Software:Expansion packs for The Sims 3

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Short description: 2009 video game expansion pack list


Eleven expansion packs had been released for the 2009 life simulation video game The Sims 3, the third major title in The Sims series. Of the eleven expansion packs, seven were developed by Maxis Redwood Shores, while the other four were developed by EA Salt Lake.[1] All expansion packs were published by Electronic Arts. Expansion packs tend to focus on major new features, with many objects, clothes, styles, worlds and life states are geared towards the pack's major theme. The first expansion pack, World Adventures, was released on November 18, 2009. The last expansion pack, Into the Future, was released on October 22, 2013.

World Adventures

The Sims 3: World Adventures
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Developer(s)Maxis Redwood Shores (Windows, macOS)
EA Mobile (Mobile)
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)Windows, macOS, iOS, Java ME
Release

The Sims 3: World Adventures is the first expansion pack for The Sims 3, announced on August 3, 2009, and released in North America on November 18, 2009.[3]

The pack focuses on travelling to various areas in a manner similar to previous expansions The Sims: Vacation and The Sims 2. Sims are able to travel to simplified versions of France , China , and Egypt . At these locations, Sims are able to participate in adventures to earn rewards and benefits. Sims are also able to level up in new skills: photography, martial arts, and nectar making.[4]

Gameplay

World Adventures allows players to take Sims to simulated locations of Egypt, France, and China.[4] Sims are able to engage in cultural activities depending on the location. In Egypt, sims can visit pyramids and take up snake-charming; in China, Sims are able to launch fireworks as well as take up martial arts; in France, Sims can engage in nectar making. The amount of time a sim is able to stay in a location is dependent on a visa level. This level is increased by going on various adventures.[4]

The main gameplay of World Adventures revolves around the ability to go on various quests known as adventures. An adventure consists of various goals linked together in a story line. Typical goals include exploring various tombs, finding valuables and socializing with other Sims. When exploring tombs, Sims must navigate various obstacles to unlock different rooms. Initially, the entire tomb is hidden in a fog-of-war that disappears as the Sim enters each room. Tombs hold several puzzle solving elements such as traps, dive holes and floor switches.[4]

In addition, the pack includes a complex tomb-building element that can be accessed using the game's debug tools. Players are able to add gameplay-specific objects to their tombs as well as set various cause-effect mechanisms.[4]

World Adventures adds three skills that provide new goals and challenges to players.[4] The martial arts skill is initially increased by practicing with training dummies. Once a skill threshold is reached Sims can break wood and other objects placed over two blocks. Sims are able to engage in tournaments to increase their ranking. A Sim's skill level is represented visually by various belts that a Sim wears on their uniform.[4]

The nectar-making skill is increased by squishing various fruits into a nectar maker. The quality of the nectar is based on the quality of the individual fruits as well the state of the nectar maker. The value of the nectar can be increased by allowing the bottles to age in a nectar cellar.[4] The photography skill is based on taking photographs with a handheld camera. Photos are taken using a first-person viewpoint, and the game detects the subject of a photograph. The game provides goals to the player in the form of lists of subjects for the sim to photograph.[4]

Mummies are a new type of Sim added with World Adventures, which have several abilities, such as not having to go to sleep. They may be encountered in tombs, where the player can be cursed.[4]

Development

World Adventures was first announced on August 3, 2009.[5] An expansion pack for The Sims 3 was seen as inevitable given the number produced for both The Sims and The Sims 2.[6] In particular, the themes of pets, downtown areas, and vacations carried over in both games leading some people to guess that they would be included in future expansion packs. On November 2, 2009, it was announced that the pack had gone gold.[7]

During an interview, producer Lyndsay Pearson said that real-world locations were a draw for their players and that users had been creating famous buildings on the exchange. The pack represented an extension of that desire. Pearson also stated that innovations present in the pack could not have been achieved in Sims titles before.[8]

United States dollar $10 (£6) worth of The ims 3 Store credit was offered with copies of the pack.[5] Mobile versions of World Adventures have also been released for iOS and cell phones.[5]

Music

The score to World Adventures was composed by Steve Jablonsky, who had previously composed the score to The Sims 3. He recorded his score with a 35-piece string and woodwind ensemble at Eastwest Studios in Hollywood.[9]

On August 18, 2009, it was revealed that Nelly Furtado, Pixie Lott, Stefanie Heinzmann, Matt & Kim and The Young Punx would be recording songs in Simlish for the pack.[10] Then on October 13, 2009, more artists were announced.[11]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings82.91%[12]
Metacritic81[13]
Review scores
PublicationScore
1Up.comB+[18]
Eurogamer7/10[19]
GamePro4.5/5 stars[15]
GameSpot8.5/10[17]
GameZone8.7/10[16]
IGN8.3/10[14]

