FunKeys Specialty Starter Kit
by Radica Games
Our Price: $79.95
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Category: Toy
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Radica GamesBrand: Radica
Release Date: 2007-07-07
Model: M0861
Product features:
- 43 Collectable Funkeys
- New games in each zone
- Earn coins to purchase items and customize your crib!
- Share your crib with friends online
- Contents: 1 Funkey Hub with USB Cable, 4 Funkeys, and 1 Installation Disc
Toys and Games Reviews of FunKeys Specialty Starter Kit
Customer Review: Funkeys - great toy, less than great software
Summary: 3 Stars
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.
Description of FunKeys Specialty Starter Kit
Characters may vary. Collectible figures unlock a virtual world filled with games and items. Play the games in the zones you unlock to earn coins; then buy items that you can use to decorate your "crib." Post your crib online for all of your friends to see. Includes one FunKey Hub with USB cable, four additional FunKeys and one installation CD. FunKey Hub measures 5" tall; each character measures 2.75" tall. Characters may vary.System Requirements; Windows Vista/XP/2000ME/98, 800 MHz processor (1.3 GHz recommended), 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended), 1 GB free hard disk space, USB port (USB cable included), 32 MB video card (64 MB recommended), 8X CD or DVD drive, sound card, keyboard, mouse, Adobe Flash 9 (included).
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.
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| There are 42 curious, cute, and collectible characters in all. |
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.
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| The 2.75" character stands in the 5" hub to connect. |
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