Singles: Triple Trouble

Singles: Triple Trouble is a voyeuristic simulation of virtual characters' love lives.

The story follows Josh, a musician who relocates to a new city. On arriving, he moves into a flat with his new friend, Kim, only to find that his ex-girlfriend Anna also lives there. It's up to you to decide whether Josh pursues a relationship with Kim or works things out with his old flame.

The game has a lot in common with The Sims 2. You'll need to pander to the basic needs of your singles, including their desires for friendship, romance and eroticism. Keep them happy enough, and they'll be more inclined to fall into bed together.

However, it's not always as straightforward as feeding your singles when they get hungry. Each has a unique personality and different expectations from a relationship.

You may find that the target of your character's affections doesn't react well to certain types of stimulation (one may like to cuddle, and another may like to pillow fight), so a good deal of experimenting is required.

Should you get bored with Josh and his relationship dilemma, there is also a Freeplay mode and 10 quests where you can pair five new characters.

This mode should appeal especially to fans of reality TV shows such as Big Brother, as playing matchmaker for the 17 characters on offer is an enjoyable challenge.

It's easy to pigeon-hole Triple Trouble as mindless titillation. However, it manages to stay appealing as you need to put a substantial amount of effort into making your singles have sex. Barring the 'self-pleasuring' option, you won't get much instant gratification.

It may not be quite as deep as The Sims games, but if you want a voyeuristic game with an adult theme Triple Trouble fits the bill.

System requirements:

• Windows ME/XP or above
• 256MB RAM
• 64MB graphics card with T&L
• 1.5GHz CPU
• DirectX 8.1-compatible soundcard
• 1GB of hard disk space