Petz: Catz/Dogz 2

Petz: Catz 2, known in Japan as Nyanko to Mahou no Boushi (にゃんこと魔法のぼうし, lit. "The Kitten and the Magic Hat") and in Europe as simply Catz, is an adventure game developed by Yuke's for the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 2 consoles, published and released by Ubisoft in 2007. An alternate version, Petz: Dogz 2, known in Japan as Wanko to Mahou no Boushi (わんこと魔法のぼうし, lit. "The Puppy and the Magic Hat") and in Europe as simply Dogz, features dogs instead of cats and has a few minor differences. It is a spiritual successor to THE DOG Island. In Catz and Dogz, the player controls a young kitten or puppy on a quest to save the world and retrieve the titular Magic Hat back from the evil wolf, Ivlet.
The game was directed by Hirofumi Morino, also known for being Executive Director for THE DOG Island and Senior Director for Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020. Full staff credits can be found here.
The original soundtrack was composed by Jake Kaufman, a video game composer who has made soundtracks for many well-known games, such as Shovel Knight and the Shantae series. A link to the soundtrack can be found here.
==Plot==
Before the story beings, the evil wolf Ivlet is jailed in North Pawville for past crimes. When the player character and their friend Victor get curious and pay him a visit, Ivlet puts his plan into motion. Knowing that the player character is the child of Arvin, guardian of the powerful Magic Hat, he tricks the player into bringing it in his reach. Snatching the Magic Hat for himself, he frees himself, ravages the towns of North and South Pawville, and unleashes disasters on the world, growing ever more powerful and debased.
After helping both towns rebuild and recover, the player sets off on a quest to stop Ivlet for good. They progress through increasingly dangerous environments, meeting the wizard Theophilus and gathering materials for a Magic Shield to fight Ivlet: the Water, Earth, and Ice Crystals. Once Theophilus and his lost brother Bartholomew build the Magic Shield, Ivlet challenges them to battle, where the player defeats him and reclaims the Magic Hat. Once the player returns home at last, recognizing their commitment to fix their mistake, Arvin bestows the Magic Hat upon them as its new guardian.
For more information, see the Plot and Character articles.
==Gameplay==
Players progress through the game by interacting with characters, receiving quests to help their problems or progress further into the world, braving open areas filled with enemies and other obstacles, and retrieving items scattered across the world.
The player's main tool to find items is the Whiskers / Sniff Radar, depending on whether they are playing Catz or Dogz. By using the radar as they walk, they can see if there is an item nearby, learn its direction, and get a rough idea of how close it is. If they have collected this type of item before, they will see its type, or a question mark if it is something new to discover. Once they've reached an item's location, they can dig it up to collect it. For some quests, a special quest-specific radar can guide players towards far away items, or it can give players a path to follow through a dangerous obstacle.
Enemies, animals that Ivlet has made hostile through the Magic Hat's power, are a frequent threat as the player explores the world and collects items. When they see players, they will try to chase and attack them, lowering their limited health. There are many different enemies with different forms, homes, behaviors, and strength levels. Players cannot defeat enemies, but they have several tools to escape. They can hide in tall grass, use barks or thrown rocks to stun enemies temporarily, or use healing items to recover from enemy attacks. These same tools will eventually allow the player to defeat Ivlet.
In addition to defeating Ivlet, players can complete the Magic Encyclopedia by collecting every type of insect, fish, fruit or vegetable, and flower in the world. Several fruits, vegetables, and flowers are hidden in tricky, out-of-the-way locations, several insects are difficult to find, and many fish are quite hard to find and catch, giving completion-minded players quite a challenge. They can also buy and unlock accessories to style their character, and many friendly characters too.
By finding and defeating escaped Zoo animals across the world, players can unlock many minigames to play against them, setting high scores and unlocking more accessories. They can also play these minigames against another human player, even using their styled character on another player's device, or trading accessories with them across devices.