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Saturday, August 10, 2013

FunKeys Specialty Starter Kit Review

FunKeys Specialty Starter Kit
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My 8-year old son loves the UB Funkeys, plays it every chance he gets, and has already acquired several new Funkeys. It's a little like Club Penguin without the monthly fee - though the cost of the new Funkeys would pay for several years of Club Penguin so it's not clear you're saving anything. Still, it'll be a hit for most preteen kids. BUT...

You've got to get it working first. The out of box installation fails - you have to download a driver patch from their website (which is now fully operational - it wasn't working properly when I installed, which colored the experience). The patch has to be installed during product installation - read the installation instructions on both the toy and the patch very carefully.
Another major glitch occurred after my son had been using it for a while. The Funkey software "phones home" on startup, and suddenly decided it wanted to download and install an update. It did this when my son started up the game, with no prior notification and no request for confirmation. Unfortunately, the installation failed because my son does not have administrator privileges, and afterwards the game was unusable. I had to reinstall, which lost all history files, so my son had to start over (fortunately, the game is fun enough that he didn't mind).
In my opinion, there's no excuse for not requesting confirmation and permission for a download, or for assuming all people playing a toy aimed at preteens are administrators. There's also no excuse for not providing an option to preserve player history on a reinstall. So the Radica people deserve credit for creating an addictive toy, and also deserve a slap to the face for not understanding some basic principles of user-friendly software design.

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This specialty starter kit will have you well on your way to U.B. Funkey world -- and a possible collection addiction. Funkeys are creative vinyl characters that plug into a larger Funkey hub attached to a computer in order to travel around their virtual world, play games, build a "crib," and interact with other Funkeys. This starter kit includes the 5-inch-tall white Funkey hub, USB cable, two 2.75-inch-tall Funkeys, and installation software. All in all there are 42 different Funkey characters: three different colors in 14 different designs. Of the three in each design, one is quite common, one is rare, and the third is very rare by collection standards.

To log your Funkey on, simply stand it on the "hub" attached through the USB port. You’ll see your character’s avatar match the appearance of the Funkey plugged in and you’ll be able to visit locations and play games that are attributed to that Funkey’s properties. To encourage collection of additional Funkeys, Radica implemented a few clever rules. For instance there is a coin system, which awards different coin values depending on the Funkey currently in play. Items that can be purchased with those coins also vary with the character in use, and, lastly, certain games are only unlocked and available if the right Funkey is plugged in to the hub. Which means the more Funkeys you collect, the more virtual places and games you can experience and the more coins you can accumulate.

By playing games in the U.B. Funkeys world, characters earn coins that they can then use for purchasing items for their "crib." These rooms are customizable, from wall colors to furniture and plants to accessories, and can also be uploaded for friends to see. Just give your "crib" a name, share it with your friends, and they can visit anytime they’re logged on. There are four zones that offer a total of 16 games for players to conquer, and 30 stores where they can spend their hard earned coins on more than 1,000 virtual items. Now the question is: Are you Funkey?

System Requirements
Windows Vista/XP/2000ME/98 operating system
800 MHz processor (1.3 GHz recommended)
256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
1 GB free hard disk space
USB port
32 MB video card (64 MB recommended)
8X CD or DVD drive
Sound card
Keyboard and mouse


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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Mattel Radica Funkeys Hidden Realm 4 Pack Review

Mattel Radica Funkeys Hidden Realm 4 Pack
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I got this for my son for Christmas. He has collected many UB Funkeys. He said that he really enjoyed these Hidden Realm ones. He was able to gain a GEM in the game. Each Funkey has their own powers and trophy.

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Radica Funkeys Dream State Single Pack (4 Funkey) Review

Radica Funkeys Dream State Single Pack (4 Funkey)
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I got these for my dtr who loves to collect things so she would want one of each made. She did spend a good deal of time playing with these and for this game you need many different ones to switch off to get to other areas of the game.

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Ten new Funkeys. Two new zones - Nightmare and Daydream themed. Chat Funkeys are the newest addition. Multiplayer games. Quests and more.

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Sunday, December 23, 2012

Radica UB Funkeys Starter Kit - Scratch and Twinx Review

Radica UB Funkeys Starter Kit  - Scratch and Twinx
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My son had to have this, and used his own money. We followed the directions to a 't' to install the software, and it didn't recognize that it was plugged into the usb port. I uninstalled and reinstalled and it seemed to work better. Sometimes it still says to plug in the usb when it already is plugged in. He enjoys playing it, but it is sensitive, though he hasn't asked to play it lately.

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Collectible figures that unlock a virtual world filled with games and items.

