Petz Rescue: Ocean Patrol mixes up a handful of gaming styles in one adventure. At its core, it's a pet care/simulation game, but instead of simply raising marine critters, players are tasked with feeding and healing them. The game also shoehorns in a mystery adventure, with players finding out pieces of the overall story's puzzle as the quest progresses.
Petz Rescue: Ocean Patrol is a nice addition to the Petz franchise and one that stands above a good portion of the "virtual pet" games on the market. While not for everyone, kids will likely get a lot out of it.
Gameplay 8
Graphics 8
Sound 7
Difficulty Medium
Concept 7.5
Overall 8.0
The development team at Magic Pockets has done excellent work in evolving its already intriguing marine animal simulation, and the decision to carry over several of the same human characters from last year's game will be a welcome surprise for those players who were lucky enough to get in on the ground floor of this story in 2007. Even if you missed Dolphinz, though, don't be put off. Petz Rescue: Ocean Patrol may very well turn out to be the best Petz game to ship on DS this year, so you don't want to miss it.
Presentation - 8.0
Graphics - 8.0
Sound - 7.0
Gameplay - 8.0
Lasting Appeal - 7.5
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