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Dog Island on Wii

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Dog Island is a Adventuring game available on the Wii.

Dog Island is a Adventuring game. Adventure games are enjoyed for two reasons: they provide enemy encounters that require tactics and strategy to conquor, and they create a fantasy world in which to explore and adventure.

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Family Gamer review Tue, 11 Sep 2007

Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the last ten years, you probably have at one point encountered photos of dogs taken with some crazy lens so that their noses appear disproportionately wide. The effect is one of the dog having come up to within an inch of your face to give you a big, sloppy doggie kiss. Welcome to the world of 'The Dog' - a popular Japanese franchise that has expanded its quest for world domination by entering the video game market with Ubisoft's Dog Island.

Now, adventure games are my very favorite type of video game, but Dog Island would be my young childrens' first foray into the genre. They were hooked before the game even started with an introductory song in which all the puppies parade through. Parents may find the song at best something to be endured and at worst an alternative to torture. You can skip the introduction by pressing the A button, but so far, my kids have yet to let me skip it.
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