With the exception that I just know this is going to be riddled with bugs on release, I personally don't mind the inflated price tag considering it's contents thus far... This EP sounds flipping amazing and far much more than I expected for the first EP.
Mastering Kung Fu in World Adventures
POSTED ON 10/12/09 05:06 PM LEARN HOW TO MASTER KUNG FU FIGHTING IN SHANG SIMLA, CHINA
For the first time ever, Sims can now spar and master Martial Arts when they travel to Shang Simla, China! We’ve offered some tips below to help you on your path to Kung fu greatness.
TRAIN - The Phoenix Academy of Martial Arts in Shang Simla, China is the best place to begin the path of the righteous. However, those who wish to train outside of China may purchase the Training Dummy, Board Breaker, and books to take home. Only after much practice with the training dummies, and the breaking of many boards will your Sim be on the path to righteous victory! To truly master the discipline of Martial Arts in The Sims 3 World Adventures, your Sim must defeat several worthy opponents in the Grand Tournament of China.
PRACTICE - Martial Artists love to spar and hone their skills in friendly combat. As a reward, Martial Artists receive new training outfits with colorful belts to denote their skill and aptitude in the craft. Sparring is a great way to develop your Sims skills, build friendships, and show off cool new belts obtained as reward!
CENTER - Meditation is key to obtaining focus and mental peace of mind. A powerful fist is nothing without a stronger mind. Focused Martial Artists are able to teleport, making them incredibly powerful.
MASTER - Master Martial Artists are so powerful they can summon the magical elements from nature itself to aid them in their battles against evil!
TEACH - Top Level Martial Artists may train others, further strengthening the ranks of disciplined martial artists throughout the world.
The Sims 3 World Adventures Exclusive Extra Game Content* and Bonus SimPoints*!
Receive exclusive extra game content and bonus SimPoints when you register World Adventures!
Register your copy of The Sims 3 World Adventures and log onto TheSims3.com to download exclusive, new Explorer’s Loot content for your Sims, plus get 1,000 SimPoints to purchase items on The Sims 3 Store.
Secret hints and clues to adventures, exclusively available in Explorer’s Loot Set.
Get exclusive, all-new content when you register your game! Prepare your Sims for adventure with the Explorer’s Loot download. Unlock the secrets of tombs, catacombs and caves with mysterious maps. Deck out your Sims homes with exotic Egyptian furniture, Chinese décor, and more!
Get 1,000 SimPoints to customize your game with additional in-game items from The Sims 3 Store.
The Sims 3 Store includes hundreds of all-new items for you to download into the game. The Sims 3 Store features a variety of new outfits, hairstyles, furniture, home décor, and architectural items to customize your Sims appearance and houses in all-new ways. Enrich your Sims lives with popular sets such as Steampunk, UltraLounge or Jet Set.
* SIMPOINTS HAVE $10 VALUE AS OF DATE SIMPOINTS ARE AWARDED. LOOT AND SIMPOINTS INCLUDED WITH FULL RETAIL PURCHASE, EA ONLINE ACCOUNT AND PRODUCT REGISTRATION WITH SERIAL CODE ENCLOSED WITH THE SIMS 3 FULL PRODUCT SOFTWARE.
INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED. ONLY ONE EA ONLINE ACCOUNT HOLDER IS ENTITLED TO REDEEM INCLUDED LOOT AND SIMPOINTS. YOU MUST ACCEPT THE SIMS 3 STORE DIGITAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO RECEIVE SIMPOINTS. SIMPOINTS CAN BE EXCHANGED FOR VIRTUAL ITEMS AT THE SIMS 3 STORE, ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE AND ARE NOT REDEEMABLE FOR CASH.
Hey Guyssssss! Finally here are the requeriments for the game:
* OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1 or Windows 7
* CPU: (XP) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; (Vista and Windows 7) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
* RAM: (XP) 1 GB RAM; (Vista and Windows 7) 1.5 GB RAM
* HARD DRIVE: At least 3.5 GB* of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games.
