The Sims 2: Apartment Pets

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The Sims 2: Apartment Pets
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PAL region cover art for DS
Developer(s) Full Fat
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Series The Sims
Platform(s) Nintendo DS
Release
  • NA: August 26, 2008
  • AU: August 28, 2008
  • EU: August 29, 2008
Genre(s) Life simulation game, God game
Mode(s) Single-player

The Sims 2: Apartment Pets is a video game for the Nintendo DS. EA has described as a follow-up to the Nintendo DS version of The Sims 2: Pets . As in the original, it allows a diverse amount of customization, allowing pets to be created in a variety of colors and sizes.

Contents

Story

The game begins with your Uncle Bill going on an expedition and leaving you to take care of the apartment. You can also take care of the pets already in the apartment at the beginning of the game. Soon after the game starts, the janitor will tell you about a lost puppy and give it to you until the owner is found. This pet and more are ones that owners and various people will drop off, asking for you to take care of the pet for a few days.

Gameplay

The pet spa is a feature in this game. Owners drop off their pets, and you have a limited time frame where you need to cure any ailments they may have. There are three minigames in The Sims: Apartment Pets.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1] GamesRadar+ gave it overwhelming dislike a month before it was released Stateside. [4]

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