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Monday, October 1, 2012

Radica Funkeys Dream State Specialty Starter Kit Review

Radica Funkeys Dream State Specialty Starter Kit
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This item is a game module for Radica's game called UB Funkeys. It cannot be used without a UB Funkeys base that plugs into your computer via a USB port. I think the best thing about this game is that the player (young or old) must participate in some activity to earn coins that are then exchanged for goods to enhance one of three rooms that you can then share with other players through the internet. The interaction between players on the internet is very restricted, so I feel comfortable letting even my smallest children play online. To really enjoy the game you should also have access to the internet. Some of the modules allow the player to interact with other players through the internet. When signed on as an administrator you can also get updates and patches from [...] automatically. We have not purchased all of the game modules, but we are enjoying the ones that we have. To help you decide which module's character, activity, and the rewards available I will list the ones we have so you can make the decision for yourselves.
Berger (cow shaped module) allows the player access to "Daydream Oasis." The activity is to build a 21 scoop ice cream cone. The rewards are dairy related furniture, horns to go on your wall, or other dairy related foods.
Drift (speedometer faced module) allows the player to access Drift's Garage in main Funkeys Town. The activity is a pinball game. The possible rewards include traffic cones, different gas containers, tables shaped like the bumpers in the pinball game, and if your real good you can get a free pinball futon.
Duce (devil shaped module) allows the player access to "Magma Gorge." The activity is a skeet shoot with records instead of clay pigeons and a trident instead of a shot gun. The possible rewards are all volcanic in nature accept some couches with exhaust pipes on the side and different colored records to hang on the wall in one of your rooms.
Dyer (peace symbol faced module) allows the player access to "Daydream Oasis." The activity is a Mahjong game that can be played against someone else on the internet or against the computer. The possible rewards include rugs in the shape of the peace sign, smile faces that portray a mood for your wall, tie-dye bean bags, and Mahjong tables.
Glub (fish shaped module) allows the player access to "Kelpy Basin." The activity is a bowling game and the possible rewards include under water speakers, a variety of kelps and anemone beds.
Lucky (rainbow faced module) allows the player access to "Daydream Oasis." The activity is a kind of Soccer kick off challenge. The possible rewards include shamrocks, piles of coins and cauldrons of coins.
Ptep (mummy shaped module) allows the player access to "Nightmare Rift." The activity is to reveal two of a kind items arranged in a pyramid. The rewards include hieroglyph tablets and other Egyptian items.
Rewind (parrot with antenna) allows the player access to "Funkeykey Island." The activity for any of the modules with antenna is a limited chat with other players who are online. The content of the conversation is restricted to set statements that are selected from the menu. The rewards in Rewind's nest on Funjeykey Island is a phone to invite other players to see one of their three rooms and what they have earned to decorate it with, cell phones give you the ability to participate in this limited chat feature, and you can also get an interactive bird and nest to put in one of your rooms. I love my bird and nest.
Scratch (has a record on the face) allows the player access to the noisy "Da Scratch Club" inside Funkeystown. The activity is similar to the wii guitar hero game. It looks like a juke-box and as the music plays a disk floats down to the red line at the bottom of the screen. When the disk hits the red line, the player needs to press either the X, C, M, N, or the space-bar. The player can buy turntables, techno-chairs, speakers and deflector dishes from the counter inside.
Snake oiler (has a snake on his helmet) allows the player access to the "Speed Racer Complex" inside Funkeystown. The activity is to drive a race car in a race around bends and obstacles. The rewards are all snake related. He can also access another driver's rewards inside the Royalton complex when the player can buy trophies, display cases of trophies, and game tables.
Sol (sun symbol on the face of this module) allows the player access to "Funkeykey Island." The activity is miniature golf. The rewards include rays of light, tanning beds, hammocks and if you are really good you get a mask that magnifies light so you can explore a dark part of the island.
Sprocket (robot with a sprocket on its tummy) allows the player access to "Nightmare Rift." The activity is boxing than can be played against another player online or against the computer. The rewards include technical plans to sprocket to go on the wall of one of your rooms, metal dogs, metal tables shaped like a sprocket, and benches made of sprockets.
Sprout (flower on his face) allows the player to access "Kelpy Basin". The game is similar to bejeweled where the player needs to move one flower to get three or more in a row. Then they disappear and you get so long to complete levels one through four. The player can spend their coins at the counter for many different plant related items. I love the round gardens, and the pink flower for getting a high score.
Tiki (shark looking with slit eyes) allows the player access to "Kelpy Basin." The game is breakout. The rewards include torches, masks, gongs, and drums.
Trixie (looks like a girl wearing purple and pink checked pants) allows the player access to "Speed Racer Complex" inside Funkeystown. The game is to fly her helicopter in a thunder storm and rescue funkeys by depositing them two at a time at the station in the center of Funkeystown. The player can buy checked or flowered wallpaper, flowers in vases and much more at the counter.
Twinx (stars on it's eyes and on it's tummy) allows the player access to "Kelpy Basin." The game is similar to the Space Invaders game but with rainbows, clouds, and suns. After clearing a screen of these celestial items going faster and faster as they bounce from wall to wall and level to level, the player can go to the counter and buy chocolate corals, chocolate couches, chocolate waterfalls, and canopy beds and tables.
Vlurp (vampire shaped module) allows the player access to "Nightmare Rift." The game is a kind of maze where you must collect watering cans and pots. The rewards include gothic windows, coffins, very large trees, goblets and chairs with bat wings, and if you are good at the maze you get a tomatoes plant called Noctomatoe for one of your rooms.
Vroom (red, white and blue with a star on its eye) allows the player access to "Laputa Space Station." The activity is Skeet ball. The rewards include couches with exhaust pipes, star shaped tables, engines, and oil drums.
Waggs (dog shaped module) allows the player access to Waggs University in Funkeystown. The activity is a word scramble (a hard one too). The rewards include anything you might want or not want for your dog.
I hope this helps. I noticed that one of the other gamers said that he bought a module and then erased it and turned it into a flash drive. That is utterly preposterous. These are game module that have Read Only Memory, and cannot be used in any other way. They do make a great game. My children are learning that they cannot have the reward they want unless they earn some coins by playing a game first. The game includes good guys and bad guys and great places to explore. I love it, and I am 41 years old. Even my 5 year old loves it. If you decide to play, drop by my room (I am RacersGarage). Have fun.

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Master Lox has returned and is invading the Funkeys' dreams! In Dream State, you can explore two new Zones in Terrapinia - Daydream Oasis and Nightmare Riff. Use ten different Funkeys to unlock Games and defeat Master Lox and his new Villains! Along the way complete new Quests, use Chat Funkeys to IM your friends, and collect Multiplayer funkeys to play head to head Games1 Unlock, Chat, Play, Quest, and Win...if U.B. Funkey.

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