June 11, 2009 - Excellent - The Sims 3 does exactly what a great sequel is supposed to, and serves to expand the already outstanding pedigree of the Sims series.

June 5, 2009 - Excellent - With hundreds of new in-game interactions, personality traits that add a quirky change of pace and new tools to create and expanding the ways that players will communicate with fellow Simmers, The Sims may be more of an evolutionary step in the franchise's development but it's a massive step in the right direction, a new way that we recommend for anyone.

June 1, 2009 - Excellent - Although [The Sims 3] could have offered even more right out of the box, there's still an awful lot of content here, and it's bound to put a smile on almost anyone's face.

June 1, 2009 - Excellent - The Sims 3 team's given us a plenty of reasons to keep coming back, the inevitable cavalcade of expansion packs notwithstanding.

June 3, 2009 - Excellent - The core of The Sims 3 is more powerful than ever. Their world, all jaunty music and exaggerated animation, isn't just a platform for expansion packs, but for exploring your own feelings.

June 2, 2009 - Excellent - After suffering from an oversaturation of Sims for the last 10 or so years, it's hard to believe The Sims 3 is as good as it is. It's unapologetically a Sims game, but it also manages to feel truly fresh.