15.7.2015

Bizarre thing with this expansion is your toddlers and children can pick up music skills, but they can't use instruments until teenage without using mods that stretches their bodies to look like skinny aliens.The ability to carry around portable instruments to play wherever you want whenever you want is pretty cool, and with high enough skill you can turn playing an instrument into a job just by playing in the park or in a subway. You can even make it into a profession by teaming up with other musicians as a gig to tour around at given locations, although I haven't seen this feature work yet.I love the bars in this as you can learn many various cocktails that can give boons,although learning new recipes for cocktails takes a long time and can get tedious over time. You can then choose to work at bars and earn some reasonable cash. Sometimes bars won't have anyone at them which is a known bug, you fix this by replacing the bar.Elevators, oh my gosh! Although some places in town may have glitches elevators requiring you to rebuild them. But the fact you can have these are awesome as you can now build condominiums and hotels that don't require space for long stairs that would take hours to climb.Celebrities introduces 2 of the most annoying aspects in this game - paparazzi and newspaper slander. Unless your home is enclosed behind a wall with the exclusive locked gates expect paparazzi to be snooping around on your property and ringing your doorbell at unsavory hours, and if you don't find a way to befriend them when they're not running around snapping photos or you do something that could shock the public then expect to lose friends the next day when slanderous news gets printed in the local papers!Finally we have the one other awesome feature with this expansion - vampires! OK I know you also get them in Supernatural, but you don't get a nightclub in it where Dracula and his entire family can go out and drink plasma juice. The odd thing about vampires though is you can survive off plasma juice or by drinking blood from people you are friends with. Yes you heard me, you can't stalk someone in the night and drain them dry, in fact you can't even kill someone by drinking their blood! And if you want to make other people vampire or have them make you vampire again you need to be friends. You do however still havea weakness to sunlight, it won't kill you right away but it will weaken you for days resulting in moods dropping faster than normal, and if you don't meet them fast enough or stay out in the sun during this time then you will KO. So what is really good about being a vampire you may ask? You get to live forever, providing you don't get yourself killed, you don't need cooking skill unless you work as a chef and like making plasma fruit pancakes for breakfast, and you will learn skills at a faster rate at nightime. Vampire children also get the benefits of learning at an accelerated rate stuff like logic and painting, and they also complete homework faster too!So yeah, there's much to talk about this expansion and if you choose to be a celebrity or a vampire things get more interesting and tricky.

29.8.2011

Late Night is a very fun expansion pack, it adds a lot of new features to the game that'll keep you entertained for quite a while.The new world Bridgeport is awesome, the Sims 3 was in need of a large city world. The night clubs and dance clubs make the nightlife very exciting, I like how Sims often go there on their own, so you never know who you'll run into in them. It bugs me that there's certain hotspots every night though, so if you go to the wrong club you'll find nobody there at all. You can find out where the hotspots are by reading a newspaper, but it's probably not worth it, because you'd have to read the newspaper every day, and you don't always have time for that.Also,if you like creating big houses with huge gardens and tons of bedrooms, Bridgeport isn't the place for you. It's not a family friendly place, there's barely room for anything other than high-rise apartments, which are difficult to fit more than three people into. There's a section of the city across from the bridge which is more residential, but it's very mountainous and it's hard to fit any empty lots there. I personally prefer the apartments to houses, however, seeing as I rarely create gardens or huge houses, so I don't have a problem with this.I like that vampires were re-introduced in this expansion pack, they're a bit different to the Sims 2 vampires though. They can't die from being in the sun anymore, but they do get a negative moodlet from being in the sun for too long, which causes their needs to decay really quickly. I had one vampire Sim die when he had his moodlet, he went to sleep and then died of starvation in his sleep - the hunger bar (or thirst, as it's called for vampires) decayed too fast for him to sleep long enough without dying. But seeing as Bridgeport is very much a nightlife place, you won't have too much of a problem keeping them out of the sun. They get a lot of benefits at night, like being able to read minds and increased skill gain. I was able to make my vampire Sim master the guitar skill in a matter of minutes, by making her drink a skill drink (drinks are another new feature) and then getting her to play the guitar at night.There's also a new skill called Mixology, it's a good skill to have to earn some money by moonlighting at a bar. Eventually you'll be able to mix really cool drinks, I found one that changes a Sim's traits momentarily, and it made them go crazy at a party.All in all it's a great expansion pack, it has a few annoying flaws, but you'll enjoy it more depending on how you prefer to play. If you like playing mainly with adults and don't build large family homes, you'll really enjoy it, otherwise you're better off with an expansion pack like Generations.

