Method and apparatus for performing bringup simulation in a mobile terminal

An apparatus and method for providing a bring-up simulation game in a mobile terminal that makes a call over a mobile communication network are provided. In the apparatus, a call detector monitors an incoming or outgoing call and collects bring-up call information from the monitored call. A call decider analyzes bring-up call information associated with a phone number mapped to a predetermined character among the collected bring-up call information, numerically quantizes the analyzed bring-up call information, and determines the growth stage of the character according to the numerical bring-up call information. A character controller updates the appearance and state of the character according to the growth stage of the character. A display displays the updated appearance and state of the character.