| Purr Pals | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | Brain Toys |
| Publisher(s) | Crave Entertainment THQ (PAL DS) Deep Silver (EU Wii) |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS, Wii |
| Release | DS
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| Genre(s) | Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Purr Pals is a pet simulation game by American studio Brain Toys in which the player takes care of a kitten. It was published by Crave Entertainment in 2007 and is sponsored by Purina. [4]
There was also a sequel released on May 12, 2012 called Purr Pals: Purrfection. [5]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 67% [4] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| IGN | 65% [6] |
| The Star Press | 2.5/5 [7] |
| Nintendo Gamer | 77/100 [4] |
| PALGN | 7/10 [8] |
The game holds a 67 rating on review site Metacritic based on 4 reviews for the DS version. [4]
IGN rated the game a 6.5 of 10 saying There's one last reason the title can't score higher than it does, though, and it's not the too-frequent need to feed mentioned above – it's game-ending crashes. [6] PALGN rated the game a 7 of 10 saying "Purr Pals is a great alternative to Nintendogs and is a game that is a lot of fun for kitten lovers". [8]
Jinny Gudmundsen from The Star Press rated the game a 2.5 of 5 saying "Video game offers cute but flawed simulation for cat lovers". [7]
The highest-rated review comes from Nintendo Gamer who rated the game a 77 of 100 saying "Not entirely convincing, and far less smooth than Nintendo's unnamed dog-related game. But it's well put-together feline fun with minigames". [4]
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