Common Sense Media Review
By Christy Matte
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Dull, gruesome zombie sim rewards negative actions.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 14+?
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Pet Zombies
What's It About?
A zombie infection has spread through the land in PET ZOMBIES, leaving masses of undead in need of care. You can reanimate a jock, clown, scientist, granny, prom queen, cook, waitress, or nerd. Once you make a selection, you'll need to unlock the other characters before you can use them. From there you will need to care for your zombie, play with it, and torture it, too. There are also zombie mini-games like \"Zombie Launch\" and \"Dumpster Dive\" that earn players points that can be used in the virtual store. Over time, you can decorate your zombie's habitat and unlock more toys, food, and \"tools.\"
Is It Any Good?
Even players who like the idea of torturing zombies should be prepared to be tortured themselves in this sub-par simulation game. The game starts with one unlocked game, toy, tool, food item, background, zombie, and furniture item. From there you'll need to slowly and painfully earn enough experience to unlock each and every item. How? By repeatedly feeding, torturing, and "playing with" your zombie.
In most cases torture is the fastest route to experience, but even those who giggle at the thought of clobbering zombies with mirrors will quickly grow bored here. Mini-games, which provide some respite to the tedium of zombie care, earn Zombucks, but no experience, which means it takes a long time to level up. The game picks up as items are unlocked, but by then you may not care anymore.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the responsibility of taking care of a pet. Do some pets require more care than others?
Is it ever okay to hurt another creature? Under what circumstances? Does the creature's perceived level of intelligence matter?
Game Details
- Platform : Nintendo 3DS
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : Majesco
- Release date : October 18, 2011
- Genre : Simulation
- Topics : Fantasy ( Magic )
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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