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Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends
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Overall Critic Score:3.4594
Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends Critic Reviews
However, one of the consequences of my apartment lease, which is at an incredible deal for the Boston metro area, is that I’m not allowed to own any pet whatsoever. Be it a hedgehog, a turtle, a sugar glider, or even a cavy, it’s not allowed in my...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Netjak
Nintendogs is an uncommon breed of videogame. On one hand, it isn’t anything particularly new; we’ve been seeing this sort of “parenting” simulation gameplay since those LCD Tamagotchi pocket games that were popular some ten years ago. But then...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Gamerz-Edge
While each version has 6 dogs you can start with, all the dogs are actually unlockable in each version of the game. You can obtain dogs easier by trading with another version, but it's not like Pokémon where trading was the only way to get certain...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at PALGN AU
After playing Nintendogs, it's not hard to see where they're coming from; it's not a traditional type of game. Nintendogs is by no means bad, in fact it's a great experience, but not everyone is going to want to play. It's a specialized game for a...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at GamersMark
On starting the game for the first time you have to pick one of several breeds and name your puppy. Once you’re home your puppy needs to learn their name - using the mic situated on the front of the DS you will call your puppy a couple of times and...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at TGSN
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The main goal of the game is to get your dog(s) in tip-top shape for one of three competitions. The disc competition has you throwing your Frisbee and getting a certain amount of points based on how far away the disc went and catch style. In the agility...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at VGPub
The graphics in Nintendogs are very good as far as Nintendo DS games go and the character models for the dogs themselves are amazingly lifelike. From the way they sit to the way they take a doggie dump, the developers replicated the mannerisms of...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at DreamStation.cc
The gameplay is grossly satisfying, despite being so simple, and this is largely thanks to how you’re interacting. You can train your puppy to learn tricks, and is mostly done via the DS microphone. Your dog can learn its own name just by speaking into...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Game Chronicles
Out of all of the great offerings the DS has coming up in the next few months, Nintendo has been talking about Nintendogs the most. It was a huge part of their E3 presentation, and has been touted as another game that utilizes the unique hardware of the...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Lawrence
I only get to visit home a few times a year now. Big city college life doesn’t lend itself kindly to pets. I look forward to the day when I can afford the time, cost, and space to have a dog of my own. Until then, however, I cherish my canine greetings...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at DS Advanced
When Huubie finally learned his own name, it was time to teach him some tricks. The first and easiest command would be the sit command. By gently tapping on the forehead of your dog and sliding your stylus down, he’ll sit down and a light bulb will...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Frag Land
Women who read this will probably think I’ve forgotten them. But of course this statement also counts for female players. They are just more sensitive when it comes to cute little puppies. Real men want to play with guns in stead of dogs. The only...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Fragland
In Japan, Nintendogs proved to be a huge success. From the mind of Shigeru Miyamoto, it was released to huge anticipation due to its backing by only the 5th perfect score in Famitsu history, the biggest gaming magazine in Japan. The title proved to be...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Game Rankings
Once upon a time, Shigeru Miyamoto took up gardening as a hobby. One thing led to another and, as the story goes, Nintendo fans were blessed with Pikmin. As we all know, history never takes long to repeat itself. The Miyamoto family recently came into...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Gamer Within
While it's easy to initially marvel at this title, the repetitive micro-managing of your Nintendog(s) definitely gets old after a while. It's clear that Nintendo tried to alleviate this problem by limiting the amount of time you can progress in the game,...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Jaded Gamer
You can also call your dog by name and teach it tricks using the Nintendo DS microphone! At the beginning of the game it'll ask you to give a name to your dog. Repeat the name you want to give your dog several times, and once it learns its name, it'll...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at GamerDad
As soon as turn on your DS, you are greeted with the warm barks of puppies looking for an owner, at which point you are greeted by a cuddly… Wooden door. Well, once you knock on it, you are introduced to the game. You have $1000 to blow, and you must...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at MobileTechReview
Nintendogs grabs you by the collar from the get-go. Stop at the kennel, purchase your pooch, take it home, and coddle it. That's Nintendogs in a dog bowl. Once it's used to its new surroundings, it's time to give it a name and teach it how to respond...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at G4
Even though the game comes in three different versions; Chihuahua, Lab, and Dachshund, they are all the same game. The only difference between the three is the six different breeds you have to choose from when you start out. But you can eventually get...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Games First!
