Monkey Quest vs Poptropica
Monkey Quest
Monkey Quest is a child-friendly MMORPG/ virtual world game set in the beautiful, isometric (platformer-like) world of Ook. Play as an adorable monkey, which you can customize as you wish, and set off on an RPG-like adventure where you'll complete quests given by other monkeys you meet along the way. The monkey you play as will also need a class, and you can choose from being a Pirate to a Wizard to a Ninja or even to a Viking.Being part of an MMORPG, you'll also get to play with your friends and journey together in a group, battling enemies along the way. As you level up, you'll also gain more powerful and cool-looking skills to help you defeat tougher foes. You can even buy a pet who will help you during combat. For the explorers at heart, there are plenty of locations for you to explore as well.
However, the best thing about this game is that it is designed with a younger audience in mind, and thus, the game has plenty of restrictions in place to help safeguard these younger players from potential cyber harm. This also allows parents to turn this game into a fun family-bonding activity.
That said, Monkey Quest has been shut down quite some time ago and if you're interested to find another game that both you and your kids will be able to enjoy, you might want to take a look at our list of alternative games.
Poptropica
Poptropica is an amazing child-friendly virtual world game that's filled with a plethora of often-themed locations to explore, new friends to meet, and a ton of fun mini-games to enjoy. In fact, some of these mini-games also have multiplayer mode so you can play against a live player in real-time, as opposed to playing against yourself, constantly trying to increase your high score. You'll even get to customize your avatar in the game by either changing its features or dressing it up in different sets of clothes and accessories (some of which are also themed).Poptropica is a very entertaining game that also provides a safe environment for younger players to meet new people and have some fun. Do check it out if you enjoy playing social virtual worlds.