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Game Title: Neopets |
| Genre: Browser-based |
| Developer: Neopets Inc |
| Publisher: Neopets Inc |
| Status: Released |
| Official Site: http://www.neopets.com |
Neopets is a fun virtual pet site. You can create your own Neopets, feed them, groom them, look after them, customise them and watch them grow. You can also communicate on the Neoboards, play games, create your own Web pages, send Neomail, and lots more.
Gameplay
Users are free to choose their own path in the world of Neopia, from collecting things to battling against other users. Visitors can create a free account. A user then creates a Neopet and chooses the name, physical characteristics, and personality and may own up to four per account. Players need to feed and care for their Neopets when they grow hungry or get sick, although they will not die if they are neglected. They can get more items for their Neopets by earning Neopoints, the site's currency, through various activities including playing games and selling items.
The virtual pet aspect of Neopets isn't the most appealing part of the online game. The most enjoyable aspect of Neopets is trying to accumulate wealth and trying to collect really rare items. The easiest way to make money, also called neopoints, is to play the flash games on the Neopets website. There are literally hundreds of different flash games to play, and they aren't the same old recycled garbage games you'll find on those lame arcade sites, but rather they're all custom made and unique. The games don't feel "cheap" either, theres a sense of quality in almost every flash game on Neopets.
Neopets
The site takes its name from its core feature, Neopets, the cartoon-like inhabitants of the fictional world of Neopia. There are fifty-four different species of Neopets, some of which are limited edition or have special criteria for creation. To obtain a new Neopet, users can either create a pet, or adopt another user's unwanted pet through an adoption or transfer in a system called "The Pound." They can also customise their Neopet by purchasing wearable items for them, such as clothing and backgrounds. Users can feed their Neopet, play games with them, and use them to stage battles with another user's Neopet or a non-playable character in the Battledome.
Neopets may own pets called Petpets, which can be found throughout Neopia in shops or random events. Like Neopets, Petpets have levels and can be painted a variety of colours using Petpet paintbrushes. Petpets can be used to perform a few actions pets can not perform, such as attempt to wake the giant petpet Turmaculus (at the risk of having one's petpet eaten) and jump into the Mysterious Symol Hole. Petpets also have a battling area called the "Petpet Battle Arena". Taking the concept of pets owning pets further, petpets can have their own pets, insect-like creatures called petpetpets.
Environment
Neopets is set in the fictional world of Neopia, which includes the planet Neopia and its surrounding space. Neopia itself has several lands, some similar to nations, which have their own themes. Within each land, users will usually find unique shops, games, items, and activities based around that land's theme. Larger lands may have several regions or levels. Neopia has its own economy based on a currency called Neopoints. Neopia uses its own Gregorian calendar and its own time system called "Neopian Standard Time". Neopian Standard Time, or NST, is a fictional timezone that runs concurrent with the real-world Pacific Time. Neopia has special days and events, some with equivalents to special events and holidays from the real world. Special events that tie to the real world include April Fools' Day hoaxes and the month long Christmas Advent Calendar.
Games
There are many active games from which users can earn Neopoints and awards. Various games and activities include Flash and Shockwave games, PHP games, 3D Life Player games, contests and spotlights, and quests to retrieve items.
Neopoints can be earned from playing games. Players may also earn trophies for their trophy cabinet from games if they score high enough for the Hi-Score Tables. Challenges may be made against other players or random players in a "World Challenge" for a prize piece.
There are simply so many things you can do in Neopets that make the game enjoyable. Unfortunately, the only real player interaction in Neopets is through their Pet vs Pet battle system and through buying / selling in the game. Ultimately, Neopets is geared towards a younger audience, but it's still worth checking out even if you're a bit older, as the game really does have a lot to offer.
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