Jedi's Review of the week: The Sims: Bustin' Out

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My pick of the week is the Sims: Bustin' Out. This game is a dream, so I hope I never wake up.

Gameplay: This is the whole meat of the walkthrough. The gameplay is just unspeakably outrageous. I could have the best description of this game in the world, and you still wouldn't know what I'm talking about, but might as well give it a shot.
Unlike its predecessor, you can now leave your house to new locations, and then some. Begin your VirtuLife at Mom's House, complete the goals, and eventually reach the SimValley Manor, complete with a Stretch Limousine, including a hot tub in the backseat, or drag yourself around town in a MoPed.
Completing every single goal in the game unlocks every single item in the game, and the build mode is a furlong better than the last, but overall there are too many glitches in gameplay. You might make your Sim take a shower or a bath, and he'll never come out again, or you might save and you return, and see that your Sim is not there, but do not let these SIMple errors ruin your life, as you only get this opportunity in a SimLife. 9/10

Graphics: That was my first reaction to this subject. I was speechless. These graphics are so good, you'll think that you just got eaten by your SimEating plant in real life. Combined with High Resolution and a High definition television, and you'll get a living wonder.
But with hapiness there must come sorrow. Some graphics get very terrible at times. For instance, you might berunning to the bathroom, because your Sim is about to have a personnal swimming pool in his underwear. The graphics might get all blocky and screwed up, and if you are returning from work, the doors might turn black until the next time you restart your console. But, as I said before, the sorrow is outgunned by the hapiness. 8/10

Control Scheme: As there are different versions of this game there are different controls, so I'm talking about the GameCube here. The controls may get confusing at times, but it earns its place. 9/10

Storyline: Now this is where it gets a little shaky. I'll just run through the basic vanilla. Malcolm Landgrabb is going around SimValley and stealing various items from fellow Sims to build his ultimate mansion. Your objective is to complete the goals and return the objects to their rightful places. It's ok, but it could be better. 4/10

Final Stand: Don't let those little misweaves in the pattern ruin the whole tapestry. If you like strategy games that involve tons of thinking, this game is for you, and it might also make just a good weekend rent. If you like the FPS, action games, then you most likely won't favor this one, but if you're a fa of both, like me, then get this game as soon as you can fork out the doe, boy! Final rating: 9/10

I have the GBA version. I like it, but I wish the Market would be more consistent, I wanted to get a stove and it took 26 sim-days to finally get one.