Project Powder (Windows)
common sense media says
Fun MMO about competitive snowboarding has open forums.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Project Powder is a massively mulitplayer online snowboard racing game that monetizes by in-game purchases of game-enhancing items. While players can earn coins in the game that can be traded in for cash to buy items in the game's store (with 3500 coins worth $5 cash), players may wish to simply purchase the game-enhancing items with real cash instead. Purchased items are "rented" rather than bought and will generally last for only 4 weeks. Children under the age of 13 cannot register an account and parents registering an account for their children under 13 need to be aware that the forums (places to chat) are open forums without parental controls but which do have bad word language filters in place. One nice feature is the ability to create a race and password lock where parents and younger kids can have a private race game.
Educational value:
Not applicable.
Violence:
Characters can fall, hit each other while snow-boarding, and in the challenge mode, throw lightning bolts at each other. Your character emits an "Oof" when you fall or "Hey watch it" when bumped, but otherwise, there is no blood, gore, or virtual broken bones. While waiting for a race to start, you can also throw a snowball at another character.
Sex:
All avatars are fully dressed in winter clothing. The most skin seen are bare legs and the occassional bare midriff. There is no overt sexuality such as overly large breasts on the female characters.
Language:
As this is competitive snow-boarding, there is little chatter in game, although a strong “naughty word†filter is in place, which cannot be turned off.
Consumerism:
The game monetizes by in-game transactions. While there are no overt advertisements in game, there is an in-game Mall where you can purchase new items with in-game cash that is earned by playing the game or bought using real cash. The website has tabs that take you to the online store. Items bought enhance game play and expire after several weeks so if you keep playing you will need to keep spending. Purchased items are "rented" rather than bought and will generally last
for only 4 weeks. Where it gets complicated is that you must buy an
outfit (top and bottom which can cost just under 4000 coins) which
comes with slots for speed and trick boosts. Then you need to earn the
speed and trick boosts in the game by winning races for these outfits'
benefits to work.
for only 4 weeks. Where it gets complicated is that you must buy an
outfit (top and bottom which can cost just under 4000 coins) which
comes with slots for speed and trick boosts. Then you need to earn the
speed and trick boosts in the game by winning races for these outfits'
benefits to work.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Not applicable.
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LS22
teen, 16 years old
teen, 16 years old
This game was great.
I decided to try it out, but I didn't have the money to buy it, so I got it free by doing offers. Tutorial here - *://ls22.wordpress*
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samatha
teen, 16 years old
teen, 16 years old
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i liked this game does any one elsa like it i didn't get to play for a while but it was good well i think people shaould play this game more often i highly recomand it it may not be suitable for some ages but there are probably more games out there for kids just like this game well my words are very short it was an amazing exprecne so please play this game i give it 5 stars
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