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The Sims 2: Open for Business (Prima Official Game Guide)

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The Sims 2: Open for Business is a more complex expansion pack than any of the previous ones, so this guide would definitely be something to consider even if you didn't purches ones for University or Night Life.

This guide includes...

Chapter 1 - What's New in The Sims 2 Open for Business
Chapter 2 - Shopping Districts
Chapter 3 - Talent Badges
Chapter 4 - Owning and Running a Business
Chapter 5 - Anatomy of a Customer
Chapter 6 - Business Rank and Perks
Chapter 7 - Workforce Relations
Chapter 8 - Business Types: Retail & Services
Chapter 9 - Business Types: Restuarant
Chapter 10 - Business Types: Venues
Chapter 11 - New Objects
Chapter 12 - New Socials
Chapter 13 - Kid Stuff
Chapter 14 - Build Mode Additions
Chapter 15 - Tour of Bluewater Village
Chapter 16 - Cheats
***Review from older expansion packs and The Sims 2
Chapter 17 - Jobs by Career Level
Chapter 18 - Objects
Chapter 19 - Socails

This guide is definitely not mandatory as most aspects of the new expansion pack can be figured out through trial and error. However, if you want to save yourself some frustration, I would suggest spending the $12. This guide does reveal some very important aspects about businesses and customers that it is helpful to know before starting a business.

All in all, this is a very informative guide, and I give it 5 stars for quality and quanity! Although, this is not a must.

Recommended to those who want an early edge.

I preordered the sims 2 game and the book at the same time I got them a day before they said it would be shipped the book is very good at explaining the business side I would recommend this to everyone to learn to pay this game better. It explained Badges employees get which make they better employers. Gave you the new building options like spilt levels, tells you all the new objects can't wait to build Servo (I missed him in from the old sims). Funny servo can woo hoo with other servo or with sims HAHA. So if you get the chance pick up the book it will make you a better employer.

Also I think Amazon is great I ordered every sims 2 game on here and always got it on time :)

Like all the other Sims 2 Prima Guide, this is just great! I find it incredibly useful. So much good info, some that you may never find anywhere else... and even if you do find it somewhere else, at least you know this is official!
And yes, even the official guide includes cheats and tricks! This one includes new ones that you can only use if you have Open For Business. :)

To the reviewer who complained about the font. I'm 42 and can read the guide just fine. Please do not lump people over 35 with you, evidently you have bad eyesight, and that's not Prima's fault. Definately buy this guide no matter what age you are!

While I am happy that the guide gives me the pertinent information that I need for the game, I am unhappy about the size of the guide. You basically would need a magnifying glass to read half of what is in this little book. When I ordered this book, I thought that I was getting a full sized one. Lesson learned.

The Prima Guides are very helpful when one first get a new expansion pack. But after a quick read through and a couple references later, the guide dosen't really have the big answers to the big questions.

While I knew it was going to be a small paper back version, I did not realize how small the print was going to be. If I had I would have passed on it. It is just too hard to read.

This guide is a must for the OFB Expansion Pack. I wish I would have gotten it a long time ago.

well i have the other guides to the other ones but this one cant be ordered at barnes and noble and i come on here but i want to know why its so expensive..??i cant figure out how to play it without the book...

Prima is "Premium", the most useful and helpful tool that my wife and I have gotten for the Sims games!
Thank you so much to all those involved with the making, publishing, and marketing of these Wonderful Help and Instruction Guides!
Sincerely,
Gary L Hoffman