The Sims 3: Pets

The Sims 3: Pets is the 5th expansion pack for The Sims 3. A trailer was leaked at the same time as the The Sims 3: Generations one. An official trailer has since been released, announcing the game.

The game sees a return of pets from The Sims 2. Cats and dogs will be returning, along with a brand new animal: Horses. It was also confirmed that there will be snakes, turtles, birds and lizards in the PC version.

This is the first time that games or expansions in two different "generations" of The Sims series will have the same title.

The PC version will be bundled in a package with the base game as The Sims 3 Plus Pets.

A playable demo for Create a Pet was released on September 27th 2011 via Origin.

Features

 * More pets means more fun! Create a wide variety of unique dogs, cats, and—for the first time ever—horses! Think your Sim has what it takes to tame a wild horse?
 * Build a collection of Lizards, Turtles, Snakes, and Birds!
 * New NPC animals: deer and raccoons.
 * The player will have full control of a Sim's pet to chase, dig, tackle and more.
 * Life stages for pets are: Puppy/Kitten/Foal, Adult, and Elder
 * Pets can learn skills. Cats and dogs can learn to hunt, dogs can learn to locate collectibles and fetch Sims a date, and horses can learn racing and jumping.
 * Exclusive Limited Edition content! Only in The Sims 3 Pets Limited Edition for PC/Mac will you receive a pet store filled with one-of-a-kind objects.
 * The player will be able to adopt a horse and can be transported around town on the horse.
 * The player can train a horse to be a race horse.
 * There are 5 different horse breeds.
 * The player not only gets to choose the dominant pattern but he or she also gets to pick an accessory pattern and both can be colored in whatever way you want. In horses, the mane and tail color are independent of the main color of the horse.
 * New pet motives, Destruction for Dogs and Scratch for Cats.
 * The player can add colorful markings on their fur and slide them around wherever they want on their Sims' pets bodies! Markings are also in layers and can be placed in any order.
 * It may be possible that Sims can take in stray pets.
 * More than 100 breeds of dogs and cats. The Aim may have a poodle with short hair, or also have a Poodle with Dalmatian spots.
 * The player can control the animals. Pets have their own wishes.
 * The player can assign features to pets and learn skills.
 * Pets can meet, fall in love and reproduce, and have family trees.
 * Pets have inherited genetics.
 * Appaloosa Plains: "a quiet country-side town with meadows and woods to explore".
 * New Small pet
 * New traits for Sims, confirmed, will be:
 * Equestrian
 * Animal Lover
 * Dog Person
 * Cat Person
 * New Lifetime Wishes for Sims will be:
 * Ark Builder
 * Get Unicorn
 * Animal Rescue
 * The Jockey
 * The Researcher Fairy
 * The Collections from The Sims 2 will return, but players will have to categorize Buy and Build mode objects themselves.
 * The Sims 3: Pets - Create a Pet Demo was released on September 22, 2011. It consists of all of the features that you will find in the full game of Create a Pet, or CAP for short, on October 18, 2011. When you finish your pet, you can upload it to The Sims 3 Exchange, and will be available to download when the game comes out.

