GamesRadar+ Verdict
Pros
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The idea is pretty solid
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Fair looks and animation
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80 levels
Cons
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Incredibly easy
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No multiplayer
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One-sentence story
Why you can trust GamesRadar+
Oct 17, 2007
It’s definitely a rare skill to be able to craft a puzzle game that’s actually easy enough for preteens. Unfortunately, someone at developer Shin’en has that exact gift. Pet Alien would be a legitimately decent puzzler if it weren’t for the fact that anyone with a double-digit age will smoke through its 80 levels in two, maybe three, hours flat.
Attempting to save your human “owner” from space kidnappers, you’re given a cast of five aliens, each of whom has a different ability. The big pink ape can smash ice cubes and cracked walls, the purple dog thing can squeeze through narrow gaps and grab things with its frog-like tongue, the purple bird can fly over mines, the green guy can run up conveyor belts, and the bug-headed blue guy is the only one smart enough to push a crate – remember, we said each had an “ability”, not a “super power”.
More info
Genre | Puzzle |
Description | This sorta-fun puzzle game makes up in number of levels for what it lacks in just about everything else. Leave this one to the kiddies. |
Platform | "DS" |
US censor rating | "Everyone" |
UK censor rating | "" |
Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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