Paws & Claws: Pet Resort

Description

You know, it's almost impressive. Here we are in 2008, the fifth calendar year that the Nintendo DS has been on the market, and even now the system is still getting new game releases that are nothing more than ports of Game Boy Advance projects. That sort of thing was expected right when the DS launched, or even in the year that followed after that – but here, as the dual-screened hardware approaches half a decade of being a part of this industry, it's absolutely unacceptable.

Paws & Claws: Pet Resort is a lackluster Game Boy Advance game running on DS. It's also the latest installment in THQ's Paws & Claws series, which has previously included Paws & Claws: Pet Vet, and Paws & Claws: Dogs & Cats Best Friends. Those two titles struggled to do anything truly notable in their respective simulation and virtual pet genres, and only ended up offering average gameplay experiences – but even average would be better than what this latest release brings to the table.