Explanation:
Disney (owned by ABC) is easily the most known entertainment brand. Since computer games became popular, Disney was fast to move in on the kill. They first produced games which were made for shows. The games had simple objectives, as most games had back then, and little reward. Most players at that point (about 2000) were around 8. Soon, Disney made an infornmative browser game, which informed players on the dangers of the internet. Since that game, Disney flourished. They released their first casual MMO in 2004, named VMK (Virtual Magic Kingdom), and made real life shops in Disney World which sold ingame supplies. Soon after, they released Toontown, which is still popukar today. Toontown is a casual MMO where you walk around as a ‘toon’. You get your own house, battle cogs (the monsters), and manage your pets. Toontown was all that, except for one price flaw. It cost over $120 a year on the CHEAPEST plan! Apparently, that didn’t stop it’s enormous popularity. Pirates Online came out and was a hit. Slighly less casual than the pervious games, it features sword fights and sea battles. While all those games were booming, Disney bought another casual MMO, named Club Penguin. In CP, you take the life of a penguin in a town. You can be a secret agent, sled rider, or whatever you want. Club Penguin was extremely cheap compared to Disney’s other games. Sadly, VMK, the only free MMO Disney owned, was taken down in 2007.
Review:
3/10 Stars
This may be an outrage for most of you loyal Disney fans, but it’s true. The prices are rediculous, the support annoying, and the games limited. The only good game Disney ever owned was VMK, and since they took it down, I dispise them. Who wants to play an overly priced, stripped down, computer game? Apparently 10 year olds. Another annoying fact was that they don’t separate older people (13+) from little children (around 8). I got banned from Toontown because I told somebody to grow up. Disney, being pathetically ‘loving’ to customers, bans me for being involved in a ‘verbal dispute’. The only game which seperates the age groups is Club Penguin. The only good feature I can think of is Disney’s system. The system allows you to sign up on Club Penguin, and also sign up on Pirates at the same time. Otherwise, don’t bother with Disney unless a) you are younger than 12 and b) have a ton of money.
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