The Sims 4: Get to Work

The Sims 4: Get to Work
Developer(s) EA Maxis
The Sims Studio
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Composer(s) Ilan Eshkeri
Series The Sims
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, OS X
Release
  • NA: March 31, 2015
  • EU: April 2, 2015
Genre(s) Life simulation
Mode(s) Single-player

The Sims 4: Get to Work or Get to Work is the first expansion pack for the strategic life simulation computer game The Sims 4. It was announced on February 4, 2015[1][2] and was released in North America on March 31, 2015. It includes four new active careers; Detective, Doctor, Scientist and retail business. The game also features a new neighborhood called Magnolia Promenade where you can go shopping.[1] It takes elements from The Sims 2: Open for Business and The Sims 3: Ambitions.

Development

  • New Trait: Sickness Resistance (Reward Trait)
  • New Life State: Alien
  • New Achievements: Aliens Among Us, Carried Away, Clued In, Double Life, Down To A Science, Patients Are A Virtue, Picture Perfect, Piece of Cake, Very Special Delivery, Autopsy-Turvy, Death of a Salesman, You-Reek-A
  • New Game Options & Interactions: Male Sims & Makeup, Male Pregnancy, Hospital Birth, Determine Baby Gender, Easy Listening Radio Station, Alien TV Channel, Retail Venue, Purchasing Retail Lots, The Notebook, Sims & Illness, Snacks, Retail Value
  • New Skills: Baking, Photography
  • New Neighborhood: Magnolia Promenade
  • New Collectibles: Geodes
  • New Careers: Detective, Doctor, Scientist
  • New Interactive Objects: Mannequins, Digital Cameras, Photo Studio

Music

The expansion pack features songs re-recorded in the fictional Simlish language, including:[3]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings73.91%[4]
Metacritic73%[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameZone7.5/10[6]
Digital Spy[7]
GameRant[8]
TrustedReviews[9]

The Sims 4: Get to Work received a score of 73% from the aggregator Metacritic based on 24 reviews.[5] GameZone's Matt Liebl called The Sims 4: Get to Work "a decent expansion that adds new, unique experiences to The Sims 4's gameplay".[6] Digital Spy's Mark Langshaw criticized the Detective career, calling it "limited and repetitive", however he praised the other two careers.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Time for your Sims to Get to Work!". Electronic Arts Inc. February 4, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ O'Connor, Alice (February 5, 2015). "Get To Work! First The Sims 4 Expansion Announced". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Get to Work Music". Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Sims 4: Get to Work". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "The Sims 4: Get to Work". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Matt Liebl (April 5, 2015). "The Sims 4: Get to Work Expansion Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Mark Langshaw (April 8, 2015). "The Sims 4: 'Get to Work' review (PC): First expansion is business as usual". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  8. ↑ John Jacques (2015). "The Sims 4 'Get To Work' Expansion Review". GameRant. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  9. ↑ Sam Loveridge (March 30, 2015). "The Sims 4: Get to Work review". TrustedReviews. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
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