Discovery Kids Puppy Playtime (Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)

DISCOVERY KIDS PUPPY PLAYTIME is the latest in pet simulators to hit the Nintendo DS, and this time rather than just play with a pet you take on the role of a trainer for a service animal. Choose one of three breeds and raise them from the age of two months through one year old, and watch as they learn simple commands and tougher actions like ignoring a cat.

Both a story mode and a free play mode are included. The story progresses through the aging of the dog while free play allows you to play any of the training games at any time. Most of the training exercises are fairly simple, a series of gestures on the touch screen or tapping a specific location to do a trick is all it takes. However, some of the later challenges rely on a very fast pace of taps on the screen, which can be quite demanding even for experienced gamers.