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A pet-raising simulation (sometimes called virtual pets or digital pets [1]) is a video game that focuses on the care, raising, breeding or exhibition of simulated animals. These games are software implementations of digital pets. Such games are described as a sub-class of life simulation game.
Petz is a series of single-player video games dating back to 1995, in which the player can adopt, raise, care for and breed their own virtual pets. Developed by PF.Magic, original Petz (Dogz and Catz) has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. [3] The series has grown to over 22 million copies as of 2011 since coming under Ubisoft. [4]
Upon starting the program the user is prompted to "adopt" one of 5 animals.In Dogz you get a choice between a bull dog, terrier, scotty, setter or chihuahua. [1] [2] Before choosing one you get a chance to play with each to get a feel for its personality. after that you can name and even paint your selected individual. [3]
In these worlds, a user can play games to earn virtual money which is usually spent on items and food for pets. One large branch of virtual pet games are sim horse games. [3] Some sites adopt out pets to put on a webpage and use for role-playing in chat rooms. They often require the adoptee to have a page ready for their pet.
How can you adopt a pet for free? Front Street Animal Shelter is offering free pet adoptions through Saturday, Dec. 23. Typically adoption fees cost $25 to $150 depending on the animal you adopt.
The player can adopt, raise, care for and breed their own virtual pets. The original Petz has sold over 3 million copies worldwide, and the brand has grown to over 22 million copies since coming under Ubisoft. [7] The player starts at the Adoption Center and chooses a Dogz or Catz to adopt of a Breedz and gender of their choice.
Due to the high cost of pets within the game, with some rare pets selling for up to US$300 on off-platform sites, [29] [30] a large subculture of scammers have risen within Adopt Me!. As the primary user base of Adopt Me! is on average younger than the rest of Roblox [citation needed], they are especially susceptible to falling for scams. [31] [32]
Last year during the month-long Clear the Shelter event, the shelter saw event 24 dogs and 144 cats, two birds and two guinea pigs adopted. To date, more than 95,000 homeless pets have been ...