![]() Go on a shopping adventure, participate in a race, jump rope, cook a casserole, grow a garden, visit friends – the list goes on and on. The breadth of content here is outstanding. ![]() So long as you can get past the fact that Pet Society has very little to do with a traditional pet/owner relationship, you’re going to find a title that will overwhelm you with top notch gameplay. ![]() Happy Pets and Touch Pets Dogs are both great examples of this. The virtual pet genre isn’t without games that focus on a more realistic approach to pet care. When was the last time you caught you cat ordering a frappacino? Never, that’s when. But they’re also anthropomorphs – animals exhibiting predominantly human qualities. Are the characters animal in nature? Absolutely. They’ll go shopping, they’ll go fishing, they’ll watch TV with their friends – the word “pet” really seems like a misnomer. They’ll want to tackle all kinds of people problem and situations. Pet Society is all about raising a virtual pet of your own creation, but these pets have more in common with people than puppies. The Tamagotchi gave birth to the virtual pet genre, and as you’ll see in our review of Pet Society, it’s grown a lot since then. But this will be more than an anniversary for the popular pocket pet device that everyone had to have back in 1996 - it’s an anniversary for the genre itself. As hard as it might be to believe, the Tamagotchi will be celebrating its 15th anniversary next year.
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