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In a nutshell:
The ultimate evolution of virtual pet: Nintendogs gives you opportunity to preen and look after a selection of cute puppies in a virtual home, with virtual currency, where you can buy toys and accessories for their enjoyment. You can clean the pups, feed them, walk them, play catch with them, and even talk to them.

The lowdown:
Nintendogs is brimming with character. Each pup looks out from the DS touchscreen and paws longingly. You can respond to your virtual pet’s need of attention by stroking the screen, using items such as balls and brushes with the aid of the stylus, and talking to your dogs through the DS’s inbuilt microphone system. Impressive 3D graphics give lifelike animation to these canine wonders.

Most exciting moment:
After a few attempts to speak commands into the microphone, your puppy understands the meaning of “sit”, barks approval, and sits down. It’s good to talk.

Since you ask:
You can keep three pups in your home at any time. When left to their own devices, they’ll play and play-fight together. And they call this ‘puppy love’.

The bottom line:
A Nintendog is not just for Christmas.
Jonti Davies
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Customer Review: FUN FUN FUN
The perfect alternative to the real thing! You won’t see any disappointed faces if you buy any of the nintendogs games. You’ll have so much fun with your surprisingly realistic virtual pets, you’ll forget he’s not real! The voice recognition function tops it all off. Simply by saying ’sit’ into the console, the little chap knows exactly what to do and follows command after training. Take your pup for walks, buy him toys, clean and brush him, feed him and train him, you’ll have so much fun doing so. You won’t regret buying it.
Customer Review: puppy love
I’ve only had my nintendo since my birthday, and I love it. ESPECIALLY nintendogs! I was thrilled to get it. I have got the Labrador version and it’s brilliant. The only things are… 1. You can get addicted SO easily 2. And it gets a little boring if you play on it for too long. I have got up to 18297 trainer points, and have 2 shelties called Honey and Henry, a Labrador called Meg, a corgi called Pablo and a KC spaniel called Peaches. The graphics are fab, and I don’t think they should have been allowed to publish the dog trainer, since I would call it cheating, and apparently the dogs get really bad tempered. I have just ordered Pony Friends off Amazon, and am eagerly awaiting it’s arrival. The reviews were good… Au Revoir!
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From Square Enix comes a tale of adventure called Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions. Time’s river flows unbroken through the ages. And in the torrent, myriad histories whirl. But how much of what they tell us is the truth? And how many truths are forever lost to the river’s flow?

In days now long past, the War of the Lions rent the land of Ivalice in two. And it is here that two young men of note first stepped onto history’s stage.

The first is a man named Delita Heiral, the hero who would draw the curtain of the War of the Lions, this dark act of Ivalice’s history. The other, whose role is now forgotten, is a man by the name of Ramza Beoulve.

