Legacy Interactive has announced the release of Pet Pals: New Leash on Life a veterinarian simulation game that has players trying to save animals. Players get to experience, first hand, the life of a veterinarian by diagnosing, operating, taking care of, feeding and playing with virtual pets.

Players start out as a new recruit working at an animal shelter. They have to nurse all of the animals back to health and then find good homes for the animals. Pet Pals: New Leash on Life contains more than thirty different animal cases to solve. Some cases are easy such as drooling rabbits, but others are more difficult like a dog that has been hit by a car.

Pet Pals: New Leash on Life sounds like a fun game, especially for animal lovers, but it has another great feature. A portion of the sales are given to The Humane Society of the United States. Not only do you get to play a fun game, you get to help out the poor animals in Human Societies. If this sounds like a game you would enjoy, head over to Legacy Games and download the trial.

Press Release Follows:

LOS ANGELES – (October 22, 2008) — Legacy Interactive announced today that
the latest title in their award winning Pet Pals series, Pet Pals: New Leash
on Life, is available for download at www.legacygames.com.  In this
simulation-vet game players can experience what it is like to be an actual
veterinarian by diagnosing, operating, taking care of, feeding and playing
with virtual pets. There is also an enrichment portion of the game that
allows players to prepare the animals to be adopted into caring families.

In Pet Pals: New Leash on Life, the player assumes the role of a young
veterinarian starting a job at an animal rescue center.  The player’s goal
is to nurse all of the admitted animals back to health and ultimately place
them into permanent homes.  In the game players will encounter more than 30
different animal cases, derived from practicing veterinarians.  These range
from a drooling rabbit to emergencies involving a dog who has been hit by a
car or a kitten swallowing a piece of string. The player must heal and
nurture these animals, along with 15 other breeds of dogs, cats, rabbits,
and other animals.

More than 45 realistic medical tools allow the player to gather samples,
palpitate and examine the animals, and even perform surgery. Players help
rescued animals through all phases of the recovery and then have a direct
influence on their adoption.  When players are successful at treating and
adopting out patients, they get a promotion.  With each promotion the player
is given more responsibilities and increasingly more difficult cases to
handle. Just as in the real world, during game-play, emergencies arise that
require immediate attention and players must prioritize their cases to make
sure every animal has a successful recovery. Players have the opportunity to
follow up with their animal patients to see how they succeeded with their
treatments and will receive messages from the adoptive family updating them
on the progress of their new pet.

In the new enrichment element players get to interact with their animals by
petting them, playing fetch, training, grooming, and more in order to get
them ready for adoption.  Also included in the game are a variety of
engaging mini-games with tons of animal trivia and information on careers in
the animal world.

Consistent with Legacy’s frequent efforts to work with nonprofits, a portion
of the sales from Pet Pals: New Leash on Life has provided financial support
for The Humane Society of the United States.

“We are so excited to provide support for the invaluable programs of The
Humane Society of the United States” said Ariella Lehrer, President and CEO,
Legacy Interactive.  “We hope that by purchasing Pet Pals: New Leash on Life
players will get the opportunity to see what it’s like to be a vet, have fun
and at the same time feel good about supporting a great animal protection
organization.”

Rated E for Everyone, 8+, Pet Pals: New Leash on Life is available as a PC
download for $19.95 at www.legacygames.com. The Mac version will be
available for download in November 2008.