It seems everyone is jumping on the bandwagon of loveable virtual pets on the handheld from Nintendo these days. First Nintendogs, then GoPets just a few days ago and now Purr Pals from Crave Entertainment. Purr Pals focuses on only kittens and allows you to adopt, care for and raise your little playmate.
You can choose your kitten from a huge 40 breeds, each with their own personalities. It will respond to your voice through the built in microphone and interact with the environment that you provide. You earn an allowance which lets you buy toys and accessories for your kitten.
Some more features include the following …
(couldn't find any Purr Pals images, so Nintendogs will have to do. Sounds like a clone anyway!)
Purr Pals no longer freezes up on you and its Purina product placements are much more subdued, but beyond those two improvements this game has done nothing but lose ground since its original appearance on Nintendo DS. What works on a handheld doesn't always translate to a home console, which must be why IGN has still yet to see any virtual pet design worth consideration on the Wii – and while cat lovers will absolutely adore the fact that Purr Pals allows you such depth in customizing your cats the rest of the package just doesn't live up to that initial promise. Take a pass on Purr Pals.
Presentation - 3.0
Graphics - 6.0
Sound - 3.0
Gameplay - 3.5
Lasting Appeal - 6.5
Overall -
Crave Entertainment, a leading distributor and specialty publisher of console videogames, has released Purr Pals for Wii. A full-featured pet simulator, Purr Pals offers hours of interactive kitty cat fun as players adopt and customize their very own virtual kittens!
Crave's virtual kitty cats come to the Wii; screens out of E3.
