If you or your children are animal lovers, you won’t fail to find a furry friend that tickles your fancy here.

And there’s no smell. In fact, it’s probably the ultimate pet care programme for people thinking of buying the real thing as you get the chance to look after your very own fish, budgies, guinea pigs, rabbits, cats, dogs or even horses.

The premise is as you’d expect: feed them, keep their enclosures clean, play with them, get new toys for them and ride them (well, the horses) in the countryside.

It’s all colourfully and cutely delivered on the DS and will no doubt prompt questions of “Can I have a real one?” within households up and down the country. Good, furry, feathered fun.

3/5