![]() Through out the game players can purchase new pets that provide advanced skills. One of the events that thrilled my son the most when he started playing Wizard101, occurred when his character was able to purchase his first pet. The game allows kids to win or purchase items for their home, decorate both inside and outside and create their own uniquely personal living space for their character. Players can also decorate their own home, starting with a student dorm room and moving up to varying size castles. There is also a dye shop in the central town where players can color their cloths to mix and match designing their character to their own specifications and likes. One of the rewards from battling monsters are cloths that can be worn in the form of hats, cloths and boots. From the beginning of character creation, players create the look of their wizard. In addition to the academic benefits, the game also provides some creative learning as well. Kids can learn about cardinal direction, recognizing their location and where they need to get to, planning their route and making their way to the object needed to complete the quest. Each world and most sections within a world have their own maps that can be accessed anytime a player is not in a battle. Because of this, kids learn to read maps. But there are items that must be found that come with no help. It teaches them budgeting, saving and simple arithmetic.ĭuring the game, players can use quest help for much of their session. Kids must learn how to save their gold/money in order to buy items at the local shops. Players receive rewards and find treasure throughout the game. Many times players must plan their moves in advanced and in stages carefully choosing which cards to play and which order will provide the biggest ‘hit’. During battles with the monsters, players choose the weapons (in the form of spells) needed to defeat their opponents. ![]() On a high speed connection I believe the longest we’ve waited for a new world download to complete is about 15minutes. But when a new world is added and accessed by your character, the new download can take several minutes. For the most part these updates go quickly, completing in 1 or 2 minutes. Once the game has been installed, it performs updates and patches each time you log in. If you have DSL, you should have no problem downloading, installing and playing the games. Thankfully we had the local library for big updates. But we liked it so much, we put up with slow connection speed. You can play the game on dial up, but you do have to be patient! We live in the country and dial up was the only service we had available for many years. Like WoW, there is a game program to download and install on your pc. If you’re familiar with the World of Warcraft, this game is similar, but with a little more help for kids and certainly ‘G’ rated. ![]() My son and I love playing together on Wizard101, battling monsters, achieving goals and sharing time together. You can even try the game yourself online before putting too much effort into downloads and set up.īecause these games are designed to encourage social activity and interaction among the players, it’s a great form of entertainment for families. Visit the Parents area for more information. The Pirate101 website provides information for Parents, parental controls, safety tips pricing outlines and more. ![]() Pirate101 has already received accolades from Beta players, and the early reviews have been wonderful! The game is provided by KingsIsle Entertainment who has received a huge number of accolades and awards from industry reviewers, teachers and parents for their first multi-player game, Wizard101. Pirate101 is a multi-player adventure game and fun for kids and adults of all ages. So here’s our view of Pirate101 from an average set of players. We’re a common everyday family who likes to play together and share what we’ve learned with other players. The first thing to know about our blog is that we’re not professional game reviewers or reporters. This is our family blog for our favorite online kid safe game: Pirate 101.
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