Dogz

by Ubisoft

Product Features

• Features 49 different dogs across 18 popular breeds
• More places to hang out with your puppy, including the living room, yard, kitchen and bedroom -- even take your puppy for a walk on a leash
• Control a main Character and his interaction with your puppy
• Hang out with your puppy in the living room, yard, kitchen and bedroom - even take your puppy for a walk on a leash!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GG6SMC
• Item Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: November 16, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,926 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform:  WINDOWS 2000/XP Publisher:  UBI SOFT Packaging:  RETAIL BOX Rating:  EVERYONE Put an adorable puppy in your PC! This amazing virtual pet needs food water grooming and discipline just like a real animal. But most of all it needs your love. Teach your clever puppy all kinds of tricks. You and your kitten can decorate your house together. You can train and beautify your panion to win fame and fortune in the talent shows. Or you can watch it soak up your attention. Either way you have a wonderful new friend who's always ready to play!Includes Beagle: These hunting dogs are bundles of energy. Beagles are very loving but also very independent so it takes patience to train them. Short hair makes them easy to groom. Careful! These little pranksters will scratch up anything they can.Border Collie: These intelligent dogs are a pleasure to train. Border collies are loving and obedient panions. However their long hair requires more attention than other breeds'.German Shepherd: Shepherds are loyal pets. Their capacity for love is nearly boundless. they are also very adept learners. Their long fur is tricky to manage though and they bark more than other breeds.Labrador Retriever: These little puppies love to play. They are bright and quick friendly and loving. Labs are fast learners but may have trouble paying attention. They also need more water than other breeds as they tend to slobber.Pug: These puppies are little jokers. They love to play and they're very loving. Training a pug is tricky but they love the attention so you won't mind. Show them all the love you've got and they'll love you right back. Short hair makes grooming a breeze.Product FeaturesCustomize your pet: To start your new life with a pet first select a breed from the adoption center. Adoption certificate: Select a name for your cat and print out the adoption certificate. Play: Take time to play with your new pet and you'll be well rewar

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Oh, come on ..., December 7, 2006

By 

Claire Robertson "computer hermit" (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dogz (CD-ROM)

I was really very excited about this game. I'd been looking forward to its release since I read about its existence this summer, since I had been a fan of the franchise ever since the first game. Sure, I might be in my second decade now, but who can't appreciate a cute and responsive puppy running around on your computer screen? I know I can.
Unfortunately, this game is a giant leap backwards from, say, Dogz 5. Yes, they've updated the graphics. The dogs are no longer made of fuzzy balls attached to each other with lines -- they're way, way creepier now. Their weird not-quite verisimilitude is a whole ton less endearing than the cartoony style of the old games. The interactivity factor has been brought way down, too. The whole point of this game, it seems, is to teach your puppy tricks -- which takes all of about five minutes with the convenient "how to teach your pet tricks" instructions -- and compete with other dead-eyed puppies, thereby earning money to buy an extremely limited number of scary accessories and boring toys.
It used to be you could adopt multiple pets and they could play with each other. In this game, you can own multiple puppies, but there's never more than one out at once. I know I couldn't play it for very long, but it looks like they never grow up beyond the puppy stage, either. Half the fun of the old Dogz games (once the feature was implemented) was breeding your favorite pets and getting puppies.
The past Dogz games truly were for everyone, but Dogz 2006 is a game for children. And those children had better have some awesome attention spans, because it gets really old really fast. It's just bad. And I'm just disappointed.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If you're over the age of 7, stick with Petz 5., January 17, 2007

By 

ZeeZee - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dogz (CD-ROM)

I'm a big Petz fan...I've played every version since the original Dogz way back when. And I have to say, this is the first version that ever completely disappointed me. The graphics are much more realistic, to be sure, but I think the cartoonish ones in earlier versions were actually much cuter. And yes, a few mini-games have been added, but the additions scarcely make up for what they've taken away.

For example, only one pet can be out at a time. You can also no longer breed the petz, which, in my opinion, was the most fun component of the game. Furthermore, there are far fewer clothes and other accessories, and most of these have to be unlocked by training you pet.

In the end, my worst complaint is the change in the format of the game. The appeal of Petz 1-5 was their replay value. It was cute to spend a few minutes each day just sitting back and watching, and the possibility for breeding and dressing up created endless possibilities. The new version is much more of a game than an open-ended simulation, a game that gets repetitive fairly quickly. If you have young children, it may be just the thing for them. If you're looking for an improved version of the old-school Dogz, then you might be better off giving this one a pass.

2.0 out of 5 stars This is not what I was expecting..., April 2, 2008

By 

Sliptheflitch (Jacksonville, Fl) - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Dogz (CD-ROM)

When I heard that Dogz was coming out with a new and 'updated' version of the original game, I went out and bought it for my pc, along with the new version of Catz. However, what I found was that while the graphics are much better than the old versions, there is really nothing to do with your petz. You can no longer have petz running around together, there is not any way to grow your puppy/kitten to an adult, no breeding the animals,(your Catz and Dogz can't interface either) and not even the toys were better....if you can't play fetch with it, the pet just chews on it. It is a little like The Sims, in that you have a bar that shows the status of your pet, but you don't work very hard to keep it up. Other than competing in talent shows and buying things...this game is BORING. Unless you have a small child who can actually spend time teaching a virtual animal tricks, I would not recommend this game.