The Sims Social



The Sims Social is a Facebook application that was released as Beta. Its first wall post was on Monday, June 6th, 2011.

Description
''The Sims Social brings the fun and creativity of The Sims to Facebook! Create unique Sims and live out their dreams—or stir up trouble by pulling pranks. Develop deep relationships to unlock new features and advance: befriend and fight, date and cheat, love and betray. Play with life in a whole new way—with your real friends, for free.''

The Sims Social is a Facebook game made by Playfish and EA. It takes part in a town called Littlehaven. A mobile application for smartphones is also in development as a companion app to the Facebook version, which will be available on the current generation of smartphones.

The game also features remakes of real life famous people such as Elvis Plumbob and Marisim Monroe.

Characters

 * Macy - A Sim who helps the player to earn money.
 * Bella Goth - A tutorial Sim. She helps the player to find friends and build a house.
 * Dallas - A friend of Bella, she has a cousin in the music industry.
 * Buddy - A friendly man of bland disposition.
 * Fleur - Gustav Heimlich's personal assistant.
 * Chloe - A woman who enjoys romance.
 * Mike - A member of the HiQ Club.
 * Penelope - President of the VPL club
 * Shane Shaw - A handsome guy who loves to date.
 * Barbara Belle - A fitness instructor Sim who can be seen around town.
 * Gustav Heimlich - A spiritual counselor who has moved from Europe.

Features

 * Create a Sim that suits with yourself, with different personalities, looks and traits.Tycoon_Sim.png
 * Add your friends as neighbor and visit their house.
 * Two sims can have different relationship status, either as friend, mate or enemy.
 * Gain experience points to level up your game, get more things unlocked.
 * Build and decorate your house and lot, gain house values with new items every week.
 * Skill up and train your Sim's skill to unlock items and earn simoleons.
 * Help your friends to build an item.
 * Events that happen in the game can be shared on your profile and others.
 * Be an inspired Sim by fulfilling their needs, so you can earn more simoleons.

Currency
The Sims Social has four different currencies, they are Simoleon, SimCash, Social Point and Lifetime Achievement Point (LAP).
 * Simoleon - A basic currency.
 * SimCash - Only available through purchasing. After installing the game, player will receive 20 SimCash free.
 * Social Point - Social Points can be gained by performing social interactions on other Sims.
 * Lifetime Achievement Point - Although it is not the main and basic currency, but it is being used to upgrade traits. It is similar to Lifetime Happiness in The Sims 3.

Game Level
Game levels show a player's progress in the game. It can be leveled up by earning experience points (XP).

House Value Level
House Value Level is value of the items/objects the player contains on their lot and storage. Whenever buying an item, the household level increases. Household level determines a Sim's wealth.

Skill Levels
Skills are appeared in all of The Sims game, including The Sims Social.

In The Sims Social, skill points (level) can be gained by doing skill tasks on an item. In other Sims game, level 10 is the max level of a skill. But in The Sims Social, it is more than 10. Currently, there are 4 skills to develop your Sim:
 * Cooking - By using cooking utensils (coffee maker, microwave, stove) to cater under 'Skill Tab' on shop.
 * Art - By using painting easels and boards to paint under 'Skill Tab' on shop.
 * Music - By using musical instruments (guitar, piano, keyboard) to play under 'Skill Tab' on shop.
 * Writing - By using writing machine (computer, typewriter) under 'Skill Tab' on shop.

Goals
Completing goals will make the player earn bonus rewards. Each set of Goals unlocks a new set. Here is an outline:

Goals Gallery
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Trivia

 * Bella Goth appears as a neighbor. The player can interact with her but you can't control her.
 * Due to this, The Sims Social is the third game that Bella cannot be controlled. The first is The Sims 2 and the second is The Sims 2 for PSP.
 * Although being released as a Beta version for facebook, it has recently come under a lot scrutiny due to the many bugs preventing players from playing the game. Despite knowing that at early stages of the game bugs can occur, they still permit users to invest real money into their game.

Videos
Video:The Sims Social - E3 2011: Trailer|E3 2011 Announcement Trailer Video:The Sims Social E3 2011 Reveal|The Sims Social Demo from E3 2011 Video:The Sims Social Producer Interview|The Sims Social Producer Interview Video:The Sims Social Launch Trailer|The Sims Social Launch Trailer