Rating: 
Summary: A far cry...
Review: As a devoted follower of the Petz programs, I had looked forward to the release of Petz 5 with fervor. The descriptions the company, Ubi Soft, presented seemed to offer a range of improvements: new breeds, toys, scenes, etc. However, within the first two hours of importing my six-year old Great Dane that had been with me from Petz 1, I found this newest version to be a disappointment yet again. I believe the best Petz series created was Petz 3, the last and greatest work of P.F. Magic. I agree with other seasoned Petz owners that many of the changes implemented in Petz 5 are meant to disillusion newer audiences. Looking back at the evolution of Petz 1 to Petz 2 to Petz 3, one can see the drastic changes from each successive version. For example, Petz 2 had greatly improved graphics, more toys, breeds, and a host of other advancements from Petz 1. At this time, P.F. Magic also spawned an online community of avid Petz fans, with thousands of websites proudly displaying Petz adoptions, galleries, message boards, petz shows, etc. This thriving "family" of virtual Petz lovers prompted P.F. Magic to launch the nearly flawless Petz 3 program, where Petz could breed--a dream come true. Playscenes were also added, a modest handful of scenes that nonetheless captured the interest of a broader audience. Unfortunately, the unprecedented success of Petz 3 also captured Mindscape's eye, and the small but highly motivated P.F. Magic was dissolved into the jaws of a massive corporation. However, it seemed that with the passing of P.F. Magic, the once soaring online community also died. Petz 4, which was produced by Mindscape, lost the energy and drive which made Petz 3 such a success. It featured nothing new. A few additional playscenes and voice recognition along with glittery advertisement were not enough to buoy the dwindling passion of Petz owners. Finally, Ubi Soft acquired Mindscape, which led to Petz 5. To be blunt, this game is a pathetic attempt to seduce consumers. They added new breeds, yes, but if one looks closely, the breeds are just physically altered "copies" of the original Petz 3 breeds. The personalities of these new breeds are not newly created. Ubi Soft just didn't take the time to make them, as P.F. Magic did. And yes, there are new playscenes, but that concept has gone from brilliant to normal to overused. Many other reviewers also commented on the astounding number of bugs the game has; it is yet another affirmaton of the haphazard development of the game. The mini-games, too, are a marketing ploy to jazz up an old gem...like an old house being retouched to look attractive to unsuspecting buyers. Look beyond the fresh paint and the new furnishings and you will find the same old framework, same old foundations. That is one of the greatest insults a company can make to consumers. Although Petz 5 clearly is a far cry from its predecessors, the future of these beloved virtual lives lies in the hands of big companies. It is important to support sales and offer constructive critism to remind the makers that we demand quality because we are important. These eager, new fans of Petz 5 do not deserve the disillusionment Ubi Soft uses to veil its blunders.
Rating: 
Summary: GRRRRRREAT GAME
Review: Totally awesome game. It rocks. You can have litters!!!! the only thing that is wrong is when it says "Your Petz are expecting a new PUPPY." It should be puppies. But sometimes you only get one :( I give this game a four because if you REALLY need the love potion and you get a toy you have gotten 100 times already.
Rating: 
Summary: good but boring
Review: dogz5 was a nice game to play for a week or so.when you frist get it and you start playing it its a fun game.but when you play it a lot it gets so BORING!the only things you do is play,feed,bath,teach,and do little games.unlike the game babyz you play,feed,bathe,change diapers,teach babyz how to walk and talk,you can also talk to them with a microphone.so i think babyz is a better game then dogz5.i hope this helps you.
Rating: 
Summary: I wouldn't use it as a coaster!
Review: this game is absolutly AWFUL!! and i can almost guarentee that anyone who likes it never played petz 3.. the best of all of the petz games when they were actually made by p.f. magic.. ubisoft has butchered a wonderful thing and i'm almost ready to take these cds use them as frisbees.. the playscenes are juvinile.. the mini-games are ... the nursery and litters are a sham and the game constantly crashes.. i wouldn't suggest you buy this or catz 5 for any other reason than to throw them in the fire so no one else has to use them..
Rating: 
Summary: Buy both!
Review: i have bought both Dogz 5 and Catz 5, and before that I had Catz 3 and Dogz 3. I have to say, number five is the best yet! I love the nursery, but you can only take mothers there. I really suggest you buy both catz and dogz, because you get a ton of extra toys, and extra breeds that way. They can even play together!! I know that it seems like a lot of money for both, but with both you get free shipping, and it costs less then buying ONE from the other sites I checked- im not kidding! One of the super cool parts about this game is that you can make places for your pets to play- with photos or drawings. ANd it's not just a background, you can add neat effects, like opening cupboards and letting petz climb on things. It rockz! Im not really Stanley, Im his daughter- he doesnt really like the game, I made him buy it.
Rating:
Summary: My 7-year-old girl LOVES this software
Review: 1. She loves dogs (a lot).
