Archive for November 2010

StrategyInformer provides today’s The Sims 3 Late Night review, giving it 8.5 out of 10:

It’s a welcome addition the Sims 3 family and one that’s executed to the high standards that we’ve come to expect. A must buy for fans of the series, but it’ll do little for convincing sceptics. Then again, Late Night wasn’t built for the naysayers; it was built for those that enjoy crafting imaginary lives.

 > The Sims 3 Late Night review at StrategyInformer

Metacritic finally has enough reviews to give a Metascore - 73 based on four reviews. The Ranking from GameRankings remains at 75.00% based on one review.
 > The Sims 3 Late Night at Metacritic
 > The Sims 3 Late Night at GameRankings

Tonight’s The Sims 3 Late Night review is from GamesRadar, which rated it a “Good” seven out of 10:

But you have to give EA some credit for cramming hours of content into this package, and if no amount of money would come between you and your virtual families, Late Night will probably keep you busy for quite some time – at least until the next expansion hits.

 > The Sims 3 Late Night review at GamesRadar

That reviewed included five new screenshots, which are also available to view on the Screenshots tab.
 > The Sims 3 Late Night screenshots

We’re not just interested in what the critics are saying though: we also want to know what you think, don’t we? Go to the reviews tab to spout your opinions on Late Night – remember you can log in with a Google account, AIM login, NetLog, Yahoo! Account or Twitter Account, and it’s all handled by Google, so don’t think you’re giving some of your details to just anybody:
 > Your The Sims 3 Late Night Reviews

The Metascore and Ranking remain unchanged since last time.
 > The Sims 3 Late Night at Metacritic
 > The Sims 3 Late Night at GameRankings

Today’s The Sims 3 Late Night review is from Digital Spy, who gave it three stars out of a possible five:

Despite the somewhat awkward integration of its new features The Sims 3: Late Night is another fan-pleasing addition to the series. Needless to say, more bells and whistles aren’t going to convert anyone who was unconvinced by the main game, but there are plenty more hours of gameplay for the diehards to sink their fangs into.

 > The Sims 3 Late Night review at Digital Spy

Still no reviews have been added to either Metacritic or GameRankings so there’s still no Metascore and The Ranking remains 75.00% based on one review.
 > The Sims 3 Late Night at GameRankings
 > The Sims 3 Late Night at Metacritic

It feels like reviews for The Sims 3 Late Night are coming out even more slowly than with previous expansion packs – maybe everyone’s too busy reviewing The Sims 3 for consoles to review this? I don’t know. Anyway, Gaming Blend provide today’s review, who don’t give a rating:

I think Late Night may be the best Sims 3 expansion pack yet in terms of refreshing the game and building on to what already makes The Sims so great. For people who are looking for a new way to play the game, much like how World Adventures was with the added puzzles and adventures, you won’t find it here but I don’t consider that a shortcoming of the EP.

 > The Sims 3 Late Night review at Gaming Blend

No reviews have been added to either Metacritic or GameRankings since last time (a week ago), so there’s still no Metascore and The Ranking remains at 75.00% based on just one review.
 > The Sims 3 Late Night at GameRankings
 > The Sims 3 Late Night at Metacritic

Gaming Blend has posted an interview with The Sims 3 Late Night Associate Producer Grant Rodiek:

It seems kind of evident that you guys have a pretty good sense of humor when it comes to designing the game and putting in these little funny scenarios. 

Late Night was an especially funny pack for us. We added the breast slider and there were so many funny meetings where we were trying to think of just horribly ridiculous headlines and puns we could use around that feature.

 > “Interview: Grant Rodiek Discusses The Sims 3 Late Night” at Gaming Blend

I’ve also found a load of new screenshots, which you can view on the Screenshots tab (most were added late yesterday):
 > The Sims 3 Late Night screenshots

I’ve found another new The Sims 3 Late Night screenshot. I think it might just be a still from the Launch Trailer, but I thought I would pass it on anyway: