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The Sims 3: Ambitions
Electronic Arts

The Sims 3: Ambitions

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$3.97

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Bottom line: The The Sims 3: Ambitions is a niche pick — read recent reviews before buying in the retro software & media category, priced around $3.97. Compare close alternatives before committing.

Product DescriptionWiden your Sim’s horizons with a bunch of killer new career opportunities. With The Sims 3 Ambitions, decide whether your Sim will be the brave town hero or cause loads of mischief among their neighbors. Make your Sim save the day as a brave firefighter, change the town as a leading architect, or live on the edge as a tattoo artist. Will your Sim find success as a billionaire high-tech inventor or eke out a living as a bumbling mad scientist? Will they uncover secrets as a private investigator by dusting for prints or roughing up a suspect for information? Their future is…

SpecPicks Verdict

SpecPicks scored The Sims 3: Ambitions using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to our editorial and benchmark analysis across the retro software & media category. Electronic Arts's retro software & media lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Mixed or limited buyer feedback at this price point — focus your evaluation on recent reviews that specifically address build quality and long-term reliability, and shortlist one or two close alternatives before deciding.

Common buyer scenarios for retro software & media of this kind: matching it to an existing build, replacing a failing part, or upgrading from a previous-generation equivalent. Check the spec table below against your current setup — particularly socket / form-factor / power-rating fields — and confirm compatibility on the Amazon listing before purchase. Prices, stock, and Prime eligibility update directly from Amazon's catalog and may have moved since this page was last verified.

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • ✓ Experience all-new control over your Sims actions and choices while they are working
  • ✓ Backed by Electronic Arts's warranty and support channels
  • ✓ Ships via Amazon with Prime eligibility and the standard returns policy

Cons

  • ✗ Confirm socket / form-factor / power-rating compatibility against your build before ordering
  • ✗ Price, stock, and Prime eligibility update from Amazon and may have changed since this page was last verified

Key Features

  • Choose between new fun and wacky jobs as a firefighter, private investigator, doctor, ghost hunter and more
  • Experience all-new control over your Sims actions and choices while they are working
  • Make important career decisions that affect your Sims' future and determine whether they will be good or evil, successful or a flop
  • Your decisions will affect other Sims and your town as a whole, experience the power of your actions; Earn Simoleans in all-new creative ways by inventing, sculpting, tattooing and more
  • Compatible with Windows Vista / 7 / XP, Mac OS X Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard

Full Specifications

BrandElectronic Arts
RatedTeen
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJune 1, 2010
Type of itemVideo Game
CompatibilityMac
Publication DateJune 1, 2010
Computer PlatformPC
Number of Players1
Global Trade Identification Number00014633194531

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