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However, ''Petpet Park'' may not be unplayable forever. As of 2019, ''Neopets'' fans have started a project to make a "rewritten" version of the game (as with games like ''Toontown Online'' and its "rewritten" successor). However, they have not shared a playable version of the game and are still in the middle of creating content for this new version of the game.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/PetpetProject/ The "PetPet Project" page on Facebook.] Retrieved 02 Apr '19</ref>
However, ''Petpet Park'' may not be unplayable forever. As of 2019, ''Neopets'' fans have started a project to make a "rewritten" version of the game (as with games like ''Toontown Online'' and its "rewritten" successor). However, they have not shared a playable version of the game and are still in the middle of creating content for this new version of the game.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/PetpetProject/ The "PetPet Project" page on Facebook.] Retrieved 02 Apr '19</ref>
=player count controversy=
The game sparked a petition page <ref> https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/we-want-petpet-park-back</ref> that reflects over 11,000 people but on closer inspection actually has far less signing it as each comment is a new signer, even if you previously signed it. No attempts have been made to correct this count, but petpet project counted some signing it 200 times themselves per individual and most youtube video counts in the low thousands, many videos petpet project has used to rebuild large areas in still maps showing as few as 37 views, the highest a few hundred. The existing interested player base is estimated at under a thousand in facebook, other media outlets and youtube. <ref>http://plumpco.com/casestudies/casestudy_petpetpark.html</ref>


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Revision as of 02:11, 7 May 2020

Petpetpark.png

The game's logo.

Status: Lost

The virtual pet website Neopets has had a couple of spinoffs over the years, whether they be games on the site or just different websites or apps altogether, including The Last Smiley, Neopets Mobile and PetPet Park. PetPet Park was opened in October 2008 by Neopets and Nickelodeon Kids & Family Virtual Worlds Group[1] and focused on the Neopets' companions, Petpets.

Before it opened in October 2008, it started as a mini-plot in Neopets, where Neopians would go on missions to help agents "make sure any Petpets crossing over to Neopia arrive at Petpet Park safely".[2]

Gameplay

The game was similar to Neopets, with players having the ability to customize and feed their virtual pets. There was also 9 species of Petpets to choose from, such as Oukins, Petpets that are calm for the most part but can use a shriek to call other Oukins, or Pinixies, a very energetic species of Petpets, who are almost always doing things related to exercise.

Closure

In 2014, Neopets was acquired by the educational franchise JumpStart.[3] Many things would be moved to a different place, but Petpet Park was not included in this group of things included in the move, as stated in a news post by Neopets on September 9th, 2014. The game then closed down on the 18th.[4]

No playable versions of the game have surfaced since then, and in May 2017, Neopets stopped paying for the domain, and the site's current state is an advertising page unrelated to Neopets.[5]

However, Petpet Park may not be unplayable forever. As of 2019, Neopets fans have started a project to make a "rewritten" version of the game (as with games like Toontown Online and its "rewritten" successor). However, they have not shared a playable version of the game and are still in the middle of creating content for this new version of the game.[6]

Gallery

Gameplay footage of the site.

References