Dogz 5
from Focus Multimedia Ltd
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The Dogz of Dogz 5 are virtual pets and they live on your PC. They can run across your desktop, travel and explore faraway Playscenes, (a Canadian snow scene, a Big Top in a European Circus, a Wild West Town or an Arabian Palace); they can play in their Home Playscenes (Kitchen, Backyard or Salon) and have loads of fun in tailor-made Playscenes. Feed them and love them, breed them and play with them. You can adopt as many Dogz as you want, but you must remember to take care of them all.
Did you know that Dogz have a tail to keep them balanced? That they have a keen sense of smell, and that their paws are padded and fuzzy, and that they use them to run, dig and scratch? Did you also know that you can get a good idea of how your pet is feeling if you look into its alert and expressive eyes? Best of all, Dogz love to be fussed and petted. Watch them grow from little baby puppies into adult Dogz.
Although aimed at young children, this package will be much more enjoyable for a child who can read and follow instructions, as it is necessary to follow onscreen directions. The program is therefore most suitable for a minimum age of 7-8 years old. The installation takes quite a while (information is on the CD-ROM sleeve) and help may be needed as monitor settings may need to be adjusted and it may also be necessary to ascertain if Acrobat Reader 5.0 is installed (the user manual cannot be accessed without this software). It is absolutely essential to study the manual closely before adopting any Dogz and it is a good idea to print it off for easy and quick reference. It is an excellent manual that is well set out, and it explains everything in simple, straightforward language, making it accessible to children.
Now for the fun! Choose from one of 15 breeds of Dogz, from Bulldogs to Sheepdogs, from Muts to Chihuahuas, with all their different personalities, likes and dislikes, but don't adopt too many--they must all be cared for. Love them and remember to feed them. Give them water, medicine when they're sick and don't forget to brush them. Exercise and play regularly with your Dogz; reward them for good behaviour and squirt them with water if they misbehave. Train them to do tricks. There are more than 100 toys to play with--lucky Dogz find some and there are more to be earned when you play the five mini games. Collect wonderful gifts with them during their doggy travels, such as exotic jewels. Treat your Dogz well and earn yourself a happy-pet certificate. Choose items of clothing and accessories to dress them; watch your Dogz fall in love and have puppies, and access their family trees as far back as eight generations.
A Web Fun Pack is included, which contains Petz clipart, animations and backgrounds, all Internet-ready to enable you to create your own Web pages. Particularly helpful are the tips on day and night cycles, how Petz grow, what happens when you cheat, how you can acquire new toys, and what to do if your pet runs away. Dogz 5 contains new features, but owners of previous Dogz can bring their adopted pets into this new version. Compatible with Catz 5, put the two programs together to create more breeds, fun and Petz. --Susan Naylor
RELATED CHILDREN CATEGORIES: Children's Fun & Learning | Virtual Pets | Lifestyle & Hobbies, Screensavers & Virtual Pets | Dog, Dogs, Petz | 5to8, 9to11, 11to14 |
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS
dogz 5 Posted: 14 June 2007
wow thanks xcutezix i have had this great game for ages and the sound has never worked but now it does!! thanks. i love this game its great and really fun
Simplistic yet fun Posted: 20 December 2006
This is a very open-ended game but is not boring. Everytime you enter the game your pets are waiting to play with you. Depending on how you have taught them, they will react differently to different objects. There are several mini-games to earn new objects and also the ability to import Dogz from old games to Dogz 5. Don't think this is a game for soppy people, it's fun for everyone and there's a huge community devoted to it. Unfortunaly Ubisoft seems to have completly forgotten Petz 5 and have taken down the page. However, for me, it'll always be one of my favourites :)
Help for XP users Posted: 18 April 2006
I love this game, i've had it for years and recently on my XP have got the error message that the sound did not initalise!!
this is because of a conflict between Dogz 5 and XP.
to solve this problem and get your sound working again go to
My Computer
Local Disc (C:)
Program Files
Ubi Soft
Studio Mythos
Petz 5
there should be a file called 'setupapi.dll' just delete this from your computer and then the sound works again!! its really simple, the game runs perfectly and with sound!!!!
I recommend that XP users also buy this game and just follow the easy steps!!! its sooo cheap these days aswell!!
BUY IT NOW :)
for more information on the problems with the game and XP go to the Ubi Soft website www.ubisoft.com and click on support
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Dogz 5 RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posted: 02 January 2006
Dogz 5 rules!! Get this! Don't listen to the people who say "Don't get this." The playscenes and the mini games are fab and the dogz are soooo cute! I have two felmale dogz in Dogz 5. I love everything about this game! Get THIS!!
Dogz 5 perfect ! Posted: 25 December 2004
I am a nine years old Portuguese child. I love this game ! It has beautiful Play Scenes and funny Mini Games. I love the Salon (going to bathe my petz). I especially like the Nursery, funny for little puppies. I think the Runaway Petz rules are very fair and good. The pigz in your Backyard are very sweet. But I'm sad we can't adopt Pigz or Bunniez like in Catz 4. It is a very entertaining game. The Jack Russels and Mutts are really clever. I wish there were more Petz games.
