enough, they'll become regular customers. You'll also need to develop your skills with the cash register, or you'll spend an hour of in-game time trying to figure out what buttons to push while the buyers line up and get frustrated. Of course, if you're creating your own stock (like, say, an art gallery of your own work), you'll need to produce those while developing your skill. Paintings from a Sim with 10 creativity points sell for a lot more than those with level 1.

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