Early reception of World Adventures was positive, earning a Metacritic rating of 81.[13]

GamePro argued the pack's only bad feature was being able to make players lose several hours in the addictive gameplay.[15] IGN's Steve Butts criticized the adventure-based gameplay and the difficulty of having family vacations, however, he concluded, "I hope World Adventures sets the pattern for future Sims expansions."[14]

World Adventures was listed as seventh in a list of the top ten selling PC games (expansion pack) of 2009, according to NPD sales charts. The Sims 3 was listed as the highest selling game of 2009.[20]

Ambitions

The Sims 3: Ambitions
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Developer(s)Maxis Redwood Shores (Windows, macOS)
EA Mobile (Mobile)
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)Windows, macOS, iOS, Mobile
Release
  • EU: June 4, 2010

The Sims 3: Ambitions is the second expansion pack for The Sims 3, released in North America on June 1, 2010. Ambitions introduces new career opportunities and control mechanisms into gameplay. Manipulation of Sims' career progressions, actions and interactions during their working are feasible.[23] Additional career pathways introduce a diversity of skill sets available for acquisition.[23] These features, which were absent in The Sims 3, give players greater control of their Sims' career pathways, choices and lives.

Features

  • New world: Twinbrook[24]
  • New creature: SimBot[25][26]
  • New CAS hairstyles and clothes for working adult, children and toddler sims.
  • New skills:
    • Sculpting: Sims can create sculptures out of ice, metal, clay and wood with another Sim posing for them.[25]
    • Inventing: There seems to be a wide variety of inventions. Servos are back as SimBots, along with a time machine. Sims get scraps for inventions from junkyards, a new type of lot, or by blowing things up, or simply just buying scrap.[25]
    • Tattooing: Players are taken to the tattoo editor where they can choose tattoos with up to five layers, modify their colors, change the size, modify the opacity, and select where to place it: upper, lower, or full back, neck, ankle, chest, stomach, wrist, shoulder, bicep, or forearm.[26] Tattooing is a hidden skill.
  • Careers & professions
    • New type of job - professions: Architectural Designer, Firefighter, Ghost Hunter, Investigator, and Stylist.
    • New career track: education, new features added to the existing Medicine career track
    • Sims can become self-employed by registering at the city hall after gaining one skill point in a skill career. The skill careers include fishing, gardening, painting, writing, photography, inventing and sculpting.[27]
  • New lifetime wishes: Home Design Hotshot, Descendant of da Vinci, Fashion Phenomenon,[28] Firefighter Super Hero, Possession is Nine Tenths of the Law, Paranormal Profiteer, Pervasive Private Eye, Monster Maker[29]
  • New objects: Laundry objects, Scraptronic™ Workbench, Sculpting table, fire engine vehicle, personal fire extinguisher,[30] detonation packs, tattoo chair,[25] lockpicking kit,[29] trampoline, Gnubb set, music box and Bake sale table.
  • Collect scrap from the junkyard, and broken objects for inventing.[25]
  • New traits: Savvy Sculptor, Eccentric, Dramatic, Eco-Friendly,[31] Perceptive,[29] and Born Salesman/Saleswoman.
  • Addition of the consignment shop as a place for Sims to sell their own items (collectibles, sculptures, etc.)[27]
  • New laundry system. It gives Sims a good moodlet. There are washers and dryers available including one dryer that has a special "surprise."[24]
  • New Death: death by meteor[32]
  • New Vehicle Type: Motorcycle
  • New lots including the consignment store, junkyard, hangout, laundromat, and fire station.[33]

Development

Scott Evans, General Manager of The Sims Studio said, "The variety of careers to choose from is unmatched and we've never given players the opportunity to follow their Sims to work and affect their actions on the job. Ambitions changes that. Players' actions at work now directly affect their lives, community and neighbors and become an extremely important part of how the game is played."[34]

Associate Producer Grant Rodiek explained that career-based gameplay was something that the team had always wanted to do. "We always strive to do something new that hasn't been seen in The Sims before."[35] Rodiek explained the main focus of an expansion pack relied on three elements: community feedback, what the development team wants to do and software limitations.[36]

iOS and mobile device versions of Ambitions have been released as standalone games.[34]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings75.93%[37]
Metacritic74%[38]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot8/10[39]
IGN8/10[40]
PC Gamer (US)85/100[41]
Den of Geek4/5 stars[42]
GameZebo4/5 stars[43]
Pocket Gamer7/10[44]