* VIDEO: DirectX 9.0c compatible Video Card with 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 2.0
*9.6 GB if installing with The Sims 3
Supported Video Cards: Nvidia GeForce series: FX5900 or greater, G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150, GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 275, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295; ATI Radeon™ series: ATI Radeon 9500 series of greater, X300, X600, X700, X800, X850, X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950, 2400, 2600, 2900, 3450, 3650, 3850, 3870, 4850, 4870, 4890 series or greater; Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA): GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series.
Please note that the GeForce 6100 and 7100 cards are not supported.
* MAC OS: Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
* CPU: Intel Core Duo Processor
* RAM: 2 GB RAM
* HARD DRIVE: At least 3.5 GB* of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games.
* VIDEO: ATI x1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100
*9.6 GB if installing with The Sims 3
Supported Video Cards: Nvidia GeForce series: 7300, 7600, 8600, 8800, 9400M, 9600M, GT120, GT 130 ATI Radeon™ series: x1600, X1900, HD 2400, HD 2600, HD3870, HD 4850, HD 4870.
Please note that this game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems (PowerMac).
i really think that they are the same that the base game needs......
The Sims 3: World Adventures is an expansion that gives your Sim the ability to visit three exotic locations on a travel visa: China, France and Egypt. Rather than just being a new place to shop and seduce the locals, each country features "tombs" – that is, dungeon-like locations your sim can explore, plunder and suffer odd and painful misfortunes within. The better you do at this, the higher your can raise your visa level – which lets you stay in the foreign locations longer, and also nets you the right to buy vacation homes.
What We Saw
I got to play through a dungeon in Egypt and was treated to a look at one of China's Zen gardens/karate dojos.
How Far Along Is It?
The expansion is out November 17.
What Needs Improvement?
Point-And-Click Adventure Much? I supposed when you break it down, the Sims games all play out like point and click adventures – except, it never feels that way normally because there's no "right" thing to click. World Adventures changes gameplay fundamentally by requiring gamers to jump through the typical point-and-click adventure hoops to disarm traps or find hidden doors. Some hardcore Sims fans may not like it.
But I Want To Move To France! I'm a little bummed you can't relocate to the exotic locations. You can, of course, bring pieces of it home with you. Artifacts you find in tombs can either be traded for special items or hung up in your boring old sim house. Also, there are special artifacts that you find in pieces and assemble over time back at your permanent pad. And, you could always marry a native and bring him or her home so you'll always have a bit of the country with you. Still not as good as actually moving to France, though.
Advocating Child Labor: Children (but not toddlers or infants) can go into tombs and do adventuring of their own. But, for obvious reasons (*cough* ESRB rating *cough*), they can't suffer the same dangers as the adults. This seems to me like the perfect set-up for some child exploitation. Yes, send the small child into the tomb for the expensive treasure – the mummy won't attack him.
What Should Stay The Same?
Now You Can Go Inside Stores: Finally! I hated sending my Sims off to shop and having to stare at the outsides of buildings for forever like I was playing a real-time strategy game and waiting for the battle to end. Naturally, the game also lets you build your own stores and fill it with whatever kind of junk you want to sell.
Now You Can Be a Real Hobo! The game introduces tents that you can pitch in tombs – or in public parks – and actually gain Energy from sleeping in. Oh, the possibilities.
Your Own Private IslandDungeon: Via a code entered in buy mode, World Adventures opens up the editing tools to include pretty much everything the developer can build in a tomb or a ruin site. You can build an entire deathtrap from the ground up just the same as you would a house (only, you know, filled with mummies and fire traps and stuff) and then upload it to the Sims 3 community site to inflict on others.
Yay, Karate! The game adds several new skills and traits to mix up your sims' personality. My favorite is probably the Discipline skill which helps with karate (called Martial Arts). The higher you level this skill, the more ****** your sparring animation looks – at the highest level, you even get little speed lines along your arms and legs while punching and kicking. There's also the Adventurous trait which helps with tomb exploration, and the Photographer's Eye which builds out the new picture-taking activity. Oh, and if you do marry a foreigner and bring him or her home to have kids with, your children will have cultural traits from their foreign parent's country (like eating with chopsticks).
