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[[File:TS3WA Reflect.png|left]]'''''The Sims 3: World Adventures''''' is the first [[expansion pack]] for ''[[The Sims 3]]'' released on 17 November 2009 in Canada, the US, Australia and Asia, the 19th or 20th in Europe, Africa and China for Windows and Macintosh.<ref>[http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1012492&newsId=20090803005265&newsLang=en The Sims 3 World Adventures press release]</ref> It was the first expansion pack released for ''The Sims 3.''
The game is reminiscent of previous expansion packs ''[[The Sims: Vacation]]'' and ''[[The Sims 2: Bon Voyage]]'' as players can take their Sims away to vacation destinations.
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''Take your Sims on the adventure of their lives with The Sims 3 World Adventures. Guide your Sims to acclaimed fortune—or potential doom. Take your Sims to exotic destinations to hunt for hidden treasures. Uncover new skills, experience new personality traits and garner rewards, if your Sims succeed. Explore ancient tombs in the pyramids of Egypt, master martial arts in the Far East, and discover rich culture and famous landmarks of France. Adventure is on the horizon — what will your Sims discover?''
==Game Features==
* ''Explore famous landmarks in pastiche countries such as China, Egypt, and France, each neighbourhood roughly the same size as [[Sunset Valley]].''
* ''Meet new Sims from exotic locations, inherit and share their cultures.''
* ''Accept '''[[Adventure|challenges]]''', find '''[[relic]]s''', discover what’s lurking in '''[[tomb]]s''' and more.''
* ''New game-play features such as '''[[Trap|puzzles and traps]]''' and choices that may change the appearance of the countries for good.''
* Various new items relating to the 3 destinations: China, France, and Egypt:
** New '''gameplay objects''': board breaker, cameras, cash registers, dive wells, dried food, eyes of horus, fortune cookie maker, incenses, movable statues, nectar maker, nectar racks, Pangus axe, relics, sarcophagi, shower in a can, snake charming basket, switches, tents, traps, treasure chests.
*** '''New Pagoda [[roof]] styles and decorations'''.
* '''New [[Life State]]''': [[Mummy]].
* '''[[Collecting (The Sims 3)|Collectibles]]''': 12 new [[gem]]s, 8 new [[metal]]s, 6 new butterflies, 3 new beetles.
** '''New [[Gardening (The Sims 3)#Plants|Plants]]''' including new species of grapes and '''[[Fishing (The Sims 3)#Fish|Fish]]''' (frogs, snails, and crocodiles<ref>[http://www.thesims3.com/diary_en_us What I Did On My Summer Adventure]</ref>).
* '''New [[Skill]]s''': [[Martial Arts]], [[Nectar Making]] and [[Photography]].
* '''New [[Trait (The Sims 3)|trait]]s''': [[Adventurous]], [[Disciplined]] and [[Photographer's Eye]]. There are also [[Hidden traits|hidden cultural traits]] that Sims can only get (such as a Sim eating with chopsticks) by having a child with a native from a certain country.
* '''New [[Lot assignment]]s''': [[Academy]], [[Base camp]], [[Chinese garden]], [[Hidden tomb]], [[Market]], [[Nectary]], Small market and [[Tomb]].
* '''New [[Death]]''': The [[Mummy|Mummy's Curse]].
* '''New [[List of Lifetime Wishes|Lifetime Wishes]]''': Bottomless Necter Cellar, Great Explorer, Martial Arts Master, Physical Perfection, Private Museum, Seasoned Traveler, Visionary and World Class Gallery.
* Music by artists in Simlish: Nelly Furtado – “Manos al Aire”, Pixie Lott – “Mama Do”, Stefanie Heinzmann – “No One Can Change My Mind”, Matt & Kim – “Daylight”, Young Punx – “Juice and Gin”.<ref>[http://impulsegamer.com/wordpress/?p=2828 NELLY FURTADO LAYS DOWN BEATS IN SIMLISH]</ref>
; Prepatch features
* More architectural items, such as stairs and fences, are now fully customisable in [[Create a Style]].
* A new [[basement]] tool which makes them easier to build.
* '''New Cheat Code''': buyDebug (requires testingcheatsenabled true).
===New neighborhoods===
Sims are able to vacation in new locations: [[Shang Simla]], [[Champs Les Sims]] and [[Al Simhara]]. These new locations are the same size as the neighborhoods of [[Sunset Valley]] and [[Riverview]], and their designs are based on the countries of China, France, and Egypt, respectively.
==Stores==
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* Get $10 worth of free SimPoints for The Sims 3 Store (1000 SimPoints).
==Trivia==
* ''World Adventures'' is the last ''[[The Sims series|The Sims]]'' pack of the 2000s decade.
* This is the first ''[[The Sims series|The Sims]]'' to have worlds fully based on real life countries.
==Gallery==
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File:The_Sims_3_World_Adventures_Video_Preview|''The Sims 3: World Adventures'' Video Preview
File:The Sims 3 World Adventures PC Games Gameplay - At the
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