The Sims 3: Generations
North American P.C. front cover art of The Sims 3: Generations.
Developer(s)	EA Play/The Sims Studio
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Series	The Sims
Platform(s)	Windows, OS X
Release date(s)	NA May 31, 2011 EU June 3, 2011
Genre(s)	Life simulation game
Mode(s)	Single-player

The Sims 3: Generations (GEN) is the fourth expansion pack for The Sims 3, which EA announced by press release and video trailer on April 5, 2011. The game was released on May 31, 2011.^[1] It contains elements of The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff, The Sims: House Party, The Sims 2: Teen Style Stuff, The Sims 2: FreeTime, The Sims 2: University, and The Sims 2: Celebration! Stuff. It is the first major expansion pack that does not contain a game manual, instead containing a simple install guide with the serial code attached. All packs from this point on do not contain a manual.

Gameplay [edit]

In The Sims 3: Generations, each life phase has a theme. For children, imagination is the theme. For teens, rebellious, chaotic scenes such as parties while parents are out on vacation and pranks are an addition. As a young adult and adult, the focus is on their relationships with others; from getting married to having children of their own. Elders get to enjoy their time reminiscing about the golden years and the joys of watching their grandchildren grow up.^[2] Generations is so far one of two expansion packs (the other being Seasons) to not come with a new town for Sims to explore. Players can now add body hair to males in Create a Sim. Two new traits come with Generations. The first is the rebellious trait, while the second is the nurturing trait. Sims with the rebellious trait can make trouble pulling off various pranks, such as doorbell ditching, adding hair dye to their sibling's shampoo, and making the toilet explode. Sims with the nurturing trait are better at taking care of kids and can punish naughty Sims by giving them timeouts, banning video games, and grounding them.^[3] Sims can also WooHoo in the shower and the tree house. The player can now enroll child Sims in after-school activities. The two available for children are ballet and scouts. Teenagers can join up to two High School clubs including the sports team, drama club, debate team, school band, and student newspaper.

Leaked trailer [edit]

An unofficial trailer^[4] was leaked on March 11, 2011. Features shown in the trailer include tree houses, slip-n'-slides, spiral staircases, mid-life crises, family videos, proms, graduation, and pranks.

Official trailer [edit]

On April 5, 2011, EA confirmed the rumors with a press release and a game trailer on The Sims 3 Official YouTube Channel.^[5]

Soundtrack [edit]

The American pop punk band All Time Low has contributed their song "Time Bomb" off of their fourth album Dirty Work to the game. It was featured in the Official Sims 3 Generations Announcement trailer and can be heard on the 'Pop' radio station in-game. Portugal. The Man have also contributed the song "Everything You See (Kids Count Hallelujahs)" from their forthcoming album In The Mountain In The Cloud.

Reception [edit]

Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	72[7]
Review scores
Publication	Score
GamePro	[8]
GameSpot	6.5[9]
IGN	7.0[10]

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Official Website

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