Kairosoft’s latest management sim Mega Mall Story sets up stall today on iPhone

Bad news for those just checking out of Game Dev Story rehab: proud purveyor of pocket management simulations Kairosoft has released Mega Mall Story for iPhone this morning.

And if this shopping centre sim possesses even half of the addictive properties of the Japanese developer’s previous iPhone offerings - Hot Springs Story and Pocket Academy - then we'll book a trip to the Betty Ford Center now.

In Mega Mall Story, players once again don their management caps, though this time you're in charge of a bustling retail complex.

In designing and constructing your 'ultimate mall', you may add everything from fast food restaurants to sushi bars, and from stairs all the way up to the less obvious heliport.

Should your establishment begin attracting Bluewater-style visitor numbers, a 'Fever' is triggered, whereupon punters swamp your aisles and stores (though, hopefully, without the tragic consequences of recent events in London).