Andrew Stone, the face of Starman who was not long ago immortalised as a Sim (as I reported in the previous issue), has now recorded his song “I Don’t Wanna Dance” in Simlish – you can see him in the recording studio in the video below:
| Issue 60 | Monday 21st June 2010 |
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Reviews by Den of Geek, Game Chronicles and GameSpot, eight new screenshots and a new preview link added to “The Sims 3 / Expansion Packs / The Sims 3 Ambitions” User reviews enabled on “The Sims 3 / Expansion Packs / The Sims 3 Ambitions” page |
Latest News
More Ambitions reviews and screenshots, plus music recording shenanigans and what it'd be like if a doctor was a Sim...
Andrew Stone Records “I Don’t Wanna Dance” In Simlish
Latest Ambitions Reviews
There have been just three new reviews of The Sims 3 Ambitions
from the critics since last issue, but of more interest to me is
what you think. You can now rate and review Ambitions over
on the Reviews tab – just log in with your Google, Yahoo!, AIM,
Twitter, NetLog or OpenID account, select your star rating, then
type away!
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Your The Sims 3 Ambitions reviews
Game Chronicles gave it a pretty-darn good 8.0 out of 10:
In short, The Sims 3 Ambitions is a fine specimen of a Sims expansion that introduces fresh, fan-requested gameplay options to the core game, as well as many smaller tweaks that make the game more fun as a whole.
> The Sims 3 Ambitions review at Game Chronicles
That review contained six new screenshots, which you can of
course also view over on the Screenshots tab (update of Friday 11th
June).
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The Sims 3 Ambitions screenshots
Den of Geek rate it four stars out of five:
For now, though, I am willing to have faith that any of those little niggles will be smoothed out by a patch and the game itself will continue to go from strength to strength.
> The Sims 3 Ambitions review at Den of Geek
GameSpot rated it 8.0 out of 10, a score described as “great”:
The Sims 3: Ambitions isn’t an outwardly dramatic addition to the Sims universe, and technical problems could potentially get in the way of your fun. Yet this is a thoughtful and delightful expansion, full of wit and character, and it gives you even more control over your sims’ daily lives.
> The Sims 3 Ambitions review at GameSpot
The Metascore has gone up one point to 76, based on 14 reviews, but The Ranking at GameRankings
has gone down ever-so-slightly to 78.58%, based on six reviews.
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The Sims 3 Ambitions at Metacritic
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The Sims 3 Ambitions at GameRankings
Current Poll Extended To 26th June
You’ll never guess what I’ve had to do yet again! That’s
right – extend the poll due to not receiving enough votes! If you
haven’t voted already, go on, vote now on the right of any page – if
you do, and enough other people do too, the poll will now end with
the results revealed on 26th June.
> Go to the website to vote!
Apple Features Ambitions
As with The Sims 3, World Adventures and Design & High-Tech Stuff (High-End Loft Stuff), Apple has posted a feature about The Sims 3 Ambitions:
What do your Sims do while they’re at work all day? Previously, you could only choose a career and make a few basic decisions to nudge their jobs in certain directions, but now with the Sims 3 expansion pack Ambitions, you can follow your Sims as they fight fires, hunt ghosts, investigate mysteries, and more.
> “The Sims 3: Ambitions: What Do You Want to Do With Your Life?” at Apple
Doctor Sim
CollegeHumor has imagined what would happen if a doctor was a Sim – things don’t go well:
That stuff above came with the embed code for the video player.
Two New Ambitions Screenshots Show Motorcycle, Robots And Explosions
EA released another two The Sims 3 Ambitions screenshots recently, one showing a man riding a motorcycle over away from an explosion, and the other showing robots seemingly causing havoc:
> View them full size over on the Screenshots tab (update of Monday 7th June)
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Quiz
Which expansion pack for The Sims 1 came
with the most new objects?
Answer next issue! Last issue's quiz question: Reviews of Ambitions have started to come in now, but which major gaming website said the following about The Sims 2? "If you're looking for a game that really and truly lets you create your own story and build your own history and world, this is the one for you." The answer was IGN |
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