<s>
Petz	O
(	O
Dogz	B-Language
and	O
Catz	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
single-player	O
video	O
games	O
dating	O
back	O
to	O
1995	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
adopt	O
,	O
raise	O
,	O
care	O
for	O
and	O
breed	O
their	O
own	O
virtual	O
pets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
(	O
since	O
2003	O
Ubisoft	O
)	O
acquired	O
the	O
entertainment	O
division	O
of	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
,	O
granting	O
Ubisoft	O
exclusive	O
publishing	O
rights	O
to	O
88	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Dogz	B-Language
and	O
Catz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Petz	O
:	O
Hamsterz	B-Device
Life	I-Device
2	O
on	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance	O
is	O
a	O
localization	O
of	O
Hamster	O
Club	O
3	O
,	O
and	O
distinctly	O
different	O
from	O
its	O
DS	O
counterpart	O
,	O
although	O
both	O
DS	O
Hamsterz	B-Device
games	O
were	O
also	O
Japanese-developed	O
but	O
published	O
in	O
English	O
territories	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
starts	O
at	O
the	O
Adoption	O
Center	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
may	O
choose	O
a	O
Dogz	B-Language
or	O
Catz	O
to	O
adopt	O
of	O
a	O
Breedz	O
and	O
gender	O
of	O
their	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Fulop	O
developed	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Dogz	B-Language
:	O
Your	O
Computer	O
Pet	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
controversy	O
surrounding	O
his	O
previous	O
title	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
and	O
with	O
the	O
desire	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
"	O
so	O
cute	O
and	O
so	O
adorable	O
that	O
no	O
could	O
ever	O
,	O
ever	O
say	O
it	O
was	O
bad	O
for	O
kids	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameDeveloperPublisherDistributorRelease	O
DateCatz	O
and	O
Dogz	B-Language
I	O
:	O
Your	O
Virtual	O
PetzP.F.	O
</s>
<s>
MagicVirgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment1995	O
(	O
Dogz	B-Language
)	O
,	O
1996	O
(	O
Catz	O
)	O
Oddballz	O
:	O
Your	O
Wacky	O
Computer	O
PetzP.F.	O
</s>
<s>
MagicVirgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment1996Catz	O
and	O
Dogz	B-Language
II	O
:	O
Your	O
Virtual	O
PetzP.F.	O
</s>
<s>
MagicMindscape1997Catz	O
and	O
Dogz	B-Language
3	O
:	O
Your	O
Virtual	O
PetzP.F.	O
</s>
<s>
MagicMindscape1998Catz	O
and	O
Dogz	B-Language
4P.F.	O
</s>
