Customer Reviews

Petz Rescue Wildlife Vet

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

If you have played other Petz games on DS, this one is very similar. This is a hybrid child of Trauma center and Petz. As with other DS games, this is one is super short... 2hr or so. The game is very well executed, perfect for a 8+. Even adults can enjoy this game very much. All your missions have TR style clock; that keeps on you toes. Some missions will require you to try a couple of times; not very difficult though. You can replay the game and not get bored. You get a variety of missions from on the field rescue, to diagnosis and research. Research is very educational, you learn a lot of tit bits. In the field missions takes you to different places to locate and treat animals in their natural habitat. Panthers, kangaroos, baby elephants and variety of animals. You also get the Trauma center style operating room experiences. There is very good balance between indoor and out door activities. One surprising element is the visuals, it is not blocky polygons. They have taken some time to make the game look decent. There is no online play.

There is also wii-mote specific mini-games, so it is not simple DS port up. Some mini-games require you do wii-music style sounds to bring the hidden animals from the bush or use as a blow gun and clearing shrubs and trees. As with any other Wii games, there is a also a mini-game arcade that you can play without the main story. They get unlocked as you progress and finish levels.. The min-games are quite fun too. I just wish the game is longer for the money.

The kids just started playing this game, and are getting hooked on it! My 8 year old, a video game fanatic, says, "It's fun. It's a good start if you want to be a vet. It's great for animal lovers." I think it's about time the kids can play a game that doesn't involve blasting or shooting. My daughter, age 6, enjoys it also, although there is quite a bit of high level reading (not necessary to play the game) that might require some adult assistance at the beginning. All in all, it's tame enough for the family, but enjoyable to keep our attention.

I bought this for my wife who just enrolled in veterinary school. She was amazed to find real information and actual situations in what we thought would be " just a kids game ". It is timed and might be a little tough for younger players. Overall a very entertaining game.

My daughter loves this game! She will be five years old later this month and finds this game loads of fun! She tells everyone that she wants to travel and take care of hurt animals when she grows up! It really made her think about caring for something other than herself!

This game is not for autistic children or any other children who have problems with timed games. My seven year old is high functing autistic loves animals and wants to be a vet, but she gets very frustrated with this game. To make things worse, the character on there keeps saying hurry up and focus, which upsets my little girl even more. This game would have been fun except that all elements are timed. I would thinks kids with ADHD would have difficulties, also.

I have a 5.5 yr old and we have tried almost EVERY game out there to find games that she can play and enjoy. This is one of them. The tasks are challenging enough to keep her attention but not frustrate her. Definitely worth the purchase if your child is under 7yrs old and cant fully read well enough to play most of the Wii games out there.

My 9 year old daughter loves animals (wants to be a vet when she grows up) so ever since she saw this game in the store she has been begging for it. She saved her own money and we ordered it from Amazon and just got it last week. I can't pull her away from this game!! It is just challenging enough to keep her entertained but not to overly frustrate her. I have had to help her out with a few missions but told her I will only help the first time through the game! She has said this is a game she would love to play over and over again. Highly recommended for age group 6-12.

I rented this game for my 10 year old daughter for 1 day and she got hooked on it.This is what she said. "Its a really fun game. You go all around the world to help sick and hurt animals. The only thing i don't like about this game is its timed. It may be a little hard for kids under 7, but if you're over 7 and you love animals, you'll love this game."

Perhaps this game works better on other game systems, but it's awful on Wii. My 6 year old daughter has a terrible time holding the remote still enough to satisfy the game. We've played it only a few times, because we get stuck at the FIRST adventure... we remove 3 parasites from a lemur (or some small animal) with tweezers, and it tells us there are more, and to hurry, you're running out of time!!!, and we've searched every spot on this animal with no success. I think the programming is off in this game.[...]

The game is really for individuals with very good eyesight - the talking is written very small. My 5 y/o does fairly well after I have taken him through a couple of times - he has a great memory, which is a must if you want this for your kids. The 'loading' times seem very long. There is a definite learning curve the first several times you play. Overall, we enjoy playing it, but if you don't have good hand-eye coordination and you can't read - you might want to pass.