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June 2009
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The editors liked
Interface improvements. Finer controls for placing objects within a house. More character depth now available. Sims now have life goals to work toward
Not just dead-end jobs.
Infinitely replayable
Lots of downloadable content
Waaaaay too many features to detail.
Storymode adds real life
Seamless travel
Little details built with a lot of care
Freetoexplore town leads to a sense of community
Robust
Intuitive creation tools
Charming visuals and audio
Good balance of sandbox play and specific goals
Loads of content to keep you busy for months.
Simulates an entire town of Sims
Great homebuilding tools
Complex personalities.
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The editors didn't like
Items from the previous expansion packs not included in this version. You have to pay for cool downloadable items once your initial free online points run out.
Downloadable content costs real Earth dollars
Managing big families is pretty tough.
Similar activities
No real improvements in the job system
Most additional official content costs real money
Some pathfinding issues.
Watching Sims sleep every night
Unrewarding lifetime rewards
Frustrating pathfinding.
Section above
The Sims 3 departs quite a bit from The Sims and The Sims 2. You get one neighborhood. In that neighborhood
You pick one family to play as. Ideally
You should be able to pick more
But a glitch/bug is preventing the Story Mode toggle from...
Abstract: Thank God EA didn't try to reinvent the wheel with this one. The Sims 3 brings you the same addictive, ant-farm-esque gameplay you got in the previous games, but wonderfully improves upon those prequels in almost every way. Longtime fans of the series ...
Abstract: When I first started playing The Sims 3, it was seven o'clock at night. When I next looked up from my computer to check the time, it was 7:30 - the next morning. That's when I knew that, once again, I was hooked on the Sims. THE VERDICT by Tae K. Kim ...
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Published: 2009-06-01, Author: Anthony , review by: gamespy.com
Infinitely replayable; lots of downloadable content; waaaaay too many features to detail.
Downloadable content costs real Earth dollars; managing big families is pretty tough.
Freetoexplore town leads to a sense of community, Robust, intuitive creation tools, Charming visuals and audio, Good balance of sandbox play and specific goals, Loads of content to keep you busy for months.
Most additional official content costs real money, Some pathfinding issues.
The latest Sims game is also the greatest, striking a terrific balance between the fresh and the familiar. ...
Abstract: The Sims 3, Now with 100% Cleaner PoolsIts shiny, sexy, and perplexingly emerald-green, but more than anything, The Sims 3 -- Electronic Arts groomed and gussied-up digital dollhouse -- is intrepid and wonderful. Wonderful, because its fin...
Published: 2009-06-01, Author: Kevin , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: If youre reading this, theres a very good chance that youve heard about The Sims. Its been difficult to escape the popular franchises web, what with two full games and a seemingly endless stream of expansions. The first thing you may be asking, th...
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Published: 2009-06-01, Author: Matt , review by: techworld.com
Although it's not an intrinsically different game from its predecessors, The Sims 3 turns out to be a much more fully realised one. Sure, it's still laser-focused on middle class America (maybe it's time to think a trifle more internationally guys?) b...
Abstract: A senior industry executive recently mused that if it wasnt for The Sims and World of Warcraft, the PC platform would be all but dead in the water. Of course, Half-Life 2 developer Valve might have something to say about that, as would countless other...
Abstract: Brooke RobinsonClassification: PG8.7The Sims 3Without question, The Sims is probably one of the most popular “non-gamer” and “non-casual” games in the world which once again returns to the world of the PC which first birthed this very popular concept,...
