Ugh, how is this even possible? I�m only on...game number two in our Hey Derek, You
Should Review All These F*cking Zhu Zhu Pets Games experiment, and it already feels like
I�ve played twelve of them. I�ve played two. And this one has babies.
You know, life started off with so much promise. There was Ghostbusters, and then kindergarten,
which was great because of the cookies. High school sucked. College was the best, and what
comes next? Zhu Zhu Pets games.
Not even Zhu Zhu Pets. Zhu Zhu Babies, for the Nintendo DS.
Anyone have a gun? I think might zhu zhu myself.
So let�s recap here. The DS got Zhu Zhu Pets in 2010, which I�ve already...kinda
reviewed. And then it got Zhu Zhu Babies a year later. Uh, shocker�it turns out it�s
basically the same game, only with more freaking pink. And usually, I�m okay with that...pink�s
one of my favorite colors. Bubble gum, cotton candy, Bret Hart.
Emma Watson�s beautiful cheeks.
Only good things come in pink.
This might be too much of a good thing.
So here�s the deal. If you�ve seen our review of Zhu Zhu Pets, take the same game,
same levels, same...everything, and just add diapers. Seriously, that�s one of the only
differences between 2010�s Zhu Zhu Pets and 2011�s Zhu Zhu Babies. It�s the same
freaking game. You take care of the hamsters, you can take them in mazes.
Only this time, there�s a few more mazes, and a few more hamsters.
And diapers. And if they have diapers, why am I still putting them on the toilet?
Another cosmetic difference is that, this time, the levels are real places. Like, they�re
actual cities. St. Louis, Hollywood, New York, great places to let a baby hamster roam free.
That�s a great idea. To save the cities for the baby Zhu Zhus. Anyway, this gives
the game a different feel...but that feeling ends up being one of repetition.
The worlds just don�t feel that different enough.
I�ll tell you what, though. These Zhu Zhu games are at least well made. Nice sprites,
very colorful...and you know, they play well, too. Both this game and Zhu Zhu Pets are played
entirely with touch control. You drag the stylus, the hamster follows. It makes moving
through the mazes really fast and intuitive�I actually like that a lot.
But the problem with the game, uh, is largely the same as Zhu Zhu Pets. The game is simple
to a fault, and shallow enough to bore you within minutes. What�s there is pretty well
done�there�s just not much there. And for me, the bigger problem pertains to the
mazes. They�re actually pretty big, and since they�re just tubes and rooms, there�s
nothing that�s very identifiable. So it�s really easy to lose your way.
And with no map? I mean, that was an issue for me, let alone little kids.
Sigh. Suddenly, this became way too serious of a review, you guys.
I hope the next one just...comes out of nowhere.
And it�s like, the best hamster game in f*cking history.
Until then, I mean, Zhu Zhu Babies is more of the same quality Zhu Zhu Pets you got in...Zhu
Zhu Pets. There are a few little improvements, which technically make this the better game.
But that�s, like...I mean, you�re splitting hamsters, on that one.
And that�s...messy. It�s Zhu Zhu Babies for the Nintendo DS.
Thanks a lot, for sending it, Felicity.