21.4.2011

I have only The Sims 3, The Sims 3 Design and High-Tech stuff, and all the Sims 2 things. I was excited about getting my first Sims 3 expansion pack, and I was right to be excited! I'll list all the features I can think of.* There is a new town/city, which is about the same size as the first one, but has skyscrapers which are cheap and easy(:* There are a fantastic new range of clothes, especially for women! Lots of glitzy things, which is great.* New hairstyles, which I love, although not that many.* Lots of new stylish furniture.* Elevators and musical instruments* You can self-employ as a band! If you have a music skill, be it piano, drums, bass or guitar, you can ask another sim to form a band,

13.8.2012

Well I have to say I am impressed. After 3 years after I installed the base game, I was able to get the latest patch and get this expansion. At least I can save properly and don't have to keep to the starting game.I love Sims 2 Nightlife, so for me this pack was a natural choice. I was so glad when I read they were going to do this. Evenings have been a struggle to fill for my poor Sims.The celebrity lifestyle is fantastic. The bars, club and putting a band together. I really love it. The vampires are good but some are very grumpy. One of my Sims went to the art gallery and a vampire was there. She just rejected any conversation and then just walked off!The new careers are good and offer more choice from the original jobs.

3.11.2010

Finally, an extension pack has come out for The Sims 3 franchise that is top notch. The pack combines ideas from four previous Sims EPs, which are University, Superstar, Apartment Life and Nightlife. It throws in plenty of new features and angles too.The first addition is that of celebrities, where you can live the charmed life and all of its perks. The next is vampires, just like in The Sims 2 Nightlife. The difference this time is they don't die so quickly whilst in the sunlight, which makes them more playable. The next is more musical instruments such as the piano and keyboards, allowing your Sims to form bands. There are plenty of nightclubs to visit,

6.11.2010

This game is a good addition to the Sims 3 franchise. There is a whole new town, with high rise buildings. I love the apartments - it is a huge step forward, particularly when creating new Sims. It allows for much more financial freedom with new characters, and feels more realistic. I've also enjoyed the new "celebrity" aspect, which is quite fun - particularly when your sim has been publicly disgraced with false accusations, so you can trot down to the journalists building to deflect the scandal onto someone else. Achieve the wealthy status, and you can hire a butler to look after your house.Another great addition is the bars and clubs. These are particularly useful for those in the music business,

27.11.2010

i got this game soon after it's release and really liked it. however some of the features which were made a big deal about were not as i'd hoped them to be. For example, in the trailer it is made to look as though clubs and bars are always packed with other sims but they never are. if you go to some random place there will be about two people there max so you think, "fair enough i'll go to one of the so called 'hotspots' and it'll be packed there"...will it? Honestly you can try any place you want there will never be more than 4 or 5 people unless you throw a party there in which case you can have about 12. But it still never looks like it does in the adverts. And also you are made to think that if you make your sim famous,

11.12.2010

Hi All,I absolutely love this game but there are one or two bugs with the home help (butlers and maids.)My butler just keeps going up to the nearby beauty spot and just sits there and reads a book. What is most annoying is that I still get charged $1200 a week for his services which is a pain. The maid service is also flawed as sometimes I cannot see them on my screen but their car is outside. Nothing seems to get done in the house but again I still get charged for their services! So as a result I get my Sims to do all the housework and leave out the bugged hired help!There is one point I have to make. One reviewer stated that vampires are not affected by the sun! Well I can assure you that they are.

