If you’re an animal lover, you’ve probably seen the trailer for the Secret Life of Pets multiple times and “aaawww-d” and laughed countless times. But before the movie comes out next month, you can get your fill of the lovable characters through the new match-3 game that EA has just released for your Android devices. Called Pets Unleashed, it’s the kind of brainless but fun that keeps some of us glued to our devices when we’re bored or if we have nothing important to do.
Calling itself a blend of “pets, puzzles, and personality”, the game is like your typical match 3 puzzle game, wherein you have to match colors and various shapes in order to clear the board. But this time, you’re doing it in the company of Max and his animal friends as you explore the “jungle” of New York City. Not only that, but you also get goals for each chapter, like chasing squirrels and digging up bones for your doggie friends.
To gather more points and be on top of the leaderboard, you also get Daily Rewards if you do such things like playing catch with Max the lead dog, rock out with Leonard the metal-listening poodle, and raid the ref with Chloe the ultimate fat cat. You can also get pet-driven boosts while you’re match-3-ing, like parakeets that will help you clear the board and a dive bomb from Tiberius the hawk and Gidget a white Pomeranian.
You can download Pets Unleashed from the Google Play Store for free. There are in-app purchases available in case you’re too impatient to just play the game as is.