Pet Pet Park (http://www.petpetpark.com)
common sense media says
Nickelodeon world offers safety but can require cash.
parents & educators say
- 33% say they noticed product placement
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this cute, fun virtual world is a companion site to Neopets, but for a slightly younger age group. Be aware that Nickelodeon promotes this site quite often on its television network even during shows for kids that are too young to play here, so expect some preschoolers to ask to visit this site, but not as many to actually be able to navigate or understand it yet.
Educational value:
The games are more fun than educational. The most educationally relevant components on the site include map skills from traveling around from one place to another in the virtual world and managing the points/purchases elements of the game.
Violence:
Not applicable.
Sex:
The "easy chat" is pre-scripted. The standard chat is not, so comments like "Want to go out with me?" get through on the standard chat, which only filters out pre-selected words.
Language:
The standard chat version is monitored and includes a list of words that won't be shown to other players even when typed by a user. The site maintains a log of users who use these banned words and sends warning messages to them.
Consumerism:
This site promotes Nickelodeon and Neopets, as well as the upcoming premium version. Players also earn "park points" to buy stuff for their pet or can buy Neocash via pre-purchased cards or credit cards. To be able to play some games you must use Neocash.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Not applicable.
Privacy & safety:
There are excellent guides on safety rules and protecting your information. Kids are not allowed to type in the names of most cities, states, etc. User names are displayed in the virtual world directly under pet character names, so remind your child not to use his or her real name even as a user name.
Parents are informed by email that their child created an account, and they can access much of the information in the "Parental Control Center." Lots of helpful tips for Internet safety here, and parents are encouraged to get a Petpet and play along.
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makeupmissy123
kid, 13 years old
kid, 13 years old
This website is great and I'm 11! lol! Fun stuff!
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kid, 12 years old
s-- is age appropriate sometime in private but inappropriate language is inappropriate and rampant in this site
parents need to know that the language is not for all age groups, so i am highlighted not recommending it to kids older than 1, so im concerned not rating it no kids rating it nothing!
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s-- is age appropriate sometime in private but inappropriate language is inappropriate and rampant in this site
parents need to know that the language is not for all age groups, so i am highlighted not recommending it to kids older than 1, so im concerned not rating it no kids rating it nothing!
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kid, 11 years old
s-- is age appropriate sometime in private but inappropriate language is inappropriate and rampant in this site
parents need to know that the language is not for all age groups, so i am highlighted not recommending it to kids older than 1, so im concerned not rating it no kids rating it nothing!
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7cookie7
parent of 6 and 17 year old
parent of 6 and 17 year old
Ok for for tweens and up
If this site is designed for kids, It needs to be free. So many games require money to access special things, areas, clothes and quest. I know if I were a kid, it would bother me I couldn't purchase some things. How many kids out there have earning power to purchase neocash?
I have been on this site since it first opened. The quests are a blast! I liked it when we could earn petpet park points to purchase anything.
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jeadynn
parent of 6 year old
parent of 6 year old
good time
love is good hate isbed
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soopey
kid, 12 years old
kid, 12 years old
isaiah acount
i like this website it is so freakan fun.
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Evelynn J.
parent of 9 year old
parent of 9 year old
My daughter loved this game, I don't like their customer service.
I love that this game doesn't have the voilence that is rampant in other games.
I have had the unpleasant experience of dealing with their customer support. My daughter had just signed up for a free account when some of the accounts/Petpets were mysteriously lost. There was only one mention of this on Petpet Parks News page that said that they were working to find missing pets - nothing about what happened or when it was fixed. I helped my daughter submit an email to the support department. We were referred to their new ticketing system. Not only do the links to track the help tickets not work, on average it takes 6 days for one reply to come back from the only guy who appears to work in their customer support department. Her account is still not fixed and we're two months later and she's moved on to the PlayFirst game Wandering Willows.
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tracybee2
kid, 12 years old
kid, 12 years old
mature 8's and up!!!!!!!!
Me and my friend absoultely luv it (we're new). Our favourite game is pool of illusion. I'd reccomend this to mature 8yr olds and up. I think you should stay on scripted chat so you don't get those messages. The down side is you need to pay neocash with a neocard (it doesn't really matter because neocash is only for clothes and cards). But all in all this website is AWSOME.
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upsetparent
parent of 7 year old
parent of 7 year old
My daughter was soo excited to go on this site. I went on the site and we created her vertual petpet. To my surprize once we got to the mall some of the charecters were asking questions that were of a mature nature. She was so disappointed when told she could not stay on the site. She is now crying. I feel this company needs to work on it's safty featues. My daughter is 6 and I DO NOT RECOMEND THIS SITE TO ANY CHILD!!!!!!!
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petpetpony6
kid, 13 years old
kid, 13 years old
BOYS AND PETPETPARK DO NOT MIX !!
I RECOMEND NOT TO DATE ZEN BECAUSE HE IS A CHEATER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH IN YOUR FACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HE IS SPARKLY PINIXY DO NOT DATE HIM HE CHEATED HE STILL DOES IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FROM A HAMTATO FAN ^^
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Yahooligans
teen, 14 years old
teen, 14 years old
not for kids over 1
younger than 1 only
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kiearie8
kid, 9 years old
kid, 9 years old
BE GOOD
i luv this web site
IM NEW!
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haddad fan
kid, 12 years old
kid, 12 years old
i think all minors (exactly under 18) should sign up or in for petpetpark* or so.
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dezzi
adult
adult
my kid is very good i think she can have this website
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WebCriticGirl76
teen, 18 years old
teen, 18 years old
Its "OK"
It is fun to chat with friends and have little boyfriends or girlfriends; the games are boring but card casters is fun. I would rate it an average site. It is not perfectly safe.
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emily makala ...
kid, 9 years old
kid, 9 years old
i love pet pet park it is a kids games and not an inapropeet game for kids for 8 and up
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