Customer Reviews

Giga Pets Explorer

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At first, when I saw this dock in my Christmas stocking to go along with my Giga Pets hand-held, I put a fake, cheesy grin on my face and humored my parents by pretending to like it. Honestly, I wouldn't have been caught dead playing a game with the word, "explorer" in the title.

A few months later, though, when I was cleaning out my room and giving various things collecting dust to Good Will, I came across this game, and decided to give it a try before totally giving up on it. I gathered up the four AA batteries required, took the cover off of the bottom with a screwdriver and plugged the yellow and white docks into the matching colored outlets on my TV.

I then proceeded to pick out my pet, and noticing that there wasn't a dog in the variation of colors that I desired, I turned the game off and reset the game, pleased greatly that when I tried again, my dream dog was there. I had initially plugged my Puffball Gigapets Handheld into the dock and didn't realize that it would not give me the option to "ZAP" it into the game unless I plugged it back into the dock when I was already playing.

I did so, and was surprised to find that my once-strictly-2D Puffball was now a noise-making, color-changing ball of fur that followed my pet around wherever I went. I also was enabled to visit an Island that without my Minipet, wouldn't have otherwise gotten to do so.

In conclusion, this toy may look like a Fisher Price twinky toy from the outside, but if you wait to play it, you'll notice that it is fun for all ages. There are numerous goals and new openings to go through depending on how many quests you complete (so that there won't be another Animal Crossing disaster), and once you have explored all of the land there is to explore, just hold out and there will be aliens that can change your color.

Now at thirteen years of age, I am still playing this game on a small, old TV with USB docks that doesn't get channels or cannot play movies otherwise, and play a little old-school by using this T.V. (that has surprisingly-great picture and sound!) to play my game almost every day.

This toy was a real surprise! The hookup to the tv couldn't be easier, first of all... You can be playing the game withing seconds of taking it out of the package. My 6-year-old daughter got this toy for Christmas and loves it. She takes the mini pet (a hamster) everywhere--and loves to see her hamster following the pets around when its hooked up to the tv. The level of play is perfect... She played for two hours last night and never got frustrated... she just laughed, a lot! I found myself begging for a turn to play. This game is pure fun, but not without its educational benefits either. I'm happy to see my daughter interested enough to work through difficult words she comes across while playing. I recommend this toy for anyone.

I got this 2 days ago and it is great! I love going on the quest and zapping my mini pet into it. Its like a continuing adventure every day. The quests are not that hard and not to easy. Its great for kids who don't have pets, because they have to take care of their own gigapet on the T.V.

I just bought the Giga Pet Explorer today! I am 12 (almost 13). It hooks up very easily, and I would SO recommend it to any kid who likes interactive virtual pets.
The "quests" are very fun, they are simple, yet entertaining. I really like it. Also, it's fun collecting "halos" and "pitchforks" to create you personality. I like to decorate my house, too.
The controllers work great and are easy to work. The menu is simple to move around, YOU SHOULD SO BUY THIS! I would never get rid of this game!

I GOT THIS toy about a week ago and i love it! you can make your own pet, explore hiden wourls, compleat quests, and make friends! i also love downloading my hendheld pet into it. get this toy!!!!!!!!!!!!

This gigapet game is very fun. my neighbor owns it, and every weekend i find myself calling and asking for her to loan it to me. it has a few educational values, but not many, except for learning to care for the handheld pet (included) you can have it for a year and not go everywhere, the world is that big! And the price ($10.95) is half as much as target ($20.00)!

My girls (ages 6 and 9) absolutely love this game. It is so much more fun for them than a nintendo system (or something similar). They have had it a couple months already and still haven't explored all there is to explore. And the best part, the price was half as much at Amazon that at ToysRus!

Hello,
I bought this toy thinking it would be the greatest thing ever. When I got it I was so thrilled and excited, and was like that for about a month. But after a while, it gets very repititive and boring being able to only play one type of game. Currently I am going to buy a Nintendo DS lite instead. I would recommend Animal Crossing. It's like this, but way better (for DS).
I am not saying I hate this game, just after a while you don't even want to touch it. BLUCK. I think it would be more fun for real little kids.

We have had this for nearly 4 years and got another one last year. My kids really enjoy it. It is a very basic game, compared to what is on the market these days, but we still have lots of fun with it. There are lots of things for your pet to do and many places to explore. The mini games are lots of fun for little ones. They include a memory matching game (16 objects), and hand eye coordination to match up some scrolling objects.
With the memory matching game, it starts out difficult. You get three tries to match up all 12 spaces, and sometimes they stick in objects with the same colour, which increases the difficulty. When you advance further in the game it gives you an upgrade to 1 additional try.
For the Wishing Well; there are several objects that scroll within 3 boxes. You have to try to stop 3 of the same object (one in each box) in order to win that object and some money. In the beginning, the objects scroll quite rapidly. As you progress through the game as a whole, the objects will scroll more slowly. I, personally, found it interesting that these mini games start out difficult and get easier!
Kids can spend hours completing quests for various animals throughout the game, earning prizes and money as they go along. There are dozens of pets to "talk" to and many shops at which to buy various toys, food, vitamins, home decor, and such.

All in all, this is a well rounded game for little kids. They get to earn money and prizes, manage their money, buy fun stuff, decorate their pet's home, explore and complete tasks (some are even timed), play games, learn new tricks for their pet, and keep their pet healthy and happy. Really great to take with you when you travel to Grandma's or to a hotel, just plug and play!

I brought this for my child during Christmas 06. She really liked it and spend a lot of time playing with it. She is 13. We didn't have any problems with it. From what I can see you can buy the dog items, have his own house, a pet friend over etc... I think your kids would like it.