Littlest Pet Shop Online (www.LPSO.com)
© 2009 Hasbro, Inc.
Update January 2010: Just added to Littlest Pet Shop Online is a new island called Kittywood with more to explore. We had a look using an EA provided account and found the navigation to be clumsy and the entire experience to be limited. While the type/chat options are good, you get the feeling that there's more you can't do in LPSO than what you can do. Available October 1, 2009 from Hasbro, this online world should not be confused with Littlest Petshop, or the related series of games for the Wii and DS. This Webkinz-like virtual world/toy combination found at www.lpso.com will be designed specifically for girls. There will be 12 plush toys, sold and distributed by Hasbro. The world will be designed and developed by Electronic Arts, all in Flash, so there will be no need for downloads or installations. In addition, anyone can register and get in, without a pet. However, you'll quickly find that your options are limited, unless you have one of the $15 animals and the code that goes with it. Features will include chat, daily events, house parties and different mini-games found on different islands. Children can also customize rooms, build a floor plan & their own wallpaper.
$7.58, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site
Teaches: chat, creativity, spatial relations, reading, typing
CTR Rating: 64%