Common Sense Media Review
By Mark Raby
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Expansion offers new items, new local places to visit.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 15+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Play
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The Sims 3: Town Life Stuff
What's It About?
THE SIMS 3: TOWN LIFE STUFF gives players new incentives to step out of their virtual home and check out new buildings and establishments to socialize with neighbors and other virtual residents. In addition, the newly added items encourage players to build a home gym and get their Sim character as fit as possible. This expansion pack gives users content for both within their virtual home and outside it as well, which makes it more unique than many of the other \"Stuff Packs\" available.
Is It Any Good?
As with all previous The Sims games, The Sims 3 continues to provide players with countless hours of playability thanks, in part, to continued expansion packs. Town Life Stuff gives users a bunch of new items to add to their virtual home -- and building up the best, ultimate virtual home is ultimately the main point of the Sims experience. This expansion also gives users more content outside of the home, making it easier and a more interesting experience to go out and virtually socialize with new people.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the importance of balancing their real and virtual social lives. Why is it important to set computer limits?
Families can also discuss going outside and seeing new places. What do you want to see around your real-life city?
Does your Sim character do anything that you would like to do in real life?
Game Details
- Platforms : Mac , Windows
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : Electronic Arts
- Release date : July 26, 2011
- Genre : Simulation
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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