The Sims 2: Pets

 DS
Metascore
49

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
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  1. Nintendo Power
    55
    When you take on lousy controls that require you to alternate constantly between the Control Pad and buttons and the touch screen, it's clear that The Sims 2 Pets needs a serious check-up. [Jan. 2007, p.116]
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  2. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    53
    This tries to pull off so much but it's neither as compelling and varied as "The Sims" nor as loveable as "Nintendogs." Plus it's so blocky it's like someone invented an 8-bit DS. [Dec 2006, p.87]
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  3. IGN
    51
    The design itself lacks focus in both its Sims model as well as its Pet simulation -- it's just so overwhelmingly bland, boring, tedious, and unrewarding that it fails to hold the interest level that the Sims series has been known for.
  5. GameSpot
    45
    The Sims 2: Pets for the DS feels limited and repetitive, and it lacks the heart that any good pet-care sim must have.
  6. GamesRadar+
    40
    Basically, you're getting a half-baked version of The Sims with an even less-baked version of Nintendogs grafted onto it.

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User Score
4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 31
  3. Negative: 12 out of 31
  1. MartinW.
    Jan 13, 2007
    2
    This game is boring and repetitive if you are a sims fan this will sure be a let down.
  2. GemmaN.
    Nov 6, 2006
    5
    Not at all impressed with this game. The Sims being a big selling product, I thought this game was well worth the £30 I spent on it, Not at all impressed with this game. The Sims being a big selling product, I thought this game was well worth the £30 I spent on it, but very dissapointed with the overall concept. The graphics are not up to scratch (the dogs sometimes look google eyed and ugly!), the game play is very repetitive and there is not much scope to keep on playing the game. Thumbs down for what, with the DS touch screen, could have been excellent but turned out below par… Full Review »
  3. Eduardo3DS
    Jan 30, 2021
    5
    Sims 2 pets for the ds, is not a really good game. The graphics are horrible even for ds standards and the controls make 0 sense
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