Fun at first but ultimitley very shallow

User Rating: 8 | Nintendogs: Lab & Friends DS
By Fire_Fly | Review Date:
Nintendogs is one of those games that, at first is BRILLIANT. You can do soooo much with your dog and it is really cool. Unfortunatley it doesn't last.

The premise is simple, you take care of dogs using the DS's unique features. You pet them, clean them, feed them, play with them and walk them. You can even talk to them.

There are also contests to take part in which will earn you trainer points which unlock new dogs, homes etc.

There are also about 200 items in the game, these include accessories, toys and sports equipment.

Unfortunatley the fun doesn't last, after about 2 weeks the gameplay becomes monotinous and you find that, actually, there isn't much to do.

Gameplay
Fun at first but ultimitley shallow. Uses the DS's features better than any other game though

Graphics
Probably the best on the system, but apart from the dogs there isn't much else to look at

Sound
Nice dog tunes but everything else blends into one long background melody that doesn't offer much

Value
SHORT, fun at first but boring quickly

On the whole a fun game, if only for a while

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