Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends

"Best Simulator Ever"

The first time I saw this game was the video from game developer's conference and it has too be one of the best games I have ever seen. I imported this game and I loved it instantly. Okay enough chatter on to the review

Graphics 10/10
The graphics that are seen here have to be one of the best I have seen for the ds the dogs look unbelievably realistic there are so much detail gone into this game. The main menu looks great. When you take your dogs for a walk at night the neighborhood is all dark and the street lights are on. Another example on the great graphics is when you throw an item to your dog eg a ball the camera zooms in and you watch your dog grab and shake it about.

Sound 10/10
The sound is great your dog bark is really realistic I was playing at a shopping center and my dog in the game barked and some people happened to walk past looked at me weirdly. Another great thing is how you can teach your dog to respond to your voice! ,what you do is on the screen is to drag the stylus down and your dog will sit, a bubble will then appear to teach your dog that trick you use you voice so it knows that trick in future. You could teach your dog to sit when you say DUCK if you wanted to.

Gameplay 10/10

Alright here is where the fun begins you start the game after the little intro you chose a dog breed once you have chosen that you are taken to a screen with 3 dogs of that breed the colors. sex, and personality are random so if you don't like any of them exit the screen and try again once you have chosen the dog you are required to pat the dog after all the intro i wont get into it if you are curious look at one of the faqs :-) you can do what ever you want. You can take your dog for a walk ( you can do that once every half an hour.) On the walk you can find items meet other dogs vist the shops and park or just walk and have fun. you can give your dog a bath using the stylus of course. You rub the sponge over it until there are plenty of soap suds after that you wash them of your doggie using the hose, it is quite fun I always make sure I have some shampoo on handy :-)

This is one of the best ds games in my opinion and I hope I have convinced you to buy it if I haven't just go and look at the videos; They are enough to melt anyone's heart.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 06/21/05