Parents' Guide to

The Sims 3 Ambitions

By Mark Raby, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 15+

Feature-rich life sim adds babies, entrepreneurship.

App iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad Simulation Games
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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What’s It About?

The Sims 3 Ambitions allows players to live a virtual life. They can get a job -- or even start their own business -- and make friends, get married, have children, and build their dream home. The caveat, of course, is that there is so much to do and so little time. Players need to figure out the correct proportion of time to spend at work, with family, socializing, and taking care of personal hygiene. The specific additions that the Ambitions version of this game includes are a more fleshed-out set of career paths, the ability to have children, and more items and mini-games. Otherwise, this game is nearly identical to The Sims 3.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
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Kids say (6):

THE SIMS 3 AMBITIONS is a more complete version of the Sims experience than previous apps in the franchise. With the addition of being able to have children, a more robust career simulation, and a slew of new mini-games and items, it almost functions as a completely new game. The controls are not perfect, and sometimes the game may appear sluggish or slow to respond, but all in all it is an impressive game for a mobile platform, and should live up to the high expectations of those familiar with the Sims brand.

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