Video games have been enjoying 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, broadly speaking, part of the world's heritage—and not merely the domain of «a few geeks», as was believed until not long ago.
No one is surprised to see users of all ages playing on their smartphones while traveling on public transport, waiting, or simply enjoying their free time. Video games are the most-used apps on mobile phones, alongside social networks and messaging apps.
It is therefore logical that cats—the stars of the Internet par excellence—should 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 cemented their status at the top.
There are quite a few Pokémon cats. Most of them are Normal-type and tend to stand out for their speed, agility, and flexibility. Most of them learn the «Attract» move (which consists of making very aggressive and violent displays of affection).
Some of the feline Pokémon are: Espeon, Mew, Skitty, Delcatty, Persian, Glameow, Purrloin, Purugly, Torracat (the evolution of Litten), and Meowth (which is based on the Japanese Maneki-neko, hence the old Japanese gold coin called a Koban on its head, a symbol of good fortune in Japan).
Bubsy
Bubsy is a video game series created by Michael Berlyn and distributed by Accolade for the SNES, Mega Drive, Atari Jaguar, PC, and PlayStation in the early and mid-90s.
Its protagonist was an anthropomorphic cat with two very feline abilities: it could jump more than twice its own height. And it could glide, which reduced the acceleration of its fall and allowed it to cross gaps and land unharmed after a great 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 iconic characters in Final Fantasy VII was this robot cat named Cait Sith. Cait Sith rides on the back of a huge stuffed cat that he managed to bring back to life by magic. With his megaphone always in hand, he spends his life giving orders and annoying everyone. His hobby is reading the future, but like his personality, he does not inspire much confidence.
Rover
This friendly cat was the first animal we met when we began our journeys in Animal Crossing, a game whose objective is to become the mayor of a town and create an ideal world alongside its endearing residents.
In Rover's case, his mission is to ask questions about the date, the name, and the destination you are traveling to, in order to prepare the small town -or city- that 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 looks after her but also transfers magic to her. Without Dusty, Kat loses her power and cannot fly. Quite a metaphor for the relationship between ARISTOPADRES and ARISTOCATS, don't you think?
