The Sims 3 for Xbox 360

GF Rating

8

Very Good

The Sims 3 is good, but...

posted by cooldude_123 (JACKSON, GA) May 11, 2012

Member since May 2012

This game was awesome. I loved it. You can do anything you want in the game. I don't think it ever ends. There is a glitch though. I don't know if it was my Xbox, but the game froze on me a couple of times. I wouldn't care if it had an auto-save feature, but unfortunately it doesn't. This game is surely worth a rental. If it didn't freeze on me, I would probably buy it...

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

Enjoyable!!!

posted by Fredric (TEMPE, AZ) Nov 30, 2011

Member since Apr 2008

I have loved The Sims ever since they first came out. I loved it on the PC and when I saw that they were on the Xbox now I was excited and could not wait to get my hands on it. The overal game play is the same as the older ones in most ways. They have added stuff like karma power and challenges which only gives you more to do. The graphics are great and I have nothing to complain about there. The only piece of advise I would give is to SAVE OFTEN cause you never know when the sim will decide to get stuck in a counter or the wall. The ACHIEVEMENTS on this game are quiet easy to get all 1,000 in a resnable time if you rent it. I do recommend it as a good cool down game.

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

Your choice really.

posted by GMaverick (GRANTS PASS, OR) Jun 10, 2011

Member since Jan 2011

This game is great and really is a lot like the vanilla version of the pc but there are a few places where it is different and these few things make it much different and really take away from the game if you have ever played it on the pc so if you have the choice of pc or xbox for this game go with the PC. The map on the xbox looks childish and you can't create houses from scratch like you could on the pc, you also can't place buildings and there are only about 10 houses that you can move into and after you edit one you can't return to it. If you divorce your wife she gets deleted from the game when you move her out, this really takes away from the game because if you have a kid it would then say the child only has you as a parent. Also every time you delete another sim by kicking them out you have one less sim in the game, they don't get replaced so eventually everybody in this will die if you play long enough. Once again this game is great if you haven't played the pc but without expansions, the ability to edit the town and the larger number of people this pales in comparison. If you can only get it for the xbox its a great game for you but if you can get it on your computer go with that, its much better.

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

This game is good!

posted by Th3_Derkinator (HOLTON, MI) Jun 3, 2011

Member since Jun 2011

I really don't understand some people. If you read through the other reviews on this game, people are saying that it sucks because it is the same as the computer version. What is the one on the computer called? The Sims 3. What about the Xbox 360 version? The Sims 3. Same title same game. Maybe they should learn how to read.

Overall this is a fun game. If you liked the older Sims then you will like this one. A lot of fun new features. Definitely a rental and possibly a buy.

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

Great Game!

posted by Foxxy_Kyle (DENVER, NC) May 8, 2011

Member since May 2011

2 out of 3 gamers (67%) found this review helpful

I have never played a sims game until I played this one, And i gotta say im pleased! Although after reading some of the other reviews about this game I heard a lot of complaints about it being boring, and I agree to a certain extent with that. This games is far from terrible, but it could have been better. This game is like a game of life which is what makes this game a unique title and really fun to play! Although it really is kinda annoying hearing those sims talk in their weird squeaky language and I dont see why they cant speak English. Also the time in this game is really fast, and I cant get much dont in a day when it takes like nearly an hour just to wash a couple of dishes. Also I seem to find my character needing to sleep an awful lot which is why I said i agree that this game can get kinda boring. But other than those few complaints I dont have any problems with the game, Their are tons of fun in this game, and tons to do! The Karma powers are really fun to use and it never fails to amuse me seeing a sim just fail at everything after using the "Epic Fail" Karma power! For those of you who love to go for achievements such as myself i can honestly tell you this is one of the best achievement lists ive seen in a long time! The achievements involve everything from throwing an awesome party to Extinguishing a fire from a family member! I Highly suggest buying this game If you want to do everything this game has to offer! And if your like I was a few days ago never playing a sims game, This game is a must play!

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

need more home options

posted by hlz1999 (FAIRVIEW, PA) Jan 16, 2011

Member since Aug 2010

This is gr8 it self but he other things maybe cause it to die. The game has awesome grafics but the options of the the hair and body are limited. The other bad thing is that the game has more content then you think. It has sexual content and when you create a family you only have 6 people. and lastly the house options. The option just kill me. you only have two options at first but thats ok.

