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Apple Games' latest feature examines the recently shipped The Sims 2: Pets. The game expansion allows players to build their own pet from a list of options, add a variety of pets to their Sims family, and even send their new pet off to work on a pet career path.

Like their owners, Sim pets come with their own needs and motives, many of which you must help them fulfill. If you don’t, they’ll take care of them on their own, which could result in raiding the garbage for food or going to the bathroom inside the house. Each pet also has a unique personality that affects how it behaves when you interact with it, so it may take more training to get a cat or dog to do what you want, if it’s not very smart or it’s really lazy. Use the Obedience Trainer option on the phone if you’re frustrated with the results.

Well-trained pets can embark on careers in security, show business, or service, clawing their way to the top of their fields while bringing home some much-needed Simoleons. As with their masters, pets’ personalities and skills help determine their success. Your pets leave during the day to perform their jobs, but make sure you stay on top of their training when they return, or that high-flying career could come crashing to earth.

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