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Poptropica, a virtual world for kids to travel, play games, compete in head-to-head competition, and communicate safely. Kids can also read books, comics, and see movie clips while they play. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Descendants 3. Mal is first seen with Evie, Jay and Carlos as they begin their mission on bringing more VK's over from the Isle on VK Day. They've chosen Dizzy, along the twin sons of Mr. Smee, Squeaky Smee and Squirmy Smee, and Celia Facilier. A week later, before the VK's and Ben headed over to retrieve the recruits, Ben proposes to Mal in. Poptropica is an online role-playing game, developed in 2007 by Pearson Education's Family Education Network, and targeted towards children aged 6 to 15. Poptropica was primarily the creation of Jeff Kinney, the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
Released | 2014 |
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Preceded By | Mission Atlantis |
Succeeded By | Arabian Nights |
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PoptropiCon is the 41st island on Poptropica. It is also the third island to be released in 'episodes' or parts.
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- 1.1From Poptropica Tours
Plot Synopsis[edit | edit source]
From Poptropica Tours[edit | edit source]
“ | Everyone is dressed up for the biggest sci-fi and fantasy convention in Poptropica. At PoptropiCon, the most important thing isn't what you do — it's how you look doing it! | ” |
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—Poptropica Tours |
Episode 1: Line Forms Here[edit | edit source]
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“ | PoptropiCon is the hottest ticket in town. It'll take all your wits — and more than a few disguises — to crash the party! | ” |
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—Poptropica Tours |
Episode 2: Spoiler Alert[edit | edit source]
“ | The winner of the PoptropiCon costume contest will earn a one-of-a-kind prize. See if you can put together the ultimate villain outfit, but beware- the action at this convention is about to get real! | ” |
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—Poptropica Tours |
Episode 3: Reign of Omegon[edit | edit source]
“ | Omegon has taken over PoptropiCon, and he won't stop until he's transformed everyone into a hench-bot. Only you can acquire the powers of the Mighty Action Force to battle Omegon and free the convention goers. Join the resistance today! | ” |
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—Poptropica Tours |
Members Only[edit | edit source]
Photos[edit | edit source]
Videos[edit | edit source]
PoptropiCon Trailer
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- You can update your Deck with the unreleased Omegon card.
- This Island may be a reference to the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con as it was announced around the time of the event.
- There are many references to Back Lot Island:
- The sign behind the restrooms is of Queequeg's Coffee.
- When you tell one of the people that Bucky Lucas played Thor, he says he thought it was Kirk Strayer.
- A poster of The Hobo can be found.
- Lance Pitcher is seen on the poster saying when the cosplay contest is.
- This is the first episode island that has a common room, which is The Facili-tee in episode 1 and the Atrium in episode 2.
- The Atrium has reference from the Legendary Swords mini-island.
- Stan Ditko is a parody of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
- In the Exhibition Hall, there's a picture of Proto-13 which is reminiscent to Astro Boy.
- On the table next to the Poptropican with the Omegon Card are some figures that look like the elf and troll from Twisted Thicket.
- In Episode 2: Spoiler Alert, There is a glitch. The glitch is, sometimes, when you have a huge card deck, and go to the demo hall or exhibit hall, there will be another card you picked up earlier. If you pick it up again, And go to your card deck, You will see your deck is empty. The only way to get your deck back is to restart the island.
- Based on the appearances of the cards from the card deck in Episode 2: Spoiler Alert, it could be a reference to the digital collectible card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.
- The Mighty Action Force is a parody of Avengers and the members are based off of different Marvel characters:
- World Guy - Captain America
- Goldface - Iron Man
- Elf Archer - Hawkeye
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Poptropica | |
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Developer(s) | Jeff Kinney Group (formerly) StoryArc Media |
Publisher(s) | Pearson Education(formerly) Sandbox Networks |
Designer(s) | Pete Amomaur Jeff Kinney |
Engine | Adobe Flash |
Platform(s) | Web iOS |
Release | July 2007 September 2007 |
Genre(s) | Educational, Adventure, single-player with Massively multiplayer online game elements. |
Mode(s) | Single and multiplayer |
Poptropica is an onlinerole-playing game, developed in 2007 by Pearson Education's Family Education Network, and targeted towards children aged 6 to 15. Poptropica was primarily the creation of Jeff Kinney, the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. As of 2015, he remains at the company as the Creative Director.[1]
In the game, players can go to different 'islands' (game quest scenarios), compete in multiplayer games, and communicate with each other. The islands all have various difficulties, but all center on a problem that the player must resolve by going through multiple obstacles or completing goals. All islands, upon finishing, award 'Poptropica credits' which are non-negotiable but may be used to buy costumes and special effects in the Poptropica store.
