Neopets: Petpet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing

Neopets: Petpet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing is a single-player action video game, released on March 14, 2006. It is a PlayStation Portable game based on the Neopets franchise.[1]

Neopets: Petpet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing
Developer(s)SCE Santa Monica Studio
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Artist(s)Scott Butler
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable
Release
  • NA: March 14, 2006
Genre(s)Third-person action
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

Players take the role of a Petpet from Neopia who becomes anthropomorphic after stepping into a different world. There are four playable Petpet species; Doglefox, Krawk, Mazzew, and Meowclops, each with slightly different starting stats. The player can change the color of the Petpet during gameplay by entering a magical colored pool.

The player can acquire items such as swords, staves, wands, magic spells, and armor for the head and body. These items can then be equipped to improve combat ability and defense. Some items can be set up in a separate inventory where they can be used during gameplay. The inventory starts with only three slots but can be increased to eight during the course of the game.

There is no experience or leveling up to improve the Petpet. Instead, tokens have to be won by paying a fee and challenging bosses in the Battledome. Once a player has the correct token for a particular statistic, it then can be used by a trainer to increase a stat.[2] Also available in the Battledome is a wireless feature where a player's Petpet can fight his friends'. If Ad Hoc multiplayer is used, the entrance fee is removed and the winner still receives the token corresponding to the Battledome challenged in.

It is not possible to reenter previous areas after entering a new location.

Players can acquire Petpets by feeding them a specified food and then picking them up after they eat the food.[2]

Plot

The game takes place in the hidden Petpet world of Petaria, in which the player controls a Petpet named "Fluffy" who is sent there from Neopia to retrieve the magical "Wand of Wishing" stolen by Archos in order to prevent him from misusing it.

Reception

IGN praised the game for its cute protagonists and outdoing typical expectations of a franchise game. IGN states that the gameplay is comparable to Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest on the PlayStation 2 system. However, there is criticism of imbalance, such as the difficulty when starting off and the overpowering bows that can be acquired.[3]

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic66/100[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot6.5/10[2]
IGN6.9/10[5]
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See also

References
  1. US Playstation (2005-05-14). "Neopets Petpet Adventures". US Playstation. Archived from the original on March 18, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
  2. "Neopets Petpet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing Review". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  3. IGN (2006-03-24). "The Wand of Wishing Review". IGN. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  4. "Neopets Petpet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. "Neopets: Petpet Adventures". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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