What is the deal with these Apartment Pets?
by Eric Caoili 
{ Jun 17th 2008 at 11:00PM }
Off the top of our head, here's a quick list of questions we immediately asked after noticing several odd details with this The Sims 2: Apartment Pets cover:
- What are those lines on the woman's pants? We swear to Pete, those better not be some damn convertible pants. It is 2008, lady. You should know better.
- Why is she walking around the building's hallways, puppy in hand, teasing kittens with toys?
- Is that cat on the bottom right corner cuddling with the PEGI rating? This might be the only creature in the world who has actually taken a liking to the unsightly box.
- Why didn't this guy block the door when he opened it to grab the morning paper? He could have prevented this gang of animals from spilling out of his apartment.
- Is that stoic rabbit doing the shoulder lean?
Gallery: The Sims 2: Apartment Pets
Here is an actual conversation that transpired at the Fanboy offices today as we discussed the strange cover.
Eric: "This woman is giving the guy a flirtatious look -- bedroom eyes and all -- as if she's interested in whatever crazy animal situation he has going on. As if having a romp in this dude's zoo apartment is where she needs to be in life right now."
JC: "And he's looking out at the reader or viewer/shopper/whatever, suggesting a possible ménage à trois situation."
Eric: "More like menagerie à trois, am I right?"
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Christie @ Jun 18th 2008 2:41PM
YOU GUYS CRACK ME UP. OMFG. LMFAO.
rainking187 @ Jun 18th 2008 2:02AM
I'm kind of surprised that "Where do they live that they can find an apartment building that allows pets?" wasn't one of the questions. Too obvious?
iruka @ Jun 18th 2008 4:53AM
Hey I like those convertible pants... But those lines don't look nice with the woman's outfit. Maybe it's some kind of stitched design? Or maybe a very faded line of the design...
Chris Greenhough @ Jun 18th 2008 8:29AM
I love -- LOVE -- this post.
Saria the Cat @ Jul 13th 2008 9:24PM
I'm more upset that this game is totally endorsing people buying a bunch of pets to have in their apartments, especially pets like cats and dogs, which are miserable being in small indoor spaces (and yes, your apartment is small to your poor dog). :( You should get pets when you have a nice backyard for them. Until then, be happy with a fish or hamster. /mommyrant