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Nintendogs

Posted on September 25th, 2005 by MASA.
Categories: DS, DSL, Gaming, Review.

Once again someone else on the internet reviews nintendogs. This time its me. Nintendogs is like the cutest game ever but the downside is trying to find it in stores. In nintendogs you get a puppy in which always stays as a puppy. In this game you get to walk the dog, feed it, play with it, put it in competition, and more. You get to do lots of things. The other downside is that it isn’t built on the Harvest moon time engine but on the Animal Crossing. And you know what that means…..you have to at least play the game 1 a day. There are no real bad things to happen except for you will lose “trainer points” which is the game’s reward system. Nintendogs comes in three versions each with their own dogs but you can unlock all of them throughout the game. The game uses the DS’s WLAN (Wireless LAN which allows them to link together without cables) feature to share items and play with the other person’s dog. Nintendo EXTREMELY improved on how the game uses the mic since “Hey You, Pikachu” (please don’t get “Hey You, Pikachu” it’s not fun). In fact the game takes a sample of your voice (you DON’T have to hold the DS right in your face, which is good.) and then modifies the Dog to that voice. That’s cool. You can change your voice setting to the dog if needed. Also the dog responds to voice commands. You can also talk to your dog when ever you want. You teach your dog commands when a little lightbulb appears inside a small talk-bubble in the upper right hand corner of the screen. The dogs have been animated impressively. So much detail! If you need help with nintendogs you can download this guide in PDF format. Note you will need Adobe Reader.

If you have a DS and are really looking for a game, then I suggest Nintendogs.

I rate this game a 5/5.

Note: if you don’t have a DS you can wait and get it bundled with a special nintendogs version (see below) which releases October 24 with a price of $149.99 that includes either a pearl pink or teal-colored system, and a special “Nintendogs Best Friends” game that lets gamers start the title with the six most popular breeds from the three existing Nintendogs games: Labrador retriever, Golden retriever, German shepherd, Beagle, Yorkshire terrier, and Miniature dachshund. Other bonuses in the package include a Nintendogs-branded, bone-shaped screen cleaner and a paw-print-riddled Nintendogs skin for the system.

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