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Nintendogs IGN review
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Well that about wraps it up playaz.
9.0 Presentation
Though the whole "virtual pet" thing has been done before, it's never been so embellished upon as it has been in Nintendogs.
9.5 Graphics
The artists keep a stylized look for the environments in favor of making the dogs look and move as real as possible. The game really does look stunning on the DS.
9.0 Sound
Dogs bark realistically with varying pitches for the different breeds. The game also uses the DS audio for custom player samples that can be transmitted to other systems.
8.5 Gameplay
Adorable and inventive virtual pet game that will melt all but the most rockhard of hearts. There's a cap on the variety of things you can do, but within those limitations is a lot of fun to be had.
8.0 Lasting Appeal
Unless you take advantage of the "bark mode" function, Nintendogs peters out quickly since there's only a finite amount of things to experience.
8.8 OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)
9.0 Presentation
Though the whole "virtual pet" thing has been done before, it's never been so embellished upon as it has been in Nintendogs.
9.5 Graphics
The artists keep a stylized look for the environments in favor of making the dogs look and move as real as possible. The game really does look stunning on the DS.
9.0 Sound
Dogs bark realistically with varying pitches for the different breeds. The game also uses the DS audio for custom player samples that can be transmitted to other systems.
8.5 Gameplay
Adorable and inventive virtual pet game that will melt all but the most rockhard of hearts. There's a cap on the variety of things you can do, but within those limitations is a lot of fun to be had.
8.0 Lasting Appeal
Unless you take advantage of the "bark mode" function, Nintendogs peters out quickly since there's only a finite amount of things to experience.
8.8 OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)
Bluemercury
Member
IT still scored higher than what Drinky would give....
Bluemercury
Member
Wario64 said:
I consider it a major blow for Drinky's agenda dont you??? :lol
one of the major sites/magazines will give it a 9. it's not the kind of thing that appeals as much in the west as it does in japan, but it will sell better than it scores. it's easy to market to girls. it's like the sims with a dog. My little sister wants a DS so she can play it. They just need to make sure and get some good advertising out there.
Frankfurter
Member
What's the problem with a score of 8.8? It was quite clear that it wouldn't get the 40/40 score from Famitsu 
C- Warrior
Banned
Man, 8.8 from IGN? What the hell will Gamespot give it then?
7.4?...aka, the Kasavin effect.
7.4?...aka, the Kasavin effect.
Mayor McCheese
Member
Grown men will play this shit and like it. It will be the guilty pleasure of '05.
Alcibiades
Member
ha can't wait for next week, I have 2 versions pre-ordered already
Something funny happened the other day, in this store I go to, the staff are massively bigging up the PSP, wearing things round their necks, asking random people if they want to test the cool PSP they have etc.
Well no one pays much attention to the PSP besides the horny staff members, but then this 12 yr old girl wearing pink and looking slightly nervous like she's never been in a smelly game shop before - strollls up to the counter and asks "Excuse me? When is Nintendogs coming out?"
The staff all went silent and one guy was like "Well we don't really know, sometime in October maybe"
I was pretty impressed that this girl knew about Nintendogs because Nintendo have so little presence in the UK right now, there certainly hasnt been any kind of promotion for it. Wanted to tell her "just import it from america"
Well no one pays much attention to the PSP besides the horny staff members, but then this 12 yr old girl wearing pink and looking slightly nervous like she's never been in a smelly game shop before - strollls up to the counter and asks "Excuse me? When is Nintendogs coming out?"
The staff all went silent and one guy was like "Well we don't really know, sometime in October maybe"
I was pretty impressed that this girl knew about Nintendogs because Nintendo have so little presence in the UK right now, there certainly hasnt been any kind of promotion for it. Wanted to tell her "just import it from america"
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
what the hell.. since when is 8.8 a bad score ?? ??!!!
typhonsentra
Banned
Since GAF, that's when.
Synbios459
Banned
So, when does Nintendogs come out in the UK?Shao said:
Barry Lightning
Banned
i think i'll go play with my virtual puppy now and play with my reality pipi later!! touching is gooooood!
Synth_floyd
Banned
IGN is a joke. Who takes their reviews seriously? The whole point of each site is to promote the respective consoles. MS, Sony, and Nintendo should pay IGN for all the advertising they give them.
wonderfuldays
Member
Society said:
9.1 Superb!