National Geographic Panda

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National Geographic Panda
NationalGeographicPanda DS Boxart.png
North American box art
Developer(s) Namco Bandai Games
Publisher(s) Namco Bandai Games
Platform(s) Nintendo DS
Release
  • NA: November 2008
Genre(s) Virtual pets
Mode(s) Single-player

National Geographic Panda is a pet simulation game developed and published by Namco Bandai Games for the Nintendo DS. It was licensed by National Geographic. The game is about raising a panda cub. It was released in Europe as Petz: My Baby Panda, as part of the Petz series.

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Gameplay

The game focuses on the player raising their own panda. The player gets a set allowance each day to buy water, food and toys for their panda. [1] The player uses the touch screen to interact with their pandas. [2] They can also go to the Panda House, which has over twenty National Geographic articles about pandas. [3]

Release

Namco Bandai announced the game at an event in April 2008. [4] They released it in November 2008. [5] It was sold with a bonus DVD, which contained a copy of the 1994 National Geographic Special, Secrets of the Wild Panda. [3]

Reception

Carmine Red of Nintendo World Report praised the game's graphics. However, she also criticized the game for its repetitiveness. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "GamerDad: Gaming with Children » Game Review: National Geographic: Panda (DS)". Archived from the original on 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  2. 1 2 3 Red, Carmine (3 February 2009). "Review: National Geographic Panda". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Namco Bandai Games' National Geographic Panda to Include Bonus DVD". IGN . 30 September 2008. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Thorsen, Tor (16 April 2008). "Namco unveils National Geographic Panda". GameSpot . Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "National Geographic, on TV and consoles". Wisconsin State Journal . November 22, 2008. p. 25. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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