New real-time map, diverse personalities, high replay-value, it’s The Sims!
Not much new to sink your teeth into
The Sims 3 is a gentle evolution of the series that retains everything fans hold dear. While the improvements on offer aren’t major, they’re enough to make the upgrade worthwhile. Bring on the expansion packs! ...
Free-to-explore 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 path finding issues
The latest Sims game is also the greatest, striking a terrific balance between the fresh and the familiar. Its deft handling of rewards makes this latest incarnation very addictive....
Abstract: Well, here we are – another Sims is upon us.Now I’ve been a fan of the Sims series since day dot, and the reasons why I started playing then are the same reasons why I’ve continued to play all these years: The Sims franchise is beloved to many because ...
Abstract: Its shiny, sexy, and perplexingly emerald-green, but more than anything, The Sims 3 - Electronic Arts groomed and gussied-up digital dollhouse - is an intrepid and wonderful game. Wonderful, because The Sims 3 is finally the game the original aspi...
Abstract: Älska dina nära, kära och grannar som dig själv i EA:s vardagssimulator. Vi har byggt hus, flörtat, gått på toaletten och skaffat barn i EAs efterlängtade The Sims 3
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 ...
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 ...
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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...