Pet Traits

 * Loyal: Loyal pets always have got their owner's back, whether in a fight or in trouble.
 * Adventurous: Adventurous pets explore from the garbage can to the dark graveyard; these pets are never scared.
 * Playful: Playful pets enjoy having fun with other animals and Sims. They want to run around, play fetch or chase a laser pointer all day long!
 * Aggressive: Aggressive pets love to show how tough they are by fighting with other pets and chasing Sims. It's best not to get between an Aggressive Pet and their food!
 * Patient: Patient pets wait for things longer than other pets such as food, toys & baths. Their urgencies also fall slower.
 * Piggy: Piggy pets are pets who are messy. This is like the sloppy Sim which means they don't mind their own filth.
 * Skittish: Skittish pets are lively, unpredictable, and shy.
 * Lazy: Lazy pets are like Couch Potato Sims which means they are happy with just lying around instead of exercising.
 * Destructive: Destructive pets love to mess up things like scratching and tearing couches.
 * Proud: Proud pets are pets who are very happy about themselves. This may be similar to the snob trait in Sims.
 * Intelligent: Intelligent pets are smarter then your average Sim pets. This trait will benefit them at their job. They will be easier to teach tricks too.
 * Friendly: Friendly pets love to meet new animals around town in your neighborhood or on community lots like the park. They will also be willing to meet other Sims too.
 * Brave: Brave pets are pets who will stick up for your Sim in fights or scare away burglars without being frightened. This is similar to brave Sims.
 * Hydrophobic: Hydrophobic pets are like hydrophobic Sims. They don't like to swim.
 * Clueless: Clueless pets are pets who don't always know what's going on. They will probably have a harder time learning tricks too.
 * Gentle: Gentle pets are the opposite of aggressive pets. They won't be so tough and rough and won't fight with other pets or chase Sims. They won't mind when a Sim is around their food.
 * Fast: Fast pets are faster than your average pet. They will be able to move and run faster.
 * Agile: Agile pets are well-coordinated and can react quickly.
 * Independent: Independent pets love to be alone but they still do need to socialize from time to time.
 * Good: Good pets do what they are told. They also play with their owners.
 * Evil: Evil pets don't do what they are told. They also rip up the furniture.
 * Fun: Fun pets are the pets that other pets or Sims would like to be around them more.
 * Stupid: Stupid pets don't catch on to tricks fast enough like intelligent pets. They would do more stupid things than other animals.
 * Likes To Swim: These pets will have more fun swimming and get a better moodlet.
 * Vocal: These pets will be a lot louder than normal pets, barking, meowing, or whinnying a lot more.
 * Naive: Naive pets are destructive but put up a good fight against burglars.
 * Hyper: These pets will be more energetic than others.

Images
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Music
This is a list of artists and their songs that are to be featured in Pets:

Trailers and videos
Video:The Sims 3 Pets Announce Trailer|Announcement Trailer Video:The Sims 3 Pets (Unleashed) Leaked Trailer|The Sims 3 Pets (Unleashed)Leaked Trailer Video:E3 2011 Presentation|E3 2011 Presentation Video:The Sims 3 Pets - Interview with Michael Cox|Interview with Michael Cox, a developer of the game. Video:The Sims 3 Pets: Live Q&A, Sneak Peak Preview with Ben Bell|An interview with Ben Bell. Video:The Sims 3 Pets Expansion Pack - PC Trailer|Pets PC GamesCom Trailer video:The Sims 3 Pets Gameplay|The Sims 3 Pets Germany Gameplay Video:The Sims 3: Pets Interview - PC and Console - Gamescom 2011|Sims 3 Pets GamesCom Producer Interview Video:Producer Präsentation Die Sims 3 Einfach tierisch - gamescom 2011|Sims 3 Pets Producer Presentation Video:SimFans Sims 3 Pets Producer Interview|SimFans GamesCom Pets Interview Video:SimFans Create A Pet PC Demo|GamesCom Pets PC Create A Pet Demo Video:Gamescom - Sims 3 Pets PC Producer Demo Chat|The Sims 3: Pets Gameplay/Demo Video Video:The Sims 3 Pets: Producer walkthrough/Q&A|The Sims 3: Pets & SimGuru's

Trivia

 * This is the first game in The Sims 3 Series that's soundtrack will not be composed by or include Steve Jablonsky. He is instead replaced by Composer Christopher Lennertz, who has previously worked on the Mass Effect soundtrack<SimPrograms - The Sims 3: Pets Soundtrack.
 * The Sims 3: Pets shares a very similar melody theme with other games such as the base game, University, Open for Business, The Sims 2: Pets, The Sims 2: FreeTime and Late Night.