Pet Vet 3D: Animal Hospital Reviews

• Excellent game!

  
  By on 2006-07-30
  Very good game! I would recommend it even if you have the original pet vet game.
  
  The graphics are in 3d, much easier to see than pet vet. You just click where you want the vet to go instead of making the vet walk there using the arrow keys. You can zoom in, scroll camera, or rotate camera. There is 3 game play options; easy, medium and hard. There is also a scenario mode or free-play mode.
  
  There are 6 different animal species, including horses, ponies, dogs, cats, rabbits, and piglets. No guinea pigs in this game, unfortunately. You feed them, play with them, examine them, pet them, and even teach them tricks. There are over 100 animal ailments to treat.
  
  You have to maintain the vet's energy by eating and her fitness level by resting or sleeping often. You can upgrade the hospital or the animal enclosures. You can even buy items like a mini kitchen, stereo system, or TV. You can go to the store to buy medical equipment, toys, books, feed, a female horse, or even hire help.
  
  The two things I dislike about this game are you can't actually give the animal medicine or buy it; you just click the button to check-up on animals. Also, time goes by too fast.
  
  
  

• The BEST vet game ever!

  
  By A2EH08FTKUH4A9 on 2006-09-10
  I gave this game to my 7 year old daughter who has always dreamed of being a veternarian when she grows up. She absolutely LOVES this game. I have enjoyed playing it with her. We have to make money to buy feed, enclosures & supplies. She must budget, watch the time, eat, rest and sleep. Also, she has empolyees that help out and the funniest part is when the employee falls asleep on the bench in front of the clinic. When the vet falls asleep time is fast-forwarded and the animals look like they are doing a JIG in the enclosures. My daughter and I think this is just hilarious and laugh every time. This is an interactive game my daughter loves. Now if I could only get her away from it. Very addictive and fun for my 7 year old!
  
  

• Satisfied after much research, trial and error and patience!

  
  By A19W5YMDSZ96DH on 2007-06-22
  I have never reviewed a product, but after reading some of the things said about this game (trying to research answers for some of the problems we were having) I felt the need to review this to help those considering buying it to better understand and get past some of the complaints of the quick-to-give-up.
  
  
  
  I began this game with frustration also. Every complaint that I have read I have experienced. But I have the advantage of being married to a computer business owner. :) First we had upgrades to make, specifically for our video card. We still experience glitches now and then like her sitting beside a chair instead of on it, but the game runs smoothly now without the "getting stuck" complaint.
  
  
  
  The complaint that you only get bunnies (this took much research) has turned out to not be a problem either. There are four skills that you will be working on: healing (giving proper diagnosis and follow-up), stroking (giving the animals attention), cleaning (keeping their habitats clean), and playing (playing with the animals for exercise). Each of these skill areas increases the more you do them. In order to get the next animal (which I believe is a cat) you must first max each of the four skills for the first animal (bunnies). I found that this took a long time for my 8 year old to do. But she is patient and loved the bunnies while she had only them. MANY weeks after doing just bunnies, she has finally advanced to cats and is thrilled. I appreciate that the game writers took into consideration that in order to take care of 2 species you must first fully understand how to take care of ONE. As you continue to master each specie you are given another. We have enjoyed reading the "books" you can buy, becoming educated on each animal, and receiving a certificate to hang on your wall once you've read all the books in a series.
  
  
  
  One review I read said they had a fairly new computer and they were upset it wouldn't run nicely on their machine. We have 3 computers in our house (being in the business) and the one our children use is NOT a new machine. We didn't have to have a new machine to run this game. Just an upgraded video card. If this game isn't working like you think it should, get a little computer advice from someone you can trust who knows what they are talking about. I'm glad we stuck it out with this game. I think you won't be disappointed if you can just work past the bugs and unknown. When my 8 year old, 6 year old and 4 year old are in bed, I have been known to sign-in to the game and play a little myself. :)
  
  

• Great Game

  
  By A3T789L0V1Y917 on 2007-01-16
  I did have to adjust my graphics acceleration to get the game to run smoothly, but it's a fantastic game.
  
