Well, I was happily browsing Gamespot, as I often do, and I was saddened and appalled at what I found. Ghost has been delayed again, possibly canceled, to give Blizzard more time to work on the next generation of consoles. I was kind of expecting this, as I am sure most people were, but the fact that I was talking about this exact thing yesterday, I am kind of freaked out.
So I sit here wondering if Ghost will ever come out, be canceled, or just haunt us with its presence like the Ghost it really is. It would be nice if they would transfer it to the next generation of consoles, but by the time they finished that one, the next generation would be out, I mean this could go on for quite a while.
Heard anything about Ghost? Have a tip-off? Please comment as I would love to hear any news about the game.
Written by: Lance A. Gentile
 Well, going into this expansion, Open for Business for The Sims 2, I had very high hopes. The game itself was great, and its expansions, University and Nightlife, were absolutely amazing. I thought that this would be another great expansion, but the problems it had were predictable. First of all, who really wants to come home from school or work, then sit down and play a game where you have to go to work? Not a very fun concept on paper and it does not make for the most enjoyable expansion ever made.
You can purchase a lot, or have a business from home, but you get a lot more space if you buy a lot made for your business. You can hire different Sims to work for you, and you and your employees get experience and become better workers the longer you play. You can sell nearly anything in the game, and price it as you want. If your employees are slackers, fire them and make robot workers to take their place. For slower computers, having employees and customers, and whatever else on your lot will cause your game to run slower then molasses, which is, again, not fun. Even with all the graphics turned down, you will have a problem. The game claims it comes with over 125 new objects. Unfortunately, almost all of them are things like new wallpaper and floorings, which are not needed.
It is a shame that they did not make this one as good as they could have, because it really did have potential. The few good objects that it did come with are great, and being an entrepreneur can be fun, but it is very hard to have a business make any profit. The new expansion did iron out some bugs from earlier installments, but brings new ones threefold. The graphics as always are amazing, and it comes with some new socials that made me laugh myself silly. Overall though, it’s only a good purchase for the die hard Sims fans, and even then you may be disappointed.
Graphics: 9.5/10
Game play: 4/10
Difficulty: Crazy hard
Pros: Great Graphics, good new socials, interesting idea
Cons: Not really very fun, insanely hard, very tedious
Overall: 6.5/10
 My son has decided to create a Squidoo lens that focuses on The Sims (specifically Sims 2). He has been an avid (rabid?) fan of The Sims for many years. He has played all the versions on various platforms (PC, Gamecube, etc) and is constantly explaining the intricacies and complexities of this game. It's because of him that I am afraid to play it - it sounds like a lifetime investment! The replay value of the Sims line of products is very high. Both kids end up sharing tips and the lives of their Sim families with each other.
Lance updates his Squidoo Sims 2 lens on a daily basis. If you are interested in learning about anything Sims, you have to stop here!
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