Tons Of New Things: World Adventures adds a ton of new furniture, ingredients, collectables, recipes and other things to the usual inventory of stuff you can get in buy mode or find in the world. It gives the diehard Sims fans something more to do now that they've discovered the Ambrosia recipe. In particular, photography will eat up the collection freaks because the game can recognize what you're taking pictures of and classify the photos in sets. For example, there's a nature set that gives you a special bonus for taking a picture of a Death Fish and a Life Fish in the same tank.
A Step Toward Multiculturalism: I think some people might claim the portrayals of France, China and Egypt are shallow and therefore insulting. However, based on what I've seen of the Sims from its earliest origins, World Adventures is a huge step toward a multiculturalism-aware game. That sounded horribly Californian of me, I know. But I've got two little cousins who are half Chinese – they are going to love that their Sims get to eat with chopsticks.
Final Thoughts
I've got to get a new graphics card. How can I properly appreciate my sim turning into a mummy if I can't make out his face in the mirror when he looks at himself?
For all of you who say, world adventures is gonna be terrible, they haven't read into the lines like the few that have, so many new features, some say none, i say a ton, well alot. And being a hobo! think of the machinama possiblities not to mention all the new building stuff for builders like me. This expansion pack is gonna rock, and the thing that makes me the happiest is that you can live in france, Woot! not just a vacation, and new neighborhood!
For all of you who say, world adventures is gonna be terrible, they haven't read into the lines like the few that have, so many new features, some say none, i say a ton, well alot. And being a hobo! think of the machinama possiblities not to mention all the new building stuff for builders like me. This expansion pack is gonna rock, and the thing that makes me the happiest is that you can live in france, Woot! not just a vacation, and new neighborhood!
If my sims will live in France i will totally LOVE this EP!
40 DOLLARS? SERIOUSLY. EA games lately..seems like a scam. Paying for items (that aren't that good IN MY OPINION) from the store, the base game was 50 dollars, and an EP that is friggin' 40?
I'm sorry EA, but lower the prices...Although, the game looks awesome and I'll buy with christmas money (:
I'm sad there are soo many pictures of Egypt and China, But hardly any Of Francee!
(Where I am, Of course, La Reine)
I'm totally gonna get it though, It comes out the week I do my First GCSE exam.
I don't know if you guys have that in America, but its likee a big, scary important exam and I'm taking it on ******** Friday 13th.
Comments
Yeah, but I guess that's understandable.
I WANNA SEE MORE OF FRANCE :evil:
Although I will go to China first :-).
Mastering Kung Fu in World Adventures
POSTED ON 10/12/09 05:06 PM
LEARN HOW TO MASTER KUNG FU FIGHTING IN SHANG SIMLA, CHINA
For the first time ever, Sims can now spar and master Martial Arts when they travel to Shang Simla, China! We’ve offered some tips below to help you on your path to Kung fu greatness.
TRAIN - The Phoenix Academy of Martial Arts in Shang Simla, China is the best place to begin the path of the righteous. However, those who wish to train outside of China may purchase the Training Dummy, Board Breaker, and books to take home. Only after much practice with the training dummies, and the breaking of many boards will your Sim be on the path to righteous victory! To truly master the discipline of Martial Arts in The Sims 3 World Adventures, your Sim must defeat several worthy opponents in the Grand Tournament of China.
PRACTICE - Martial Artists love to spar and hone their skills in friendly combat. As a reward, Martial Artists receive new training outfits with colorful belts to denote their skill and aptitude in the craft. Sparring is a great way to develop your Sims skills, build friendships, and show off cool new belts obtained as reward!
CENTER - Meditation is key to obtaining focus and mental peace of mind. A powerful fist is nothing without a stronger mind. Focused Martial Artists are able to teleport, making them incredibly powerful.
MASTER - Master Martial Artists are so powerful they can summon the magical elements from nature itself to aid them in their battles against evil!
TEACH - Top Level Martial Artists may train others, further strengthening the ranks of disciplined martial artists throughout the world.
