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The Sims 3 



 
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Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Electronic Arts
Platform: PC
Category: Simulation, Social
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The download version of this product is not eligible for refunds and is only available for purchase in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Additionally, the download version is compatible with PC only and will not work with Mac OS.

The freedom of The Sims 3 will inspire you with endless creative possibilities and amuse you with unexpected moments of surprise and mischief! Create over a million unique Sims and control their lives. Customize everything from their appearances, to their personalities and even the home of their dreams. Then, send your Sims out to explore new locations around town and to meet other Sims in the neighborhood. Go online to download exclusive content and show off your own creations to the world. With all-new quick challenges and rewarding game play, The Sims 3 gives you the freedom to choose whether (or not!) to fulfill your Sims’ destinies and make their wishes come true.

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FEATURES

  • Create any Sim you can imagine and give them unique personalities! Fine-tune your Sims’ appearances and personalities. Will your Sims be Evil, Romantic, Paranoid, Kleptomaniacs, or more. You choose the traits to create completely unique Sims.
  • Control your Sims’ destinies. Choose whether or not to fulfill your Sims’ destinies by making their wishes come true. Will your Sims be Rock Stars, World Leaders, Expert Thieves , or more – it’s is up to you.
  • Customize everything! Build the ultimate dream house for your Sims. Infinite customization possibilities for their clothing, furnishings, even their car.
  • Explore new locations! Take your Sims to meet friends in the park, go on a date at the bistro, visit neighbors’ homes, or even converse with less-than-savory characters in the graveyard.
  • Connect, share and shop! Go online to make movies, show off your creations, download exclusive content and more.

Minimum System Requirements for Windows OS
Hard Drive Space : 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
Operating System : Windows XP, Vista SP1
Processor : 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
RAM : XP 1 GB RAM,Vista 1.5 GB RAM
Video Card : 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
Minimum System Requirements for MAC OS
Hard Drive Space : 6.1 GB of hard drive space, with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games
Operating System : Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
Processor : Intel Core Duo Processor
RAM : 2 GB RAM
Video Card : ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100

7.0
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7.0
Graphics/Animation
7.0
Interface
8.0
Realism
7.0
Sound
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Recent Reviews:
An awesome game.
By: Biohazard35    Favorite Category: Simulation    Date: Wednesday, Dec 30, 2009
This is my first Sim game. It makes a really good impression. It will work as long as you have a good graphics card and a lot of Ram. My 2001 eMachines desktop can run it after some upgrades. The controls are good, though I would like to be able to control my sims with the WSAD control as well as clicking. The graphics are awesome. The romance system is way to simple. It would be nice if it was th...[More]


Make sure your graphics card is up to date
By: Jewelface    Favorite Category: Simulation    Date: Sunday, Dec 27, 2009
Ok, where should I start? This game is pretty fun, but dont waste your money if you have an older computer. I tried it on my desk top and everything was blochy and not stream-lined thank god that it worked on my laptop, yes a lapotop. not the best for game play but with a mouse it works fine for me. I traded in my psp, one because i never played it and their were not that many girl friendly games ...[More]


OMG! Awsome game!
By: Super Sam    Favorite Category: Simulation    Date: Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009
I played Sims3 just for a little while and it was AWSOME! You can do almost anything that you could do in real life! Except for the small details like paper cuts and stuff like that... I do admit that the romance is a little to simple ( I wish romance really was that simple! ) The graphics are really good and with new tools you can change anything to the last wrinkle! I also like the millions of n...[More]





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