The Sims 3: Pets (console)

The Sims 3: Pets is a standalone game for consoles. It is released for PlayStation 3, Xbox360, and Nintendo 3DS.

The game sees a return of pets from The Sims 2, However, the console version will only feature cats and dogs.

Features

 * There will be NPC animals like deer and raccoons.


 * Be the Pet. Wield control of your Sim’s pet to chase, dig, tackle and more. Be the perfect companion or wreak havoc on your Sims!


 * Pets have their own traits!


 * Life stages for pets are: Puppy/Kitten, Adult, and Elder


 * Pets can learn skills. Cats and dogs can learn to hunt, dogs can learn to locate collectibles and fetch your Sims a date.


 * The Xbox 360 version will feature support for the Kinect motion sensor.


 * Like in The Sims 2: Pets, dogs and cats are able to get jobs such as a police dog or a spectral inspector for cats, pet jobs are exclusive to the PS3 and 360.


 * Players will be able to obtain new breeds such as a dog tiger retriever, a dog panda chow, a cat skunk birman as well as other additional pets.


 * There will also be new pet motives, Destruction for Dogs and Scratch for Cats.


 * In The Sims 3: Pets, players can add colorful markings on their fur and slide them around wherever they want on their Sims' pets bodies! Markings are also in layers and can be placed in any order.


 * It may be possible that Sims can take in stray pets.


 * The karma powers from The Sims 3 on console will return in the console version of Pets, as demonstrated in the E3 demo.


 * More than 100 breeds of dogs and cats. You may have a poodle with short hair, or you may also have a Poodle with Dalmatian spots.


 * You can control the animals and they can have their own desires.


 * You can assign features to pets and learn new skills, Your pets are also sims and can help your Sim.


 * Pets can meet, fall in love and reproduce. Also, they can try to have puppies, kittens, and will also have family trees.


 * Pets have inherited genetics.


 * There will be a new town for the Pets expansion and a different town for Console.

Pet Traits

 * Loyal: Loyal pets always have got their owner's back, whether in a fight or in trouble.
 * Adventurous: Adventurous pets explore from the garbage can to the dark graveyard; these pets are never scared.
 * Playful: Playful pets enjoy having fun with other animals and Sims. They want to run around, play fetch or chase a laser pointer all day long!
 * Aggressive: Aggressive pets love to show how tough they are by fighting with other pets and chasing Sims. It's best not to get between an Aggressive Pet and their food!
 * Patient: Patient pets wait for things longer than other pets such as food, toys & baths. Their urgencies also fall slower.
 * Piggy: Piggy pets are pets who are messy. This is like the sloppy Sim which means they don't mind their own filth.
 * Skittish: Skittish pets are lively, unpredictable, and shy.
 * Lazy: Lazy pets are like Couch Potato Sims which means they are happy with just lying around instead of exercising.
 * Destructive: Destructive pets love to mess up things like scratching and tearing couches.
 * Proud: Proud pets are pets who are very happy about themselves. This may be similar to the snob trait in sims.
 * Intelligent: Intelligent pets are smarter than your average Sim pets. This trait will benefit them at their job. They will be easier to teach tricks too.
 * Friendly: Friendly pets love to meet new animals around town in your neighborhood or on community lots like the park. They will also be willing to meet other sims too.
 * Brave: Brave pets are pets who will stick up for your Sim in fights or scare away burglars without being frightened. This is similar to brave Sims.
 * Hydrophobic: Hydrophobic pets are like hydrophobic Sims. They don't like to swim.
 * Clueless: Clueless pets are pets who don't always know what's going on. They will probably have a harder time learning tricks too.
 * Gentle: Gentle pets are the opposite of aggressive pets. They won't be so tough and rough and won't fight with other pets or chase Sims. They won't mind when a Sim is around their food.
 * Fast: Fast pets are faster than your average pet. They will be able to move and run faster.
 * Agile: Agile pets are well-coordinated and can react quickly.
 * Independent: Independent pets love to be alone but they still do need to socialize from time to time.
 * Good: Good pets do what they are told. They also play with their owners.
 * Evil: Evil pets don't do what they are told. They also rip up the furniture.
 * Fun: Fun pets are the pets that other pets or Sims would like to be around them more.
 * Stupid: Stupid pets don't catch on to tricks fast enough like intelligent pets. They would do more stupid things than other animals.
 * Likes To Swim: These pets will have more fun swimming and get a better moodlet.
 * Vocal: These pets will be a lot louder than normal pets, barking, meowing, or whinnying a lot more.
 * Naive: Naive pets are destructive but put up a good fight against burglars.
 * Hyper: These pets will be more energetic than others.

Music
This is a list of artists and their songs that are to be featured in Pets:

Trailers and videos
Video:The Sims 3 Pets Announce Trailer|Announcement Trailer Video:The Sims 3 Pets (Unleashed) Leaked Trailer|The Sims 3 Pets (Unleashed)Leaked Trailer Video:E3 2011 Presentation|E3 2011 Presentation Video:The Sims 3 Pets - Interview with Michael Cox|Interview with Michael Cox, a developer of the game. Video:The Sims 3 Pets: Live Q&A, Sneak Peak Preview with Ben Bell|An interview with Ben Bell. Video:The Sims 3 Pets Xbox 360/PS3 Trailer|GamesCom Console Trailer Video:The Sims 3: Pets Interview - PC and Console - Gamescom 2011|Sims 3 Pets GamesCom Producer Interview Video:Producer Präsentation Die Sims 3 Einfach tierisch - gamescom 2011|Sims 3 Pets Producer Presentation Video:Video-Preview gamescom 2011: Die Sims 3: Einfach tierisch|Pets 3DS Gameplay Video:SimFans Sims 3 Pets Producer Interview|SimFans GamesCom Pets Interview Video:The Sims 3 Pets - Xbox 360 Offscreen Gameplay - gamescom 2011|GamesCom Create A Pet Console Video:The Wild World of The Sims 3 Pets (original narration by Randall)|The Wild World of The Sims 3 Pets