Virtual Families-Last Day of Work iPhone app Review
Description:
Virtual Families is a life simulator that allows you to adopt and control a little person right inside your iPhone. You can choose from thousands of different characters. The variety of people makes it so it is very easy to find a unique little person who fits your personality. There are so many different aspects of the virtual person’s life to control that you’ll never get bored with this app. Users can encourage their sims to work in at their job in order to bring in some income. Then, this income can be used to buy the necessities of life, and of course, the luxuries as well. After work, you can help your little people relax by spending their free time with various leisure activities. There are also chores and improvements to be done around the house. You can also help them choose a suitable mate to be with. After finding a mate, the little people can even have children and raise a family. It’s not always smooth sailing in the virtual world, either. There are many random things to respond to that show up unexpectedly along the way. Sometimes there are malfunctions around the house, puzzles to solve, and you can even play doctor by dealing with sudden illnesses.
The interesting part about his game is that the life of the virtual person that you are controlling happens in real time, which means that one day to you in the real world means one day to your virtual people. You will need to check in on your little virtual people frequently, because the game time progresses even while your iPhone is turned off. This feature makes the game more realistic, and is one of the reasons that it was a big it when it was released for Windows and Mac systems.
Features:
- Game play is in real time
- Virtual people can be trained and have their personalities shaped through praising and scolding
- You can choose whether your virtual people marry for love or money
- Ability to raise children from birth up to college
- Hidden puzzles around the house
- Trophies that can be earned during game play
Conclusion:
If you have ever been into games with life sims in them, then this app is for you. Virtual Families can be compared to other games such as Virtual Villages and The Sims. The amount of detail in the game is incredible, and the real time game play feature makes it more realistic.
This app was rated 3.5 stars out of 5, and it is available at the app Store for $1.99.
