Archive for August 2010

Following on from IGN’s preview of The Sims 3 Late Night late last week, GamePro, GamesRadar and GameSpot have all now posted their own. Let’s start with a quote from GamePro’s:

The Mixology skill is a new way to get famous, however, with Sims learning recipes from drinking strange drinks and finding, buying, or growing ingredients for cocktails on their own.

 > “The Sims 3: Late Night preview” at GamePro

GamesRadar’s preview is fairly short, but is probably still worth a look:

Oxygen bars seem to be making a comeback in Late Night too; we saw one in almost every bar we visited. Different flavors of oxygen affect your Sim’s mood in different ways, so you can actually use them to facilitate whatever other activities you want your Sim to partake in.

 > “The Sims 3: Late Night – Good clean debauchery” at GamesRadar

And finally, GameSpot’s preview:

If you prefer to take a more traditional job approach and start from the bottom, there’s a film career to pursue that allows you to branch off on different paths as an actor or a director. You’ll earn different rewards at the end, such as a director’s chair or your very own trailer where you can throw star tantrums.

 > “The Sims 3 Late Night Expansion Pack Impressions” at GameSpot

There’s also a couple of new screenshots, though they might once again just be stills from the trailer – go to the Screenshots tab to view them:
 > The Sims 3 Late Night screenshots

IGN has posted the first proper preview (as far as I’m aware) of The Sims 3 Late Night, as part of their Gamescom coverage:

Heading into the downtown areas of the city will let you explore a section of town filled with skyscrapers and loft apartments. Accessing these swanky living spaces can be done via elevators, and once you’re up to the right floor you can poke around the pad and maybe walk out onto the balcony where a hot tub is installed, complete with color-changing lights.

 > “Gamescom: The Sims 3: Late Night Preview” at IGN