The Sims 2: Pets Expansion Pack (PC DVD)

• Platform:   Windows XP
• Media: Video Game

The lowdown:
After years of trying to create less complex, mini-game orientated spin-offs it seems EA are now keen to see the PC and console The Sims games converge. This new iteration is an expansion pack on the PC but a full price, stand alone game on the consoles. As the name subtly hints the main addition to the game this time round is a number of four-legged friends, plus fish and birds (although it’s really cats and dogs that get most of the attention). You can also create your own personalised pet via a complex customisation tool that’s just as versatile as the one for humans and on the PC version you can even send your four-legged friend to work!

Most exciting moment:
On the PC this is a perfectly welcome but very narrow expansion. However the full price console version is actually a considerable improvement on the original with an easier-to-use interface, better artificial intelligence and even reduced loading times.

Since you ask:
The next PC expansion pack is called In Season and seems to be roughly analogous to The Sims expansion On Holiday, in that it’ll focus on exterior objects and locations. It’s not yet clear whether there’ll be a console version.

The bottom line:
Finally, The Sims is made to work on consoles!-HARRISON DENT

Product Description

Requires The Sims: 2, The Sims 2: Special DVD Edition to play

Get your paws on The Sims 2: Pets (Expansion Pack)! From scampering puppies to cuddly kittens, add a new furry or feathered friend to your Sims` lives. Choose from dozens of the most popular dog and cat breeds like Dalmatians or the American Shorthair. Or create a unique cat or dog by modifying their body shape and facial features, choosing specific colors and markings, and more. Decide on a personality-smart, sweet, silly, or sloppy. Your Sims can teach their pets tricks, take them for a romp in the park, and countless other things as they share their lives with their pets. But keep one thing in mind-your Sims` pets have minds of their own. Don`t be surprised if cats scratch the sofa, dogs dig holes in the garden, pets sleep on your Sims` bed, or worse. Expect the unexpected!

• Sims Have Pets!: Your Sims can share a lifetime with their pets. Sims can adopt dogs, cats, birds, and more.
• Create-A-Pet: Choose from dozens of dog and cat breeds, or customize features for a unique pet and then pick their personalities.
• Pets Have Genetics: Cross different breeds to create designer pets or make new ones and register them to appear in Create-A-Pet as a unique pedigree.
• Sit, Spike, Sit: Your Sims can encourage and discipline pets, training them to shake, play dead, and more. Unruly pets might dig in the yard, claw the sofa, topple the trash, or surprise their
• Sims in other ways, but Sims can change their pets` ways with the right training!
• Pets Have Careers: Now your Sims aren`t the only ones bringing home the bacon! Skilled pets can earn a living from three career tracks - Show Business, Security, and Service-and work their way up through five job levels.
• Friends for a Lifetime: Your Sims` pets are members of the family and
  
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