The goals are also designed to make you explore the town of Sim Valley and learn the layout, without having to rely heavily on the map. With set goals to complete, the urge to keep playing to finish out a level keeps the game more entertaining. This game brings a welcomed change to The Sims series of games. This enables you to upgrade your living style and pay for food. Also, since your character is only a teenager and does not go to a set job for 8 hours each day, some of the simple tasks or chores asked of you earn money. Of course you are still responsible for managing your basic necessities, like food, sleep, fun and relationships. Unlike the PC versions of The Sims, the main focus is to complete a series of tasks and levels to open up more of the town to explore. Through set tasks given to you by your uncle and his neighbors, you begin to build new friendships and enemies in Sim Valley. In this release of the Sims your character is a teenager who has gone to visit their uncle's farm for the summer. Although released well over a year ago, it is still able to stand up to modern day releases on the platform, and is still worth a look as it is not a typcial Sims release. The Sims Bustin' Out for the Game Boy Advance is the first release of its kind on the Game Boy Advance handheld.

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