It's all about weighing up pros and cons, and the level of freedom is what makes the Pets expansion a great new string to The Sims 3's bow. You'll be deprived of the ongoing income derived from ownership in favour of large lump sums from customers. Not only can you take advantage of their abilities to get rich quick, you can also make a lucrative sum breeding and selling them. These may come with pre-loaded traits and skills, yet will be less receptive to your efforts to teach them new tricks. Horses can be adopted for free at any time, though you can always take a gamble and attempt to train up a wild one. Similarly, your Sims can acquire horse riding skills and make a lucrative career out of it. You can train them up and enter them in competitions and races to earn a tidy amount of Simoleons (the in-game currency for those unfamiliar). These are the game-changing benefits of owning pets, but they can just be mere novelties if you prefer the hands-off approach. So, while your bread-winning Sim is away at work, you can stalk other people's low-maintenance animals with your cat (if you want to indulge your evil streak), or locate valuable items with your hound.
They may not be able to get fully-fledged jobs like before, but they can be trained to hunt, and are fully controllable this time around. The latter has traditionally consisted of cats and dogs in previous add-ons, though this latest pack adds horses to the equation.ĭogs and cats in particular are an important part of your Sims household. The Sims 3: Pets allows you to adopt two kinds of animal - low-maintenance creatures such as snakes and rabbits, and high-maintenance beasts that can be trained to perform tasks. It's well-trodden ground for the series, but fortunately EA's latest offering introduces enough original content, such as new adoptable animals and extra customisation features, to justify its existence. The Sims 3: Pets is the third content pack to be based on this subject matter, following its aforementioned Sims 2 equivalent and the earlier Sims Unleashed. The Sims 2: Pets was one of the better expansions for the second entry in the series, but can the same be said of The Sims 3's animal-themed add-on?
The same goes for your Sims in Electronic Arts' long-running franchise. What's not to like about pets? Whether you happen to be a dog lover or a cat person, it goes without saying that these furry companions enrich our lives.
Also available on: Mac / Wii / PS3 / Xbox 360 / 3DS / DS
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