Anthony Gallegos of IGN have said that "it doesn't reinvent the series but it's much more substantial than many other Sims expansions".[40] GameSpot's Kevin VanOrd on the other hand, called it "a thoughtful and delightful expansion, [that is] full of wit and character".[39] Dan Stapleton of PC Gamer gave the game an 85 out of 100, praising its new additions and careers.[41] Tracy Erickson of Pocket Gamer have reviewed the iPhone version of the game, giving it 7 out of 10 and praising the customization system, addition of babies and easiness when it comes to cooking.[44]

Late Night

The Sims 3: Late Night
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Developer(s)Maxis Redwood Shores
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, macOS
Release
  • NA: October 26, 2010
  • EU: October 28–29, 2010
  • AU: October 28, 2010

The Sims 3: Late Night is the third expansion pack for The Sims 3, announced on July 20, 2010, and released in North America on October 26, 2010.[45] and is similar to The Sims 2 and The Sims, as well as incorporating elements from The Sims and The Urbz.

The pack introduces a brand new city neighborhood named Bridgeport, loosely based on New York City , which is divided into an urban/downtown area, a less dense uptown area, and a hilly, affluent suburb.[46]

Gameplay

In Late Night, Sims can go out to the downtown area of the brand new world, Bridgeport.[47] The downtown area includes many hangouts and bars, including several new community lot types added with Late Night. Some community lots require certain celebrity levels to enter.[47]

Two types of Sims are added in Late Night. Vampires receive new abilities, such as increased skill learning speed, ability to reading other Sims' minds to find out their traits and relationship status, and the ability to run faster than ordinary Sims. Bridgeport comes with several premade vampire families. To become a vampire, you have to befriend or become friends involved with one and ask them to turn you. Vampires are also included in Supernatural, which adds the ability to create a vampire straight from Create-a-Sim.[47]

Celebrities can get discounts or free food, fan mail and gifts from obsessed fans, and your Sims will be able to get into the most high class clubs in the neighborhood.[47]

More than a dozen new clothes and hairstyles are added in Create-a-Sim.[47] There are also two new traits: Shy and Star Quality. In build mode, there are a few new flooring and wall covering options. In buy mode, there are new objects such as hot tubs, strobe lights, dance floors, and new object additions such as couches, beds and barstools.[47]

Sims can also learn the Mixology skill, which allows your Sims to mix drinks at the new professional bar object. These professional bars are available in Buy Mode.[47]

Bridgeport

Bridgeport is the first urban city of its kind in The Sims series, as most past neighbourhoods were either towns or suburbs. Bridgeport is designed to focus on late night activities, and is similar in many respects to the Downtown sub-neighborhoods introduced in The Sims: Hot Date and The Sims 2: Nightlife. Bridgeport is a metropolitan city loosely based on New York City and other major cities in the US.[47]

Bridgeport includes high rises and penthouse lofts, and is made of multiple islands connected by bridges. Sims are able to both drive and walk over these bridges.[48] Sims can also use a subway system, added in Late Night.[49][47]

Bridgeport is divided into two main areas: an urban city center and a suburban area with luxury mansions.[50][50] Bridgeport Sims are richer on average than Sims in other The Sims 3 worlds. Bridgeport families usually start with around $5000, and there are several rich families with large houses.[47]

Careers

Late Night adds the film career, which puts an emphasis on the new Celebrity mechanic, as it is a factor that influences job performance. Sims in the film career go to work at the new rabbit hole: Film studio, but are also able to do other career-related tasks around the neighborhood, much like the Medical career, or the careers added in Ambitions.[51][47]

Some of these tasks include promoting movies at bars and picking up food for shoots. Sims in the film careers can win awards, similar to The Sims. Sims in the career can also write movie scripts.[47] Sims can become a celebrity by befriending celebrities or impressing them by talking about their job, wealth, name dropping, or simply making things up.[47]

Spouses and offspring of celebrities may inherit celebrity levels. Celebrities are granted access to better clubs and VIP lounges, are given discounts and free drinks or food at the club. Celebrities are also invited to hang out at exclusive parties with other celebrities. Celebrities may be stalked by the paparazzi and admiring fans, who will ask for their autograph.[47]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings81.50%[52]
Metacritic74%[53]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot7.5[55]
GamesRadar+7[54]
IGN7.5/10[56]

Generations

The Sims 3: Generations
The Sims 3 - Generations Coverart.png
Developer(s)Maxis Redwood Shores
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)Windows, macOS
Release
  • NA: May 31, 2011
  • EU: June 3, 2011

