Goals & unlocks
Track household goals, career progress and new rewards.
This guide covers The Sims Bustin’ Out for PlayStation 2. The separate Game Boy Advance and N-Gage adventures have different characters, locations and gameplay.
Household goals
Read the goal list whenever you move. Some tasks involve your host, others require a visit elsewhere in town.
Reward types
Goals and progress can unlock objects, social interactions, transport and new places to visit or live.
Career progress
Try the different career paths to see more of the town and its rewards. Keep track of unfinished goals before switching focus.
Completion plan
Our suggestion: use three checklists—house goals, career levels and newly unlocked objects. Save before a big move so you can return to your progress.
Read a blocked goal as a dependency
If a reward is not available, inspect which location objective, career requirement or earlier task opens it. Work backward to the next action you can complete now. This is more effective than buying random objects in the hope that they satisfy the condition. Keep a short list of the current household’s unfinished goals and cross off the verified result after the game acknowledges it.
Use rewards to improve the routine
A newly available object or destination can make an existing problem easier, but it is still worth checking its cost and role before changing the home. Prioritize the item that removes a daily delay or enables a required skill. The console campaign links rewards to progression, so keep its unlock conditions separate from general Sims building advice or the similarly named handheld adventure.
Check the current house goals before moving, and leave time for food, sleep and friends.
References
Covered edition: This wiki covers The Sims Bustin’ Out for PlayStation 2. The separate Game Boy Advance and N-Gage adventures have different characters, locations and gameplay.