PUNIRUNES Interactive Digital Toy

An interesting addition to the world of virtual pets. PROS: *Nice mint/pastel colors entices me to want to pick up and look at *Good quality overall case. Buttons all work great. *Interior “squish” joystick button makes the play more interactive and is incorporated into not only petting, but feeding, games, and other activities involved in raising your pet. *Fast pet evolutions (about 3 days from baby to adult) and good variety of adults (55+?). *Ability to help control what your pet evolves into using different colors and shapes. *Ability to turn both sound and brightness up and down (multiple settings for each, including mute) *Awesome price/value for what you get, just around $20 as of January 2025. CONS: *Large size makes it hard to travel with *Games can get repetitive (sp?) and need to play many to fill happiness meter each time pet evolves (food and happy go back down to 0 each time). *Sounds can get somewhat annoying (pets make “whiny” noises when doing activities.) Not sure of better way to explain this. Mute is available though. *3 AAA batteries don’t last long (4 days using it a lot though). Recommend rechargeable. *Squishy joystick is difficult to control in some of the games (I just avoid the couple of games I have problems with!) I hope this helps in your decision making process as to whether or not you try a Punirunes yourself or gift it to someone. Overall, a great addition to any virtual pet collection. I’d recommend to more mature kids 8+.