Catz

Catz is the second game in the Petz series, originally released in 1996 after the success of Dogz.

In 1999, Catz was ported to the Game Boy Color to negative reception.

Sequel game Catz II was released in 1997.

Breeds
Catz came with five cats to adopt:
 * Homebody
 * Jester
 * Pouncer
 * Scaredy
 * Sophisto

Toyz
Catz was the first game to feature the toy shelf that would become a series staple and evolve into the Supply Case. The shelf featured a mouse hole and included the following Toyz:
 * Paint can
 * Spray bottle
 * Catnip
 * Flea spray
 * Food bowl
 * Water bowl
 * Squeaky toy
 * Jingle ball
 * Yarn ball
 * Brush
 * Milk bottle
 * Cheese
 * Fish-shaped Treatz

Reception
Entertainment Weekly praised the game, citing its amusing similarities to the behavior of real cats and rating it B+.

Game Boy Color Port
In 1999, a Game Boy Color port of Catz as well as a companion port of Dogz was released. The illustrations on the box art are taken from the Catz II packaging.

Features

 * Multiple breeds of Catz, including hidden ones.
 * More than a dozen play items.
 * Special bonus toys.
 * Link cable support for trading Catz and toys.

Game Play
Trading of Petz and Toyz could be accomplished with the Game Boy Color's infrared communication feature.

Reception
The ports were critically panned, citing limited activities, dim graphics, static animations, and how unsuited the game play was for the Game Boy Color console.

Compatibility
Catz is 16-bit and will not run on modern computers without extensive prep work.

Serial codes are required to run the program and can be found online.