It may come as a surprise to some, but the main point in the game of Nintendogs is to raise a loveable but virtual dog. Fortunately, unlike the virtual pet games of long ago, Nintendo removes almost all remnants of responsibility from the player. Unlike...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Plain Games
For the uninformed, Nintendogs is a simulation game where you choose a virtual puppy at a kennel and then raise it. As the DS has touch screen and microphone capabilities, touching and talking to your dog is the main meat of the game. Your options are...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at N-Insanity
You'll need to do everything you would normal do with a real puppy that you do with a Nintendog. You have to teach it its name, how to sit, roll over, play dead, and shake that tail. Fortunately, all Nintendogs come house trained, so need to worry about...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Modojo
First off, we'd disagree with those who claim that Nintendogs is nothing more than a glorified Tamagotchi. And we'd disagree with those who argue that it's not a "proper game" - it involves making choices, interacting with characters and achieving...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Eurogamer
Spend some time with Nintendogs and you'll find it to be a little bundle of fuzzy love. Teach your pup tricks in the same method as a real dog, through repetition and reward. Tricks range from the standard "sit" and "shake" to the advanced "backflip" and...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at 1UP
250,000 sold in its opening week in the US. Almost two million units shifted worldwide. A version featuring cats planned. Heck, even prominent displays in GAME. When it comes to Nintendogs, you sense another Nintendo behemoth rolling ominously this way,...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Pro-G
It's not a linear game so much as a virtual pet and quite similar to the LCD keychain fad Tamagotchi from the late 90s. Only Nintendogs is far more involved and rewarding. And instead of trying to care about the health and welfare of a liquid crystal...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Games Radar
Think back to the last time you held a puppy. Now, try and recall your emotions during that moment. If you are having trouble remembering, let me jog your memory for you. You were happy. A huge grin split your face from ear to ear. You might have even...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Thunderbolt
Everything except the backgrounds is superb. While Nintendo argues that graphics don’t sell a game, the animations and models of the various dogs and toys is a primary focus in this game. You can tell a great deal by the way your puppy looks at you or...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Nintendojo
Nintendogs begins with you walking up to a kennel and knocking on the door with the stylus (hinting toward further stylus use in duration the course of this title) After this it is up to you to buy your first puppy from a starting selection of 6 depening...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at DarkZero
Nintendo's latest foray in the world of innovative products has been overwhelmed by puppies. You read that correctly, Nintendo has literally gone to the dogs in an effort to create the latest and greatest innovative craze for their already innovative...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Deeko
This kind of virtual compassion makes use of an effect which is probably as old as gaming itself— when a child plays with his favorite cuddly toy, it will name it and it will take on a personality of its own. Humans are very good at granting lifeless...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Gamecritics
After bringing home your puppy, you'll need to teach him his name. It'll be your first experience with Nintendogs' voice recognition system, which manages to be both easy to use and passably accurate. Generally, three repetitions of a command are needed...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Yahoo! Games
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Virtual pets, utterly unsurprisingly, are nothing new. Something of a craze was kicked off by the Tamagotchi devices – little egg-shaped things with an alien-looking creature inside that needed feeding, cleaning and “disciplining” every so often....read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Jolt Online Gaming UK
Never one to shy away from turning cute headaches into interesting software (yeah, I�m looking at you, Pikmin), Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo's resident developing diva, decided to digitize doggies and toss �em into a video game, if that�s an accurate...read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Game Revolution
Players get a puppy, and with a bevy of cash already in the bank, store up supplies (food, shampoo, toys, etc.) and begin to interact and train the cute canine. This is the greatest part of the game, as it affords the easiest portions of enjoyment....read the complete Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends review at Digital Entertainment News
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