Poptropica: Forgotten Islands (Video Game Review)

Poptropica: Forgotten Islands is the newest release for one of the most popular franchises among young gamers. Poptropica features entertaining and educational gameplay aimed at players who could possibly be playing one of their first games ever. The new title introduces new content and new features for the franchise that works well in its transition to Nintendo 3DS. The game was originally available for iOS, and players will be able to enjoy on their 3DS in much the same way.

Poptropica: Forgotten Islands takes players to a tropical island chain full of mysteries and long forgotten ancient artifacts. Players will go island hopping through the game while interacting with island natives, other explorers and a host of colorful characters. The game features over 80 different characters to interact with throughout the new title, and there is a good mix of fun humor mixed into the game's dialogue to keep things interesting for fans of the Poptropica franchise.

Gameplay in Poptropica: Forgotten Islands is very basic and isn't very engaging for experienced gamers. Players will interact with non-playable characters to accept missions and learn about new locations and items scattered around the game. Players can complete missions, earn gold and unlock new items and costumes that can be used to customize their character and more. There are many ways to play Poptropica: Forgotten Islands including different mini-games such as digging for treasure, brewing potions or diving for sunken treasure.

Players will get around the different islands included in Poptropica: Forgotten Islands via their blimp. Players can access even more areas later in the game by unlocking upgrades for their blimp including cannons that blast cumbersome rocks out of the way. Customization is a large part of gameplay in Poptropica: Forgotten Islands, and players will also customize their characters with over 100 costumes and different items that makes exploring and unlocking new items more fun than it should be.

Poptropica: Forgotten Islands doesn't make strides in the game's presentation when compared with other releases in the franchise. The game's graphics look nearly identical to every other Poptropica release. Some sound effects and themes are recycled as well. There is a decent amount of new content included in the new release that will last most players around 10 hours, and fans of the series will be happy enough with the familiar gameplay and new content to make the purchase on Nintendo 3DS.

Poptropica: Forgotten Islands finally makes its way to Nintendo 3DS in the newest release from Ubisoft. The game adds new content for the series with over 100 new items, over 80 characters to interact with and over 10 hours of gameplay. The title is fun even if a bit too simple, but again the title has been designed with the young gamer in mind, and thus offers up a rewarding experience for its core audience. The game contains the same great content that franchise is know for alongside new missions and setting to make it worth checking out for fans of the Poptropica series. Gamers looking to save money can still pick up Poptropica: Forgotten Islands on iOS, but Poptropica: Forgotten Islands on Nintendo 3DS is just as fun. Look for Poptropica: Forgotten Islands in stores now.

Poptropica: Forgotten Islands is now available from all major retailers and can be purchased for the MSRP of $29.99 on Nintendo 3DS and iOS. Poptropica: Forgotten Islands is rated E by the ESRB. For more information on the game, check out the official Poptropica: Forgotten Islands website.

Game Features:

• Single Player
• Over 10 Hours of Gameplay
• Over 100 Unlockable Items
• All New Mini-Games
• New Controls and Content for Nintendo 3DS

Game Information:
Developer & Publisher: Ubisoft
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS (reviewed) & iOS
Release Date: October 14, 2014

Score: 8 out of 10