The Sims 3: Generations is the fourth expansion pack for The Sims 3, announced on April 5, 2011, and released in North America on May 31, 2011.[57]

Gameplay

In Generations, each life phase has a theme. For children, imagination is the theme. For teens, rebellious, chaotic scenes such as parties while parents are out on vacation and pranks are an addition. As a young adult or an adult, the focus is on their relationships with others; from marriage to having children of their own. Elders get to enjoy their time reminiscing about the golden years and the joys of watching their grandchildren grow up.[58]

Players can now add body hair to males in Create-a-Sim. Two new traits come with Generations. The first is the rebellious trait, while the second is the nurturing trait. Sims with the rebellious trait can make trouble pulling off various pranks, such as doorbell ditching, adding hair dye to their sibling's shampoo, and making the toilet explode. Sims with the nurturing trait are better at taking care of kids and can punish naughty Sims by giving them timeouts, banning video games, and grounding them.[59] The player can now enroll child Sims in afterschool activities. The two available for children are ballet and scouts. Teenagers can join up to two High School clubs including the sports team, drama club, debate team, school band, and student newspaper.

Soundtrack

American pop punk band All Time Low has contributed their song "Time Bomb" off of their fourth album Dirty Work to the game. It was featured in the Official Sims 3 Generations Announcement trailer and can be heard on the 'Pop' radio station in-game. Portugal. The Man have also contributed the song "Everything You See (Kids Count Hallelujahs)" from their forthcoming album In The Mountain In The Cloud.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic72/100[60]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GamePro3/5 stars[62]
GameSpot6.5/10[63]
IGN7/10[61]

Pets

The Sims 3: Pets
Sims 3 Pets Limited.jpg
Developer(s)Maxis Redwood Shores (Windows, macOS, 3DS)
Edge of Reality (consoles)
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS
Release
  • NA: October 18, 2011
  • EU: October 21, 2011
  • AU: October 20, 2011

The Sims 3: Pets is the fifth expansion pack for The Sims 3 on Microsoft Windows and macOS, as well as a standalone title on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo 3DS . It was released on all platforms in North America on October 18, 2011. The pack re-introduces pets such as cats and dogs. The PC/Mac expansion pack additionally adds horses, a first for the series. It serves as the spiritual successor to The Sims 2 and The Sims.

Development

Pets focuses on adding animals to the game. The player creates their pet in a similar fashion to the existing 'Create-a-Sim' feature. The 'Create A Pet' feature allows the player to customize their pets in various ways, including selecting a breed and a set of traits for their pets.[64]

Unlike The Sims 2: Pets and The Sims: Unleashed, the player can now directly control pets. Included in the pack is a new town, Appaloosa Plains. The pre-order only limited edition of Pets additionally includes a pet store.[65]

On June 8, 2011, producer Ben Bell gave a presentation and demonstration previewing Pets that was streamed over EA's website.[66] The demonstration contained parts of the game that had never been seen before by the public.[67] Christopher Lennertz provided the original score for Pets.[68]

Gameplay

Pets

In Pets, players can create and customize pets in Create-a-Pet mode. Players can customize the pet's coat, shape, pattern, and color, as well as body parts like ears, tail, snout and eyes. A pet's behavior patterns and traits are also fully customizable. Players can also put different layers on the body of their pets, such as dots and/or stripes.[69] Players are able to choose three traits for their pets.[70] Players can also add markings on their fur and slide them around on the pets' bodies.[71][70]A player can have up to 6 pets in one household, extending the maximum amount of Sims in a household from 8 to 10.

Cats and dogs can be obtained when created with the household, or adopted by computer or cell phone after the household has already been created.[70] Sims who are giving them away will also put an advertisement in the newspaper. Sims will occasionally encounter stray cats and dogs, which can be befriended and adopted by the player. Breed has no affect on gameplay. The reinforcement social system is used to correct bad behaviors and to praise good ones. Getting by with no punishment for bad behavior can lead a pet to take on that trait. Cats and dogs can obtain fleas while outdoors. These make them very uncomfortable, and they can pass them to other pets and sims.

