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By Christy Matte
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Cute cat care without a stinky litter box.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 8+?
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Where to Download
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Touch Pets Cats
What's It About?
Kids adopt a virtual cat from a shelter and then care for it by petting, feeding, grooming it -- and even emptying its litter box. The virtual pet can also go on missions, and kids can decorate the home with furniture the cat likes to play on. The cat can also interact with other cats via the social media links in the app. The app does include the option for kids to make in-app purchases (with real money) of virtual coins to fund missions, decorate the house, and adopt more cats.
Is It Any Good?
TOUCH PET CATS is a relaxing app that engages you in the care of one or more virtual pets. Fill your cats' need meters and you'll earn plenty of rewards to spend on in-game goods. There are no mini-games, but there are plenty of goals to work toward and plenty of goods to buy. Since the simulation continues even while you're offline, this is a nice option for casual gamers who want to play for a few minutes and then move on to something else. It will also be very popular with kids who are dying for a pet of their own.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the difference between real and virtual pets. What can real pets do that virtual ones can't, and vice versa?
Visit your city's animal shelter to give the cats some attention -- kids can see that there are lots of animals that need good homes.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Subjects : Hobbies : pets
- Skills : Responsibility & Ethics : making wise decisions
- Pricing structure : Free
- Release date : December 21, 2010
- Genre : Simulation Games
- Publisher : ngmoco, LLC
- Version : 1.3
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.0 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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