“Sims” fans will be delighted to discover that the character options in “The Sims 3” (Electronic Arts, for the PC and Mac, $49.99) have expanded exponentially. After you’ve chosen your Sim’s physical characteristics (gender, skin color, age, weight, clothing), you’re asked to select five personality traits. The dozens of options can be good (athletic, friendly), bad (neurotic, mean-spirited) or weird (hydrophobic?) and your choices lead to three “lifetime wishes.” That’s how I’ve ended up trying to cross-breed a chicken and a toaster.

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