9.8.2012

I was surpirsed at how good the expansion pack was when it arrived!.Theres a selection of new hairstyles,clothes,furnishings,venues such as dance clubs, bars and lounges.The added element of being able to have vampires sims was one of the best parts of the game,meaning you could create large families of vampires.Another great part of the game is that You could have your sims mingle with celebrities and maybe even become one themselves!You also have the option of moving your sims into appartments, which also makes the game a little more interesting.The game is highly entertaining overall as i found out after the hours of playing it. However there are a few minor problems.. one being its a new town altogether,

19.4.2013

It was great when my mom got it for me at Christmas I screamed because I've heard and seen a lot of things about it is really good!!There is a new town - Bridgeport, its a really nice town and great new community lots where you can go to clubs and bars.The new outfits and objects - As soon as I went onto the game after I installed it I clicked straight to Create A Sim and all the clothes were very inspired and most of the clothes really go with the theme. I absolutely love building houses and the objects are really decorative and give your sims house a new refurbishment and make it look really modern.Speaking of houses you can now build Penthouses and Apartments!

30.10.2012

I am a huge fan of the Sims since the Sims 2. I am thoroughly in love with this new EP for the game, I am also quite disappointed on a few things. The picture on the cover with the 'celebrity' getting their photo taken by many paparazzi, differs in the game when you only get one person that follows you around and takes your photo instead of a group of them. What also is quite disappointing is how easy it is to become a celebrity as it makes your goal of being the number 1 celeb is easy instead of them trying for weeks to get at least 1 star on their celebrity chart.I really like the vampires and how you get to see how the sims react to the different time periods from when they are bitten to when they are fully vampire.

16.4.2011

I have always loved playing sims from the very beginning, and I think this expansion really adds to the game. There is so much more you can do and places to visit with your sims when you buy this game. It gives your sims the chance to visit nightclubs and bars, and you can meet loads of celebrities with various amounts of fame (or, if you prefer, your own sim can become a celebrity!).As well as this, vampires have been introduced to the game, which means you can turn your sim into a vampire. Another exciting addition to the game is the introduction of apartments and flats. It is really interesting how you can have the choice of buying a flat for your sim,

23.12.2010

Late Night brings a new dimension to The Sims 3. Bridgetown is the new neighbourhood installed and contains a fully operative town. There are many new features such as the ability t olive in appartment blocks (although this has the limitation of only one househole per biulding); there is the long awauted return of the hot tub. Sims can learn new skills such as the drum, piano, bass and the mixology skill as well as become celebrities (and be incorrectly shamed for wrong doings); they can also become vampires.The major downfall of Bridgetown is the lack of space in which to add lots. I like to build large mansions but there are no 60x60 or 64x64 lots to utilise. So if you continue playing in Sunset Valley for instance,

30.7.2011

I love the Sims 3. I bought the fist expansion pack for the Sims 3 when it came out, but wasn't particularly enthralled by it. When this came out, one of my friends bought it immediately. She raved about it... and when I bought it, I immediately saw why!The added town (although on the slightly large size) is really coll, and I liked the idea of being able to live in apartments. You can also have: butlers, jacuzzi's (they are back), new skills, new instruments and loads more furniture. The clothes and hairstyles are really nice too! Up until now, the expansion packs haven't really had new clothes and hairstyles which are imrovements on the base game..

9.1.2013

We have the base game and ambitions and generations and we were looking for another expansion pack. All these expansions packs can make the game run slowly but I turned most of the graphics down which helped and didn't make the sims look like blobs.There are lots of new clothes, objects, instruments and some new hair. The celebrity status adds another thing to achieve in the game. The bars are great for sims who are up late and are open from 4 in the afternoon, you can also learn to be a mixologist and work in a bar. The lifts do take a long time, but you can just cheat and move your sim downstairs. One complaint is that when you form a band, you have to register at the town hall and can't be employed anywhere else.

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