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Littlest Pet Shop VIP Panda
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Product Description
It's panda-monium! Now there's even more ways to add to your pet-lovin' fun. Enter the virtual Littlest Pet Shop world with your very own Virtual Interactive Pet (VIP) panda. Find your pet's secret code hidden in its collar, and then visit littlestpetshop.com to unlock exclusive games, activities and other fun surprises. Play with your virtual pet pal online while snuggling your plush pet at home. Panda measures approximately 6" tall.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4645 in Toys & Games
- Brand: Hasbro
- Model: 63999
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x 6.75" w x 4.25" l, .30 pounds
Features
- Enter the virtual LITTLEST PET SHOP world with your very own Virtual Interactive Pet (VIP) panda!
- Find your pet's secret code hidden in its collar and then visit littlestpetshop.com to unlock exclusive games, activities and lots of other cool surprises that you can play with your new virtual pet pal!
- Play with your virtual pet pal online while you snuggle your plush pet at home
- Now you've got even more ways to add to the pet-lovin' fun!
- Littlest Pet Shop - how BIG is YOUR collection?
Editorial Reviews
Amazon. com Review
The Littlest Pet Shop VIP (Virtual Interactive Pets) is a cute plush animal that will give your child hours of cuddly fun. With its own online world full of games, activities, and lots of other fun surprises that your child can access, this VIP will quickly become your child's favorite playmate.
 Children will love these cute and soft stuffed animals. View larger. |
 In the virtual world, there are many worlds to explore and games to play. View larger. |
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With large heads, giant curious eyes peering at you, bright colors, and a super-soft plush body, the cute Littlest Pet Shop VIPs will quickly be vying as your child's favorite playmate. The VIPs measure about 7 x 10 x 4 (WxHxD) inches and are weighted at the bottom so they can stand on their own.
An Online Virtual World With Your Own House
The fun doesn't end with this plush animal, however. Each pet includes a code on its tag that lets you play online at LittlestPetShop. com for a year. To play with the online component, you will need an Internet connection and sign up for a new account at www. littlestpetshop. com. There is no software to download as the game is completely Web-based and only uses a Web browser.
Parents may need to help their children get started by registering a new account. Once the account has been made and the secret code is entered, a virtual version of your adopted pet will be visible on screen. You can name this virtual pet anything you want, and the pet even has its own house and garden.
Moving your character around the virtual world is accomplished by simply clicking where you want your pet to go. There are various games within the world, symbolized by icons such as a soccer ball or water balloons, and that are accessible simply by clicking on them.
One game that is accessible early in the world is Water Balloon Poppin, a puzzle game that is both fun and promotes problem solving. When you finish, you see your score compared to high scores from other players around the world. If you have a high score, it is saved. Depending on your score, you earn kibble coins (virtual dollars) that can be used in the various shops to purchase items such as clothing, home decorations, and plants.
With these new purchases, you can feed your pet, dress your pet up with different clothing (your pet then walks around with the new accessories), decorate your pet's home, tend your garden, and perform many other fun tasks.
The scope of the virtual world is impressive. There are many places to explore, including the playground, the vet, the forest, the dock, and the village. At each of these areas, there are different things to do and different games to play. In total, there are 25 games, including Water Balloon Poppin, Pet doctor, All Paws Soccer, Horse Shoe Toss, and Miniest Golf. The world includes lots of activities to keep them happily occupied.
Keep Up with the News
A newspaper keeps players up-to-date on the goings-on of the virtual world. New games will be announced here, and high scores are also displayed. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like the virtual world is quite complete. Some features such as the "Home of the Day" section in the newspaper are still under construction.
Safe, Friendly Playing Environment
Parents will be happy to know that the virtual environment is designed to both fun and safe. Names are never fully displayed, and language is filtered to eliminate "bad words. "
A cute, plush animal has an added online component that makes it fun for a long time. With a virtual environment that is being added to with new games and items, the Littlest Pet Shop VIPs holds children's attention longer than traditional plush animals.
What's in the Box
Littlest Pet Shop VIP plush toy, code for one-year subscription to virtual world on collar of pet.
From the Manufacturer
Enter the virtual LITTLEST PET SHOP world with your very own Virtual Interactive Pet (VIP) panda. Find your pet's secret code hidden in its collar and then visit littlestpetshop.com to unlock exclusive games, activities and lots of other cool surprises that you can play with you virtual pet pal! Play with your virtual pet pal online while you snuggle your plush pet at home. Now you've got even more ways to add to the pet-lovin' fun!
Customer Reviews
The Ultimate To
I baught this toy for my daughter and she absolutely loves it. It goes everywhere we do. She plays on the website with it and loves the interactive games she and Bambo can play.
Great Toy
Brilliant marketing, little value
Let's be honest about it. What you get for your hard-earned money is a small, cheap stuffed toy and not a particularly well designed or durable one. The kind that you would find at a garage sale for about a quarter and not a lot better than what you may get with some fast food chain 'happy meals'.
What you see (see picture) is just about all you get. There are no electronics, the toy does not talk, does not blink, it does not interact in any way and it feels pretty fragile. What made this stuffed toy so wanted by my 5 year old little girl was an intense and aggressive TV advertising campaign and the promise to be allowed access to a wonderful Web site where the little pet is supposed to come alive.
Well... the Web site has nothing to distinguish it from many free sites that appeal to kids of my little girl's age - think neo-pet. The little panda can play games and with the credit she earns she can buy little accessories or keep herself well fed. The end.
Oh, I forgot, it's not the end. If the girl can make daddy buy FOUR of these overpriced wonders, then the little girl is allowed 'gold membership' so that she can do very much more of the same. Only more.
These days, when it's so hard just to stay afloat AND keep kids happy and shielded out of trouble, we should be careful with what we get our kids. This particular line of toys offers near-zero value and the money spent on it could have be spent on just about any other toy or game.
8 year old LOVES it!
I gave this as a gift to my 8 year old grand-niece. I'm not UP on the latest toys, so I wasn't sure about my purchase. She absolutely loves it, and recently called me to thank me again, months after she received it. The computer games that come from the "secret code" are age appropriate and entertaining while being educational, too.
