Whether you have always wanted a dog or cat, or dreamed of a taking care of a rabbit, fox or other more exotic animal, the virtual pet sim action of My Pet Shop is a cute and simple way for children of all ages playing on the Nintendo DS to live out their animal care fantasies. Capture, train and trade over 40 different animals from a variety of domestic and wild species as you and your virtual mother help the people of Green Town learn the fun and responsibility of owning a pet in My Pet Shop.
 Take on pet shop duties. View larger. |
 Delight in pet mini-sports meeting. View larger. |
 Find pets in game environments. View larger. |
 Train all your pets. View larger. |
The Tale In My Pet Shop players have just went from the bundle and bustle of the huge city to the silent village of Green Town. Here although surrounded by nature and large numbers of domestic and wild animals, surprisingly few of the people of Green Town have pets, but your Mother is determined to change this by opening a pet store. You help your her to run the pet shop on all levels and in the process not only learn to care for all kinds of animals, but also become friends with the other kids in town as they experience the joy of pet ownership.
Pets In My Pet Shop players can collect over 40 lovable and unusual breeds of pets. With so many oh-so cute animals available, choosing is the toughest part. Here are just a few of the animals featured.
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Dogs There are over 15 breeds of dogs to play with. From poodles and beagles to pugs and retrievers, puppy potential is guaranteed. |
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Cats With over 10 of the cutest breeds ever, including the Russian Blue and the Siamese, you are sure to find your puuuurfect pussycat. |
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Bunnies Bunnies are tennie tiny bundles of fun, especially the super sweet pink ones. |
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Brown Bears Brown bears can be found in the more wild parts of town and are always hungry and like to learn new tricks. |
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Pigs Smarter than you might reflect, pigs are no longer just the ‘other white.’ They make the exact playmates, especially at bathtime. |
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Foxes Foxes may be cheeky, but they are oh sooo cuddly and cute too, that is if you can catch them. |
Gameplay A virtual pet simulation, play in My Pet Shop is a mix of duties assigned to you at the pet shop by your mother and a search for pets hidden throughout the environments of Green Town. All action occurs during the day, at the end of which you are sent to bed. During active play time you must balance your assigned duties with any help you choose to grant to pet owners, like dip, walking and training animals. Work done both for your mother and townspeople earns you cash which can be used in-game to buy accessories and other items for your own pets. When venturing out of the shop, pets and other items hidden throughout the various areas of the game can be uncovered with the use of the DS Stylus. Once pets are learned, approaching them carefully and picking them up gently gains their trust allowing players to take take them back to the pet shop. Here they can be cared for owing to several mini-sports meeting and if the player chooses, eventually given away to in-game characters or to fellow My Pet Shop players via a Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. As the game progresses players can also penetrate their pets in competitions including races, feats of strength and ‘cuteness contests.’
Key Features:
- Catch over 40 different animals, ranging from golden retrievers and calico cats to pandas and penguins. There may even be some rare breeds with different patterns and coloring hiding in the forest.
- Care for and cooperate with your pets using the unadorned, user-friendly stylus and Touch Screen functionality to strengthen your bond with them.
- Collect items and save your allowance to shop in town and buy cute outfits for your pets.
- Play mini-sports meeting like races, obstacle courses and photo contests with your pets to show them off and gain new accessories.
- Connect with friends via local wireless connection to trade pets and items.
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My 9 year ancient got 5 sports meeting for Christmas and this was the one that she was least interested in. When she did finally get around to it, she was surprised that she in fact did like it! It’s not as excellent as the Animal Crossing or the original Tinker Bell, but it did pass the kid test!
Rating: 3 / 5
I bought this for my 11 year ancient daughter as she likes the Cooking Mama sports meeting. She loved it, and even I got into playing it.
Extremely cute game but make sure your kids know that pet shops do not get their animals by shaking them out of trees. That diffusing bombs does not magically produce fruit to give to your pet. Never to go into the woods alone looking for stray pets. That you cannot keep taking your pet to the pet store for them to feed, bath, teach tricks and so on because you have no thought how to care for your pet. AND that panda bears make for poor household pets in the real world.
Rating: 5 / 5