  You get a building with your waiting room, exam room, living room, and bedroom. You build animal pens outside, buy medical equipment, buy books to learn about caring for each species, and need to manage your time to make sure you examine animals, sleep, eat, and for all animals that require a hospital stay you need to feed, care for, play with, and clean up after.
  
  It's a fun and well designed game.
  
  

• So Fun!!!

  
  By on 2007-03-10
  I'm 9 years old and play this game frequently. I love to play it. It's not frustrating at all and it's totally exciting with many adorable animals. I didn't like her wardrobe in the beginning but then I bought a dresser and changed her outfit. The Pigs are fun to treat!!!!! They're smart!! The rabbits are soft and adorable; having my favorite animal being rabbits. I play this game for at least a half an hour a day and can't wait for the next time playing it!!!!
  
  Get this game and try it out!! It's the best!!
  
  
• The Game Controls
  By on 2007-03-22
  well when i first got this game, i didn't know what to do. but there is something called the tutorial where it helps you play the game. this really helped me.so when you get to the options menu, click on scenario and click on tutorial.and once you take care of 10 bunnies you go on to cats then you go on to something else.this game is a little confusing but fun.
  
  
• A real let down - don't dissapoint your children
  By AQQG1U2XDCMLE on 2007-02-04
  Conceptually this is a great game, especially for a child with visions of being a Vet. You (can theoretically) learn about animals, their care and health issues. Those 2 stars for overall are basically for the concept and little else.
  
  Unfortunately the general usability of this game, vis-à-vis lousy controls, is quite low. It's nearly impossible to move the character at times, which results in stressful failure in the game. It crashes. It can't remember simple settings like, leave the terribly loud and obnoxious music off.
  
  Playing this multiple times with my 6 year old always goes from excitement to frustration (bordering on tears more than once as a bunny gets woefully ill while your character is comically stuck bouncing between the sofa and ottoman).
  
  Once going you can engage your child by "studying" the books you've bought. Also, as you analyze the patients you learn about ailments as well as the treatments. That is all good stuff, but on whole the game is too frustrating to enjoy.
  
  One final note, this is the first time I've ever bothered to review any product.
  
  
  
• My daughter loves this
  By A1I4NHYX40MFD on 2006-12-14
  I didn't think she would like it, but she picked it out and I have to make her stop playing it to go to bed, etc.
  It sounds boring to me, but she enjoys taking care of the animals, and spending money that she earns.
  The one thing I don't like about it is you buy the animal feed and have to wait for it to arrive all the while it keeps telling you that your animal is hungry which worried her to the point of tears. That is frustrating, but I guess it also makes the game more interesting.
  
  
• Awesome Vet Simulator
  By A17KRFZZ5F4OYB on 2007-01-10
  This game is a well structured simulation of an animal hospital. You play as the doctor and examine the animals. Our kids liked testing the animals and then caring for them. Rather than mindless fun, we think the creators were thoughtful and that their goal was to further animal kindness and education about caring for sick animals. There is a business aspect to the game which adds to the fun factor. By being successful in your practice you make money. Then you can go shopping and so on. The graphics are wonderful and we loved the look of the animals. There are a bunch of different breeds for the dogs, cats, rabbits and the little foal is totally killing us with the cute-ness factor. To sum it up, it's a fun, addictive and educational game that seems to hit all the right spots adding up to a great game.
  
  
• Confusing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  By on 2007-02-27
  I started to play this game thinking it would be so fun.Then I occored a problem when I could only heal rabbits nothing but rabbits!I did everything it said to and waited.After 12 coustermers I still only got rabbits.So frustrating!I tried buying food,toys,and I even bought a bigger cage!Three days later,no cats!I gave up on the game about 2 weeks ago.Im 10 years old and i dont get this game!But other wise the game iws fun but the graphics are dissapouinting.My charector gets stuck about 3 times every 30 min.Also when you start a brand new game she has a shirt too little for her and her hair is all choppy.I have to waste mony on a wardrobe so she can get a decent hair style and docter coat.This game is really diisapointing in some areas but in others its fine i guess.Dont buy it!
  
