Dogz (Game Boy Color)

GameSpot editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 1.5 stars Poor
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 3.3 (1.5 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Doug Trueman
• Reviewed on: 02/15/2000
• Updated on: 04/28/2000
• Released on: 11/30/1999
• Originally published on GameSpot: Dogz (Game Boy Color) Review

There are so many similarities between Mindscape's Dogz and Catz titles that there is almost no point in writing this review. If you were to substitute all references to "catz" with "dogz" and change minor details like replacing "yarn" with "stick," you would end up with exactly what Saffire has produced.

That being said, Dogz is a virtual-pet-type game for the Game Boy. After a visit to the pound, you can choose a dog from one of three different types (mutt, Scottish terrier, Chihuahua) then move it to a virtual playpen, where you must take care of it. You can name your dog, brush it, spray it for fleas, throw it a bone or stick, and feed it as much as you'd like. Your dog has a list of stats (happiness, health, affection, and so on), which you must maintain to keep it as a pet. If one of these bars falls into the red for too long your dog will defect to someone else's virtual pen. Naturally, you can alleviate these negative emotions with care appropriate for your pooch (pet it to raise its affection for you, feed it if it's hungry, etc.), but, sadly, the interactivity with your cyberdog ends there.

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