The Sims 2: Apartment Pets

The Sims 2: Apartment Pets
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.

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

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	50/100[1]

Review scores

Publication	Score
1Up.com	C+[2]
4Players	20%[3]
GamesRadar+	[4]
GameZone	5.5/10[5]
IGN	4.5/10[6]
Jeuxvideo.com	7/20[7]
NGamer	70%[8]

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]

References

1. "The Sims 2: Apartment Pets". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
2. Sarah Green (August 28, 2008). "The Sims 2 Apartment Pets Review". 1Up.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
3. Jörg Luibl (September 8, 2008). "Test: Die Sims 2: Apartment-Tiere". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
4. Kevin Schultz (July 28, 2008). "The Sims 2: Apartment Pets review". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
5. Brandon Folkers (September 17, 2008). "The Sims 2 Apartment Pets - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
6. Jack DeVries (October 3, 2008). "The Sims 2: Apartment Pets Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
7. dharn (August 29, 2008). "Test: Les Sims 2 : Mes Petits Compagnons". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
8. "Review: The Sims 2: Apartment Pets". NGamer. Future plc. December 2008. p. 66.

External links

• The Sims 2: Apartment Pets at MobyGames