Video games are currently experiencing a stellar moment since they made the leap from home consoles to mobile phones. Thanks to small independent developers and large established studios, video games are now, generally speaking, a world heritage—and not just a thing for "a few geeks," as it was believed until not long ago.
No one is surprised to see users of all ages playing with their smartphones, while traveling on public transport, while waiting, or simply while enjoying their free time. Video games are the most used apps on mobile phones, along with social media and messaging apps.
It is logical, therefore, that cats—the internet stars par excellence—have a presence in video games. They are a guarantee of success. So today we are going to review the most iconic video game cats.
Cats in Pokémon
Pokémon has been the undisputed success of the video game industry in recent years. With the launch of Pokémon Go and its augmented reality component... they truly outdid themselves.
There are quite a few Pokémon cats. Most of them are normal type and usually stand out for their speed, agility, and flexibility. Most of them learn the "attract" attack (which consists of very aggressive and violent caresses).
Some of the feline Pokémon are: Espeon, Mew, Skitty, Delcatty, Persian, Glameow, Purrloin, Purugly, Torracat (evolution of Litten) and Meowth (which is based on the Japanese Maneki-neko, hence it carries an ancient Japanese gold coin on its head, called Koban, a symbol of good fortune in Japan).
Bubsy
Bubsy is a video game series created by Michael Berlyn and distributed by Accolade for SNES, Mega Drive, Atari Jaguar, PC, and PlayStation in the early to mid-90s.
Its protagonist was an anthropomorphic cat with two very feline abilities: he could jump more than twice his own height, and he could glide, which reduced the acceleration of his fall and allowed him to cross gaps and land without damage after a long fall.
Bubsy had 7 lives, and his mission was to recover the balls of yarn that had been stolen by alien thieves called "woolies."
Cait Sith
One of the most emblematic characters of Final Fantasy VII was this robot cat named Cait Sith. Cait Sith travels riding a huge stuffed cat that he magically brought back to life. With a megaphone always in hand, he spends his life giving orders and bothering everyone. His pastime is fortune-telling, but much like his personality, it doesn't inspire much confidence.
Rover
This friendly cat was the first animal we met when starting our journeys in Animal Crossing, a game whose objective is to become the mayor of a town and create an ideal world, with the help of endearing neighbors.
In Rover's case, his mission is to ask questions about the date, your name, and your destination, to prepare the small town—or city—you will arrive at later.
Dusty
This is one of the most beautiful cats in the video game industry. Its fur is made of the night sky. It has a very special relationship with Kat, the protagonist of Gravity Rush (who tries to protect the future of a crumbling world), because it not only takes care of her but also transfers magic to her. Without Dusty, Kat loses her power and cannot fly. A true metaphor for the relationship between ARISTOPARENTS and ARISTOCATS, don't you think?
