The Sims and the consoles have not gotten along. Because of the inability to translate the full Sims experience to differing platforms, the essence of the franchise was lost most of the time. The PS2 iterations were too different from what people were familiar with. URBZ ? Don't get me started.

The Sims is one of the few series that achieves its goal of escapism. After all, what's more detached from reality than reality itself? It has always had a layer of self-aware cynicism that pushes the limits of what its core concept can do.

It's not multiplayer :( It's boring, even though I had it since 10 years ago on pc but the console version doesn't satisfy me at all.

It's everything you've come to love about the PC title re-imagined for the console set. Featuring the same addictive gameplay and a number of new features The Sims 3 is sure to please even the biggest skeptic.

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+ A great translation from PC to console; + Sky's the limit for creativity

- Frequent load times

The Sims 3 ports EA's loveable human tamagotchis to games consoles largely intact, even if the presentation side of things falls somewhat short, writes Philip Horton.

It's a beautiful day over at the VideoGamer.com office. The sun is shining, the birds are singing. All of this can only mean one thing: I'm ill. Yes, nature is laughing at me, wiping its hideous diseases on my face and mocking me triumphantly. Here I am, in the height of HD weather, bedridden.

It's been a while since Pixar's Toy Story has been in the spotlight. With a new film in the cinemas, we take a look at that most dreaded of all video game genres - the movie tie-in.

Great animation and voice acting; Cleverly designed levels; Stacks of content in Toybox mode.

Controls and camera angles leave a lot to be desired

I cant see why this game is getting such bad reviews, its class. It may not be as good as the PC version but it has had a major improvement from The Sims 2. When I first started playing I felt like the other reviewers, but I decided to give it time and now I cant get off it!

There's something to be said for retro games and Woody Two-Legs Attack of the Zombie Pirates certainly fits the bill. You play the unlucky pirate who, having found a vast cache of treasure, is suddenly chased down by a certain Mr Jones.