Farm Vet

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Common Sense Media says

Strong edutainment value; weak graphics.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
not for kidsNOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that kids can learn quite a bit about farm animals and their behaviors from this game, as long as they don't mind performing the occasional distasteful task like cleaning a rabbit's dirty bum, swabbing a pig's crusty sores, or taking an animal's temperature by putting a thermometer into its "rear." Kids might also see small dollops of blood while using the scalpel and other surgical tools.


What's it about?

FARM VET lets players step into the shoes of a caregiver who's responsible for feeding, playing with, and treating 10 types of barnyard animals, including ducks, chickens, rabbits, pigs, horses, goats, and sheep. Players choose a character by selecting gender, appearance, and clothing and can select one of three difficulty levels.

Each morning your trusty PDA outlines a to-do list that you must complete before the day is over. Some duties are as simple as topping up feed bins or playing mini-games like collecting eggs or milking the cow.


Is it any good?

 

The most challenging part of the game is treating sick and injured animals. With a variety of medical instruments and tools at your disposal -- including an X-Ray machine, syringes, swabs, a thermometer, and even surgical tools -- you must use powers of deduction and observation to arrive at a diagnosis, then administer the correct treatment.

Farm Vet's graphics could be better, and the game suffers from finicky controls, imprecise "hot spots" to click on the animals, and a wildly swinging camera. Although the game claims 60 different medical problems to treat, they seem to repeat very frequently. That said, Farm Vet does provide a lot of interesting reading material for young budding veterinarians in the family, including a glossary of tools and animals and a database of farm-related careers


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What families can talk about

Families can talk about the differences between being a farm vet and a pet vet. Why are veterinarians such an important part of farm life?


This review was written by Erin Bell
Teen, 18 years old
April 9, 2008
 
i cried i laughed
I think that if people do cry when they laugh or the other way around, i think that they have something to make a person laugh as well. other people think that your weired because of it but you are not. you just have something special to share with everybody. so the next time you do that remeber that the person laughing because you made a fool of your self,they have they have all hade an embarrising moment

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April 9, 2008
 

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This review was written by Erin Bell
Platforms:Windows
Available online?Not available online
Genre:Simulation
Developer:Vivendi Universal Games
Release date:January 31, 2008
Price:$19.95
ESRB rating:E for Comic Mischief, Mild Blood

This review was written by Erin Bell

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ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
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