Pretty Pet Salon

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Pretty Pet Salon
Single player

Pretty Pet Salon is a

Android Market and on the Amazon Appstore
were unaffected.

In the game, players must run a pet-grooming salon by micro-managing their staff. Pets must be groomed correctly to maintain customer satisfaction and the salon's profit.

The game is a

apps.[2] The game was downloaded 11 million times within its first 6 months of release.[6]

Gameplay

The game is set in a virtual grooming salon presented in a fixed,

one-point perspective
view. The player has a full view of the entire salon at all times, where service stations are affixed. The objective of the game is to increase the salon's level.

Each game day lasts for approximately 2.5 minutes, during which a number of customers will automatically enter the salon with their pets. Upon entering, an icon will appear on top of each customer's pet to indicate which service they require. The player must then drag the pet to the appropriate station, after which an exclamation mark icon will appear on top of the pet. At that point, the player must tap on the pet in order for their staff to attend to it, and only afterward will the service be completed. Each pet may require more than one service per visit. Customers and their pets have a limited amount of patience, which serves as a time limit for each service. If pets are not served within the time limit, the owner along with their pet will leave the salon without payment.

Once all services for the pet are completed, the customer and their pet will move on to the cashier to pay. Players must then tap on the cashier in order for their staff to collect payment. For each customer that successfully completes payment, the player will gain a certain amount of "happiness" and in-game currency. Levels are earned by achieving a certain amount of "happiness" and accumulating a certain amount of in-game currency. Requirements for the next level will be displayed at the end of each game day. As the salon gains levels, the game will also increase in difficulty.

At the end of each game day, players are also given the option to upgrade or purchase more stations, and upgrade or hire more staff. Purchases can be made using purchasable currency, called "Pet Points," or using the free in-game currency earned through regular game play.

Reception

As of November 14, 2011, Pretty Pet Salon has received a user rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars on the

App Store (iOS) based on 20,058 votes.[8]

On February 11, 2011, Pretty Pet Salon reached #6 on the global Top iPhone Games chart and #11 on the global Top Apps chart, both based on number of downloads.[9]

References

  1. ^ "150 apps later, Hong Kong-based Outblaze Ventures closes series A funding round". PocketGamer.biz. Steel Media Limited. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  2. ^
    Gamasutra
    . 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  3. ^ "Pretty Pet Salon HD". AppShopper.com. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  4. ^ "Animoca/Dream Cortex games vanish from the App Store". gamezebo.com. gamezebo. 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  5. ^ "App Store Pretty Pet Salon Asian Edition". iTunes. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  6. ^ "Outblaze's Six-Month Foray Into Mobile Games Pays Off With 21M Downloads for Pretty Pet Salon & Other Apps". Inside Mobile Apps. WebMediaBrands. 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  7. Android Market
    . Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  8. App Store. Apple
    . Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  9. ^ "Pretty Pet Salon App Rank Graphs". Top App Charts. Headlight Software. Archived from the original on 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2011-11-15.

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