In 2011, Poptropica was listed on Time magazine's list of '50 Websites that Make the Web Great', where it was described as 'an inventive megasite for kids with a wholesome and slightly educational bent.'[2] In 2012, Poptropica had an Alexa Internet rating of 1,302 in the United States, and a ranking of 5,162 in the world.[3] By 2012, the game had grown to have over 500 million registered users, with 35 million in the 15-25 age group.[4] Versions of the game have been released on Nintendo DS and 3DS, and iOS mobile devices. In May 2015, it was announced that Family Education Network was sold by Pearson to the interactive-education venture capitalist Sandbox Networks,[5] and that Poptropica had 'over 3.2 million monthly unique users in 200 countries and territories.'[6]
In 2015, Poptropica was sold to educational-technology investment ground, Sandbox Partners.[7]
Gameplay
When it first launched in 2007, Poptropica only had one island, titled Early Poptropica Island. As of 2017, it has 58 islands to be explored, all with a different theme: examples include Back Lot Island, where the player helps produce a movie, and Super Power Island, where their goal is to defeat six super villains. Each island has its own quest, for which a player can receive an island medallion as well as 150 credits to spend in the in-game Poptropica Store. Starting July 6, 2011, Poptropica allowed players to replay islands without creating a new account, while still keeping track of all the Medallions the player had earned.
Advertisements
In addition to the available island quests, advertisers contract for temporary mini-games that appear on the site, sometimes targeted to players of a certain age group or gender. Regular advertisers have included Disney, Kellogg's Froot Loops, Lego toys, and various animated movies and DVD releases. Advertisement mini-games normally appear only during a two-week period. If the player completes an advertisement mini-game, they receive a temporary prize, usually related to the media being advertised.
A few Poptropica islands are themed after certain book series: these include Big Nate, Timmy Failure, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Magic Tree House. These islands are permanent, and can be played at any time. In 2015, a total of seven of these islands became members-only.
Mini-games
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Poptropica features different mini-games that users can play with other people. These include Switch, Sudoku, Hoops, Sky Dive, Paint War, Star Link, Balloons, Soupwords and Pathwise. The game keeps track of how many times the player wins or loses a certain mini-game.
Expansions
Island Creator Kit
In August 2013, an island creator kit was made available for purchase. It is an activity book that walks the player through all the same steps the developers take when they make a new Island: coming up with a storyline, creating characters, and designing puzzles.
Poptropica Adventures
In 2012, in partnership with Ubisoft, Poptropica released a new video game for the Nintendo DS, titled Poptropica Adventures.[8]
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Poptropica: Forgotten Islands
On September 5, 2013, Poptropica launched Poptropica: Forgotten Islands, an iOS game, which allows players to meet new characters and discover story elements about Poptropica by finding artifacts littered throughout the game. It was also released on the Nintendo 3DS system through Ubisoft in 2014.[9] It has been replaced on iOS with a mobile version of the desktop Poptropica game.
Poptropica Worlds
On January 11, 2017, Poptropica announced via their blog that they were introducing another game called Poptropica Worlds, developed in Unity. It was released in Spring 2017. Poptropica Worlds has new features, such as redesigned characters, customizable homes, and new Islands. Returning players are able to port over their avatar's look and name to Poptropica Worlds. Poptropica Worlds can be played on both the web and mobile. If membership was bought for Poptropica, it carries over to Poptropica Worlds, and vice versa.
References
- ^Dossena, Tiziano Thomas (October 29, 2014). 'From Lost Side Of Suburbia to Poptropica, An Exclusive Interview with Artist Kory Merritt'. L'Idea Magazine. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^McCracken, Harry (August 16, 2011). '50 Websites that make the web great'. TIME. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^Alexa ranking
- ^Brian Solis (2010). 'Virtual Worlds'. Engage. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN978-0-470-57109-5.
- ^Rosen, Judith (May 21, 2015). 'New Owner for Poptropica and FEN'. Publisher Weekly. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ^Dorbian, Iris (May 21, 2015). 'Pearson sells Family Education Network to Sandbox Partners'. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^'Pearson sells Family Education Network to Sandbox Partners - PE Hub'. PE Hub. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^'Ubisoft and Poptropica partner to bring popular virtual world for kids to the Nintendo DS system'. PRWeb. May 29, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^https://web.archive.org/web/20141012014051/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/CoA7KDYAI99r7hBGI2w-hZtcxRBtTbQb/
External links
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