The Sims 3
In The Sims 3, you can create Sims with unique personalities, fulfill their desires, and control their lives within a customizable living neighborhood. Unlock all-new Karma Powers and unleash them on your…
The Sims 3 is an adventure developed by Maxis, released 25 March 2011 on Nintendo 3DS.
What The Sims 3 is
The Sims 3 is an adventure game developed by Maxis and released in 2011. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Nintendo 3DS only. It runs on The Sims 3 Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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. 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. Powerful character design tools let you make exactly who you want. Robust building features allow for precise control over your Sims' home. And your Sims can explore a huge neighborhood to their heart’s content. Day or night, work or play, the world…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy, fantasy, romance and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the The Sims series
The Sims 3 is the 80th of 227 entries we hold in the The Sims series. The next entry was The Sims 3: Generations in 2011.
What it launched against
The Sims 3 launched on 25 March 2011, within three weeks of Crysis 2, Dragon Age 2, Total War: Shogun 2 and Dragon Age II.
Released around the same time: Crysis 2, Dragon Age 2, Total War: Shogun 2, Dragon Age II.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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