Product Description

Based on the best-selling picture book franchise THE DOG, THE DOG™ Island recreates the puppies and dogs to bring an original, pet-themed RPG to the PlayStation 2 system. Play as a dog on an island as you explore unique environments such as grassy plains, snowy fields, and deserts in a search for a legendary flower to save your ill brother.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3149 in Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Model: 23259
• Published on: 2008-10
• Released on: 2008-10-14
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: PlayStation2
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .50" h x 5.50" w x 7.50" l, .34 pounds

Features

• Interact and play with more than 48 breeds of dogs on your journey through Dog Island, ranging from large Siberian Huskies to small Yorkshire terriers.
• Customize your puppies with clothes and accessories.
• Perform a broad range of dog activities such as: sniffing to find hidden treasures, barking to stun your enemies, and dashing to make quick escapes.
• Travel open world environments spanning from Egypt to Greenland.
• Play five mini-games, including insect-catching and soccer!

Customer Reviews

Cute and fun...
The Dog Island is a very cute game aimed for the kiddies, just the simple basics you would expect to learn as "my first videogame rpg" or the like. The quest itself is very simple, not too difficult, and the overall world you get to explore is varied and not very large. There are lots of breeds to choose from as your "hero" and you can choose to be male or female, and also to have a brother or sister. You must go find a cure for you sick sis/bro in a far away island and become a "master sniffer". There is a save feature so you can continue your quest later and a level up feature as your pup gets more experience. No violence, or other unwanted material you would like little kids to avoid. I only found 3 things that I would change in a game of this (cutesy) type. You meet and befriend a little character or "creature" that looks like a piece of cut-out black paper(like a shadow), that looks a little out of place to me in this colorful 3D world. Also, there is a very sad scene were a dog you meet tells you about his past when a female friend got very ill and he could't help her (he is a doctor)so she pased away. He then visits her grave the same day once a year. And finally, when you fight enemies and defeat them (by barking or howling behind them - no biting, cute!), they get knocked out; but not dead, complete with a "dizzy" or "stunned" symbol above their heads. The thing is, if you happen to loose all of your life energy or hearts, you don't seem to get knocked out, in the scene you rather look dead and there is no dizzy symbol above your pup's head. I would add the same "dizzy" symbol so the kiddies wouldn't get upset, or perhaps just explain to the kid playing this game that the pup just got knocked out or stunned instead of killed.
That is my opinion, and must not be a big deal or turn off for getting this game. It is vey cute, all the dogs look like puppies, including the ones supposed to be the adults. The environments you explore are towns, a ship, plains, forests, lakes(you can swim), mountains, deserts, snow fields, caves, and many more. There is a day/night cycle, mini games such as competitions like races, soccer, sledge pulling and hide and seek; fishing, bug-catching and the main dog activity in this game: sniffing. You must use your head and nose to sniff everywere and find the items you need in order to advance in this game and become the ultimate "master sniffer". Most quests requiere you to go and search for a specific item using your nose and the "smell-o-metter" at the bottom of the screen and deliver it to anoter dog, some items are more difficult to find than others. Others include defeating a challenging dog to a competition.
So, in conclusion, this game is aimed towards little kids, but old enough to use a controller, because at the final stages the difficculty rises a bit. It is also possible to be enjoyed by everyone, especially if you like dogs, just don't espect an ellaborate quest or a big challenge, look elsewere if you do. I picked this game because I love dogs and the 9.99 price tag was just too low to pass up.
Enjoy!

Very Cute Doggie Game!
This game is really fun! I was at gamestop and i stumbled across this game. I bought it right away, and boy was it fun! You get to choose from more than20 dogs! I was like, OMG!?!!? and the great thing is, the world you explore is beautiful!!!! I can name a few. There's the Highlands, Zoomy Lake, Zoomy Village, And Some Caves. You also get to name your dog! Its sweet!!!!!!!! There are tasks and mini-games which you have to complete in order to advance the story. You have to save you bro or sis because there sick and their fighting for their lives. Some times it will make you cry, other times it will make you laugh. Its one of the best games i've ever played!

Cute
I bought this for my 3 year old boy to watch my teenage daughters play, but he will only pay attention to it briefly (I think he likes more action), but the girls really enjoyed it. It is definitely cute.