Okay, I can kind of see the concept behind this--a virtual puppy if you can't have a real one.  On the other hand, the execution has lead to a BORING, BORING game.

Getting into the game initially is hard--training my dog to respond to its name took quite some time, and the instructions given in the slim manual included were nearly useless.  I am beginning to wonder if the increasingly awful documentation included with "hot new" titles is intentional--a drive to get you to buy the "official" guide.

Having said that, after many tries, I got my dog to respond to its name and how to sit.  Now what, you ask?

Well, you  have to do more repetitive stuff in order to buy supplies for your dog--once you "unlock" the menu to feed, water, walk, and groom your dog, you have to just keep repeating things in order to do more of the same.  You then apparently enter contests in order to get more money...to feed and water your dog, and so on and so on.

I can't figure out the appeal here, whatsoever, unless you really, really, REALLY like dogs--and doing the same thing over and over again.
Okay, I can kind of see the concept behind this--a virtual puppy if you can't have a real one. On the other hand, the execution has lead to a BORING, BORING game. Getting into the game initially is hard--training my dog to respond to its name took quite some time, and the instructions given in the slim manual included were nearly useless. I am beginning to wonder if the increasingly awful documentation included with "hot new" titles is intentional--a drive to get you to buy the "official" guide. Having said that, after many tries, I got my dog to respond to its name and how to sit. Now what, you ask? Well, you  have to do more repetitive stuff in order to buy supplies for your dog--once you "unlock" the menu to feed, water, walk, and groom your dog, you have to just keep repeating things in order to do more of the same. You then apparently enter contests in order to get more money... to feed and water your dog, and so on and so on. I can't figure out the appeal here, whatsoever, unless you really, really, REALLY like dogs--and doing the same thing over and over again.