Nintendogs Review
This one will be good and long. I will also write a guide.
Alright,
disclamer:
I picked up Dashund and Friends Version of NDogs. Any changes in between version or something that I am unaware of, please inform me. (Post here.)
My sister also got Lab and Friends.
I myself got a Beagle, naming her Samudog, and giving her Samus like commands. (Like, for roll over, I said: Morph Ball.)
My sister got a black lab(?), and named her Daisy.
I will also be dividing this review into sections.
Sound:
Ah, the sound in Nintendogs. Can anyone say variety? Even the simplest of toys have atleast 3 sounds. The dog noises (barking, scratching, etc.) are unbelivably real for a DS game, let alone any game. Most, if not all of the dogs also have their own unique sounds. The sound quality in my opinion is the best that of which you will find in a DS Game that is currently out to the public (USA). Altough I knew that NDogs sound would be good, I never expected it to be THIS good. The music is also very nice, and well placed in different game scenarios.
Graphics:
I took one look at my dog and BAM. I just thought: 'What PWN-Bound Graphics.'
These are almost in my opinion deffinetly the most stunning DS Graphics yet.
Even the poop looks real! (Sorry, that was just how strenous about this.)
The dogs look unbelivably real for the DS, the toys are great looking and come in different colors most of the time, the city you walk in looks great, too.
Gameplay:
There was so much variety here, I will break it up into sections.
Overview:
The variety and things to do in Nintendogs are simply limitless.
One day, you could be cleaning your dog and training him, the next day, you are winning a disc throwing competition and going for a walk. In this game you not only are suggested to check your dog every day, but you want to. The gameplay compared to raising a real dog is so realistic, I don't think they could have done a better job. The gameplay physics are also topnotch, and multiplayer PWNS, too.
You can also unlock other breeds that are otherwise unavalible to you by interacting with other versions.
Your Dog Itself:
Like I said, the comparation to raising a real life dog and a Nintendogs one is very close. Here, for the benifit if you are wagering whether to buy or not, I will list some: If you talk to loud, they get scared, when they first come home, they are nervous, You must feed your dog, clean him using the stylus, pet them using the stylus, I have also found that tapping the touch screen to hard and in the wrong spots makes your dog angry, you use the stylus to throw frisbees, balls, etc.
Your dog can interact with others the same it would in real life, you use the microphone to call your dog to you, teach him commands, scold him, and more.
You may also find yourself treating your dog as if it were a real, living, breathing thing every now and then. Also if you play with your dog at night, he is more prone to sleep during the day. How real is that?
Things You Can Do With Your Dog & More:
Here, I will simply list them and give some detail.
You can walk your dog and choose the path you will take by drawing it with a stylus, your dogs stamina increases as you walk more, you can stop at gyms, and practice agility, or frisbee throwing, you can stop in at a discount store, you can use the mic to teach him, call him, you can enter him/her in competitions such as:
Agility Course, Disc Throwing, and Obediance. You have 'trainer points' which ranks you as you do certain things. When using the multiplayer, you can add them to your 'friends' list, and check their 'trainer card', along with their dogs, trainer points, and more. You can change the way your house looks, play with toys, and just so much more you have to play to believe.
Overall Rating:
Graphics: 10
Gameplay: 10
Sound: 9.5
Replayablity: 10
Overall: 10
What can I say, Nintendogs is the best DS Title out to date in almost every way.
This is a must buy, altough this game may not be for everyone. Otherwise, get it or I will kill you.
NDogs lived up to everything I wanted and more.