This Full House Reviews: Littlest Pet Shop for Wii - Beware of Cute Overload!

Got pets?

Okay, so maybe your kids want one and you're thinking about it (sort of) but, perhaps you're NOT quite ready to share your house with something that sheds, poops pellets, or requires more attention than you, or your kids do.

Am I right?

Or, if you're like me, you've already got 2 cats, a sock-eating doofus-dog and there are just way too many kids animals running around in your house, already.

Got a Wii?

Compliments of the Parent Bloggers Network (no, really, thanks you guys) our family received a copy of the Littlest Pet Shop video game for the Wii and, you better watch out, I'm about to go all cute on your hard drive!

My youngest (she's 7) has a rather large collection of Littlest Pet Shop figures (thanks, to her big brother and sisters) and, I have to admit, it's hard NOT to look into their big, blinky eyes and feel like a total jerk, for nearly choking on all the cuteness.

Littlest Pet Shop pets, I mean.

Besides, they are sort of small, my kids do tend to leave things lying around the house and my Dyson doesn't react well to smallish things.

Plus, there's only so much you can do with an action figure, ya' know?

My baby girl's favorite toy brand is now a video game -- so, one rainy afternoon, Mini-me curled up with the Wii and was more than happy to give Littlest Pet Shop a shot.

Here a few of the video game's key features, for the Wii:

Collect and name 32 pets: because, clearly, you can never have enough virtual pets, EVUH!

Dress up your pets with over 100 accessories to make them even cuter: didn't think it was possible, but dressing up their virtual characters happens to be all 3 of my daughters' favorite part of most any video game, really.

Play with your pets in four unique pet-sized worlds: the graphics are sharp and smooth - even a mom (like me) can appreciate the clean transitions and simple visuals - there are fun winter activities, you can explore the depths of a thriving jungle (safely and without having to carry around bug repellent) and enjoy a day out in the garden (ditto)

Compete in mini-games with your little pets: you can play 16 games with your pet to unlock accessories, playsets, and new pets too! With a number of difficulty levels for each game, you can replay them over and over again and...hopefully...it will last until Christmas, anyway.

Final Verdict: I'll just let my littlest one tell you.

Littlest Pet Shop Review from Liz Thompson on Vimeo.

My kids love virtual games like Littlest Pet Shop (okay, me too) where they get to name and dress their pets (or, themselves) however they like and I was just SO happy to see that even The Boy was having fun playing something cute and cuddly -- as opposed to a game that requires the use of full body armor, or launching wicked-looking projectiles -- but, don't ask him, he'll deny it, anyway.

FIND IT HERE: Amazon.com