<s>
SimAnimals	B-Application
is	O
a	O
life	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
SimAnimals	B-Application
Africa	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
role	O
as	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
controlling	O
a	O
disembodied	O
hand	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
manipulates	O
over	O
30	O
types	O
of	O
animals	O
,	O
and	O
creates	O
their	O
habitat	O
around	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
achievement	O
points	O
are	O
earned	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
blow	O
into	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
microphone	O
,	O
creating	O
wind	O
for	O
the	O
pickup	O
of	O
berries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronics	O
retailer	O
Best	O
Buy	O
offered	O
an	O
exclusive	O
in-game	O
animal	O
(	O
panda	O
,	O
red	O
panda	O
,	O
and	O
ferret	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
electric	O
squirrel	B-Protocol
for	O
DS	B-Device
)	O
with	O
purchase	O
during	O
the	O
initial	O
US	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
SimAnimals	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Winifred	O
Phillips	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Winnie	O
Waldron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SimAnimals	B-Application
soundtrack	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
high	O
scores	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
9.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
from	O
Michael	O
Pascua	O
of	O
The	O
Celebrity	O
Cafe	O
,	O
a	O
90	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
from	O
Jeremy	O
Hill	O
of	O
Gamertell	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
from	O
the	O
music	O
review	O
site	O
VGM	O
Rush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimAnimals	B-Application
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
60%	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
which	O
indicates	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
69%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
5.3	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
franchise	O
is	O
insanely	O
popular	O
for	O
a	O
reason	O
,	O
and	O
growing	O
a	O
community	O
,	O
whether	O
it	O
be	O
man	O
or	O
animal	O
,	O
is	O
rewarding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USA	O
Today	O
awarded	O
SimAnimals	B-Application
5	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Jinny	O
Gudmundsen	O
wrote	O
,	O
"[SimAnimals]	O
is	O
a	O
fascinating	O
experience	O
that	O
is	O
hard	O
to	O
put	O
down	O
...	O
</s>