  
• Pet 3-D a bit of a bummer, JW from Oregon 01/15/2007
  By A1YVZN3ZC1DUWV on 2007-01-16
  I was very excited to get this game. I did read previously written reviews. My 13 yr old daughter wants to become a veterinarian someday and loves spending time on the computer, so this just seemed like the perfect Christmas gift. Alas, the game has many faults that does interfere with the game being enjoyable! I should have listened to the reviews.....
  
  The game is extremely glichy! It makes playing it very hard and frustrating. My daughter tried for one week and has given up. The characters get stuck and just stand and vibrate on the screen until you start the game over. Sometimes she will play for a half hour before it starts up and sometimes it does this right away. VERY DISAPPOINTING.
  
  Also, some internal setup issues of the actual CD is that it works better running from the disk then saving it to the computers hard drive. We have a pretty new computer, we have windows XP - this program just doesn't run well off our computer anyway. We have other games that don't have this problem. In fact my son got a game - building machines and inventions - and it doesn't have any of these problems and actually requires more from my hard drive.
  
  Also, my daughter complains of some of the limitations within pet vet that don't allow her to change. You have to pay a specified amount to hire an employee and the employee in this game is a slouch - there are no other choices when hiring staff, no wage choices, you can't get this employee to work or and you cannot hire anyone else.
  
  Overall because of the gliches in the game, she hasn't been able to play it to the programs full potential and has given up....so the idea is great.. but the makers should have looked at this better before taking the consumers money and putting it on the market. I cannot find any fixes or downloads online to repair it either. BIG BUMMER!!! BEWARE! JUST DON'T BUY THIS ONE, LOOK ELSEWHERE!
  
  
• bad game
  By on 2007-03-29
  This game can get very boring. It's very confusing and hard to control. It is sooooo frustrating!!!!!!!!! The instruction booklet doesn't come in handy either. Like some other people, I only got rabbits too. I bought this game because I wanted to heal cats and horses. But, only rabbits came. Buying this game was a big mistake. It is reallly no fun. Don't waste your money on this game. I gave up about a month ago. I've left it on the shelf and haven't touched it since.
  
  
• Fun game
  By A1BW4CKD1G8KUH on 2006-12-29
  I got this for my daughter for Christmas. She really likes it. I tried it out myself and spend over an hour playing with it. Time went by so fast. I really liked it myself. Sometiems I couldnt get the women to go where I wanted her to go but my daughter told me if I zoom it in closer it works better. Much fun.
  
  
• Wouldn't load
  By A237ZN0SUZWBKN on 2007-01-16
  After being greeted with much excitement, this program wouldn't properly install on my not-so-fussy computer. The web assistance was of little help at all and we had to send it back. Very disappointing.
  
  
• rabbits!
  By on 2007-03-12
  I got this game because I thought it would be fun. I was totally wrong! Every customer that I got brought only rabbits. Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits!!! This game confused me a lot. Also, it gets very boring. And, it's very hard to control. Don't waste your money on this game! It will be a total waste of your money. Believe me!
  
  
• dissapointing
  By on 2007-03-19
  When I got this game, I was very excited to play it. But when I played it, I was very dissapointed. The game was very confusing, and hard to control. Sometimes, I couldn't get my person to go where I wanted it to go. Learn from my mistake. Don't waste your money on this game.
  
  
• My 8 yr old, and I hate this game
  By A2Q548JM9YB4O4 on 2007-05-15
  I believe there is something wrong with it. It slows up a lot, very hard to manuever the characters, slow, boring. Not a good game.
  
  
• Not what it seems
  By ATI1EKXMMSZY8 on 2007-01-11
  My daughter recieved Animal Hospital Pet Vet for Christmas and it has been a huge dissappointment. I have nver submitted a review before but feel very strongly about this statement. The directions are unclear, it is difficult to maneuver around the site, the graphics make her dizzy when trying to zoom in and out and move the 'Vet' thru the clinic. Unfortunately, it has been used already or I would return it. Don't waste your money on this game.
  
  
• boring
  By on 2007-01-12
  This game is so boring! You don't really do anything. And you have to wait ages for the food to arrive. The instruction booklet doesn't come in handy and it's hard to control.
  
