Paws and Claws: Pampered Pets

Although most mammals might be below humans when it comes to intelligence and various other attributes, that doesn't mean there aren't pets out there which happen to live a better life than most people will ever have the chance to enjoy. However, it is rather hard to say no to a kitten, on the other hand, or deny a puppy the chance to get a sponge bath whenever it feels like it.

Paws and Claws: Pampered Pets is a fun little game in which you get to be in charge of an animal resort, where you can receive all sorts of dogs and cats, in order to provide them with special treatment. Thus, whether the owners request a full preferential treatment for their pets, or you just have to give a kitten its weekly bubble bath, things are about as fun as they can be in these conditions.

To start off with, you might notice that the game interface is a little weird, considering the fact that a top-down perspective is used and the movement is controlled by mouse clicks, like in an RTS. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing, considering the fact that the resort is quite big and you might get bored if you have to cross it from a first-person perspective every time.

Since your resort offers a variety of services to its customers, you will have to get involves in many interesting and fun activities, such as giving a dog a bubble bath, rinsing it afterward and even grooming it when the fur is all nice and dry. Depending on your financial status and the preferences of their owners, a variety of different products can be used as well, ranging from different shampoos, to many other cosmetic items.

Graphically, the game looks quite well from an isometric perspective, although you can zoom in at any point and enjoy a closer look at the objects you are interacting with. The animations, on the other hand, are very crude and twitchy, especially in the case of the pets, which move in a rather unnatural manner. Once you enter the grooming screen, things are a bit more static and you can definitely enjoy the nice artwork.

While the abundance of bugs and grammar mistakes might turn away adults, children should be more than excited about Paws and Claws: Pampered Pets. Although the missions are very repetitive and not at all meaningful, there's plenty of content to keep the younger audience occupied for quite a long time.