{"id":8793,"date":"2017-05-11T05:59:24","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T10:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=8793"},"modified":"2019-11-14T14:02:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T19:02:08","slug":"pakka-pets-the-generic-tamagotchi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/8793","title":{"rendered":"Pakka Pets: the Generic Tamagotchi"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PakkaPets\"(05.11.2017) By Kayla Perkins<\/strong> — As a child you may have been one of several children to own a Tamagotchi, a small, virtual pet on a keychain that you fed, bathed, and trained to be the best pet you could have.<\/p>\n

Years later, after the Tamagotchi have vanished, a new version of virtual pets has arrived as Pakka Pets.<\/p>\n

Pakka Pets is a free mobile game app developed by Proto Games that allows players to care for and train virtual pets, evolving depending on how the player cares for them.<\/p>\n

Beginning as eggs, there are several options to begin with, resulting in several different creatures and combinations to be chosen from.<\/p>\n

When I downloaded Pakka Pets my first thought was that it was some kind of knock-off of Tamagotchi merchandise, and I was right to an extent. Pakka Pets is based off the idea of Tamagotchi, with their website describing them as, ” Tamagotchi-like,” and after playing through I can see why.<\/p>\n

When you first begin the game you start with an egg that quickly hatches into the baby version of the creature you will evolve into, depending on your care.<\/p>\n

There are a few options on what you can do, from feeding, bathing, and even taking your Pet on walks. While these are new options separate from Tamagotchi, I found that they quickly grew boring, save for the food combination mini-game that makes more effective and quality food.<\/p>\n

Overall, this game feels like a generic Tamagotchi game, but it also has its own quirks.<\/p>\n

If you are a fan of virtual pets this is a game I would absolutely recommend, as it is fun on its own, and it allows players to explore, which was not possible on Tamagotchi handhelds. I would recommend this game for what it is, but I would recommend avoiding the comparison, as it lowers the quality of the playthrough.<\/p>\n

Pakka Pets is available on iOS and Android.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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