Developer: Electronic Arts Mobile
Price: $9.99
Version Reviewed: 1.0.85

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iPhone Integration Rating: 5
Stability: 3
Features: 4
User Interface: 5
Reuse Value: 4
Overall Rating: 4.1

Wow. The Sims 3 is finally here. Of course, because of the long and delayed wait for this game, people have high expectations. Some expectations were met, while some were not, but EA did listen to iPhone users and it made an iPhone version of the Sims 3. I tested out the Sims 3 for iPhone today, and I have to say, I’m pretty happy. Some things frustrated me, while others pleased me. After the break, here is my full Review of the Sims 3.

For those of you who don’t know, The Sims is a life simulation game from EA, originally created in 2000 by Will Wright. Sold to millions, the game involves you controlling these people called Sims: you can make their lives fullfilling or totally mess it up. This is the third Sims game on desktop (obviously) and the first for iPhone. I thought the game, was modern, easy to learn, and fun.

The iPhone Integration rating for The Sims 3 is exceptional, considering the factors. The Sims is a very detailed game, and even on the iPhone, it continues to have plenty of functions. EA still nade sure that the screen still had a clear opening and that the screen wasn’t “invaded” by options and status bars.This is evidence of great iPhone Integration. Plus, when you go fishing in the game, you use the accelerometer to lure and catch the fish. The stability on this application is frankly quite low, the first minute I started using the app, it crashed.  Here are some comments from other users on it’s stability:

I just bought it and have been trying to play for 10 minutes but it keeps crashing.
-sbdjlcc81

Not Worth $9.99.
-eaudeamber

My only concern is that it keeps crashing on me.
-simsfanatic101

Bottom line, don’t expect too much from this application for stability.

The features on this application are pretty good, considering the circumstances. If you’re looking for extensive features, go straight to the desktop version. The application has very low features compared to the desktop version, but a satisfactory amount of features for an iPhone Application. This is why the features of The Sims 3 got 4 stars. The user interface for the Sims 3 is adequate, no big problems or anything. What I really liked was one of the menu’s features sliding across pages, which makes it easy to view the sim status menu.

This application has a relatively high reuse value, but you cannot play multiple sims in one game and you can only have 3 games on your iPhone. The game does have different job opportunities and outcomes, which evens out it’s Reuse Value Rating to 4 stars.

Overall, The Sims 3 is pretty cool. It has stability problems, and $10 may be a bit high, but it’s still a very fun game. I would definitely recommend this game, as it is one of the best simulation games on iPhone.