The Sims has traditionally been a stronghold on PC. For EA, it was a license to print money. Endless expansions and now on its 2nd sequel, it seems nothing can stop them now. But on console it has been a different story. The Sims 2 did not sell as well on console as it did on PC, and I am having a hard time recalling any version before that. So it’s with some trepidation that I’m venturing back to the land of the Sims with this new version for console, The Sims 3.

Let’s recap for newcomers to the Sims universe:

You play some sort of detached cursor that sees to the needs of a little family of Sims. They, like normal people, will need to eat, sleep, have relationships, go to work, earn money, spend money, go to the loo, and ultimately die. By paying careful attention to a Sim’s specific needs you can tell them when to have lunch, and when to take a bath.

It sounds rather mundane, looking after someone else’s life when your own is probably more in need of attention, yet it has to be one of the most addictive game series available today. Sales charts will back me up here: there is almost always a ‘Sims’ title in the top-sellers list, and often more than one at a time.

Continue reading El33tonline’s review of The Sims 3 for PS3.