Zhu Zhu Pets: Special Edition with Baby Hamster

by Activision Publishing

Product Features

• Explore the Slide Park, Skate park, nursery, bathrooms and more. Drive around little cars, zip up ramps, spin down slides, run in the hamster wheels, and get into all sorts of crazy situations.
• Includes the limited edition "Baxter" Zhu Zhu Pets baby Hamster (non-motorized) figure.
• 9 different Zhu Zhus to play with, including Patches, Nugget, Winkie, Jilly, Scoodles, Pip Squeek, Mr. Squiggles, Chunk and Num Nums, plus 10 babies.
• Play with multiple Zhu Zhu toys, including the Hamsterball, Car and Skateboard.
• 30 unique levels filled with secret passages, food, coins, upgrades, and babies.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0031KS9XQ
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 2 x 4.5 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 23, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,920 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Based on the wildly popular line of robotic toy hamsters of the same name, Zhu Zhu Pets introduces Nintendo DS and DSi players to a new level of fun in the Zhu Zhu Pets universe. Featuring nine different Zhu Zhu Pets to play with in-game, as well as distinct game environments, 30 levels of play and a wide range of Zhu Zhu Pets toys, this new handheld animal simulation adventure promises familiy-friendly fun that both children and parents will relish. This special limited Edition also includes the "Baxter" Zhu Zhu Pets baby Hamster non-motorized figure shown below. Discover the Zhu Zhu Pets universe with the game and included Baxter baby hamster figure. View larger. Gameplay Where will your Zhu Zhu zhu-oom? Find out for yourself like never before in Zhu Zhu Pets: Special Edition with Baby Hamster. Pick your favorite Zhu Zhu Pet and explore your very own humongous hamster city. Nurture them, feed them, hear them chatter and love them as you scoot and scamper through an awesome maze filled with chutes, tunnels, twists, turns, ramps and jumps for endless fun for everyone! Each Zhu Zhu Hamster has its own unique personality and whimsical sounds. Help them scoot, scamper, bump n' boogie through the crazy maze as you unlock more cool stuff the further you go in the Hamster habitat. Collect all your favorite hamsters as you rule the Zhuniverse. And as an added benefit enjoy the limited Ed "Baxter" Zhu Zhu Pets baby Hamster (non-motorized) figure included. Key Game Features Includes the limited edition "Baxter" Zhu Zhu Pets baby Hamster non-motorized figure. 9 different Zhu Zhus to play with, including Patches, Nugget, Winkie, Jilly, Scoodles, Pip Squeek, Mr. Squiggles, Chunk and Num Nums, plus 10 babies. Play with multiple Zhu Zhu toys, including the Hamsterball, Car and Skateboard. 30 unique levels filled with secret passages, food, coins, upgrades, and babies. Explore the Slide Park, Skate park, nursery, bathrooms and more. Drive around little cars, zip up ramps, spin down slides, run in the hamster wheels, and get into all sorts of crazy situations. Additional Screenshots: 9 different Zhu Zhu pets. View larger. 30 unique game levels. View larger. Plenty of Zhu Zhu toys. View larger. Loads of areas to explore. View larger.

Product Description

Where will YOUR Zhu Zhu zhu-oom? Pick your favorite Zhu Zhu Pet and explore your very own humongous hamster city! Nurture them, feed them, hear them chatter and love them as you scoot and scamper through an awesome maze filled with chutes, tunnels, twists, turns, ramps and jumps for endless fun for everyone! Each Zhu Zhu Hamster has its own unique personality and whimsical sounds. Help them scoot, scamper, bump n' boogie through the crazy maze as you unlock more cool stuff the further you go in the Hamster habitat. Collect all your favorite hamsters as you rule the Zhuniverse.

Customer Reviews

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cute game for young children, March 26, 2010

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C. Taylor (Yukon OK) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Zhu Zhu Pets: Special Edition with Baby Hamster (Video Game)

We gave this to our three year old daughter last night (she will be four in July). She was able to figure the game out quickly with limited assistance from us. You begin by taking care of one little hamster, feeding, exercising, taking to toilet, watering, etc, and then you can play games that unlock other levels including more hamsters, games, etc. After playing for forty five minutes, she had three hamsters, and we put them to sleep for the night simply by closing the DS. This morning she played for about twenty minutes and already earned a fourth hamster. It is a cute, simple game that I would recommend for younger children. The hamsters have little icons that appear near them showing you when they need food, sleep, play, etc. so there is no reading involved, other than simple things like yes or no, which they learn quickly. Our daughter's favorite part of this game is the ability to collect lost little baby hamsters. She has only found one, and it stays in the nursery, but just from last night until this morning, he had grown, so I suspect that it will join the other hamsters before long. As we have only had the game one day, I can't tell how long the fun will last, but I am certainly happy with the purchase and would highly recommend it to other parents looking for clean, simple fun on the DS for their little ones. One note on the free little hamster, he is cute, but will wear quickly as his "fur" wears off in play. We have none of the Zhu Zhu Pets and our daughter isn't aware that they are a retail item, so we can't say how the free one compares to the hamsters for sale separately.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Things to know about the Special Edition version, March 31, 2010

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Jill Krawczyk (Stevens Point, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Zhu Zhu Pets: Special Edition with Baby Hamster (Video Game)

My son bought this game with his birthday money. If we had to do it over again, he'd buy the regular non-special edition version of the game or perhaps just rent it.

The special edition version of the Zhu Zhu pets game comes with a baby pet. The baby is made of hard plastic, coated in fuzz. They are supposed to move like a micro machine car, on a ball bearing.

We have some problems with our pet. Ours came with a scratch on the side of the pet, with a chunk of the fuzzy layer missing. Accidents in packaging happen, so we shrugged it off. Then we discovered that the pet does not move. The bottom of our pet is not smooth, and when placed on a hard surface the ball bearing disappears completely into the body. This pet will not roll across any surface. I don't know if this is a fluke or if they are all this poorly made.

Although the box is about the size of two DS game cases, there was no case in the box. Just the game card stuck in a cardboard slot with the booklet behind it. This is the thing that bothers me most of all. I don't care as much about the defective pet as I do the lack of a case.

As far as the gameplay goes, it is a cute game but very simple. There is not much to it as far as goals or strategy goes, no reading involved, to time limits to collect items on levels, very little critical thinking required. It is a basic game most appropriate for ages 4-6.

I know this special edition game was purchased for my 10 year old niece, who is a big Zhu Zhu fan. I hope her pet works properly and is not damaged. Once everything has been unlocked, I don't know if there will be enough to keep an older child interested in playing the game.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 yr old Daughter Loves it!, March 29, 2010

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Hilary Lardin (US Navy) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Zhu Zhu Pets: Special Edition with Baby Hamster (Video Game)

I agree with the review before me, my daughter is 5 and easily figured out the game. It's not very complicated but it keeps her interest and thats what counts. She loves caring for her Zhus! I would recommend this if your child is young and loves the Zhu Zhu pets. But for an older child I would pass on it.