Game Classification

Cesar Millan's Dog Whisperer ImaginEngine Corp. (U.S.A.), Ubisoft (France), 2008  

Informations Analyses Serious Gaming
 

Classification

SERIOUS GAME
(Edugame)

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Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Licensed title
  • Training
  • Educative message broadcasting

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment
  • Ecology

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
Age : 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old / 8 to 11 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:

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Cesar Millan is the popular dog behavior expert who hosts National Geographic's The Dog Whisperer. In the game, you can follow his instructions on how to deal with and correct different behavioral problems. In order to be calm and submissive, dogs must follow Cesar's regimen of exercise, discipline and affection.

You start out with six different tutorials on how to interact with the dogs. With 34 dogs with differing problems, you can monitor their activity and personality meters as you go on walks, rollerblading and feed them. You can correct when a dog is acting too excited, fearful, or dominant. If your actions are working, you will see each meter is in the green zone. You can yank its leash, shush it to sit, or rub its head or belly to encourage it. At times, Cesar will provide advice if you are not doing something correctly. The game is also interspersed with educational quiz questions. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Nintendo DS - PC (Windows)

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