In addition to all sorts of small animals such as snakes and birds, now keep dogs, cats and horses entered the virtual family. The former group ekes out its existence mostly in the cage or in the terrarium, while the latter are full-fledged family members.
Pets can either through the phone or adopted at the equestrian center or, just like the Sims themselves, will create "a budget Create" mode in, this should probably nothing to be desired, because about races, facial shapes to fur patterns and character traits the variety of options can be here really see.
Is accompanied all the way, as well as in the other modes of the game, some of the new pieces of music that are very appropriate for the theme "Animals" is selected.
Are the animals arrived first in their new home, the atmosphere in the house changed noticeably. Here is demanded to eat, there is a chair is chewed, something running constantly through the house, whence come the hole in the garden? The pets go according to their needs and for this purpose are also the first time properly controlled. They enrich the everyday life perhaps not necessarily, but changing it significantly.
Those who can not stand at home with the new roommate, for example, can take the lead and take a walk in the park. Whereby the absolute "catering animal" probably should be the horse. Yet at first suspiciously from me as "stupid performance of a still dämlicheren girls desire" "bad car spare no great interactions" feared me informed EA here better. The horses are, for me, the highlight and the most entertaining novelty of this extension. Exercising one's own and the taming of wild horses are two motivators to take a closer look with these animals. Soon overcome the Ross water hazards and high rungs on horse while at the same time the relationship is intensified to the rider. As a means of the horses have been programmed properly. Unlike the pram from "joie de vivre" can slopes be entered without any problems.
Although so far I was full of praise regarding the animals and their achievement in the game, it creates the game again not to come without weaknesses in concept therefore - and this is well known.
So whilst there are horse races, but these find - as always - behind the closed doors of a non-visible Hall. In addition, both types of this hall are so large that players existing neighborhoods are likely faced with evil space problems. Probably to hide exactly this problem, in the game, a new neighborhood is included. Additional neighborhoods that can be added to existing - as in "The Sims 2: Open for Business", but a better solution would be to give to the players the opportunity to play in his favorite neighborhood without any features missing. The city is still very nicely done and also boasts new City buildings. I personally feel the new city rather than wasting resources that would otherwise be better been used, they would have one, two public institutions that deal the game value probably increased as the 100th new neighborhood with animals.
New clothes and objects, there are of course also. In addition to furniture and objects on the topics riding and spook / horror, the Sims can dress up with a neat number of new clothes, but there is little new hairstyle technically. Only 2 New Hairstyles get female Sims total. All these things are again of the - usual - good quality.
Overall, "The Sims 3: Pets" the first expansion that moves on par with the extensions of the previous series. The horses are the absolute highlight and what has been implemented in the game is almost outer finally well done - and it can afford to be a little more would have. Who previously could not enthusiastic about the game long and mostly lost interest after the first few hours of exploration will not be employed here too long, because "Generations Pets" waiting - except animals - hardly with new content on. Who from the mere existence of well reacted animals several weeks or months, however, can draw fun, which should access safely.
