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National Geographic Panda

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National Geographic Panda
North American box art
Developer(s)Namco Bandai Games
Publisher(s)Namco Bandai Games
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release
  • NA: November 2008
Genre(s)Virtual pets
Mode(s)Single-player

National Geographic Panda is a pet simulation game developed and published by Namco Bandai Games for the Nintendo DS. It was licensed by National Geographic. The game is about raising a panda cub.

Gameplay

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The game focuses on the player raising their own panda. The player gets a set allowance each day to buy water, food and toys for their panda.[1] The player uses the touch screen to interact with their pandas.[2] They can also go to the Panda House, which has over twenty National Geographic articles about pandas.[3]

Release

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Namco Bandai announced the game at an event in April 2008.[4] They released it in November 2008.[5] It was sold with a bonus DVD, which contained an hour-long documentary about pandas, titled Secrets of the Wild Panda.[3]

Reception

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Carmine Red of Nintendo World Report praised the game's graphics. However, she also criticized the game for its repetitiveness.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "GamerDad: Gaming with Children » Game Review: National Geographic: Panda (DS)". Archived from the original on 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  2. ^ a b c Red, Carmine (3 February 2009). "Review: National Geographic Panda". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Namco Bandai Games' National Geographic Panda to Include Bonus DVD". IGN. 30 September 2008. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  4. ^ Thorsen, Tor (16 April 2008). "Namco unveils National Geographic Panda". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  5. ^ "National Geographic, on TV and consoles". Wisconsin State Journal. November 22, 2008. p. 25. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.