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Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends
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Overall Critic Score:3.4680
Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends Critic Reviews
Predictably the game starts off with you choosing from a selection of puppies. Unlike Tamagotchi, the dogs in the game won't grow or die, so your selection will remain as cute as the day you pick him or her out. Nintendogs will have three different...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at UnderGroundOnline
While I was very impressed with the microphone usage in the game, I did find some trouble with my puppy clearly understanding what I was telling her. When your dog understands your command, a light bulb will appear over their head. If they did not...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Jive Magazine
Behind a great leader there is always a strong foundation and with nintendogs the idea supporting the new phenomenon stems back to an early 1990s craze that swept the entire population of Earth. The game that was not really a game, was none other than...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Cubed3
It's not really known what inspired Miyamoto to help create this game. Is he a dog lover or owner himself? Is this one of his attempts at appealing to those that don't consider themselves gamers? Might it be both? Might it be something else? Well...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Nintendo Spin
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Nintendogs was awarded a Perfect score (40/40) by Famitsu magazine in Japan, which is actually a groundbreaking score, as it joins only 4 other games to achieve this behemoth-sized score. However, we have been debating around the office to see what we...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Club Skill
Nintendogs currently comes in three different versions; Miniature Dachshund, Labrador Retriever, and Chihuahua. Each version gives you six different puppies to choose from at the beginning of the game. Much like Pokemon, if you encounter another gamer...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Gaming Age
When the cartridge is first inserted into the DS, you’ll find yourself at the Nintendogs kennel. Here you’ll meet the pups and make a purchase. Once you get the little fellow home you will need to name him. Having an intense dislike of those small...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at GameShark
Ya know, I read the other day that the DS has sold over six million units worldwide while the PSP has only sold two million. Yes, I know they haven't launched the PSP in Europe yet. But there's no way that our friends across the Atlantic are going...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at GameZone
Gameplay mixes the use of the DS stylus and touchscreen with the microphone, and the combinations are innovative and glee-inducing. To start, trainers must name their pet by repeating the little guy’s name again and again until “Ding!" we have voice...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Amped IGO
Nintendogs starts off at the kennel, where you select your puppy. If you’re picky it’s even possible to choose its sex, as well as disposition, allowing you to find a dog that will be suited to activities you enjoy, or one that matches your...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Gaming Horizon
Yes, the Nintendogs are noticeably polygonal. They have data points and textures like any other 3D representation, and at the end of the day they’re still stuck in your DS, behind those double screens. But their behavior is so well done, you’d...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Gaming Nexus
Gameplay in nintendogs? Teaching it tricks, taking it for walks, stroking your dog and watching it piddle (although that isn't exactly a bit of the gameplay). Sounds great doesnt it? All of it (except for the camera angles) are controlled with the touch...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at DS-x2
Behold the awesome power of your adorable new puppy overlords....read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at GameSpot
The difference between Nintendogs and every other virtual pet out there is that they look and act just like real puppies – not some scribbly nonsense you’ve never heard of. They chew on each others’ ears, get scared of unfamiliar objects, howl when...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Planet Gamecube
No Bob, I know they aren’t real, although I have been obsessed at times. I am talking about my puppies on a videogame website, after all, and despite a common belief out there (started by Nintendo, actually), I think Nintendogs still qualifies as a...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at NintendoWorldReport
Depending on which version of Nintendogs you have (three different versions are available in Japan); you'll have five breeds immediately accessible when you begin the game, and other breeds become available later. Pick a puppy, and you'll take it to your...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Games are Fun
Nintendogs is a series of three virtual pet games that feature incredibly realistic puppies for you to raise - without resorting to the pooper scooper or Bounty - the quicker picker upper. I have to admit that I was a little reticent at first, not being...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Cheat Code Central
Now, nearly ten years later, Nintendo has updated the concept to a considerable degree and released its own variation of the virtual pet upon the world—Nintendogs. At face value, Nintendo's creation is not much more complex than the product released by...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at eToychest
To start, you’re given $1,000 and sent to the dog kennel where you can pick out your new little friend. Once selected, you take your puppy home and can begin training it. Of course, this is all optional. If you’d like Nintendogs to remain a glorified...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Team Fremont
The training process is actually quite painless as long as you’re willing to put in the time with your puppy. (Not to worry, you can save your progress.) Following instructions laid out in the in-game training manuals you use the stylus to pet your...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Armchair Empire
The Nintendogs experience starts in the Kennel, where aspiring pet owners can purchase a new dog from a selection of six different breeds. The breeds initially available vary depending on which version of the game you buy, but all of the breeds (along...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Electric Playground
Nintendogs is easy to use and the controls along with those cute puppy dog eyes are enough to warm any gamer's heart. The voice recorder plays a big part in Nintendogs as you can teach your pup his or her name, tricks and other various commands like sit,...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Extreme Gamer
Nintendogs seems to be a simplistically cute stroke of genius....read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at GamePro
Dogs, in my mind at least, are not what they're cracked up to be. I despise their constant need for attention, dislike the way they beg for food at the dinner table, and in all honestly, would rather they just left me the hell alone. That's right people,...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at HonestGamers
I have to admit that the look of this game really does stand out. The DS has never been known to be a powerhouse in terms of graphics capabilities, even though it is not bad, but I have to say that Nintendo made sure that this game looks darn good. The...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Da GameBoyz
Ever since the PSP was released, much to-do has been made about the longevity of the Nintendo DS. “If Nintendo wants to survive,” opined self-anointed gaming experts, “the DS needs a killer app.” Putting aside my own personal belief that...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Game Helper
It shouldn't come as a shock to anyone that Nintendogs is a cute game. When a game is based around puppies, it's hard not to have the game look cute unless, of course, you're pitting the puppies in barbed-wire, steel cage death matches. Then again,...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at Game Vortex
The most prominent Nintendogs bullet point is the design's speech recognition technology. Without it, the game wouldn't be half as fun or interesting because, quite frankly, half the experience with a real dog is interacting verbally. The tech is capable...read the complete Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends review at IGN
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