The game begins with you adopting a puppy from the kennel. I highly recommend it to anybody looking for something a little different. While its game experience may be short and limited in scope, Nintendogs: Dalmatian and Friends is a thoroughly engrossing showpiece for the unique capabilities of the DS hardware. This occurred to me as soon as I booted up my DS and chose a Dalmatian puppy to call my own. There are several certainties in this world: death, taxes, and the fact that puppy dogs are adorable. Jonathan: Who are you kidding, you're going to think it's ADORABLE Jon: Man, my girlfriend is going to think Nintendogs is ADORABLE It uses the microphone and touch screen, which is all very neat, but isn't it all a gimmick? When I volunteered to review the new Dalmatian version, I had the following (paraphrased) AIM exchange with PGC Director Jonathan Metts: After all, I figured, it's just a glorified virtual pet right? Yeah, you raise puppies, pet them, walk them, and play with them, I get it. Nintendogs is a game that I'd heard a lot of good things about, but I always hesitated when it came to buying it.
