The Sims 3: World Adventures - Expansion Pack (PC/Mac DVD)
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 | Product Details: Release Date: 20 November 2009 Publisher: Electronic Arts Rating:   Sales Rank: 111 | | Look for similar items by category: | | Customers who bought this item also bought:
| | Customer Reviews: if you love the sims 3 your gunna love it even more with this (17 July 2010)if you love the sims 3 your gunna love it even more with this added on its alot better with it its more fun than just the sims 3 on its own you got more stuff to do and places to go you will love it My thought on this expansion pack... (05 July 2010)When i recieved this expansion pack i thought i would be able to play in more than three worlds. So i was quite dissapointed. The game is addicting i must say, but the tombs were easy to pass and i soon had a full visa level, because for experienced gamers like me it was no challenge. There are a few bugs e.g. afer a while of playing in Egypt, i came out of a tomb only to fine no houses, no palm trees, no building etc, the bottom of my screen where you find your liftime happiness points, inventory etc had disserpeared and my screen had frozen. I had to restart my sims 3 at least three times to get it to work. This expansion pack is the only let down, as i have bought high end loft stuff and sims 3 ambitions, i reccomend these two expansion packs to anyone that enjoys playing sims. Too buggy to play (22 June 2010)This expansions starts off well enough but in order to progress at all you need to have a series of holidays. Trouble starts because the load times are a bit long. Trouble doubles because the occasional corruption creeps in. The game eventually becomes unplayable with crashes and hanging and lost progress. I gave up about 12 hours in. Very dissatisfied with the whole thing. Time For An Adventure! (22 June 2010)The Sims 3 is an epic game in its own right but each base game in the series has received numerous expansions packs. World adventures is a fun, unique and enticing addition to an already amazing game. World adventures is rather groundbreaking gameplay in regards to the Sims series; Your sims are able to go on vacation (much like the Holiday and Bon Voyage expansions for the Sims and Sims 2 respectively), however a completely new dimension of gameplay has been incorporated into the game. You navigate your sims through perilous, sometimes challenging dungeons and labyrinths in order to gain rewards, skills and unique bonuses. The tombs are located throughout all three new locations (China, Egypt and France) and they consist of puzzles and traps, as always your sims may very well die on these dangerous journeys so have your wits about you. The narrative for this expansion pack comes in the form of `Challenges' which you can browse through and accept, these challenges are varied and interesting, this helps keep the gameplay fresh and involving. Some challenges are of a greater scale and span over several of the new locations, this helps make what you're doing feel of a greater importance and is leading up to something that will reap great rewards. Of course there is much to discover in these new lands; you are able to learn new skills such as Martial Arts, Meditation and Photography (all of which have a trait counterpart to help you in advancing in these skills), you are also able to get to know the locals and learn about the culture whilst marvelling at the architecture. In terms of object additions to the game there are barely any, the new items are scarce and forgettable. Conversely the architectural tools are a welcome addition, you are now able to create basements and customise the structure of your roofs. There are some new clothing items which come with the game; these are not very inspiring however they are nonetheless relevant to the expansion itself. To conclude this expansion is a great start to expanding on the already amazing and gratifying gameplay which is the Sims 3, this expansion boldly takes gameplay to a new level for the Sims, this is a first for Sims expansion packs and hopefully it won't be the last. Although I would have liked to have seen more new content in regards to objects, clothing, traits and hairstyles, what the game contains is more than worth the price and is a fabulous addition. Ok, missed chance and some funny bits (13 June 2010)It's not really the game's fault - why people are getting crashes and saving errors. TWO problems identified - both are not EA's fault. 1) Some graphics card drivers need updating; Vista users need to pay close attention to this. 2) 64-bit OS need a special fix to overcome the problem with the game addressing more than 2Gig of RAM. To be fair, other game titles also have the same issue. Still, I love the Sims 3. I don't find the Tomb puzzles a challenge, and think they're a totally waste of time. But I do love the Chinese, French and Egyptian "connection" fascinating and tasteful. It's just that I can think of better things for my Sims to do - than Tomb raiding across foreign lands. The Chinese Martial Arts - goal is brilliant. The new fruits are good. The French - Wine making is brilliant. The Egyptian thing...is a bit lack lustre. Really, the Tomb Raiding thing belongs to Egypt: they should have kept that in Egypt alone. They could have done more on French Cuisine for France; the "mysterious" mansions in France is too laboured and implausible. Still - I'm glad they did not have the Sims in Britain - finding Robin Hood and befriending dragons. Overall, its sort of enjoyable. Extra things for my Sims to do....and you can have your Sim sing funny tunes from each country.... |
