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Great for dog lovers!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a fun game for kids and adults.It's great for kids because it's like having real dogs and it teaches kids responsibility.You have to play with it,feed it,bathe it,and walk it every day.This game is so interactive and fun!!I recommend this game for all dog lovers.

Go Dalmations!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 29
Date: November 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have Lab & Friends right now but I'm getting it for X-mas!
I think the case looks a bit weird with the 3+ thing.
I could esially get a Dalmation on my Nintendogs since I have the fireman hat and I could get the Jack Russel with my Jack Russl book, but I'm not in the mood.
I have a bunch of Nintendogs Dalmation DS accesories. I have the purse thing and the folio thing.
This game is just like the others only with different starter pups.
Nintendogs is truely fantastic.
The comercial was 100x better than the old one.

I don't have the DS lite but I do have a silver, old, DS. If I wanted a DS lite, I would get the white one.

I sugest of you getting this game! It's the BEST!

It would be cool if they made a Dalamtion Nintendogs themed DS lite...

Didn't go over as well as I hoped

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 9 / 18
Date: July 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I got this for my wife who likes playing the Nintendo DS (Sudoku in the Brain Age game for example) and who also happens to be a big time dog lover. I figured that this Nintendogs game would be a slam dunk and that she'd be playing it all the time (based on the fact that it looks to be popular and everybody else seems to love it, and they can't possibly love dogs as much as her ;-) Anyway she didn't like it all that much and in fact went and bought herself The Sims: Pets and has been playing that instead. I guess if you take anything away from my review it is that you should have a look at The Sims: Pets before you buy.

Gets Old Fast...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: December 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The game is very fun at first, but you run out of things to do quickly. You can feed your dog, take it for walks, teach it tricks and enter it in competitions. Feeding your dog is a chore, and the dog gets hungry all the time. Taking your dogs for walks is actually fun, but the game won't let you walk it very often. Competitions are fun at first, but as you advance in the competitions, they get way too hard unless you've been training your dog a lot, and training your dog is boring and frustrating. You can only enter the competitions three times a day, and they only last a minute, so even if you've trained your dog, you can't really do much with it. Most of the time, you're just watching your dog run around and trying to teach it tricks, and there's even a limit on how many tricks your dog can learn in a day. Basically, there's not enough things to do, and on top of that there's a limit on how much you can do everything. The graphics and sound effects are good. Overall, it's a very ok game.

So Much FUN!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: June 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My sister got the Nintendogs Dalmation & Friends for her birthday. It was so much fun even though I mostly watched her. Now when she doesn't play I do. The dogs are so cute and look real. You can feed them, teach them tricks, take them for walks, and enter them in Disc, Agility, and Obedience Contests. Overall, I think that this a great game for younger kids and it teaches you great responsibilty for owning a dog. This is the closest that I will ever own a dog because of my parents but I think that this is as good as a real one!

Nintendogs-Cute but slightly overrated

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this game after seeing it fly off the shelves in the store that I work at. I figured that it must be popular for a reason.

The first time you play, it allows you to personalize the game settings as well as adopt a dog. From there, you can explore. The main screen is what appears to be a living room in a house. You will always return here after walks, shopping, etc. Eventually you will have received enough money to build new houses. You will see under one of the "Supplies" options several books on training your dog.

The first time you train your dog, you will be asked to say your dog's name into the microphone. You will also be asked to say training commands (such as shake, spin, lie down, roll over) into the microphone. This is how your dog responds to you. After training your dog, you can enter obedience competitions which will reward you money (if you win, that is). There are also frisbee catching competitions as well as agility competitions (which I will get into later).

Every pet has basic needs that you must fulfill. The obvious ones are food, water/milk, grooming, playtime, and going for walks. Under the main screen you will see two options for playing-toys and sports. Any item that you have collected under these two categories can be used to play with your dog. Also, food and water/milk will be found under the "care" option. You must feed your dog often. Dogs get dirty too so bathing is a must. Sometimes you will find that your dog has fleas. Under the "care" option you can find shampoo that you can use to clean your dog as well as a brush if you wish to purchase these things. To check on your dogs well-being, there is a screen that lists how hungry, how thirsty, and how dirty your pet is.

Nintendogs also love to go on walks. You must choose a path to take your dog with your stylii. On the map you will see question marks. If you lead your dog to these question marks, two things could happen. One, your dog might meet a dog friend. Or two, your dog will find a present for you. Also, there are parks and doggie gyms you can visit to practice your frisbee skills as well as your agility skills. Visit these places often. The more practice you get, the better you will be in the competitions.

You can also go shopping. The pet store contains toys, food, water/milk, grooming items, accessories, etc. that you can purchase for your dog. Also the secondhand store allows you to sell items that you don't want/need (which includes the items that your dog found on his walk). You can place your dog in a doggie hotel as well as buy new homes.

What I like about this game is that it's really cute and realistic. If you can get your dog to react to your voice, it's the cutest thing ever. I love that Nintendogs act so much like real dogs. However, there are two things that I don't like about this game. First, if you don't play this game at least once everyday, your pet will become hungry, thirsty, dirty, and just plain miserable. You see, the game continues whether you're playing it or not. Second, I do think it's slightly overrated. There's only so much you can do with your dog. It's fun to play for a little bit but I can't see how people would enjoy playing for long periods of time.

Do I recommend this game? Yes. However, it's probably better suited for younger children (maybe ages 6-10).

AWESOME GAME!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought the Nintendog Dalmation game for my daughter for Christmas and she absolutely loves it. I haven't seen all the things it can do yet, but it is so cute! She talks to it in the speaker phone and praises him like he's a real dog. You can feed him, walk him, put him through competition, and pet him by rubbing his head with the little pen, and give him a bath. I'm new to these type of games, but it has won my approval for a fun interactive toy. I can see how they can be addictive! I thought by buying this game and a different game (Yoshi Island) my children could share the games since they each have their own ds lite, but I learned that isn't the case with the nintendogs. It isn't recommended to switch out the game into another nintendo ds lite. So, I will be looking for another Nintendog Dalmation for my other daughter! :)

A lot of fun but requires patience to get going

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My 7yr old son got this for xmas. It's his favorite game for the DS. However, to get going you have to "train" your dog with its name, and teach it to sit before you can do anything else. That part was frustrating for him as children don't tend to have much patience. We got through it for him and after that first part, everything else is smooth sailing.

it's not for everyone

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

it's a cute looking game but my child and i find it quite difficult would recomend it more for a pre teen than under 10. it takes quite a bit of patience and seems to be to close to really training a dog.great game to buy if your child is asking for a pet so they can get the experience

get this game ( im 14) ITS GREAT

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

ok if your woundering wich 1 of the four games of nintendogz to buy , buy this one because you have the dalmation, you can only get the dalmation on any of the other three games if you find a firemans hat, wich is extreemly hard to find, so GET THIS ONE its limited eddition!
hint: you can only walk your dog every 30 minutes,
hint: you can only go to compettition 3 times a day per dog, so if ur sucking.......turn the power off the power off before they announce the winners!
hint: you can only get eight dogs so id know wich eight id buy before I go buying dogs like thier unlimited
THIS IS A GREAT GAME ----so buy this limited eddition

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