The way the game keeps you focused on tasks throughout while still keeping it all related to your very own custom-made sim is what makes The Sims 3 so engaging. It manages to cut out all the flab from the PC Sims experience without leaving out any of the key bits. Sure, you can’t customise your house to the same extent, but you can still buy all sorts of expensive furniture and utilities to get to look you’re after.
We did find that The Sims 3 is initially a bit confusing. In spite of a simple interface where you just have control a cursor using the keypad, selecting objects to use or move your character over to them, there’s still a greater learning curve than in the majority of mobile games. However, considering quite how sprawling the game’s content is compared with your average mobile game, we’re more than happy with the compromise.