  
• doesn't even load
  By A1GYSXI8EBZCH9 on 2006-12-27
  I purchased this item for one of my son's gifts for Christmas. When I tried to load it, there was a .DLL file missing. I emailed the company but haven't heard back from them. I feel so cheated.
  
  
• Pet Vet
  By A2CZ6FEVF809O9 on 2007-08-23
  This is a really cute game. My 7 year old enjoys playing it. He requires help in reading some of the text. An option to have unknown words pronounced by the computer would be a welcome addition. So far, the biggest drawback is the length of time required to walk to town for supplies, etc.
  
  
• Great software, my 11 YO daughter really enjoys it!
  By A3ASBTSRAUX0B3 on 2007-12-26
  After reading the warnings from previous reviews I bought this for my daughter and once I got it running, she thoroughly enjoyed it. I did have to update the ActiveX controls or DirectX v. 10 on my PC through Microsoft's website and I also had to update the video controller for our NVIDIA GeForce 7300 video card through NVIDIA's website. Once this was done it worked fine - the 3D imaging is nice and the program runs without any delays. My PC needed these updates anyway so be patient if you run into any difficulties during the first attempt at running the program. It's worth it! Also, I found it at BestBuy for $14.99!
  
  
• How you get cats
  By on 2008-03-10
  I am 9 years old. I have read most of these reviews and some of the people do not know how to get from bunnies to cats. I had already treated lots bunnies and read ALL the animal books and still didn't get cats. You have to build the cat pen before you can get cats. I have gotten to horses now and I really like this game. We have a brand new computer and I don't have any problems with the game.
  
  
• This game was okay
  By on 2006-12-13
  This game was okay. I liked it at first, but the main character is kind of wierd and they don't walk to the front desk quickly enough so my characters run away and tell all their friends. I'd save your money and but somethinng else like Petz 5, which is terrific.
  
  
• Don't bother buying this ...
  By A1EVTO7OOJ4QR8 on 2006-12-31
  The software constantly freezes (locks-up) and when I e-mailed the tech support I didn't get a response. 3 e-mails and 3-days later still no response. Of course, the store's policy (Target), and most stores dealing with computer software, is not to refund the money...instead, they'll just give me another copy; what a waste!
  
  
• Learn from my mistake
  By A3APJCZ5LLN544 on 2007-01-12
  Unfortunately, in order to run this PC game I would have to buy an updated graphics card driver. The one which came with my 2 1/2 yr. old computer doesn't support anything in 3D. A new card driver would cost anywhere from $75 to $200. That's a lot of money to run a $13 game. So, I haven't decided -- although the game does look cute from the box cover!!
  
  
• 10 year old Girl loves it!
  By on 2007-10-27
  You get to interact with the animals and have to built up to be able to treat all the animals. I love playing with the animals that stay over night. Must do a good job so that you keep getting more customers. In the end you can have your own horse. Some of the graphic could be better as and different sound bits so they don't say the same thing over and over. Still a very fun game!
  
  
• game for your computer
  By A1KXWU2BOVKWL6 on 2008-05-14
  i didn't really like it it was a slowing moving game your basically raising dogs and earning points i thought it was more of a time management type of game like the diner dash type version of an animal hosiptal. i'm not into slow moving games like that. but i will tell you this the reason why i gave it a full set of stars because even though i don't like those kind of games is because i did play it and i will tell you i loved the graphics they were so real like and bright and it was cute so i'm sure for someone who likes those kind of games it is a very good game i can rate based on my experince and i really must say the graphics were excellent the pictures were nice and bright and kinda jumped out at you very lifelike.
  
  
• Bugs in game
  By AU0H8XTLUQ45K on 2007-01-10
  I bought this as a gift. They are having many problems with it, and will probably need to send it back to me so that I may return it.
  
  
• not to bad
  By A3K5W6OMKMFIVF on 2008-02-23
  I bought this for my 6 yr old daughter and i must say, has wonderful 3D graphis but its a very hard game to learn. She gets frustated with it cause you have to move fast and all. I wouldnt recommend this game for anyone under 10 yrs old
  
  

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