


The Sims 3 offers a helpful introductory tutorial to take you through the basics, but there’s still a lot in the game that you’ll need to discover on your own, which in many ways is part of the fun. Once you’ve created your Sim, you’re ready to jump in and begin playing.

For instance, you can choose to play as an all-around nice guy or a jerk who goes around the neighbourhood annoying everybody they meet. The first thing you’ll need to do in order to get started in The Sims 3 is create your “Sim.” Your Sim is the character or avatar that you will play as within the game, and this goes beyond merely customizing appearances - you also choose your Sim’s persona and personality traits, which determines what your goals will be within the game and what sort of activities will make your Sim happy and motivated. Basically you’re given control of a character known as a “Sim” and must take care of meeting their needs, improving their lifestyle, furnishing their house, and creating social interactions with other characters in the game. With The Sims 3, EA appears to have delivered a solid and very playable version of the game that takes full advantage of the iPhone platform to provide an enjoyable experience for both new players and seasoned veterans of The Sims genre alike.įor players new to the series, The Sims 3 can best be described as a combination of part role-playing/strategy game, part virtual doll house and part Tamagotchi pet. The Sims series has a large fan base and as with their release of SimCity last year, expectations of a The SIms 3 on the iPhone version will be relatively high.

The Sims 3 is one of EA’s more ambitious iPhone releases in bringing a popular desktop game franchise to the iPhone and iPod touch platforms.
