The Sims Bustin' Out is the second title in
The Sims console series and the first
The Sims title to not be released on PC. It featured the same 3D environment and engine the past game did, however adds several features from The Sims expansion packs:
The Sims: Hot Date,
The Sims: Superstar, and
The Sims: Livin' Large.
Bustin' Out was released for the
Game Boy Advance,
GameCube,
PlayStation 2,
Xbox and
N-Gage in the fourth quarter of . As the
title suggests, the Sims can get out of the house to visit other locations such as
Shiny Things Lab or
Casa Caliente. There are two modes.
Bust Out Mode which has mission based gameplay and
Freeplay Mode which is open-ended gameplay very much like the original
The Sims PC game. The PlayStation 2 version once featured the option to play online, however, it was shut down August 1, 2008, the same day
The Sims Online shut down.