


Players also receive US$10 worth of SimPoints toward the purchase of exclusive in-game items, such as outfits and furniture. There's a store for purchasing more in-game content, as well as ways for players to track their downloads, uploads, created media, and more. The Sims 3 includes a town called Sunset Valley, complete with plenty of pre-made characters with their own conflicts, while a second town called Riverview is available as a download. Through the game's launcher, players can maintain profile pages where they can compose blog posts, connect with other players, and use the My Studio section to manage their movies, stories, images, and custom-created objects. In previous Sims games, players had to wait through a loading screen to visit another house go to a specific location, such as a downtown shopping area. Players can also customize everything as well as have their characters interact with others in a seamless neighborhood. New features in the computer version, which is available as a hybrid disc, include more customization options for Sims' looks, the ability to choose up to five traits to construct unique personalities, goal-oriented gameplay with short- and long-term objectives, new movie creation capabilities, and more. Electronic Arts' highly anticipated release of The Sims 3 for Mac, Windows, and iPhone happened Tuesday.
