Advantages: Free, great for kids, good games Disadvantages: lack of interaction with other players, having to visit regularly to feed pet
Neopia - a virtual world where strange little creatures live, run businesses and spend their neopoints...
Not disimilar to the tamagochis which were around in the 1990s Neopets (www.neopets.com) is an online world where children (and plenty of adults) can create their own virtual pet, work through challenges and quests, play games and even run a virtual business. The site runs quickly, navigation is fairly simple and self explanatory and the 2D ... ...of interaction with other players of Neopets such as you have in games like Habbo Hotel and Sissyfight, but if your children want then own Neopet then this is ideal as it allows them to play in a safe environment - for adults a mailbox is available on the site through which you can contact other members.
Create a Neopet - When you first enter the site you will be asked to create your neopet. There are many species of pets to choose, and if at a ...
templeria 08.06.2006
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Advantages: interactive and addictive fun Disadvantages: limiting, can become boring
I was introduced to Neopets.com by a friend and after only a couple of days finding my way around was hooked.
It's a game centered around your adoptive pet or pets as each player can adopt up to 4 pets. The site is easy to navigate, it's online and so is interactive with other 'humans' and it provides the ability of allowing you to improve your web creativity using the HTML format, which was the main interest for me.
The following are just a few ... ...as it is continuously being updated, improved and made more user-friendly with less errors and server down-times when much needed maintenance is carried out:
Your own virtual shop, main shops, games, range of on-line merchandise, web camera to view the staff at Neopets, Neomail, various good links to other sites and sponsors and a whole load more besides.
Although your pets can battle it out in the new Battledome I'm not sure there is a set aim ...
GraingerN 26.02.2001 (24.02.2001)
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Advantages: Great fun for all of the family. Helps children understand the concept of running a business and having responsibilities. Disadvantages: The site sometimes runs slowly because of all of the people who use it.
...at home, then log onto neopets.com and show your children that they can have a virtual pet for free. This pet can be fed and played with, but as your child grows, the list of possibilties Neopets brings grows and grows. The site becomes a safe place for pet owners to share their experiences. You can buy a virtual shop where other neopet owners can purchase items of every kind you could think of and more from you. To make things more lifelike, there ... ...can save up and keep in a bank. The more money you earn through your shop, the more you can use to do ther things, such as building your own property.
Yes, you read right. You can actually build a virtual house for your pet to stay in. To be honest, I have not actually explored this facility to the max as I have not got a very good eye for a bargain, but members of my family who are more experienced in finances have built a home - a great way to ...
Danielle89 28.09.2005 (16.01.2006)
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Advantages: Very well designed, laid out, fast, easy to use... Disadvantages: Piracy is easy
Neopets was founded in 1996 by a few men that had nothing better to do. Basically, you have a virtual pet that lives in some fictious land called 'Neopia' - original or what - and you have to buy food, clothes, toothpaste and other pointless items with you NeoPoints. You can earn more NeoPoints - NP - by setting up your own shop and selling your things, and also playing on the stock market.
But, what it the point of this site? It entertains, sure, ... ...any money? It's a great idea, but surely NeoPets is running at a loss?
I confess, I do have an account, and it's fun to an extent, but I've seen people who play it 24-7. The problem is, building a NeoHome seems to be more interesting than playing football or living their life these days.
Anyway, more about the site...
For about ten minutes a day, you can actually have a little fun on NeoPets - check your shop and see if you've made any profits, ...
danieletheridge 14.03.2001
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Advantages: Great fun no matter what your age ! Disadvantages: addiction to neopets.com
The website is : www.neopets.com , and I came across it when I was in college, the student common room was being used for mock exams, and I, like the other students had nothing to do. I came across neopets in the IT room, and couldn't leave the computer ! ( many of us became hooked)
It has many parts to it, but basically you register for free and choose a 'pet' of your choice out of the many varieties available and choose their colour. You are then ... ...the pet and keep it happy by playing any of the 140+ games, some involve luck for example the slot games or black jack, or action games, competions, and a feature game which can earn you more points than usual. Playing the games could become tedious, however . . . cleverly it is designed so that you earn points; the 'neopian currency' which you can invest in the stock market,open a bank account with and collect interest, buy a home, open a shop,go ...
Ms.B 05.09.2003
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