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A relatively new interface for video games in which you are given a sidekick, usually a [[Non-Human Sidekick|pet]], that acts as a guide/virtual pet of sorts in the world. You can play with it, it will alert you of enemies, it will dig up hidden items, sometimes you can ride it, it usually can't die except in [[Plotline Death]].
Sort of a low key [[Exposition Fairy]] crossed with [[Nintendogs]].
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== [[Action Adventure]] ==
* Agro from ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'', to some extent.
** Greatly expanded in the follow-up, ''The Last Guardian'' which is the story of a boy and his giant pet colossus griffin-thing.
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== [[Platform Game]] ==
* Tricky the "Triceratops" from ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]''.
* The ENTIRE ''[[Spyro the Dragon]]'' series. Sparx the Dragonfly is your health meter (Gold -> Blue -> Green -> Gone, later updated to include an additional level of health, either a glowing gold or a warning red), and in later games can bust nearby gem cases, collect nearby gems, and even has his own levels.
== [[Puzzle Game]] ==
* In the ''[[Professor Layton]]'' games, you're given a pet that will point out hint coins for you and unlock a set of bonus puzzles once you've completed its particular minigame. In ''[[Professor Layton and the Curious Village|Curious Village]]'', it was a robot dog you had to assemble; in ''[[Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box|Diabolical Box]]'', it was a hamster you had to exercise; in ''[[Professor Layton and the Unwound Future|Unwound Future]]'', it was a parrot you helped make deliveries (this was changed from the Japanese version, where you taught the parrot different words instead). The fish you get in ''[[Professor Layton and the Last Specter|Last Specter]]'' still comes with a minigame, but it will find hint coins for you even before you complete it.
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* The dog from ''[[Fable II]]'', who {{spoiler|suffers a [[Plotline Death]] at the hands of the main villain (in a literal case of [[Shoot the Dog]]). Your dog is then [[Lost Forever]] unless you pick the ending where he is revived.}}
** Which is similar to the Animal system in the ''[[Black and White]]'' games.
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