What are the best virtual family games for teens

Sims 3 by EA
This game would have to be the best virtual family game, you can customise most things and make them look like real people. It also enables you to build their house achieve their ambitions and live through everyday for generations.
costs however are around £20-40 for the initial game then this is where it becomes addictive with the expansion packs enabling new jobs and features which in turn can cost around £10-20

There is also a game by last day of work called virtual families, it is a real time game and so progresses through the day whether your on the computer or not. Its not as customisable as the sims3 and the graphics are no where near the quality however that's what you get when you spent about £5 on a game. You can not build their houses or neighbourhoods like the Sims and everything is pretty below the stands set by EA.It can get very boring as all you do is adopt a friend, get a partner, have children, and proceed in their jobs at home. Everything is featured at their own home there's no neighbourhood. Nothing in comparison to the Sims 3. If you've ever played virtual villagers it very similar as it's made by the same company.