The very first reviews for Sims 3 have hit the Web and from the excerpts on Metacritic -- the reviews seem positively glowing. PC Gamer magazine scored the game a 92/100, calling it the "best Sims game yet" and PC Zone UK magazine, which also scored the game a 92, says something along the same lines.

"These improvements over the previous game nailed it - I became absolutely besotted. I've lost so many hours to The Sims 3 the PC Zone team were convinced they'd have to surgically remove my mouse from my hand to get me to work."

We'll see if the love-fest continues when our review and others hit the Web next week -- it certainly has with GameDaily readers who have already given the game a 100% approval rating. We can definitely tell you that this game has been giving our gaming rigs a good workout the past few days.