The Sims 2 Pets

Also known as: The Sims 2: Pets [UK]

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Haven't we lived here before?

Words: Chris Antista, GamesRadar US

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Ten years ago, if you would’ve told us that as games continue to innovate ways to defy the laws of physics, redefine societal boundaries and violently break the protocol of human decency, an unending simulation of household chores would materialize as the most successful PC game series of all time, we would’ve charitably filled your hand with loose change and been on our way.

But here we are. And we’re not immune to the to The Sims’ irony either. Many of us at the Radar have stepped over piles of soiled laundry and avoided friends’ phone calls to nestle up to our respected consoles to take out garbage, scrub dishes and speak bubbly gibberish to in-game neighbors for hours on end. Publisher EA knows this better than anyone, and The Sims 2 Pets has come to the Nintendo Wii.

What’s new here? Pets - and not a whole helluva lot else. Oh sure, it’s still the technical achievement of artificial intelligence it’s always been, and the Wii Remote takes to applying tiles and buying furniture like… oh, what’s a good analogy? Like a seal to water? Which is to say, it's not as H2O-friendly as a fish-like mouse and keyboard, but it's definitely better than a traditional console controller, which is like a human flopping around in the deep, blue agua. And if you ever tire of pulling your hair out watching your Sim move about his or her household surroundings like a sedated bull in a china shop, pressing the 1 button will let you dynamically take control of him of her with the Nunchuk’s analog stick.