GameZone: SimAnimals Preview

Within the realm of the EA Games' Sim franchise, players have controlled the lives of people and have built and managed cities. SimAnimals is bringing a new take on the whole element of simulation with SimAnimals, a game that masks some strong gameplay elements with real-world behavioral patterns beneath a veneer of cuteness that should please and entertain most gamers who pick up the title.

Whew! That was a mouthful. But SimAnimals is that cute. The game, available on the Wii and Nintendo DS early n 2009 will give players the opportunity to progress beyond the backyard of their Sim neighborhoods and into the forest. There they will encounter various species of animals (32 in all) with distinctive behavior.