When grown up, adult dogs can learn tricks, guard the house, and hunt for objects. They can be taught six tricks: sit, sit up, play dead, roll over, speak, and shake.[70] Cats can learn how to hunt using a toy from the animal toy box, unlike dogs, they can not be taught to hunt by their owners. Cats can hunt small pets. Unlike dogs, they cannot sniff out gems, bones, or metals, but have the ability to fish.[70]

Horses are a new species of pet that is only introduced in the PC/Mac versions of Pets, and are not available in the console games. Horses can be created with the household, adopted using a computer or phone, or bought from the Equestrian Center.[70] Horses can learn two skills – racing and jumping. Wild horses appear in herds in home neighborhoods. Wild horses can be befriended; it's easier to befriend them if the Sim has a high (hidden) Wildlife skill. Horses and unicorns can breed together, with a chance of the offspring also being a unicorn. Unlike cats or dogs in the game, horses can be sold. The higher the horse's skills and the more money they have earned racing, the larger amount of money they can be sold for. Also, horses can be bred at the Equestrian Center.[70]

At night, there are unicorns which appear and can be interacted with and adopted. Unicorns can set things on fire, teleport, curse or bless sims.

The player can also adopt small pets, such as birds or snakes. [70] There are raccoons which tip over dustbins and deers, which can only be watched or pet.

World

Appaloosa Plains is the name of the new town in the PC/Mac versions of Pets, named after the Appaloosa breed of horse..[72] It is a ranch-style town with new farm and barn style items in Build and Buy mode. The new location is set in a Midwestern United States ranching town nestled between lush green hills.[73][70]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings70.00%[74]
Metacritic79%[75]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot7.5[77]
GamesRadar+4.0/5 stars[76]
IGN7.5[78]
Nintendo Life7/10[79]
PC Gamer (US)81[80]

Upon release in North America, The PC/Mac versions of Pets got positive reviews, with IGN rating the game 7.5/10.[81] The console version (360, PS3), also getting a similar score, with IGN giving it a rating of 7/10.[82]

There has also been some issues regarding user-created mods that stopped working properly on the pack.[83] This has been attributed to the developers switching to an in-house animation engine from the proprietary Granny 3D toolkit that they used in the earlier versions of The Sims 3. There are also some problems regarding glitches in the game. Some reported are, problems creating a pet, problems involving graphics, and frequent crashing.[84]

Showtime

The Sims 3: Showtime
Sims 3 Showtime Box.png
Developer(s)EA Salt Lake[1]
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)macOS, Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: March 6, 2012
  • AU: March 8, 2012
  • EU: March 10, 2012

The Sims 3: Showtime is the sixth expansion pack for The Sims 3, released in North America on March 6, 2012. A limited Collector's Edition includes exclusive in-game content such as a stage and two costumes, along with a poster based on American singer Katy Perry.[85][86]

Gameplay

Starlight Shores is a new world that is included in Showtime, loosely based on Downtown Los Angeles. It has a park, a coffee house, and show venues in which Sims can perform. There is also a beach with houses along the coastline. SimFests are held in Starlight Shores. These allow singers, acrobats, and magicians to compete in front of an audience.[87]

SimPort allows players to send Star performers on tour to perform special shows in their friends' towns if you have internet connection and friends who play the game. They can also invite your friends to send their Sims to perform for you and customize the stage in venues with special themed backgrounds, props, lights, and special effects. Players can throw objects at performers – ranging from flowers to lettuce.[88] A player can unlock backgrounds, props, and costumes for their Sim if they choose to use SimPort. Sims who visit a player's town via SimPort will default to the traits, clothes, and objects that they have locally in their game. Players can message other players while their Sims are performing in other towns.[89] Showtime comes in three editions: the regular, the Limited Edition, and the Katy Perry edition.

Players will be able to set up their own stage when their magicians, acrobats, and singers perform at a venue. The set up stage option appears up to 2 hours prior to a live show and will prompt buy mode's "Props" section.[87] Players will have a variety of items to choose from and to be able to choose a "Previously Saved" prop default, or create a brand new one. There is also the option to use the venue's pre-set prop stage. Props serve as home decor and furniture as well. Lighting effects, flames, butterflies, and other effects are also available as props. When a Sim has finished performing, they will get reviews on their performances. Sims can have anywhere from awesome to terrible shows. Moodlets reflect their performances.[87]

Showtime also includes numerous new objects, such as: pool tables, karaoke machines, DJ booths, microphones, spotlights, speaker systems, pull up bars, jukeboxes, an electro-dance sphere, domino table, photo booth, a golf driving range, portable MP3 players, and new lighting.[87] Showtime includes new clothing and hairstyles, as well as new stage props and statues to use on stages.[89]

Release

A special Katy Perry edition subtitled Katy Perry Collector's Edition includes Katy Perry themed objects, hair styles, and venue based on the concept from her third studio album Teenage Dream (2010). The collector's edition includes a downloadable venue, plus a Katy Perry themed hairstyle, guitar, exclusive poster, two fruit costumes, and three fruit-themed stage props that include banana, cherry, and watermelon statues.[87]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings73.12%[90]
Metacritic67%[91]
Review scores
PublicationScore
IGN7.7/10[92]
Digital Spy3/5 stars[93]