2. She loved playing Dogz 4.
3. My husband has dog allergies so we can't have a real dog.
4. I can't pry her away from Dogz 5 for anything! She has only been playing it for two days now, but has already figured out a lot of the mini-games and new play scenes. She is most eager to have two of her Dogz fall "in love" and have a litter of puppiez. She informed me today that to get two dogz to fall in love, you have to provide them with a heart pillow, perfume, love potion, heart candy, a music box, or any of a few other "fall-in-love toys". Only then can you get puppiez. :-) If your kid likes dogs, she/he will like this software.
Rating:
Summary: Dogz 5 is Great!
Review: My mom recently bought Dogz 5. It is an excellent game. You can have so many dogs, but make sure you can care for them all or they will run away! You can do multiple things with your different personality pets. You can feed them, bathe them, dress them (There are alot of choices. You can even dress your dog as a tiger) you can take them to different scences (snow scence, family room, bathroom, kitchen, backyard, arabia, fantasy castle, and more!) In each room you can either do an action with your pet's like feed them in the kitchen or you can play a mini game with them. In mini games you can win various prizes. A con about this is that while playing the games you may get doubles of prizes,and there are SO many picture frames which you can win. However, many of the games are fun, but only one dog can be out to play the game including host dogs. That means if you have more then one dog you need to put one in yor briefcase. The remaining dog becomes lonely. The HAPPY PET CERTIFICATE can be earned if a mother has puppies. The mother stays with her new baby in the new room, The Nursery. The male cannot come into the nursery and the female cannot leave the nursery until the newborn is a puppy. The scenes are so realistic and everyone can play this. I play this ..., my sister plays ..., and my mom plays, and many younger kids love playing. Dont think this game is so easy. Teaching tricks is hard. In one of the mini games you need your dogz to jump through a hoop. My dog has only jumped through once. But what aI am trying to say is you need patience.
NOTE - Before you adopt dogs note that I think only same breed dogs can mate. Also study the pets you want behavior. Watch them get along with the other pet you want, because you cannot return the pets. I was not careful and I had to take the game out of the registry and reinstall it to have another set of pets. This is a great game and I hope you enjoyed this review.
..... A five star game!
Rating:
Summary: VERY VERY cool
Review: This game is really really cool. You can adopt petz that you have to take care of. You have to feed them, play with them and give them lots of attention. It's SO fun. And you can go to lots of different places such as, Arabia, an Asian Temple, and the South Seas. Also, they can have up to 4 puppyz! But, there are problems. When you're starting the game, it might freeze up and you have to figure out a way to fix it. and in the mini games, you keep getting toys you already have, over and over again. And when your dogz have puppyz, the mom and the puppyz have to stay in the nursury for 7 launch days. And not even the dad can come and visit! So I would buy it if you're willing to face the dowsides, but otherwise, I would but Dogz 3 or 4 instead.
Rating:
Summary: Coolest Game on earth
Review: This is worlds best game. I play this game every day after school. You can breed your dogs, take them places, and even put them in clothes. There is also dogs 2,3,and 4. Try Catz 2,3,4,and 5 too.
Rating:
Summary: Petz 5 Still Buggy.
Review: Alright, I've had Petz since the START, those badly colored disgruntled images they started out with. Petz has continued to improve over the years, the Petz 5 release loosing some of the older players who thought the new enviroment ideas were just too immature for them. Petz has lost it's popularity, there was a big downfall during the year when PF.Magic claimed to not be makeing the software anymore. But anyways what you really want to hear about is the game so these would be my comments: The Pigz are now unadoptable and also I've seen the reviews have forgotten to add that the Bunnyz are unadoptable aswell, although that is a plus too the Catz portion of the software.
For you older users there is no longer a toy closet!, No you see those "nifty" new games they've added in have rewards..and those rewards are new and old toys! I'm pretty sure if you're reading this you've heard of the Litterz of puppies, the puppies are kept in nursery's with their mothers and their can be 1 too 4 of them, However I dislike this because you can no longer get those cute shots of newborns in hats and "diapers", nor can they be around their fathers or other young pups..o-well.
The salon is the replacement for the clothing, but again, that same bug we had before!, Clothing lacks their matching outfit parts..such as heart pjs and no bottoms..Bah!..several incomplete outfits which I'm not going to both listing here, and the clothes sometimes can't be picked up..this is buggy..but the biggest dissapointment was the new bathtub..ok..the ducky is great..but all the bathtub is; is some new unaffected animation, the tub itself it NOTHING but a covered ledge. This was horribly annoying.
That's all about the scenary everything else is pretty basic...
Messed up graphics...nose on tail...eyes on back of head..that bit...the Dogz NOW need food again to be happy but they still have that bug where they simply refuse to bother with drinking water...makes our lives easier...I'm running out of room anyways...Oh! A major bug I forgot, there's this little bug that after a while your Dogz may claim to not have a file..I almost broke the disk until I found the solution, you have to remove your pets from the Adopted Petz file, reload it, then put them back and load again. Pesky isn't it?
This about sums is up if you read it all. I was a little dissapointed, and was glad I won the Catz part, I think Ubisoft should have kept it a few months longer and worked out the bugs, or lowered the usual introduction price...All the new games aren't all exciting and their bugs wouln't be listed here...
|
