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EA have announced that band Rise Against will be featured in-game with their song Savior recorded in Simlish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamershell.com/news_93854.html|title=News: The Sims 3: Ambitions Screens #2|date=April 8, 2010|work=Gamers Hell}}</ref> |
EA have announced that band Rise Against will be featured in-game with their song Savior recorded in Simlish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamershell.com/news_93854.html|title=News: The Sims 3: Ambitions Screens #2|date=April 8, 2010|work=Gamers Hell}}</ref> |
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| The Sims 3: Ambitions | |
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| File:The Sims 3 Ambitions American box art.jpg | |
| Developer(s) | The Sims studio |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Series | The Sims |
| Engine | RenderWare |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Mac OS X |
| Release | June 1, 2010 |
| Genre(s) | Life simulation game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Sims 3: Ambitions is the second expansion pack for the strategic life simulation computer game The Sims 3. The game's release was announced by Electronic Arts on The Sims 3 website on March 4, 2010.[1] EA has stated that the expansion pack will expand gameplay by allowing players to control Sims at their jobs. While The Sims 3 did allow for indirect control over Sims at work, it didn't have much effect on the Sims' lives. EA also says that the expansion pack will allow players to assert more control over the neighborhood in careers such as Architecture and Stylist. In addition, new skills such as inventing and sculpting will be included.[2]
Gameplay
The Sims 3: Ambitions will feature career-based gameplay. During a preview, Associate Producer Grant Rodiek described several careers. Firefighter Sims, for example, will need to maintain equipment and develop relationships. They will be required to put out fires, rescue other Sims and clear rubble piles. Investigators, another career opportunity for Sims, will be required to solve mysteries within the game. Players will also have more control over their neighborhood through careers. Stylists will be able to give other Sims makeovers, while architects will be able to redesign other Sims' homes.[3]
Grant Rodiek has elaborated on some of the various careers contained within the game. Players who have sims employed as architects will be able to access other homes through 'renovation mode'. It was stated that some players never leave build mode and that the team was keen to bridge the gap. The various tasks in the career will not be randomly generated but instead will be based on the various clients in the career. Sims who are pregnant will request a new baby room while sims that enjoy painting might ask for an art studio. Clients will review the players job based on their traits and the budget used.[4]
In addition to regular careers, sims who are skilled in the various skills will be able to register as self-employed at city hall. This includes new skills such as sculpting and inventing as well as existing skills such as fishing and writing. Another addition with echoes of the Sims 2 expansion pack The Sims 2: Open For Business is the consignment store venue in town where players who create items like paintings or find jewels and rocks can earn a profit and take advantage of their sims’ entrepreneurial spirits.[5][4]
Players will be able to redesign other sims using the tattooing and stylist careers. That tattoo system is complex and allows players to choose different shapes, colours and layers. The stylist career allows players to redesign outfits and hairstyles of other sims. Sims can be rude to customers and give them horrendous makeovers. These two careers were cited as examples of bridging the create-a-sim mode and live mode together.[6][4]
The Sims 3: Ambitions will contain new traits and moodlets designed for use with the new gameplay features. These include savvy sculpter, eccentric, environmentally conscious and dramatic.[6]
Development
The Sims 3: Ambitions was first announced on March 4, 2010.[7] In the expansion pack's press release, 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. The Sims 3 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."[7]
During an interview with Gamespot, 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."[3] During another interview, he also explained that the main focus of an expansion pack relied on three elements; community feedback, what the development team wants to do and software limitations.[6]
EA have announced that band Rise Against will be featured in-game with their song Savior recorded in Simlish.[8]
In addition, versions for mobile devices are in development as standalone games.[7]
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References
- ^ http://www.thesims3.com/community/news.html?selMonth=2&selYear=2010#164255734
- ^ http://www.thesims3.com/community/news.html?selMonth=2&selYear=2010#164255734 Official Announcement
- ^ a b "The Sims 3 Ambitions Q&A - Exclusive First Details". Gamespot. 4 March, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c "The Sims 3: Ambitions Q&A - Creative Careers". GameSpot. April 8, 2010. pp. 1–2.
- ^ "The Sims 3 Ambitions - Revealed". GamingLives. 8 March, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c Tom Hopkins (8th April 2010). "Ambitious: Sims 3 Ambitions Interview". NowGamer. pp. 1–2.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c "EA Announces The Sims 3 Ambitions expansion pack" (Press release). Yahoo. March 4, 2010.
- ^ "News: The Sims 3: Ambitions Screens #2". Gamers Hell. April 8, 2010.
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