<s>
Petz	B-Language
(	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>
The	O
original	O
Petz	B-Language
has	O
sold	O
over	O
1.5	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
and	O
the	O
brand	O
has	O
grown	O
to	O
over	O
22	O
million	O
copies	O
since	O
coming	O
under	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Petz	B-Language
games	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
P.F.	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>
After	O
Ubisoft	O
acquired	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
actually	O
Japanese	O
in	O
origin	O
were	O
localized	O
under	O
the	O
Petz	B-Language
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Petz	B-Language
:	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>
Once	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
found	O
a	O
Petz	B-Language
,	O
they	O
can	O
adopt	O
and	O
name	O
their	O
new	O
Puppyz	O
or	O
Kittenz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
around	O
three	O
days	O
(	O
real	O
time	O
)	O
the	O
Petz	B-Language
become	O
adults	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adult	O
Petz	B-Language
can	O
then	O
breed	O
and	O
have	O
Kittenz	O
or	O
Puppyz	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
in	O
Petz	B-Language
3	O
,	O
Petz	B-Language
4	O
,	O
and	O
Petz	B-Language
5	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-breeding	O
can	O
create	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
petz	B-Language
,	O
called	O
'	O
Mixed	O
Breeds	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Toyz	B-Language
,	O
food	O
and	O
water	O
bowls	O
,	O
and	O
Treatz	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Petz	B-Language
can	O
learn	O
tricks	O
with	O
positive	O
rewards	O
such	O
as	O
petting	O
and	O
Treatz	O
,	O
or	O
trained	O
not	O
to	O
do	O
something	O
using	O
the	O
punishment	O
(	O
water	O
)	O
spray	O
bottle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Petz	B-Language
must	O
be	O
looked	O
after	O
properly	O
;	O
abused	O
or	O
neglected	O
Petz	B-Language
may	O
run	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
share	O
their	O
Petz	B-Language
with	O
others	O
who	O
have	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
an	O
email	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
version	O
allows	O
the	O
importing	O
of	O
Petz	B-Language
from	O
all	O
earlier	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
camera	O
feature	O
,	O
permitting	O
snapshots	O
of	O
Petz	B-Language
to	O
be	O
taken	O
and	O
saved	O
as	O
.bmp	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
included	O
a	O
Petz	B-Language
Web	O
Fun	O
Pack	O
,	O
Petz	B-Language
Publisher	O
and	O
a	O
Petz	B-Language
Player	O
web	O
browser	O
plug-in	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
publish	O
their	O
Petz	B-Language
online	O
in	O
playable	O
webpages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Petz	B-Language
Publisher	O
does	O
not	O
work	O
anymore	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
website	O
has	O
been	O
remodeled	O
with	O
the	O
newer	O
Petz	B-Language
games	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
learned	O
how	O
to	O
reverse-engineer	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
began	O
producing	O
additional	O
Breedz	O
,	O
Toyz	B-Language
,	O
playscenes	O
,	O
clothes	O
,	O
and	O
developer	O
tools	O
for	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
permitted	O
by	O
PF	O
Magic	O
,	O
Mindscape	O
,	O
and	O
Ubisoft	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>
<s>
The	O
Petz	B-Language
series	O
is	O
also	O
notable	O
for	O
the	O
online	O
community	O
that	O
grew	O
around	O
it	O
,	O
which	O
game	O
designer	O
Nathalie	O
Lawhead	O
speculates	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
its	O
success	O
and	O
enduring	O
legacy	O
.	O
</s>
