Looks like virtual pets are becoming quite a fad; last we had penned a post on Neowiz unraveling Nimp. This game enabled users to keep a pet of their own housed in an iPhone application. Here’s another software which lets iPhone owners keep virtual pets in their handset. HI Corporation HamTouch! an all new Communi-Pets series of virtual pets makes a debut on the App Store.
In this game, users can look after a virtual hamster of their own. Gamers can begin by choosing certain details such as the hamster’s name, gender, coat color and pattern. It subsumes easy touchscreen gesture controls with which players can stroke, pull, drag, feed and trip their pets. They need to regularly feed the pet and clean the water dispenser in order to keep him or her happy.
In fact, they can keep a tab on their hamster’s weight, the glossiness of its coat, its overall condition and satisfaction level. They can even check the owner profile to see how good a pet keeper they are. iPhone owners may choose from the five different food types to ensure that the hamster is well fed. With the help of the built-in camera, they can capture images of the hamster along with its surroundings.
What’s more, they can customize these images using the pen and stamp tools. With an existing photo in the iPhone photo library, gamers can use it as a background and place the hamster the way they like creating a brand new picture. Through Twitter, users may share the photographs and also invite other hamsters to come and play with their pet.
The HamTouch! can be played on either the iPhone 3GS or 4 for $3.99.