Supernatural

The Sims 3: Supernatural
Sims 3 Supernatural.jpg
Developer(s)EA Salt Lake[1]
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)macOS, Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: September 4, 2012
  • EU: September 6, 2012

The Sims 3: Supernatural is the seventh expansion pack for The Sims 3, released in North America on September 4, 2012.[94]

Gameplay

Players can create supernatural (non-human) Sims such as witches, wizards, werewolves, zombies, vampires (updated), ghosts (in which they may choose how the sim "died"), fairies and Genies (if Showtime is installed). Each have their own magical abilities, traits, and interactions.[95] Supernatural comes with a new world called Moonlight Falls. Sims can learn the new alchemy skill which teaches Sims how to brew different potions and elixirs with certain ingredients. Sims also learn new spells which can be used to either charm or hex other Sims. New objects include a broomstick, a gypsy caravan, a magic mirror and a sliding bookcase door. Most of the objects have a gothic theme. Bonehilda, a skeleton non-player character, returns from The Sims: Makin' Magic.[96] Sims can also turn into zombies using a zombification potion. The six new traits included are Supernatural Skeptic, Supernatural Fan, Night Owl, Brooding, Gatherer and Proper.[97]

Release

The pre-order exclusive Limited Edition of Supernatural includes exclusive items from the game Plants vs. Zombies; a peashooter, a ripped zombie suit outfit, a newspaper suit zombie outfit, and cone and bucket hats. Players who pre-ordered via Origin further received an exclusive Origin Plants Vs. Zombies set that included a plantern lamp, a wall-nut sculpture, a zombie gnome sculpture, and a brains flag sculpture.[97] Players who registered their game received a Plants Vs. Zombies poster and T-shirt from The Sims 3 Store.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings79.43%[98]
Metacritic74%[99]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot7/10[101]
GamesRadar+4/5 stars[100]
IGN4.5/10[102]

Jon Michael of IGN gave the game 4.5 out of 10 criticizing the repetitive additions and useless spells in the game, as well as a bug that will let the zombies appear every night in the game if the player will save it at night.[102] Leif Johnson of GameSpot on the other hand, praised the expansion for its new career and skills.[101]

Seasons

The Sims 3: Seasons
Thesims3seasons.jpg
Developer(s)Maxis Redwood Shores
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)macOS, Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: November 13, 2012
  • EU: November 15, 2012

The Sims 3: Seasons is the eighth expansion pack for The Sims 3, released in North America on November 13, 2012.[103] Like Generations, Seasons does not come with a new world.

Gameplay

Weather

There are five types of weather such as Rain/Lightning, Sunny, Hail, Snow, and Fog. There are varying degrees of rain, including light rain, regular rain, and a lightning storm. Sims can splash and jump in puddles for a boost to the fun need, which can help put out fires in their town or water their plants. It can rain at any time of the year, but the amount of rain will vary by season. Most of the rain will occur in the springtime. When there are storms, lightning, and thunder will occur. SimBots from Ambitions can interact with rain, but may get electrocuted.[104]

There are new transformative weather effects in the expansion, including wind.[104] The sky is an indicator of what weather will take place; for example, clouds will get darker, which means the storm is approaching. Gardening can be affected by the weather. Snow and rain will gather on roadways. Cars will not slip off the road. Temperature will control how easily snow will accumulate on the ground or trees, or how quickly waters such as puddles will evaporate. Sims can rake leaves during Fall.[105][104]

Additional features

Aliens are also added in Seasons, and have more capabilities than the ones from The Sims 2. They have brain powers allow them to control other Sims as servant and read other Sims traits. Aliens can also ride their UFO and abduct Sims or adventure through space.[104]

There is a new feature that will allow players to change the appearance of lots throughout the year called "Seasonal Lot Marker". Players can set up different objects and decorations for every season, but cannot make build mode changes like walls or roofing. It is the key to the shifting seasonal festivals, but it also functions on community and residential lots.[104]

Seasons adds new clothes like snow gear, swimwear, and raincoats. It adds filters in Create-a-Sim, which allow the player to find clothing from a certain expansion or stuff pack. Clothing from the base game, expansions, stuff packs, and the store will be updated to be selectable as outerwear.[104]

There are four holidays in Seasons, such as Love Day, Leisure Day, Spooky Day, and Snowflake Day. All holidays take place on the last Thursday of every season. If there is no Thursday, it will take place on the last day of the season. These holidays are more popularly received than festivals, and cannot be disabled in the option menu.[104]

