

The Sims 3: Pets is the fifth expansion pack for The Sims 3 on PC and Mac, and is the second console game in the series. The 'Create A Pet' feature allows the player to customise their pets in various ways, including selecting a breed and a set of traits for their pets. The player creates their pet in a similar fashion to the 'Create A Sim' feature. The Sims 3: Pets expansion pack is focused around adding animals to the game. You can then name the fish and take care of it. Then drag the fish from the Sims inventory into the fishbowl.

(Unless you count rocks and plants) To get a fish you need to fish for one. Currently the only pet that is in The Sims 3 is a Fish.

The plot-driven Mysteries you can explore in Pets add a strong sense of pace and direction to the experience that will please console nuts accustomed to story-driven adventures, while the Karma powers still add extra interest to the familiar game, especially if you choose to transform one of your pets into a human companion for your Sim. And while it’s fun to create cats and dogs and give them traits that are at odds with their owners’ personalities – and there’s little doubt that animal-lovers will adore how the simple tools allow you to create cutest critters ever seen on a console – the pets aren’t as complex or engaging as regular Sims, meaning that most players will ignore the furballs altogether and focus their energies on the traditional tormenting of little computer people. While the Pets expansion pack was fun on the PC as it added furry friends to a world you’d already helped to shape, on consoles the package is a standalone affair, forcing experienced players to wind back time and start again from scratch. But in the case of The Sims 3: Pets, this latest spin-off from the 150m-selling life simulator should never have made the audacious leap to your living room. When PC snobs bemoan the fact their favourite games are turning to the dark side and appearing on childish consoles, the imagination and tenacity of a skilled developer is usually enough to silence their petty griping.
