Talking Tom Cat 2 3.0

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CNET Editors' review

by: CNET staff on September 03, 2012

Talking Tom Cat 2 is a well-designed app that provides a virtual pet cat that responds to touch and repeats everything you say in a funny voice. Despite its well-designed interface, even true cat lovers might get bored with the limited interaction offered in this free version.

As soon as you launch the program, Tom the cat appears in the center of your display and you can pet him, poke him, or even try to grab his tail if you can (we couldn't). The interface is well-designed with easy-to-understand control buttons spread across the right and left of the screen. We liked the overall design and the app was easy to use but the limited interaction got a bit monotonous after a while. The best part was hearing the cat repeat what you say. This was funny at first, but it didn't hold our attention for long. Talking Tom Cat 2 does have social media integration, meaning you can record video of your virtual pet and share it on Facebook, but even that couldn't save the app from growing old quickly. There were options to give your virtual pet a new house or add items to his wardrobe, but these and other options require you to pay.

Overall, Talking Tom Cat 2's great design doesn't exactly compensate for the limited interaction, and most users won't be thrilled for long with what the app offers for free.

Publisher's Description

From Outfit7:

NEW You can now customize Tom's appearance by buying him accessories like hats, sunglasses, colored contacts, earrings and lots more. EPIC NEW FEATURES Make Tom look like a police officer, pirate, construction worker or a cowboy. Change the color of Tom's eyes (multiple colors available). Equip Tom with various other accessories like a bow tie or an earring.Tom is back with an all new adventure! Tom is your cat that responds to your touch and repeats everything you say in a funny voice. Since Tom is now an international celebrity, he's moved out of the alley and into a cool apartment.But everything is not perfect for Tom, his neighbour Ben teases and pesters him constantly. HOW TO PLAY Talk to Tom and he will repeat everything you say with a funny voice. Pet Tom's belly or head and make him purr. Poke his head, belly or feet. Slap Tom's face left and right. Pull or touch his tail. Press the fart button to see Ben fart and Tom grab his nose in disgust. After that Tom repeats what you say with his nose closed for a while. Press the bag button to make Ben pop a paper bag and scare Tom. It's hilarious. Press the phone button to make Tom play with the original Talking Tom app and repeat after himself in a funny loop. Press the feathers button to see Ben hit Tom with a pillow. Press the ? button to make Tom pull random items from behind his back. Shop & equip Tom with awesome accessories by pressing the gold coin button Record videos of Tom and share them on YouTube, Facebook or send them by email or MMS.You can sell back any of Tom's accessories at 50% the purchasing price if you press and hold the recycle button on the purchassing screen.Enjoy hours of fun and laughter with Tom. IMPORTANT iPhone 3G owners: Tom cannot wear accessories because the device is not powerful enough to support it! iPod Touch 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation owners: Your earphones must have a microphone otherwise Tom won't be able to hear you!

What's new in this version: App translated into Russian and Arabic. New & improved wardrobe for Tom. Several bugs fixed.