Lots will transform with different objects and decorations throughout the year according to current seasons, holidays, and festivals.[104] There is a festival held in each season. Festival lots usually replace the main park, but the lots that are being replaced are stored in the community lot bin in Edit Town mode so players can swap them out at any time should they choose to. Players have full control over the appearance of the festival lots, or they can build their own lots that change throughout the year.[105][104]

The limited edition of Seasons includes exclusive items such as an Ice Lounge community lot, an elegant ice bar, bar stool, pub table, ice furniture, and ice-themed build items.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic73/100[106]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid5/10[107]
GameRevolution3.5/5 stars[108]
GamesRadar+4/5 stars[109]
GameZone9/10[110]
IGN7.5/10[111]
Cheatmasters5.0/5[112]
Gaming Excellence6.5/10[113]
Gaming Nexus9/10[114]
NZ Gamer7.7/10[115]
WorthPlaying8.7/10[116]

Seasons received "mixed or average" reception according to aggregator Metacritic, which gave the game a rating of 73 out of 100 based on 12 reviews.[106]

Destructoid gave the game a "mediocre" score of 5 out of 10, citing a lack of new careers and public lots.[107] Jon Michael from IGN gave the game a 7.5 rating out of 10 and believes "[The game is] a solid gateway expansion that builds on the rules without overwhelming you, but still adds enough variety that you'll never want to play without it."[111] Amanda "StormyDawn" Hale from Worthplaying.com gave the game an 8.7/10 and claimed even though it isn't a large expansion pack, it is one that it is important for any Sims collection – "It's not the biggest expansion for Sims 3...[but] it may just be the most important."[116]

University Life

The Sims 3: University Life
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Developer(s)EA Salt Lake[117]
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)macOS, Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: March 5, 2013
  • EU: March 8, 2013

The Sims 3: University Life is the ninth expansion pack for The Sims 3, released in North America on March 5, 2013, coinciding with the release of another Maxis title, SimCity. It is the spiritual successor to The Sims 2.

Gameplay

Sims University is a sub-neighborhood probably based on New England Campuses that functions similarly to the vacation worlds in World Adventures. In order to attend university, a Sim must be a young adult, adult or elder.[118] When a non-player mascot is near the Sims' lots, they can take an aptitude test. The results will depend on their skills, traits, work experience and school grades. The results also show the total aptitude score. The amount of financial assistance (scholarship) provided to the Sim is also determined by the test. Teen can also take the aptitude test, to see what skills they need to work on but they can not go to University before they grow up to be a young adult.[118]

Enrolling in college can be done on phone, computer, or going to the public school and enrolling there.[118] The player can select the Sim's major, out of either Business, Communications, Fine Arts, Physical Education, Science and Medicine, or Technology, as well as the number of credits they wish to study for, and whether they want to study for one or two terms. Taking more credits will allow a Sim to obtain their degree faster, but they will have more of their time taken up by studying.[118]

To receive a degree, a Sim must obtain 48 credits for it, and pass their final exams. Having a degree will allow a Sim to start at a higher level in careers relevant to the degree, and they will also be paid more. These benefits will increase the higher the Sim's grade.[118]

University Life also introduces social groups: Jocks, Nerds and Rebels. The player can join these social groups, and move up in their rankings by befriending members of the group and/or doing activities and interactions related to the group.[118] As they progress through the ranks they can unlock new interactions and objects, and later pick an additional trait. A Sim who reaches rank 10 with a group will be given a job offer in a special career unique to that group.[118]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic72/100[119]
Review score
PublicationScore
GamesRadar+2.5/5 stars[120]

Island Paradise

The Sims 3: Island Paradise
The Sims 3 Island Paradise - Box Cover.jpeg
Developer(s)Maxis Redwood Shores
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)macOS, Microsoft Windows
Release

The Sims 3: Island Paradise is the tenth expansion pack for The Sims 3, released in North America on June 25, 2013. Island Paradise is a vacation and adventure-themed expansion, similar to The Sims: Vacation, The Sims 2, and World Adventures. It was created by .

