| The Dog Island | |
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The Wii Version Box Art |
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| Developer(s) | Yuke's Media Creations |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Platform(s) | Wii, PlayStation 2 |
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| Genre(s) | Adventure |
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| Media/distribution | Wii Optical Disc |
The Dog Island (often typeset as "THE DOG Island") is a 2007 Role-playing video game for the Wii and PlayStation 2 consoles in which players control a dog and must go on a journey to search for a special flower to aid their sick sibling, which can only be found by achieving their goal to become a "sniff master". The player interacts with various other animals in the game that give hints and information to aid on the quest. It was released on April 26, 2007 in Japan by Yuke's.
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On the Wii, the character is controlled by use of the Wii Remote moving an on-screen cursor around. On the PlayStation 2 version, it is through free movement via the controller.[1]
The story starts in the town of Puroro. The player's sibling, who has an illness, gets very sick during a festival. The doctor in the town cannot heal her, but he says that Dr. Potan, who is from THE DOG Island, may be able to. After boarding a pirate ship with Captain El Dorado and heading to the island, the player meets Dr. Potan, who says that he can heal the player's sibling if he makes a special medicine. The player then goes on a number of adventures, including learning to become a sniff master, befriending an Anc named Pestalli, and finding herbs for the doctor's medicine.
The player has the ability to chose their dog's breed, color, gender, as well as the gender of their sibling.
The player can customize their dog with accessories in the game such as hats, glasses, ribbons and more. As they get further in the game, more items become available at shops throughout the island, or can be created at the accessories shop. The player will need certain materials to create different accessories such as silver, colored glass and beautiful stone, which may be found in houses, outside, or as prizes in minigames.
| The Dog Island | |
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| Wii version | |
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 68% (based on 5 reviews)[2] |
| Metacritic | 70% (based on 4 reviews)[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Computer and Video Games | 6.4/10[4] |
| GamesRadar | 5/10[5] |
| GameTrailers | 6.6/10[6] |
| GameZone | 7.4/10[7] |
| IGN | 7.0[1] |
IGN described the game as "a seriously odd title", but stated that "it’s the overall size and robust feel of the game that actually makes it worth a second look." Regarding the Wii version of the game, "The Dog Island proves a very important point about Wii. There’s nothing wrong with casual-centric titles, as long as they’re made well."[1]