by Ubisoft
Platform:
Windows 98 / 2000 / Me / XP
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As computer technology improves, so has this outstanding life simulation series, which is now in its fifth edition (see also Catz and Babyz). New features include weather effects, continually updated day and night, five new playscenes, and five mini-games like concentration and tic-tac-toe. Each pair of dogs can now have up to five puppies -- previous editions had just one offspring. You start at the adoption center by selecting a pet from 15 breeds. This takes you to one of the playscenes, for instance a backyard, or a bathroom, or a winter scene. It is possible to create your own scene by importing a digital picture and creating a "floor" and "ceiling." Key to using the program is a nicely designed suitcase menu, that makes it very easy to jump from one scene to another, or pull out endless menus of pet toys, outfits to try on, boxes for them to climb in, and much more. While there is no direct educational content in this program, the open-ended nature of the activity makes it ideal for children to experiment with menus, create with sets of graphics, and play with ideas related to caring for living creatures. The bottom line? This is the best life simulation program available. Created by Studio Mythos. See a demo at http://petz.ubi.com. Copyright © 2001 Children's Software Revue
The Dogz are back, in the fifth version of the bestselling Petz family of products from Ubi Soft. Now Petz lovers can enjoy multiple litterz of Puppyz, new weather effects, and day and night cycles in graphically updated play scenes including five new places to play with your Dogz.
The Catz and Dogz virtual Petz product lines have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, while spawning a huge community of loyal Petz owners. Dogz and Catz live on your computer desktop, from little Puppyz and Kittenz, you raise them as they grow, play, and learn together. When they grow up, many will start families of their own. Petz look to you for care, guidance, and training. For every Petz you adopt, you'll get to sign an Adoption Pledge promising to be a good Petz owner. Make sure your Dogz and Catz get plenty of healthy food, exercise, play time--and lots of love from you! Tasty treatz are one way to reward your Petz for good behavior, just don't overdo it. Use the spray bottle to keep particularly naughty Petz in line. Your Petz will run away if they feel neglected. Please adopt only those Petz you're sure you want and take good care of them.