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shrek racer (or whatever)

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 109
Date: October 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game is boring,boring and oh boring!
i do NOT recermend in if your want a driving game get grand theft auto.
DO NOT BUY IT

NOT FOR GB advanced

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 15
Date: January 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Hello even on the cover the graphics are terible!!!!!!!!! By the way on PS2 you can actually the people don't waste your MONEY!!!!!! It is TERIBLE FOR GAMEBOY ADVANCED

Under-funded?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 11
Date: September 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The Sims: Bustin' Out is a goal-oriented, console-style version of The Sims. The gameplay has been slightly watered-down, and given a more simplistic feel. Really, I think Bustin' Out was aimed at a somewhat younger audience.

The concept of the game is fun, however. You create your own 'sim' and control them in order to accomplish goals, make friends, and earn money. (To furnish your home with.) The game starts you out on your uncle's farm, where you become familiarized with some of the gameplay mechanics. Afterwards, you are sent out to explore SimValley, and meet its various denizens. From there, you will stumble upon various goals and will be required to fulfill them before moving on. After completing every goal in every chapter, you finish the game.

Unfortunately, it seems that the game was either rushed, or under-funded, as the graphics are not as up to par as they should be. In addition to this, there are several glitches which can cause certain goals to become unavailable, or incompletable. (Thus ruining any chance of actually finishing the game.) There seems to be no way around these glitches, either.

After having completed the game myself, I was sorely disappointed with the rewards of having done so. However, I will not spoil it for those who've yet to finish the game themselves. Regardless, I do think the gameplay is fun, in its own right. You won't find much entertainment in actually completing the game itself, though. Otherwise, I would recommend trying The Urbz: Sims in the City instead of Bustin' Out.

A Little Short...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 9 / 17
Date: August 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I got this game like, 3 months ago, and the reason why I never play it it's because it's just not a game to rave on and on about. The graphics were a so-so, and the clothes- Ugh!:( The were so ugly! The game ended too quick- for me, at least. I didn't think the other Sims were too good either. You can't even see your Sim kiss or hug or tickle anoter Sim. Maybe They wanted it to be ''kid-friendly'' for the younngsters under 8. Well, I'm 11, so this game was a dud. You can't even build a friggin' house for cryin' out loud! And by the way, there are A WHOLE LOTA GLITCHES! It shouldn't have been in the stores! It was a big dud! And the pick-up lines- PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well, I'm done critizing this game. Bye!

Cut Short

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 13
Date: August 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have always been a fan of The Sims but it seems to me that if the Sims isn't on the PC it isn't good. For example take the Gamecube edition, it isn't good and is so much worse than the one on the PC. Bustin' Out is no exception. I spent $64 on something i thought would be excellent but was cut short. This game is too fast and isn't that hard. You can't have children, get married, build a house. It has cool minigames but nothing to rave about. A pro is you can move around on the D-Pad. I thought this was ok but not worth $64. Wait till it gets cheaper. This isn't like the Sims on PC so don't expect the same game.

Sims isn't as fun as expected.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Ok... Everybody loves Sims, but their reputation must have gone down after this disgrace. Sims for gameboy just stinks because of the gameboy's limitation.

First of all, the graphics don't live up to the computers. Of course we all know that, but it still contributes to disliking the game. On the computer versions of sims, we can assign our sim to do stuff, and then watch them do it which, strangely, adds to the fun of the game. While on gameboy, you can't zoom in or out, and you can't spin your view to look at what the sim is doing. They just do the same repeated movments, which just makes the tasks, like, "Get it over with..." like kid's chores, unlike the computer sims which you can watch them do it.

Second, there is no free mode, but on the more complex games of bustin out, you have a free mode. I'm sure that they couldn't do that due to the gameboy's limited capacity to hold infomation, but it still upsets Sim players. There is a certain amount of time you have to beat the game, or you get a game over. This is almost forcing you to do the boring goals and get it over with, with no reward at the end of the game. There is limited amount of time to do the almost fun stuff in the game. Besides, somtimes you have to go and ruin a relationship when you have gotten to really know a person in the game because of a goal, and then you have to spend a majority of the time rasing your friendship back up, which is irritating, because when you try to talk to them, they tell you to go away, there is BARELY any nice stuff to say to them... It's just plain annoying.

The sudden change of age group for the sims is also very annoying. Most of the sim games have been targeted at teens, while this game is targeted at 6-10 year olds. The makers of this game gave barely any warning of this before it came out, and they gave the sim addicts a boring game (Because the teens have seen a lot more fun games).

The simplicity of this game just makes it not fun. This is also one of the reasons that this game feels targeted to 6-10 year olds. You don't get to build your houses. The game just gives houses to you. Not much freedom is given. It just plain out stink.

Overall, this game stinks for the main sim players, but if you are a kid just dying to play sims, go for it. You won't get the full experience, but it is a start.

One play only

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: November 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've never tried other Sims games, but this one seemed pretty fun. My main complain, however, is that there is ONE way to play the game. You get to customize your character, your house and your pet, and that's it. This game has no re-play value, but it is kinda fun. Buy this for that long weekend roadtrip.

Fun but dumb

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: July 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Its fun but sometimes it is really irrataiting when the things is confusing. If I were you dont buy it rater buy urbs:sims in the city its alot more fun

Pretty good

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Wow, this game is hot! I like it a lot. It's preety fun.
And here comes the 'but'...
But... well, some games are ment to be RPG (role player games) and some aren't. The sims shouldn't be an RPG. This is a good game, but I was expecting the sims like the ones on the pc. This is a pretty good game, but I give it 3 stars only because I think it should be more than just a RPG that you can finish in 3 days. The sims are more than that; they never end. (Well, except for the upcoming Sims 2 in which you can die of old age). I would love it if they came out with a sims for GBA like the PC one!
Don't get me wrong, though, this is a great game.

Gerat fun, but not in the way I expected

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: March 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Bustin' Out games are nothing like the original The Sims for PC. Rather, it is designed for those looking for something fun to do without that much thinking and calculating. You control a sim in a small town as he/she advances through a series of tasks which ultimately end up getting him/her bigger houses. It's fun for the while, but it is not a portable version of The Sims for PC, if that's what you're expecting

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