The Sims is a dollhouse, so a medieval dollhouse makes a lot of sense. My daughter (11) likes the game because of the fashion doll aspect. She doesn’t seem interested in the setting (who is this girl’s father?), or fantasy. There is the usual sim stuff, nudity covered by a blur effect, some sexual situations (characters can have characters “make love” – it looks like the Tasmanian Devil with cupid hearts_. Anyway, nothing new there). There is more violence in the form of knights and daring do!

I gave this to Maggie without hesitation because I love how these games teach life and time management. Maggie likes the “dress up.”

Sims 3 is an excellent game for children over 13. I let Maggie play it at 10 and didn’t regret it. Sims 3 is required to play the add-on.

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