Instead, you get these strange silhouettes reminiscent of early iPod commercials. The dogs never appear on the bottom, touch-enabled, non-3D screen. However, this emphasis on 3D actually removes some of the immersion. This is all aided by the gorgeous fur effects and realistic animations that really emphasize the technical advantage that this console has over its predecessor. It can’t be denied that the effect is stunning-my guilty pleasure when turning on the game is when my Golden, Pickles, sees me, bounds toward me, and literally jumps out of the screen to lick my face. In Nintendogs + Cats, Nintendo wanted to make a showpiece for the 3D capabilities of the 3DS’ top screen. In the original game, the dogs could appear on either screen, but when you were petting them, they stayed on the touch screen so that you could physically touch them with your finger or the stylus. The slight problem lies with the graphics. The sound is nice and crisp, with various yips, yaps, and mews coming in at every opportunity, and chirpy musical beats play when you enter a new location or go for a walk. In a fun addition, you can press a button to take a 3D picture of the action at any time, and even use the system’s AR (Augmented Reality) cards to make it look like your puppy is sitting on your real-life floor or bed.Īt GamrReview, we typically save our judgment of a game’s presentation for the end, but I’ll talk about it here, since it actually affects the gameplay in a noticeable way. There are plenty of fun things to do with your dog (not so much with a cat-more on that later), such as playing with toys, going on walks, teaching him or her tricks, and entering competitions to win cash to purchase supplies or new friends. There’s no story to speak of: once you choose a dog from the local kennel, you’re let off the leash and allowed to do what you wish. Keep in mind that this is really the same game as the DS original, but with better graphics and new features.įor those unfamiliar with the series, the premise of Nintendogs can’t get much more basic: you’re an animal lover who devotes every moment of your life to your pet.
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It delivers in this department, even if sacrifices had to be made to make full use of the 3D effect. As a marquee game in an admittedly slim launch lineup, it’s again up to Nintendogs to prove why the world needs the new capabilities offered up by Nintendo’s latest handheld. Imagine this, only jumping out in your face!įast forward to the Nintendo 3DS launch, and we have a similar situation.
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