The scale and size of The Sims 3 is far beyond anything I imagined - my sim (a fitter, handsomer, friendlier version of myself) played out his life like normal until one day he got it in his head he wanted to write a fantasy novel. Not just a novel, a fantasy novel.

When The Sims launched in 2000 it instantly struck a chord with people across the globe. Will Wright delivered the ultimate ‘god game', a game where you controlled people's daily lives, from the mundane like cleaning, eating, sleeping to those quintessential moments in life such as falling in love,...

The Sims 3 provides gamers with a title that is more evolved and still thoroughly as addictive as its predecessors, giving gamers a greater sense of freedom and an overall refined experience.

The Sims 3: University Life is a really fun game and addition to the Sims. A genius idea really! My favourite would definitely be the new addition of HEAPS of furniture and the new Uni world.

like any other stuff pack. comes with things like outdoor cooking utensils, new spas, new chairs and stuff like that.

I am a huge fan of the sims series and have owned every game and expansion pack since sims 1 first came out. Sims 2 made such a giant leap of progress from sims 1, I was excited to see how much progress Sims 3 had made. A BIG ONE.

sims 3 store - some free items; can buy new items clothes

some glitches; can't build empty lots - need to demolish others

Hello internet, can we talk privately for a second? Yeah, it's about The Sims. It's pretty stupid, huh? I mean, it's practically playing with dolls right? You're sitting at a computer, sometimes watching some virtual dude sit at a computer.

You've got to have seasons in your game, it brings some realism to the game that i wouldn't do with out. I had been waiting for seasons since The Sims 3 came out. The festival grounds is a great added touch, it gives your Sims something else to do in the game, and i love that there are holidays like...

Bottomline: The Sims 3 is by far the best in the series. That being said, some of the same performance issues remain that did 9 years ago when the series debued. The immense customization options and more realistic situations will still leave you in shock and awe.

The Sims 3