My daughter got into Zhu Zhu pets about a year ago and so when she spotted a DS game featuring the little critters, she couldn't wait to get it for her DS. There is a lot of merchandise linked to these furry little creatures, originally hamsters but extended to include the 'wild bunch' comprising skunks, bunnies etc. You get to choose your pet first off to adopt and the main premise of the game is to take care of your virtual pet by entering Nuture Mode where you can feed them, let them exercise put them to bed and play with them. Your pet has a health meter which goes up and down depending on how well you look after it so I guess an element of learning ...  Read the complete review

As a parent to two children who quite enjoy playing with DS consoles, I've been surprised quite how good some kids' games are; how they make full use of the ds platform, have better graphics than you would think possible, an interesting premise and, most importantly seem to have been kid tested. To cut to the chase this isn't a game like that at all - Zhu Zhu Pets the Wild Bunch (the same game is marketed as Zhu Zhu Pets 2) is the perfect demonstration of a game where the developers have tried to produce what they think kids want but don't appear to have actually tested their product on their target audience or, on a basic level, to have any understanding of what ...  Read the complete review