Peer through the eyes of these two young men, and uncover the secrets that lie hidden within history’s darkened folds.
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Customer Review: My addiction
Coincidentally, I had just dug up my old PS version of FFT to replay, when I discovered that it was going to be re-released on PSP. This was my first tactics game, which led me to try others, but FFT by far surpassed them all. So I blew the dust off my PSP. Yes, the PSP version is the same game (shouldn’t have been a surprise to anyone: read the title), but the additional scenes and updated translation are well worth it. The plot and even particular conversations make more sense, and the Renaissance-like dialogue really enhances the aesthetics. I recall putting in 100+ hours (the clock only went up to 99) on the original, and I expect I’ll be doing it again.
Customer Review: One of the Finest Fantasies Out There
Final Fantasy Tactics was without a doubt one of the greatest Playstation games out there. Starting off as a cult classic it became a big success when it was released later as a Greatest Hits package. Ten years later and Final Fantasy Tactics is still one of the best Final Fantasy games ever made. Of all the Final Fantasy games, Tactics has arguably the best story out there. It’s full of emotion, political intrigue, fantastic characters and it’s very deep. If this is your first trump through Final Fantasy Tactics, prepare to be dazzled. It’s still one of the most absorbing in the series. To the point where you’ll be sad to leave when the whole thing is over. It’s the gameplay that makes Final Fantasy Tactics a treat, though. Thanks to the job system, customization is nearly endless. Before each battle you can assign jobs to your characters. Each job has specific traits about them and can greatly affect how you perform in battle. Mages have devastating magic abilities while Knights are strong physical attackers. They also bring their own unique abilities to the table. Because there are so many job classes to choose from, there’s a lot of experimentation you can do. As you master abilities you’ll also be able to mix and match. You could have a Squire casting white magic, for example provided you’ve learned some of the white magic abilities. As battles progress you gain experience. You pretty much gain experience after each and every turn, which is nice. Not only do you gain experience but you also gain job points to help you master the abilities in your job class. It’s pretty simple stuff and you’ll be surprised at just how fast you can learn abilities here. Final Fantasy Tactics provides its own challenges, though. Not all your enemies are taken down easily, and if you don’t take advantage of the opportunities to improve your characters abilities you’ll be overwhelmed before you know it. When they say Final Fantasy Tactics, they’re not kidding. Sometimes little simple mishaps in your strategy can cost you a battle. Not only that, but even doing things such as casting spells you must be careful with because if any of your characters are in range, they’ll be struck by that spell. You also have to be quick about reviving characters otherwise you lose them forever. If your first plunge into Final Fantasy Tactics was with the GBA version released in 2003 you’ll be in for a rude awakening. There is also a multiplayer thrown in there. You can work with a friend or battle friends. You can also go online and battle people. It’s great to have multiplayer, especially in a tactical RPG. Online play isn’t as fantastic as it sounds. It’s great but matchmaking just isn’t all that good. You’ll hardly ever find yourself in a battle with someone on the same level as you. Instead you’ll be faced with either people who are way too strong or people who are way too weak. While Final Fantasy Tactics is a great game, it certainly doesn’t do as much in the technical department as it does in the gameplay. The game itself doesn’t really look any different from the game released ten years ago. There’s little, if any, enhancement to the graphics at all. For the pleasure of story, however, there are some pretty cool cutscenes thrown in that are incredible looking. These cutscenes are truly artistic and in depth. While those cutscenes are beautiful, it’s a shame Square-Enix did little to update the games other visuals. Despite the cool cutscenes, though, there are some slow down issues in battle. Music wise, though, Final Fantasy Tactics easily has some of the best music in the series. It’s still memorable to hear. While the music is good some of the other parts of the sound aren’t. The sound effects don’t always match up to what’s going on in the battle. It’s kind of a downer. There’s not a whole lot of new stuff in this re-release of Final Fantasy Tactics. The script has been revised and corrected in most spots and there are some extra job classes. There are also those really nifty cutscenes and multiplayer but there’s nothing here that really stands out and screams at you. In other words, if you still have the original, it’ll be hard to convince you to buy this one outright. The extras just aren’t enough. Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions is a great re-release of a great classic. While it’s still a good game a bit more could’ve been done to update it. The technical issues will probably annoy some fans, but for the most part you’re getting a good game. If you still have the original, though, there’s not that much new content here. Pros: +A fantastic storyline +Beautiful soundtrack +New job classes +Good cutscenes +Addictive gameplay +Tons of customization Cons: -Will be difficult for newcomers -Some technical issues with the graphics and sound -Not much of a graphical update at all, it looks just like the original Playstation version -There isn’t a whole lot o new content here for those who still have the original Playstation version
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Game Boy Advance Flip Up Light & Magnifier- White
Customer Review: This little light of mine…
This thing is great. Instead of lighting up just one area on the screen, it lights up the whole screen. It is great for when you are in the car or when it’s dark. Plus, the thing magnifies the screen. The only bad thing is that you have to clean it alot because it gets dirty easily.

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