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

sims review

posted by matoya (CORPUS CHRISTI, TX) Nov 30, 2010

Member since Nov 2010

1 out of 3 gamers (33%) found this review helpful

So I had to try this one after playing the first two..I had the second one for xbox...sadly still have it with my origianl xbox, but the fact there is no multi-player kinda does suck, but in a way I like how I can walk away to get a drink or something to eat or to go out and not find my sims are dead. In fact one time I went to work and forgot it on and they had kept themselves alive...which was kinda cool cause I wanted some achievments...infact that was one of the two reasons I rented this game. talk about easy achievment points for little work. It's not the best, and can be better but it wasnt all that bad. debating weither I should buy it or not just so I can get the rest of the achievments on my own time, but eh..I can aways rent it again. Not bad game though, better then what I expected that's for sure. Wish I could play it on my pc :(

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

The Sims 3

posted by MKsmash233 (WILLOWBROOK, IL) Nov 22, 2010

Member since Nov 2010

I found that the Sims 3 was a great in provement on the Sims 2. There's more space to explore, more people to meet and you get to use the power of Karma on the sims. The camera work goes well in the game, but I tended to miss the first person aspect of the game. And sometimes if you have a big family it's hard to sometimes hard to keep track of them all and keep their needs up. Sure this game does have some flaws but it's great in many other ways. The possibilties are endless, you can decide the sims looks, their personallities, how they react to things, what their dreams are and you can even make them live their lives when they're dead (you playt as a ghost). sometimes it takes a little long to load, but who could blame it, the game was so hard to make it's probably to be expected to be a little glitchy. Although if you're a new comer to the Sims you may find the controls a little hard to get, but after about an hour of playing you'll get the hang of it. So in the overall of the game, it's fun and exciting with some flaws, but you won't be able to put it down for very long, it won't take a long time to get addicted. So I recommend this game.

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

Ok

posted by Pontius (MOUNT AIRY, NC) Nov 20, 2010

Member since Nov 2010

Sins 3 was the best sims game I have played by far, and I have played alot of them! Anywho you can d o almost anything on that game! But if your like me you will get bored with it and send it back within the first month! Overall i give it a 3.8 out of 5
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GF Rating

8

Very Good

good but gets boring

posted by Trey07 (LANCASTER, PA) Nov 11, 2010

Member since Nov 2010

1 out of 5 gamers (20%) found this review helpful

this game is very very good but it just gets boring i like how they put alot of new things in the game such as karma powers which are very useful. but the game still gets boring but this is a very good game and they did a good job i would not buy it but i would rent it lol thx gamefly

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GF Rating

7

Good

Great

posted by Xman245 (LORTON, VA) Nov 28, 2012

Member since Jan 2012

Sims. A PC game now on Xbox. Once heard that sims was on Xbox I was I little bit shocked that EA would do something like this again. But I think it was a great idea. Awesome. It was exactly like the PC, except for the controls of course. Interactions with are awesome, the activities that you can do door are great. But the thing that gets to me about sims games are that they are really repetitive after awhile, every time I do something in the sims I feel I like I'm doing it over and over and over again. Saying that I'm this game a 7, a great game. I really wanted to rate higher but EA still faces the same problem with the sims, IT'S CRAZY REPETITIVE AFTER TIME!!!!!!! This game is a solid rental that's all.

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GF Rating

7

Good

GREAT

posted by jay555 (PHILADELPHIA, PA) Sep 3, 2012

Member since Aug 2012

I like this game the Achievements & awards is every easy to unlock.

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GF Rating

7

Good

Great for architects and masochists.

posted by Cyberkeys (MIAMI, FL) Apr 11, 2012

Member since Apr 2011

The building tools are great, the graphics are easy on the eyes and the gameplay is cool. My only problem is that when i am almost done with my gorgeous house the roof looks like a bunch of drunk, sleep deprived, sun burnt monkeys tacked it together. If only there was a way to mold the roof like you could with the terrain and flooring. Good game all in all but the pc version is better and worth buying. Get the pc version. First time i will ever betray my Xbox 360. (Hopefully it will be the last)

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GF Rating

7

Good

Enjoyable Game!

posted by us_marine903 (GREENVILLE, TX) Sep 17, 2011

Member since Jul 2011

I really enjoyed playing Sims 3 on Xbox 360. They game has a lot going on. It does a great job of making you forget about your troubles as you find yourself endlessly planing your sims next moves.

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GF Rating

7

Good

Sims 3

posted by liamlegacy (SALISBURY, NC) Jul 17, 2011

Member since Jul 2011

2 out of 3 gamers (67%) found this review helpful

The Sims 3 is probably the best console version EA/Maxis has released, it stays true to the PC format of the game. The most useful advice I can give is to save the game to your hard drive to speed up the load screens between the ares of the town. There was one downer I encountered, I found an unpatched glitch that caused the broken object noise to continuously play and my in depth wishes and opportunity panel to be useless. Still it was an enjoyable game and very play worthy.

Liamlegacy.

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GF Rating

7

Good

Not bad.

posted by Wadlow (YAKIMA, WA) Apr 17, 2011

Member since Feb 2011

The game Sims 3 for the Xbox 360 wasn't bad. What doesn't make this game great or amazing is the fact that it was desinged like the computer. If it was left like the way Sims 2 was were you could actually control your player it would have been an 7.5 but the point and click strategy made the game both irritating ,and boring. It took forever for it to be the next day or for for one sim to finish a task/job. It took to much time for a skill to reach critical. I would advise this to players who have an amazing amount of time from work or school. Plus the lack of jobs or things to do gets quite boring if you don't like a repetative game.

