<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Bustin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Out	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003/2004	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
N-Gage	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
title	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
console	B-Device
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
title	O
not	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
the	O
same	O
3D	O
environment	O
and	O
engine	O
the	O
past	O
game	O
did	O
,	O
however	O
adds	O
several	O
features	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
expansion	O
packs	O
:	O
Livin	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Large	I-Application
,	O
House	B-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
Hot	B-Application
Date	I-Application
and	O
Superstar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
modes	O
:	O
Bust	O
Out	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
mission-based	O
gameplay	O
and	O
Freeplay	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
open-ended	O
gameplay	O
very	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
PC	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
once	O
featured	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
(	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Online	I-Application
shut	O
down	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Urbz	I-Device
:	I-Device
Sims	I-Device
in	I-Device
the	I-Device
City	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
this	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
console	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Malcolm	O
Landgraab	O
is	O
going	O
around	O
his	O
neighborhood	O
,	O
stealing	O
items	O
in	O
return	O
for	O
unpaid	O
rent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
puts	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Sim	O
in	O
"	O
SimValley	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
summer	O
holiday	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
console	B-Device
version	O
,	O
GBA/N	O
-Gage	O
version	O
gameplay	O
is	O
objective-based	O
–	O
every	O
time	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tasks	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deviating	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
point-and-click	O
"	O
selection	O
process	O
used	O
in	O
every	O
previous	O
Sims	O
title	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
control	O
their	O
Sim	O
directly	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
's	O
directional	O
pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
these	O
versions	O
,	O
new	O
mini-games	O
(	O
jobs	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
)	O
are	O
unlocked	O
progressively	O
when	O
certain	O
tasks	O
are	O
done	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
and	O
N-Gage	B-Device
versions	O
are	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
has	O
an	O
exclusive	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
Sims	O
to	O
collect	O
three	O
cartridges	O
from	O
various	O
locations	O
and	O
play	O
classic	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Snake	B-Application
on	O
the	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
 '	O
mobile	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
free	O
online	O
play	O
called	O
"	O
Online	O
Weekend	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
both	O
freeplay	O
and	O
storymode	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
chat	O
using	O
the	O
USB	O
keyboard	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
rendering	O
the	O
game	O
impossible	O
to	O
play	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
under	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
one	O
nine	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
eights	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
;	O
and	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
one	O
six	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
sevens	O
for	O
the	O
former	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Times	O
gave	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
all	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
graphics	O
are	O
sublime	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
scaled-down	O
version	O
does	O
have	O
its	O
limitations	O
:	O
there	O
are	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
no	O
'	O
Simspeak	O
 '	O
exchanges	O
since	O
the	O
conversations	O
are	O
all	O
text-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
Bustin	O
 '	O
Out	O
should	O
help	O
to	O
broaden	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
nGage.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Village	O
Voice	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
nine	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
devil	O
's	O
in	O
the	O
details	O
 [ ... ] 	O
mundane	O
or	O
fun	O
,	O
everything	O
recedes	O
into	O
a	O
heartbeat	O
of	O
flushing	O
,	O
snoring	O
,	O
and	O
Simlish.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirer	O
gave	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
a	O
similar	O
score	O
of	O
four-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
different	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
unlock	O
and	O
visit.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