Gameplay

Isla Paradiso is the new world that is launched with the pack, likely based on the Caribbean. "Isla" is Spanish for "island" and "Paradiso" is Italian for "paradise". The new world is quite large, with various types of islands that vary in size and are both inhabited and uncharted, which can be found and explored by Sims. There are also pre-made resorts that can be edited and managed by Sims.[124]

One of the key new features is the option for Sims to own houseboats. These can be docked at any unoccupied port, or anchored anywhere in the ocean, and the player can have a Sim drive the boat wherever they want, as well as retain control of the other Sims in the household as the boat moves. Houseboats function the same way as other lots: The player can build on them as they see fit and services (newspaper delivery, mail, etc.) will use speedboats and jet skis to access them.[118]

The pack also introduces the Scuba diving skill, which will allow Sims to dive underwater at certain points on the map, for a few in-game hours at a time. Whilst diving, Sims can catch fish, explore underwater caves, find sunken treasure, as well as use a limited set of social interactions. Sharks will occasionally appear during a dive, and may attack, and even kill Sims. Sims can also drown if they stay underwater for too long and use up their oxygen supply, although a new lifetime reward allows them to breathe indefinitely. After a Sim returns to the surface, they will have to decompress for a short amount of time before diving again.

Island Paradise introduces the Lifeguard career. Lifeguards are dispatched to a random beach during their work hours, and will have to survey the ocean, rescue Sims who are drowning, and perform CPR demonstrations.

Sims can now own and manage resorts, that will provide a daily cash income based on the net profit they make. The player can increase the amount of money they get by increasing the guest capacity, as well as providing amenities (fitness equipment, swimming pools, buffet tables, etc.) for guests, in order to increase the resort's rating and allow the hotel to charge higher prices. The player can also manage resort staff, hiring workers and choosing their uniforms.

Mermaids are the new life state introduced in Island Paradise. Sims can encounter them while diving, and later summon them onto land. Mermaid Sims can breathe underwater, are immune to decompression, and all young adult mermaids have a maximum diving skill. If a mermaid spends too much time out of the ocean however, they will become a normal Sim.

Development

Island Paradise was announced during a live broadcast on January 8, 2013, where a full line up of upcoming expansion packs and stuff packs of the 2013 year were revealed. At this time, only a screenshot was shown. Afterwards however, numerous live broadcast were presented and new features were shown: February 14's broadcast revealed houseboats, April 16's broadcast the new resort system and the final broadcast on June 18, developers showed off the new underwater feature and hidden island aspect to the game.[125][126][127][128]

The pre-order only Limited Edition includes The Island Survival Pack, which includes survival theme decor, furniture and clothing.[129]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic73/100[130]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameRevolution3.5/5 stars[132]
GamesRadar+4/5 stars[131]
GameZone8.5[133]
Digital Spy3/5 stars[134]

The Game Scouts: "Island Paradise arrives ideally at the start of Summer. The pack integrates excellently with other expansions like Seasons. While at first glance it may seem like a targeted release, it’s all-encompassing in its reach and offers something for every player."[135]

Giancarlo Saldana from Games Radar remained positive and praised the overall experience of the game even though he believed the underwater feature is a disappointment, as there are only limited diving spots - "Though [the] underwater sections are lacking, the rest of Island Paradise is a great display of what The Sims 3 can still offer fans." but states that the new features are a real highlight for the overall series - "...the features it brings to the table are definitely some of the best the series has seen."[131]

Into the Future

The Sims 3: Into the Future
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Developer(s)EA Salt Lake[117]
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)macOS, Microsoft Windows
Release

The Sims 3: Into the Future is the eleventh and final expansion pack for The Sims 3, released on October 22, 2013 in North America.[138][139]

Gameplay

The pack is futuristic-themed. Upon installation, players may be visited by a time-traveler called Emit Relevart (whose name is "Time Traveler" backwards, as well as a reference to Emmett "Doc" Brown from Back to the Future) in their home neighborhood. Emit gives their Sims access to a time machine. Using this portal, Sims can travel to the future, into a new sub-neighborhood called Oasis Landing, a futuristic town built amongst mountainous wastelands.[140]

Plumbots, similar to Servos in The Sims 2 and SimBots in Ambitions, are a major addition to the expansion. They can be built and fully customized with the new "Create-a-Bot" mode, and players can create various trait chips that determines their personality, use, and gameplay. Hoverboards, jetpacks, monorails, and hovercars are introduced to the game as new transportation options. New careers include astronomers and bot dealers. New objects include holographic TVs, a hoverboard, a food synthesizer, build-a-bot workshops, and the laser rhythm-a-con, a new instrument.[141]

Sims are also able to visit their future descendants during time travel, and can change or eliminate these descendants altogether if the player sends the Sim back to the present and changes their lifestyle or fate.[142]

Development

On January 8, 2013, it was revealed on the live broadcast that Electronic Arts planned to release a futuristic-themed expansion pack which was still in the early stages of development.[143]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings83%[144]
Metacritic80%[145]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameRevolution4/5 stars[146]
GameZone7/10[147]

See also

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