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GF Rating

7

Good

excellent

posted by vashtompso (HUDSON, WI) Apr 10, 2011

Member since Oct 2010

great game had fun for about 30 or so hours. id give it a ten if it wasn't that the glitch were it doesn't allow me to save it anymore happen ea hasn't fixed this yet wish they would i want to buy it but not with that glitch.

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GF Rating

7

Good

Its a good game but...

posted by barbiem (SHELBIANA, KY) Mar 18, 2011

Member since Mar 2011

This is a good game but I couldnt really get into it that much because I have the sims 3 and all the expansions for the computer and everytime I wanted to play the sims I found myself playing it on the computer. the one thing that was really cool about the console version though that the computer one dont have are the wishes and all the unlockables and of course the online exchange part. but what Im trying to say is If you own the computer version then you probally wont be able to get yourself to play the console one because the computer version with all the expansions is so much better!

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GF Rating

7

Good

Great Game with Big Bug

posted by Kenza (MUNCIE, IN) Feb 19, 2011

Member since Feb 2011

I never had bought an Xbox game that had any major problems, well this one does. After playing for about a month and moving my newly aquired family to one of the biggest houses i started having issues with saving the game. I have been on the EA Forums and talked with moderators there, i have called Xbox in which they try to help, but nothing has worked and yes, i deleted memory cache on Xbox first thing....The guy at Xbox said it's been known to happen and even happen to him. His advise was just to start all over (after my 100 hours or so at building up). Not a very good option, but i've tried everything including building a new house, with all new items. It still locks up when saving and it just doesn't lock up the game, locks up the whole XBox and u have to get up and reboot it.

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GF Rating

7

Good

Very Fun... At First

posted by RedFireBwp (NAPERVILLE, IL) Dec 27, 2010

Member since Dec 2010

The Sims 3 is an excellent game, but only for the first day or so. The game play is repetitive to say the least. The controls from the PC to the 360 are very well done and the graphics for the game are quite good also. All in all, I would say rent this game but don't be surprised to find it back in the mailbox a few days later.

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GF Rating

7

Good

Buy if your a True Sims Fan!!! Otherwise Rent

posted by Majorblues (ARLINGTON, TN) Nov 21, 2010

Member since Jan 2010

I bought the game first and my Wife loves it. I played it for 3 hours and was bored out of my mind. Like I said if your a true fan its a great game with decent graphics much too offer. If not a fan or not sure then I would strongly suggest to rent.

Overall it is a good game.

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GF Rating

7

Good

PC of this game is better just like everthing else

posted by IngrownSag (THOUSAND OAKS, CA) Nov 7, 2010

Member since Jul 2009

2 out of 6 gamers (33%) found this review helpful

This game is alright, I hate how you must own the game to download user content just another way for EA to get more money out of you. EA requires you to pay 800 Microsoft Points to download user content which is BS. There are hardly any people in town. You Sim has way to many wishes. You can't move your Sim out of town once you have played this game for a week it gives extremely boring. I give this a 7 out of 10.

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GF Rating

7

Good

Good game to pass time

posted by zNikko (WEST COVINA, CA) Nov 2, 2010

Member since Nov 2010

3 out of 9 gamers (33%) found this review helpful

I used to love sims games like sims bustin out but i guess i grew out of it. i still had fun with cause its pretty cool controlling a fantasy life essentially. but in the end it turns into baby sitting because your sim is either working or at home sleeping, so you pretty much just monitor. but if you like that stuff then cool. Fun game for a bit

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GF Rating

6

Above Average

its alrigth

posted by SgttTrey904 (JACKSONVILLE, FL) Feb 6, 2013

Member since Jan 2013

pc would be batter then system too confusing on xbox

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GF Rating

6

Above Average

OKay

posted by mppellman (WINDSOR, CA) Jun 10, 2012

Member since Jun 2012

It's a fun game but it's kinda awkward. I don't think it's appropriate for teens under 16.

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The Sims 3 for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

Release Date

GF Rating

Number of Players

ESRB

Compatible With

Buy

The Sims 3

6.5

Critic & User Reviews

8

The Sims 3 is good, but...

8

Enjoyable!!!

8

Your choice really.

8

This game is good!

8

Great Game!

8

need more home options

8

sims review

8

The Sims 3

8

Ok

8

good but gets boring

7

Great

7

GREAT

7

Great for architects and masochists.

7

Enjoyable Game!

7

Sims 3

7

Not bad.

7

excellent

7

Its a good game but...

7

Great Game with Big Bug

7

Very Fun... At First

7

Buy if your a True Sims Fan!!! Otherwise Rent

7

PC of this game is better just like everthing else

7

Good game to pass time

6

its alrigth

6

OKay

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