- PC requirements
- PC Processor Type: Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or equivalent
- PC Processor Speed: 2GHz
- PC Operating System: Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Vista with Service Pack 1, Windows 7
- PC System Memory: 1GB RAM
- PC Hard Drive Space: 3.5GB (9.6GB if installing with The Sims 3) with at least 1GB additional space for saved games and custom content
- PC Video: 128MB DirectX 9.0c-compatible video card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
- PC Drive Type and Speed: DVD
- PC Additional Requirements: Internet service and registration code required to access online features, 2.4GHz processor speed for Windows Vista and 7, 1.5GB RAM for Vista and 7, 2GB RAM for NVIDIA ION computers
- PC Optional Requirements: Supported video cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6 series or better, all NVIDIA G, GT, GTS, GTX, ATI Radeon series 9500 or better, all ATI X, X1 and HD, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3-Series, 4-Series (GeForce 6100 and 7100 cards not supported)
- MAC requirements
- Mac Processor Type: Intel® Core Duo processor
- Mac Operating System: Macintosh System 10.5.7 Leopard or later
- Mac System Memory: 2GB RAM
- Mac Hard Drive Space: 3.5GB (9.6GB if installing with The Sims 3) with at least 1GB additional space for saved games and custom content
- Mac Video: 128MB ATI X1600, NVIDIA 7300 GT or Intel Integrated GMA X3100 video card
- Mac Drive Type and Speed: DVD
- Mac Additional Requirements: Internet service and registration code required to access online features, GeForce 6100 and 7100 video cards are not supported, NVIDIA GeForce 7300 series is not supported under Snow Leopard
- Mac Optional Requirements: Supported video cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6 series or better, all NVIDIA G, GT, GTS and GTX, ATI Radeon series card 9500 or better, all ATI X, X1 and HD, game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) systems or GMA 950 class of integrated video cards
- Other
- Platform: Mac/Windows
- Number of Discs: 1
- ESRB Descriptor: Crude Humor, Sexual Themes, Violence
- ESRB Category: Other Descriptors, Sexual Content, Violence
- Genre: Strategy & Simulation
- UPC: 014633196900
Synopsis
Your Sims eat, sleep, live and love in the world you've created for them in The Sims 3. It's a great place to live, and they've got ordinary lives, just like the real world. But you don't want your Sims to be just ordinary. It's time to spice things up a little. This Expansion Pack lets you give your Sims the chance to chase down — and catch — their dreams of riches and fame. Enter a whole new world where your Sims can groom their hidden talents to become all-star singers, acrobats, magicians and DJs. Will they rise to fame and enjoy a lasting career? Will your Sims get rich quick and fizzle out? Or, will they crash and burn before they even get a chance to strike gold? There's only one way to find out.Your Sims were born to be stars — let them live out the rags-to-riches story with The Sims 3: Showtime Expansion Pack, where they'll get the chance to perform as singers, magicians, acrobats or DJs for other Sims. Nourish your Sims' talents in the all-new world of Starlight Shores, where they'll find new venues and objects that can help get them ready for Showtime. Make brand-new Sims with new tools using traits and Lifetime Wishes. Once your Sim is ready for the spotlight, build customized stages for just the right look — then sit back and see how the crowd likes the show as your Sim performs in sold-out arenas — construction will dictate how well your Sim performs and how his or her career progresses. With the innovative SimPort feature, you can send your talent-groomed Sim to a friend's game to perform gigs in his or her town, go on tour and even get reviewed. Search for new friends, stay connected, post stories of your Sims' successes, share strategies and techniques and more with the in-game news feeds and live updates. Your Sims have the desire and the talent. Will it be enough to earn them a spot among the stars? Sit back and relax — it's Showtime.
