Poptropica

http://poptropica

Poptropica is a side scrolling online cartoon adventure. You go to different islands on a hot air balloon. It has limited gameplay, but makes up for that with good graphics, massive missions and brilliant island design. It was made by different authors, which means some islands are to do with the characters in the books they’ve written. Unfortunately they do not update all the islands, so a lot of the islands take a bit of getting used to, as they don’t have the same gameplay as the others. The character creation is one of the best bits of it, especially as you get to wear a vest and a pair of underwear, of course you can make your character look whatever you like. You gain extra items later on in the game. It requires no downloads, which is a benefit to your computer’s storage. The graphics are very basic and simple, yet in some islands (namely great Pumpkin Island) the graphics are beautifully hand drawn (apart from your character, who remains fairly basic).

Rating

8.5 

Pros

• Addictive gameplay.
• Some islands have brilliant graphics.
• Cool minigames.
• Brilliant missions.
• Good challenge.
• Good music. 

Cons

• Limited gameplay.
• Basic graphics.
• Bad collision detection.
• Bad controls.