Littlest Pet Shop (Wii, Windows)
© 2008 Electronic Arts Casual Entertainment
Based on the Hasbro line of collectable plush toys, the Wii version of Littlest Pet Shop has a clunky design that includes too much typing, reading, and random exploring in order to earn a higher rating. Children steer one of 32 toy inspired pet avatars around a grassy park, where they can collect Kibble Coins or play one of 16 mini-games to earn more Kibble Coins. The coins can be exchanged for pet accessories (100 accessories in all) to decorate your pets in hats, glasses and collars and so on. The design is similar to the Nintendo DS version. Bag it. See Littlest Pet Shop Friends (Wii) for a better choice.
$40, Wii, Windows, Nintendo DS
Teaches: reading, some creativity
CTR Rating: 60%