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Petz Nursery 2 for Nintendo DS

April 20, 2011 By

 

Petz Nursery 2 is the latest in the series of Nintendo DS games by Ubisoft that let players care for virtual baby animals. It’s one of Kaitlyn’s favorite DS games because of the cute baby animals she gets to take care of.   There are 22 baby “petz” to unlock in this game. Along with puppies and kittens, you’ll eventually unlock polar bears, wolf cubs, ducklings, piglets, baby pandas, tiger cubs, even four different breeds of penguins!

One difference between this game and the original Petz Nursery is the ability to take care of two animals at the same time. It’s so cute to watch them meet each other,  play together and they even try to eat each other’s food! Every time that happens Kaitlyn cracks up!

Petz Nursery 2 has players care for their petz, which means feeding them, playing with them, giving them a shower, teaching them to crawl, and putting them to sleep. Kaitlyn’s favorite activities are giving the petz their shower, blowing up balloons by blowing into the DS microphone,  and playing a game where you shake a rattle to get the petz attention. The longer you keep them happy, the more they grow!

I recommend Petz Nursery 2 for ages five and up.It’s rated “E” for everyone. Suggested retail price is $29.99 but it’s only $18.99 from Amazon.com. Note-the links in this post are my Amazon affiliate links so if you click them to make a purchase, I earn a small commission which helps support my fancy coffee drink habit :)

 

 

 

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Petz Fantasy: Sunshine Magic for Nintendo DS

February 3, 2011 By

Petz Fantasy: Sunshine Magic is one of two games for the Nintendo DS that follow the huge success of Ubisoft’s original Petz line of games. In Petz Fantasy, players enter a dream world and discover eggs that hatch into cute fantasy creatures like unicorns and dragons. There are 20 Petz to discover and collect in this game, and 20 more in the companion game Petz Fantasy: Moonlight Magic.

Thanks to Collective Bias, we received Petz Fantasy: Sunshine Magic to review, and it was a fun game for Kaitlyn and I to play together. After each pet hatches, it has to be fed, played with, dressed, and trained. Kaitlyn’s favorite part is the 20 different costumes and the tons of accessories!

Petz also have to be trained by playing mini-games. Fantasy Petz can have four types of powers: Flight, Ice, Fire or Speed. Players guide their Petz through tunnels, through gold rings in the air, earning points that unlock more items as they go. This part requires a good sense of hand/eye coordination and was the hardest for Kaitlyn at age five.

We haven’t gotten to this part of the game yet, but apparently in Petz Fantasy: Sunshine Magic players can teach their fantasy Petz to morph into household objects like toaster ovens or lamps, to keep them “secret” from parents!  I can just imagine Kaitlyn handing me her DS and saying “Mom, can you find my pet on the screen?” and me just seeing a lamp or whatever. Clever!  Suggested retail price: $29.99 Rated “E” for everyone.

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Upcoming Release – Nickelodeon Fit for the Wii

June 22, 2010 By

I just found out about a new game coming for the Nintendo Wii that combines characters kids love from Nickelodeon with fun physical activity! Kids can jump rope with The Backyardigans, go river rafting with Diego, leap over hurdles with Kai-lan, and pogo stick with Dora in a new, youth fitness product exclusively for the Wii – Nickelodeon Fit. Scheduled for release this fall, Nickelodeon Fit is a new way for kids to stay physically active as they exercise and engage with their favorite characters, all together in a video game for the first time!

Nickelodeon Fit features 30 exercise games targeting cardiovascular activity, core muscles, upper and lower body strength, balance, motor skill development and foot and hand-eye coordination. Using either the Wii Remote™ or the Wii Balance Board™ accessory, kids engage in several physically challenging activities.

Watch for Nickelodeon Fit for the Nintendo Wii to be available this Fall!

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