The Sims 3 World Adventures Exclusive Extra Game Content* and Bonus SimPoints*!
Receive exclusive extra game content and bonus SimPoints when you register World Adventures!
Register your copy of The Sims 3 World Adventures and log onto TheSims3.com to download exclusive, new Explorer’s Loot content for your Sims, plus get 1,000 SimPoints to purchase items on The Sims 3 Store.
Secret hints and clues to adventures, exclusively available in Explorer’s Loot Set.
Get exclusive, all-new content when you register your game! Prepare your Sims for adventure with the Explorer’s Loot download. Unlock the secrets of tombs, catacombs and caves with mysterious maps. Deck out your Sims homes with exotic Egyptian furniture, Chinese décor, and more!
Get 1,000 SimPoints to customize your game with additional in-game items from The Sims 3 Store.
The Sims 3 Store includes hundreds of all-new items for you to download into the game. The Sims 3 Store features a variety of new outfits, hairstyles, furniture, home décor, and architectural items to customize your Sims appearance and houses in all-new ways. Enrich your Sims lives with popular sets such as Steampunk, UltraLounge or Jet Set.
* SIMPOINTS HAVE $10 VALUE AS OF DATE SIMPOINTS ARE AWARDED. LOOT AND SIMPOINTS INCLUDED WITH FULL RETAIL PURCHASE, EA ONLINE ACCOUNT AND PRODUCT REGISTRATION WITH SERIAL CODE ENCLOSED WITH THE SIMS 3 FULL PRODUCT SOFTWARE.
INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED. ONLY ONE EA ONLINE ACCOUNT HOLDER IS ENTITLED TO REDEEM INCLUDED LOOT AND SIMPOINTS. YOU MUST ACCEPT THE SIMS 3 STORE DIGITAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO RECEIVE SIMPOINTS. SIMPOINTS CAN BE EXCHANGED FOR VIRTUAL ITEMS AT THE SIMS 3 STORE, ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE AND ARE NOT REDEEMABLE FOR CASH.
* OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1 or Windows 7
* CPU: (XP) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; (Vista and Windows 7) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
* RAM: (XP) 1 GB RAM; (Vista and Windows 7) 1.5 GB RAM
* HARD DRIVE: At least 3.5 GB* of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games.
* VIDEO: DirectX 9.0c compatible Video Card with 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 2.0
*9.6 GB if installing with The Sims 3
Supported Video Cards: Nvidia GeForce series: FX5900 or greater, G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150, GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 275, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295; ATI Radeon™ series: ATI Radeon 9500 series of greater, X300, X600, X700, X800, X850, X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950, 2400, 2600, 2900, 3450, 3650, 3850, 3870, 4850, 4870, 4890 series or greater; Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA): GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series.
Please note that the GeForce 6100 and 7100 cards are not supported.
* MAC OS: Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
* CPU: Intel Core Duo Processor
* RAM: 2 GB RAM
* HARD DRIVE: At least 3.5 GB* of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games.
* VIDEO: ATI x1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100
*9.6 GB if installing with The Sims 3
Supported Video Cards: Nvidia GeForce series: 7300, 7600, 8600, 8800, 9400M, 9600M, GT120, GT 130 ATI Radeon™ series: x1600, X1900, HD 2400, HD 2600, HD3870, HD 4850, HD 4870.
Please note that this game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems (PowerMac).
i really think that they are the same that the base game needs......
But i need ot buy more RAM! LOL
:shock: That's really... REALLY old news.... :P Like, ancient type old. xD Just kidding-- but it IS old... I think it game out 2 months ago. : :?
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What Is It?
The Sims 3: World Adventures is an expansion that gives your Sim the ability to visit three exotic locations on a travel visa: China, France and Egypt. Rather than just being a new place to shop and seduce the locals, each country features "tombs" – that is, dungeon-like locations your sim can explore, plunder and suffer odd and painful misfortunes within. The better you do at this, the higher your can raise your visa level – which lets you stay in the foreign locations longer, and also nets you the right to buy vacation homes.
