What's more dangerous than a bear, tiger or monkey? A bear, tiger or monkey trained in deadly martial arts and given the slavish adoration of millions of small children everywhere, of course. So there's really no point in resisting Kung Fu Panda World, but we're sure that many kids won't want to anyway. This browser-based MMO moved into a "sneak peek" phase, enabling players everywhere to get a taste of the good life. Just plug into the website and start training up an animal in mystical Eastern fighting styles.
Based on the popular DreamWorks animated movie, Kung Fu Panda World looks to have the same feel as other family-friendly MMOs like Free Realms. DreamWorks Animation has been working on this project since 2008 as part of their stated goal to increase the quality of browser games. Following in the footsteps of kung fu masters, players will wander a colorful world and engage in minigames such as Tigress Jump, Fireworks Kart Racing and Monkey Run. Just like in real life!
Kung Fu Panda World ("KFPW" sounds like a bit like an airport code, doesn't it?) runs in a web browser and offers a pricing model similar to other family MMOs. Players can choose to go the free-to-play route by watching one ad before every play session, or pay $5.95 a month for a membership package that includes more content than the F2P version.
If piloting an agile, block-breaking panda is nothing short of a dream come true for you or your children, then head on over to the website and check it out!
Reader Comments (4)
Posted: Mar 23rd 2010 12:43PM TheJackman said
Before you comment.... remember to not mess with the fat panda!
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 1:55AM MewmewGrrl said
Hmm, is the subscription available now? The website made it look like it was, but being that I didn't click through all the way to see, I didn't see if it was really available yet or not.
The thing that was confusing me was calling it a "Sneak Peek" - is it going up for a tiny bit and then going back down? Is it like a certain beta phase and they're just giving it a different name? Are the characters we create on it now staying for good?
I tried it out for a bit and I was really liking it, but it seems to have closed down for the night and has a note about being down at night and coming back in the morning.
I didn't get to get super deep into it but it seemed semi fun so far and had various different mini games within it. Music games, fighting (side scrolling beat em up with your own character and can play it with others who are online), etc, lots of different types really but I didn't get to a lot of them unfortunately.
I'm definitely giving it another look, I just want to find out if I can put a lot of time into it now (no wipes) or if I should just treat it as a quick preview and wait for a later version to actually get into it more.
The thing that was confusing me was calling it a "Sneak Peek" - is it going up for a tiny bit and then going back down? Is it like a certain beta phase and they're just giving it a different name? Are the characters we create on it now staying for good?
I tried it out for a bit and I was really liking it, but it seems to have closed down for the night and has a note about being down at night and coming back in the morning.
I didn't get to get super deep into it but it seemed semi fun so far and had various different mini games within it. Music games, fighting (side scrolling beat em up with your own character and can play it with others who are online), etc, lots of different types really but I didn't get to a lot of them unfortunately.
I'm definitely giving it another look, I just want to find out if I can put a lot of time into it now (no wipes) or if I should just treat it as a quick preview and wait for a later version to actually get into it more.
Posted: Mar 24th 2010 6:20AM fatpanda said
Damn Dreamworks and damn Jack Black...I was the Fat Panda waaaay before they decided to do it...I just don't know kung fu :(
Posted: Apr 7th 2010 7:04PM (Unverified) said
It's actually pretty fun.
Free 1 Month Membership Code: ilovekungfu
I got it off of a McDonald's Happy Meal Box
My sister and I both used it and it works.
Free 1 Month Membership Code: ilovekungfu
I got it off of a McDonald's Happy Meal Box
My sister and I both used it and it works.







