Sims 3: Late Night

The Sims 3: Late Night is the third expansion to the popular life simulation game The Sims 3. Late Night was released in the North American market on October 26th, 2010.

Late Night allows players to climb the social ladder to reach celebrity status. Players need to be aware of their social status around town otherwise access to the hottest clubs may be prohibited.

Locations
The Late Night expansion introduces a new metropolitan area called Bridgeport. Unlike other Sims expansions, Bridgeport is a city instead of a neighborhood. The city has two islands connected by a bridge, hence the city's name. One island features high rises and skyscrapers, and contains bars, dance clubs, and other activities. The other island is reserved for the elite, containing lavish mansions in which the biggest celebrities live. The city is described as a combination of San Francisco and Los Angeles.

In Bridgeport, players can host lavish penthouse, rooftop parties. While gallivanting around town, players may encounter non-playable character types like celebrities, dilettantes, bouncers, musicians, and paparazzi.

Careers
With the addition of Bridgeport, the Hollywood-esque metropolitan area, comes a new career. Appropriately, Sims can now participate in a film career. Sims can work to promote new films or even become script writers, but the real allure to the film career is to reach celebrity status. Fame has its perks, like VIP access to certain clubs and discounts, but fame also has its drawbacks, like being stalked by the paparazzi. Your Sim will also deal with scandals driven by Simoleon gossip around town. Club bouncers will note any missteps in your celebrity life and you may lose access to the area's hottest clubs.

Late Night also features updates to the already established music and sports careers.

Bugs
Update 1.18, released on November 30th, 2010, fixed many issues with the initial release of Late Night.

Easter eggs
The original Sims theme song serves as elevator music in Late Night.

Reception and reviews
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