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The Sims 3

Command the endless creative possibilities of The Sims 3, and experience unexpected moments of surprise and mischief.

  • Customize appearances and personalities
  • Determine your Sims' destinies
  • Take your Sims anywhere
  • Share your Sims with everyone

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Overview

The freedom of The Sims 3 will inspire you with endless creative possibilities, allowing you to create more than a million unique Sims. With all-new quick challenges and rewarding game play, The Sims 3 gives you the freedom to decide nearly every detail of your Sims' lives and destinies.

Let your imagination go

Create any Sims you can imagine and give them unique appearances and personalities. Will your Sims be Evil, Romantic, Paranoid, Kleptomaniacs? You choose the traits to create completely unique Sims.

Control your Sims' destinies

Choose whether or not to make their wishes come true. Will your Sims be Rock Stars, World Leaders, Expert Thieves or something else - it's up to you.

Customize everything

Build the ultimate dream house for your Sims and take advantage of 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

You can go online to make movies, show off your creations, download exclusive content and more.

Apple Recommends for...

Unleashing your creativity as you design and control the appearance, personalities, environments and destinies for an entire city of Sims.

ESRB rating

T for "Teen" (Crude Humor, Sexual Themes, Violence)

System requirements

Mac

  • Mac OS X v10.5.7 or later
  • Intel Core Duo processor
  • 2GB of RAM
  • 6.1GB of free hard-disk space minimum (with at least 1GB of additional space for custom content and saved games)
  • 128MB of VRAM
  • ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT or Intel Integrated GMA X3100
  • DVD drive

Note: This game will not run on systems using PowerPC processors (G3/G4/G5) or the Intel GMA 950 class of integrated cards

PC

  • Windows Vista (SP1)
  • 2.4GHz P4 or equivalent processor
  • 1.5GB of RAM
  • 6.1GB of free hard-disk space minimum (with at least 1GB of additional space for custom content and saved games)
  • 128MB video card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
  • Latest version of DirectX 9.0c

Note: For Windows computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires a GMA 3-series or later Intel Integrated Chipset; 2.6GHz Pentium D processor or 1.8GHz Core 2 Duo or equivalent; 0.5GB of additional RAM.

What's in the box?

  • The Sims 3 DVD

Mfr. Part No.: 15390

 

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4.0

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  • The Sims 3

    5.0

    Wow...

    Written by BB from MINNEAPOLIS

    Jun 2, 2009

    This game is graphically amazing. I have never seen anything more beautiful in my life. The outside world is spacious, fun, and free! I would suggest this game for anyone, especially a casual gamer. …More

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  • The Sims 3

    5.0

    Brilliant!

    Written by NL from Bluefield

    Jun 2, 2009

    This game takes the Sims to the next level and delivers an experience that will not disappoint. There is a new perspective on the game simply by opening up beyond the typical "lot" environment. It is easy to get lost in all of the new features and customizable appearances.

    You will find yourself taking notice of the little things like the ability to modify your sims personalities and the challenges are less of a hassle in this game. Though I have not tested the game with the integrated X3100 graphics card. The newer macbook's graphics card works very well and this game is defiantly something to put in your cart.     …More

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  • The Sims 3

    4.0

    The sims 3 review

    Written by HS

    Jun 2, 2009

    This game is a great way to get a good grip on life.
    although this game is quite expensive it is worth every penny!
    it runs fast, it has good graphics and is a great and fun game.
    i think that if maxis makes some more add ons like in sims2 i think this game could get even better tan it is now.     …More

    408 of 482 people found this useful

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  • The Sims 3

    5.0

    awosme

    Written by AC

    Dec 1, 2009

    i have this game and it is just awesome. the brilliance of the gameplay keeps you hooked. well worth 50$ and will make you coming back for more …More

    3 of 4 people found this useful

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  • The Sims 3

    5.0

    Best Game I've Ever Played

    Written by PA from Corona

    Nov 16, 2009

    the graphics are awesome the gameplay is fast i would recommend it to a sims fan I would give it 1000000 out of 10

    27 of 31 people found this useful

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  • The Sims 3

    5.0

    Deeply infatuating, highly amazing

    Written by TW from Grand Rapids

    Oct 23, 2009

    I ended up skipping right from The Sims, ie, the original release, to The Sims 3, never getting to play the second version. I don't think I ever will be able to, either, considering how absolutely amazing this game is. I *love* it, and, although it took a while for me to pick up on the controls, especially as I was using a new Macbook laptop and so I had to learn them with a trackpad I wasn't even used to yet, I did pick it up with sufficient efficiency, and now can play the game easily, simply on instinct.

    The graphics are *amazing*, and I think the way they designed the trait system is brilliant, somehow being both quite versatile, and easy to understand. The amount of customization is awesome, although at times overwhelming, and, if you get too elaborate (as I often do), you could spend hours fine-tuning the *perfect* sim, or creating the *perfect* house. Thankfully, though, if you don't want to do that, they have plenty of pre-made sims, pre-made houses, or simpler ways to create your own. I just, you know, get way too into things..

    My friend is already addicted to it, just from playing from time to time on my computer. Though, I do worry about that a little, as, I got my computer only a short while before the game was originally released, and, since she's running a pretty old (PC), and the game looks so hardcore, there's a good chance it won't work. Plus she needs to buy a DVD drive.

    Regardless, this game is fantastically amazingly awesome, and I cannot wait for the World Adventures expansion to be released~     …More

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