Fantastic Pets is a virtual pet game similar to Kinect launch title, Kinectimals. The game allows you to play, wash, groom, train and customize your pets. Pets range from real animals such as cats, dogs, horses and lizards, to fantastic pets such as dragons, unicorns and flying felines.
GAME: Fantastic Pets (with DLC)
REVIEW SCORE: 5/10
This game will always stand in the shadow of Kinectimals in the Kinect virtual pet department. However, even though Fantastic Pets doesn't have quite the production value as Kinectimals, it does include several features and activities that make it a fun game in it's own rights.
The game offers a larger variety of pets than Kinectimals (which only has different breeds of exotic cats). Fantastic Pets lets you choose from cats, dogs, lizards and horses. Not only that, but it offers unique customization that allows the player to add wings, tails, horns and other outrageous enhancements.
Each day, you can enter your pet into the Talent show and win medals and gems. The medals allow you to level up your trainer rank to earn achievements. The gems are used to unlock different mini-games and other add-ons.
The downside however is that it almost requires you to play consistently day to day in order to progress, although the entertainment value of the game will wane long before you are finished. Since talent shows can only be completed once per day, you will have to return several times a week if you plan on mastering your Trainer Ranks. Also, some of the achievements and awards in the game require you to play upwards of 14 days consecutively.
FITNESS SCORE: 3/10
Most of the activity in the game revolves around hand motions such as brushing your pet, throwing a ball or swinging your arms around to interact with virtual pinatas (you read that right).
There are a couple of activities that require you to run in place or move from side to side, but game difficulty (or lack thereof) or the minimal requirements demanded by the game don't allow for that strenuous of a gaming session.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- If you cannot play the game consecutively in order to earn certain achievements or in-game awards, you can always go to your Xbox console settings and change the date and time in order to trick the game into letting you continue progress. If you are connected to the internet however, you will have to unplug your connection. Otherwise, Xbox Live will auto correct your date.
- Once you have purchased everything in the game (mini-games and Atlas locations), you should be able to purchase any missing in-game awards at 1000 gems a piece. You simply view your award collection and select an award you have yet to achieve. If you have met the proper requirements, there should be an option to purchase the award. This will help you get the final collection achievement, as winning the Bubble Dodge game without getting hit is nearly impossible.
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