The Sims 3: World Adventures

The Adventure is near... Take your Sims on the adventure of their lives with The Sims 3: World Adventures, the first expansion pack for The Sims 3. Guide your Sims to acclaimed fortune - or potential doom…

82 16 November 2009 10 cheats

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Strategy Comedy Fantasy Romance Sandbox

The Sims 3: World Adventures is an adventure developed by EA Mobile, released 16 November 2009 on iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 10 cheat codes for it.

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What The Sims 3: World Adventures is

The Sims 3: World Adventures is an adventure game developed by EA Mobile and released in 2009. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on The Sims 3 Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

After creating your ideal Sim, house, and family, there’s only one thing left to do: expand your horizons. Leave your humble home using The Sims 3: World Adventures to explore an exciting new country. Following the lead of other vacation expansions for The Sims, World Adventures lets you cut loose and enjoy three brand new locations. Egypt, China, and France are awaiting your arrival, and each country has a new set of skills for your Sims to learn. Visit the pyramids of Egypt and learn all about photography as you explore ancient artifacts; the game will actually switch to a first person point-of-view so you can snap pictures. Study martial arts in China, honing your skills for upcoming…

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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy, fantasy, romance and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Sims series

The Sims 3: World Adventures is the 66th of 227 entries we hold in the The Sims series. The next entry was The Sims 3 in 2009. Its critic score of 82 is 11 points above the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is The Sims 4: Parenthood at 90.

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How it was received

The Sims 3: World Adventures holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 15 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for (XP) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; (Vista and Windows 7) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent, (XP) 1 GB RAM; (Vista and Windows 7) 1.5 GB RAM and A 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB.

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What it launched against

The Sims 3: World Adventures launched on 16 November 2009, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Cheats and codes

We have tested and published 10 cheat entries for The Sims 3: World Adventures — 9 cheat codes and 1 tip. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 4 videos →

Screenshots

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Every code labelled

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These are The Sims 3 codes

The Sims 3: World Adventures is loaded by the base game, so its console and its codes are the base game’s. Nothing extra is installed.

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Fill needs

With testing cheats on, the mailbox menu can refill the household's needs.

Enable testingcheatsenabled true, then hold shift and click the mailbox.

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Move objects anywhere

Removes placement restrictions in build and buy mode.

Open the console with Ctrl+Shift+C and type the command.

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Open the cheat console

Opens the text box every other cheat is typed into.

Press all three keys together during play. A box appears at the top of the screen.

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Parents

The Sims 3

2 June 2009

Quick answers

The Sims 3: World Adventures — frequently asked questions

When did The Sims 3: World Adventures come out?

The Sims 3: World Adventures was released on 16 November 2009 for iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Are there cheat codes for The Sims 3: World Adventures?

Yes. We list 10 cheat codes and console command for The Sims 3: World Adventures, grouped by platform, with the exact button combination or command for each.

What are the minimum PC requirements for The Sims 3: World Adventures?

At minimum, The Sims 3: World Adventures needs (XP) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; (Vista and Windows 7) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent, (XP) 1 GB RAM; (Vista and Windows 7) 1.5 GB RAM, A 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 graphics, At least 3.5 GB of free space (9.6 GB if installing with The Sims 3) with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and of storage.

How many GB is The Sims 3: World Adventures?

The PC version needs about 3.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("At least 3.5 GB of free space (9.6 GB if installing with The Sims 3) with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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