What We Saw
I got to play through a dungeon in Egypt and was treated to a look at one of China's Zen gardens/karate dojos.
How Far Along Is It?
The expansion is out November 17.
What Needs Improvement?
Point-And-Click Adventure Much? I supposed when you break it down, the Sims games all play out like point and click adventures – except, it never feels that way normally because there's no "right" thing to click. World Adventures changes gameplay fundamentally by requiring gamers to jump through the typical point-and-click adventure hoops to disarm traps or find hidden doors. Some hardcore Sims fans may not like it.
But I Want To Move To France! I'm a little bummed you can't relocate to the exotic locations. You can, of course, bring pieces of it home with you. Artifacts you find in tombs can either be traded for special items or hung up in your boring old sim house. Also, there are special artifacts that you find in pieces and assemble over time back at your permanent pad. And, you could always marry a native and bring him or her home so you'll always have a bit of the country with you. Still not as good as actually moving to France, though.
Advocating Child Labor: Children (but not toddlers or infants) can go into tombs and do adventuring of their own. But, for obvious reasons (*cough* ESRB rating *cough*), they can't suffer the same dangers as the adults. This seems to me like the perfect set-up for some child exploitation. Yes, send the small child into the tomb for the expensive treasure – the mummy won't attack him.
What Should Stay The Same?
Now You Can Go Inside Stores: Finally! I hated sending my Sims off to shop and having to stare at the outsides of buildings for forever like I was playing a real-time strategy game and waiting for the battle to end. Naturally, the game also lets you build your own stores and fill it with whatever kind of junk you want to sell.
Now You Can Be a Real Hobo! The game introduces tents that you can pitch in tombs – or in public parks – and actually gain Energy from sleeping in. Oh, the possibilities.
Your Own Private IslandDungeon: Via a code entered in buy mode, World Adventures opens up the editing tools to include pretty much everything the developer can build in a tomb or a ruin site. You can build an entire deathtrap from the ground up just the same as you would a house (only, you know, filled with mummies and fire traps and stuff) and then upload it to the Sims 3 community site to inflict on others.
Yay, Karate! The game adds several new skills and traits to mix up your sims' personality. My favorite is probably the Discipline skill which helps with karate (called Martial Arts). The higher you level this skill, the more ****** your sparring animation looks – at the highest level, you even get little speed lines along your arms and legs while punching and kicking. There's also the Adventurous trait which helps with tomb exploration, and the Photographer's Eye which builds out the new picture-taking activity. Oh, and if you do marry a foreigner and bring him or her home to have kids with, your children will have cultural traits from their foreign parent's country (like eating with chopsticks).
Tons Of New Things: World Adventures adds a ton of new furniture, ingredients, collectables, recipes and other things to the usual inventory of stuff you can get in buy mode or find in the world. It gives the diehard Sims fans something more to do now that they've discovered the Ambrosia recipe. In particular, photography will eat up the collection freaks because the game can recognize what you're taking pictures of and classify the photos in sets. For example, there's a nature set that gives you a special bonus for taking a picture of a Death Fish and a Life Fish in the same tank.
A Step Toward Multiculturalism: I think some people might claim the portrayals of France, China and Egypt are shallow and therefore insulting. However, based on what I've seen of the Sims from its earliest origins, World Adventures is a huge step toward a multiculturalism-aware game. That sounded horribly Californian of me, I know. But I've got two little cousins who are half Chinese – they are going to love that their Sims get to eat with chopsticks.
Final Thoughts
I've got to get a new graphics card. How can I properly appreciate my sim turning into a mummy if I can't make out his face in the mirror when he looks at himself?
YEAH! so exciting!
I'm sorry EA, but lower the prices...Although, the game looks awesome and I'll buy with christmas money (:
(Where I am, Of course, La Reine)
I'm totally gonna get it though, It comes out the week I do my First GCSE exam.
I don't know if you guys have that in America, but its likee a big, scary important exam and I'm taking it on ******** Friday 13th.
So yaa, I'm gonna get it as a GCSE present