Customer Reviews

Sims 2 Pets

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After having purchased the previous Sims games for Game Boy Advance, I was eagerly looking forward to this game, wondering what they could do with it. Don't expect the narratives and tasks that came with the previous games -- this is more like the PC version of The Sims, only without the creativity. If you have a choice between this version and the PC version, pass on this one and head straight to the computer -- it's more fun.

I just finished Sims2 Pets for Game Boy Advance (well, I won the final competition but the game tells me it's only 96% completed; I'm not sure what else to do) so it's time to review. I can't get enough Sims games for gba. Since Pets is a Sims game, I enjoyed it but not as much as I enjoyed The Urbz, Bustin' Out, and Sims 2. The following is how I compare Pets to the other Sims games.

I do not recommend owning pets in The Urbz and Bustin' Out as they are just mess makers and are not fun to have at all (except to watch the monkey butler clean up their mess). In this game, of course, you are forced to own a pet but there is a purpose. You teach your pet tricks to compete in competition. These competitions consist of timing games (like the guitar game in Bustin' Out). Certain keys (Left, Right, arrow keys, `A', `B') move up the screen and you have to press them at the right time. The more difficult tricks your pet learns (flips, yoga, fire breathing), the more challenging the timing as you may have to hold one key down with one hand while pressing a tricky combination of keys with the other, etc.). Before competing, you need to "teach" your pet the trick by repeating commands and praising or scolding the pet appropriately. There are only 4 jobs. One is the competitions, the others are walking animals, destroying fleas and other nasties at the vet clinic, and parapsychology (a strange and challenging game) at the cemetery. Unlike other Sims games, you advance by amassing a certain amount of earnings, so you don't have to be super good at anything to advance, but the jobs--except parapsych--are not difficult.

The communication style is different again. Here, icons move across the screen and you choose one. They could be topics of conversation, juggling acts, smiley or angry faces, rock-paper-scissors games, etc. so there is more variety but the characters, to me, seem much more impersonal than in Bustin' Out and Urbz. There are none of the familiar characters like Dusty Hogg and Giuseppi Mezzoalto. You cannot live with anyone either. You can change your popularity very easily, though. Usually picking the faces will work (some characters like the evil faces but most like the happy ones). There is usually a blank row, so you can be selective. I went from a
-50 popularity all the way to +100 in a single conversation.

The one thing that really bugs me about the game is that, no matter where you save, you always end up back at your house when you restart the game. That's annoying. Also, once you move to a better house, your pet won't stay at home anymore and is constantly underfoot. There are not many places to go. The neighborhood is very small compared to the other games (there is no motor bike but, actually, you wouldn't really need it anyway). There is a lot to buy but not many cool things. The best graphics are in the park area. The house furnishings aren't as nice but are an improvement from Sims2.

Pluses are you do get cleaning and mechanical points when you clean and repair things which is a nice addition. There are also numerous ways to get skill points which is also good. The recyclables are always worth the same which is different from the other games. Another part I like is that your pet can hunt and dig up items (but your pet usually doesn't stay focused very long). After winning the top competition, nothing happened. No cool closing scene. There may be some secret I haven't found, though. Maybe you can finally use that boat that is down the stairs. I can't believe it is there but you can never use it. If that is the case, what's up? In sum, I recommend it because it is a Sims game, but it's not as good as the other Sims games (well, except SimCity 2000).

I am an AVID Sim player. Any form of the game that I can get I will. I have the The Sims Bustin Out, Urbz, and Sims 2 on the game boy advance system. Naturally I was estatic about this game being released since I am also a pet lover.

What was so majorly disappointing to me on this game is the lack of consideration to the previous games. All your familiar (and favorite) characters are gone: Dusty Hogg, Misty Waters, Daddy Bigbucks, and so on. There is no fun type plot to this game like in Urbz or Sims 2 but to teach your pet tricks and win competitions. You also only have a few "jobs" but they are not even HALF as fun as the mini games in the other two.

The only good thing I found with this game is the opportunity to have a pet but I would rather stick to Nintendogs than buy this again. And since your pet is the sole purpose of the game (besides little things here and there) you'd think you'd have some sort of relationship points with the animal. No.

Worst of all is the conversations with other Sims! It is like guessing pictures and has NO CHARACTER whatsoever! No funny jokes or whimsical insights into that sims mind.

I am VERY unhappy with this game.

This game is so great!!!


Yes, it is more about the sim than the pet, but its really fun!!! I'ts a sims game, so it is great!

You get a person, a pet, and a house. then go over to the Daily Paw and get a job! When you have about 20% progress, go to the training place and get a job from Otis. So far I have not gotten the other jobs(Vetinary Med., and Parapsycology). When Do you get them?

Of course, like all sim games you have to take care of your needs: sleep, hunger, toilet, shower, social, entertaniment, and house( house is how well your house looks.)


Well, I hope I have helped you decide if you want to get it.



P.S- GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got this game for Christmas. At first I thought it was great, but now I hardly ever play it. I have discovered that Sims 2 Pets is more about the sim, and not the pet. When you start the game, you don't even own a pet!! The people in your town let their pets run around town. These people have you run errands for them, and some of the people give you jobs so you can earn money. Every 2 weeks, you have to pay your rent, and if you don't, the repo lady comes and takes your things to pay it. This game CAN be fun, but sometimes it seems more like a chore. The days go by quickly, and if you don't take care of your sim, she or he will collapse, and you'll be forced to pay the doctor's bill. Here's something you might want to know: I got this game brand-new. I found that with no warning the game sometimes freezes, and the screen turns green and black. I'm not sure if this is just a problem with my game or what, but it's not fair that this happens. If you haven't save your game recently, all the things you've accomplished will be gone.

I had bougth the Game Boy Advance system and since I could not find these games in stores so I can play, then I decided to buy it here.

A fun, entertaining game. I am not a gamer and enjoy games that are not too hard and overly challenging. Not quite the game that Sims Bustin' Out is but still entertaining enough for me.

This game was purchased for our 10 year old daughter who adores pets! She has had so much fun creating "herself" and her pets. We have had a few squables over the game itself involving our 12 and 16 year old daughters who sneak it away to create for themselves! So much fun!

the game was good for a while but it got a little hard.

This game is very fun! I like how I can choose between a cat or a dog.