EA has worked animals into its
Sims franchise before, but
Sim Animals already sounds
way more interesting than
The Sims 2: Apartment Pets (and its
corrupting boxart). Described by
NGamer magazine as a "woodland ecosystem god game where Disney-style characterisation meets the teeth and claws of the Discovery Channel," this god game puts you in charge of a big ol' chunk of nature, which you have to ensure remains clean and full of happy, well-petted animals and plants.
Do this successfully, and you'll get to see more of the 25 animals and 50 plant specimens in the game, which sounds a
bit lot like
Viva Piñata. The food chain plays a role (so to increase numbers of a certain species, bump up the number of animals they prey upon), and the ecosystem itself has its own happiness level. Four players can take part at once (animals remember how each player treats them), and it should be hitting both DS and Wii next year.
With any luck, we'll see more of this soon. If only there were some huge industry event in the near future!
{ Jul 11th 2008 at 5:00PM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kimiko @ Jul 11th 2008 5:38PM
I'm guessing they don't include a full ecosystem, with bugs and scavengers and soil bacteria and fungi and all? Because rotting vegetation and animal remains aren't exactly cute and pettable.
ArmiMaan @ Jul 11th 2008 5:53PM
This sounds like Viva Pinata, but with real animals instead, which is EXACTLY what I've been craving ever since VP was released. Gonna have to keep a close eye on this one.
aj @ Jul 12th 2008 8:50AM
....and oddly enough, the game's manual will include a 30 page booklet on creationism....