USA Today writes: "Consider it a clone of The Sims for the casual gaming crowd. Virtual Families from Last Day of Work borrows heavily from EA's best-selling game and while they've added a few new twists, it lacks some polish in more ways than one.
Gamers first "adopt" a character, who moves into their home, and is then joined by a spouse selected from an online dating service. Hopefully they're compatible with one another, including similar interests and wants (such as children). While my husband and wife appeared to have things in common, they didn't spend much time together. If one watched TV, for example, the other went outside."
From the review: "After achieving noteworthy success in the casual gaming market with their three Virtual Villagers PC titles, LDW has decided to make an interesting switch from the deserted island paradise theme to that of suburban simulation with Virtual Families.
The game is focused around your adoption of, at first, a sole "little person," as the game calls them, which lives in your computer. This little person is given the run of a fairly large home, and asks for your help in creating a prosperous life for themselves."
Casual Gamer Chick checks out the latest in the "Virtual..." PC series, Virtual Families.
Excerpt: "Virtual Families is an entertaining game for the right person. Players have to raise virtual families and it can be just as daunting to raise a virtual family as it can be to raise a real life family. There may be people that don't want to escape real life by playing it in a video game. That being said, the game is fun and intriguing. There are aspects of the game that make you want to keep playing to figure out what is going to happen next. Not to mention the game operates on real time, which means it will continue even if you are not playing the game. Something to keep in mind. If you are looking for a fun game that simulates real life, then you can't go wrong with Virtual Families."
Publisher Last Day of Work's sim game Virtual Families has been added to Steam and is now available for purchase and download.
