Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Friday, January 10, 2014

Animal Jam Review


Dinner Party



Hey Dusk here with a game review of Animal Jam.

Sky High, the most popular game in Aj.
Animal jam is a fun MMO made by National Geographic where you play as a animal. You choose between non-member animals such as a seal, koala, wolf, penguin, bunny, turtle, etc.  It is set in a land called the Land of Jamaa which has many different areas that each have their own area. The games currency is gems which can be received by playing a large amount of games such as Sky High. The main area is Jamaa township which has the arcade, stores, pillow room, club geoz, (Both are hangout rooms but the Pillow room is used for adoption.)
Jamaa Township
The game has dens which can be customized by   furniture bought in stores. Many of the store items are member-only but if you look at every non-member item then there are a lot of items. The game has many player-made aspects such as adoption in the pillow room. (shown at bottom right). Some players say "adopt me, i'm a baby" or "i'm a orphan" or simply "adopt me" while they are in the pillow room. Other players go to the pillow room and say to the wanna-be adopted player "So and so i adopt you" and then they say usually "my den". At the persons den they roleplay a mother/father and a child. Some people make themselves dogs and some people adopt multiple people and make them siblings. Member have huge dens compared to non-member dens and lots of other items so generally the members adopt more and many people say "Adopt me, members only". Also there are clans from Erin Hunters "Warrior Cats" usually in dens or Sarepia Forest. They roleplay hunting and fighting. Animal Jam has new features "every other week" and million of players play it and eventually almost every player becomes a member or has been a member before. Animal Jam is compared to Club Penguin a lot but mostly favored over it because of the nicer community and cheaper membership as well as more players. Animal Jam has a educational side to where players watch movies or click on animals or plants in each area excluding Jamaa Township for a fact of the animal which they put in their "Journey Guide" once when you get every animal fact in a location you receive a gift, usually a den item. Animal Jam also has a unique culture with legends hinted throughout the game with various items. The legends include Alphas, special animals that protect Jamaa and its residents. A lot more bits and pieces of Jamaa lore was in the Beta version that got removed in the later versions. These things had a very special part called Adventures where you fight the games rivals called Phantoms and help the Alphas restore peace to Jamaa as well as receive special prizes and gems.  A group calling themselves the "Jaamaasian Movement" headed by a player named Snowyclaw (Her blog link: http://animaljamspirit.blogspot.com/) wanted Animal Jam to name every single alpha and to have the beta parts of the AJ lore once more. They succeeded and even more Jamaa lore is throughout the game then beta including Adventures which came being Member-only but a few adventures are for non-members. Below are some pictures of Animal Jam and you can decide to play it or not.
Sarepia Forest
Animal Jam Lost Temple Of Zios (filled with statues of Jamaa Lore)
Mt Shiveer, my personal favorite part of Jamaa

More adventures: Plugging Up at Phantom Pipe
Phantoms
Animal Jam play now screen with the Alphas (hinting a bit of lore in the background)
The only non-member den (with member items!)
One of the many Member-Only dens
One of the AJ movie theaters with Educational Videos, this one is in Sarepia Forest.
Adventures: Discovering a gem-filled chest



Sarepia Forest Journey Guide

Mt Shiveers Hot Cocoa Hut (the floating Cocoa Cups are acheived by the mini-game which gives you a cocoa icon temporarily

One of the Jamaa Underwater areas only accessible by sea animals.
Tip: Non-members can only have two animals so its advised to get a land animal or a sea animal or better yet a land-sea animal like a penguin.


Play Wild Party
Also AJ has special hangouts called parties that each have a theme.
Dinner Party
New Years Party
April Fools Party

 I hope you enjoyed this review of one of my favorite games! Heres is the link to it:
http://www.animaljam.com/home

Poems!

A mothers love:

 A mothers love is a treasure

Her love is beyond measure

Her love takes and never lets go

Even when spirits are low

She is gentle and kind

To her heart she binds

A mothers love lasts forever

From her heart its impossible to sever

Mothers are a precious gift

Everyday her love just lifts

As Loyal As A Wolf:

A pack of wolves going on a hunt

A pack leader running in front

Hours later they go for the kill

Yet they are all together still

As loyal as a wolf to death

As loyal as a wolf to final breath


Thursday, January 9, 2014

New Chapters and Poem

Hello all,

Haven't posted in a while so here is a chapter and a poem.

Poem:

Because Thats W hat Friends and Packmates Do:

The wind is roaring

The sky is black

but i won't hide, i need to save my pack.

No matter what i won't leave you.

Because thats what friends and packmates do.

The stars may fall,

the sun may go,

but i won't run,

oh no,

for as long as we are not a pair,

i shall never despair,

for i shall never abandon you.

because thats what friends and packmates do.

And my chapters:

Chapter 4

Fala was watching her parents. The cream pup preferred just to watch the other wolves. She had learned a lot from watching the yearlings play, the adults rest, and she sometimes followed the adults a little ways to watch them hunt. She used her newfound knowledge to hide from her siblings. Her mother had recently returned from the hunt. Hazel a yearling with a brown coat had approached Falas littermates. Hazel smelled of something good. Fala had a feeling it was meat. She smelled it on her mother and father after they ate a deer or mouse. Her littermates began licking Hazels mouth trying to find the meat. Hazel retched and let out warm, sticky, chewed meat for the pups. Fala found herself drooling. She quickly closed her mouth waiting till her siblings had eaten. Halanor had eaten a lot of meat and he went running off on some scent. Fala took this chance to have some of the sticky meat to. She lapped up some and savored the delicious taste in her mouth. She lapped up some more, then some more. Suddenly she heard a low growling. Halanor had returned. Fala tucked her white tail in between her legs and ran. Halanor was to lazy to pursue her and she sighed with relief safe in a thick clump of juniper. She lied still observing Halanor growl at Leaf. But Falas eldest sister was not daunted. She returned the playful growl and the two happily tussled in the dust. Fala could tell both were happy. Fala sighed. She was an outcast among her siblings. 
''Runt'' Fala pronounced. ''Weak, helpless runt.'' Those words sounded horrible and Fala shivered. She stuck her head in her pretty golden paws and cried. 

Chapter 5

Fala pricked her ears. Excitement was in the pack. She saw it in every tail, ear, and face. It wasn't until evening before she found out what it was. The pups were moving from the comfortable den to a another place for the summer. Halanor, Leaf and Aleaha were excited. They couldn't stop talking. But Fala dreaded every moment of it. 'What if a bear eats us during the journey?' 'What if i can't do it?' 'What if the new place is scary?' Were among a few of her worries. Hazel padded up to her. Fala was scared. She wanted to run away. She managed to open her mouth and show her teeth and growl. Hazel sighed.
''Relax pup, i'm not going to hurt you.'' Hazel opened her mouth. Fala whimpered at her fangs. Hazel fangs turned into a carefree relaxed smile. Falas fears vanished. 
''Get up pup. Its time to go.'' Hazel said. Fala obeyed. She walked with Hazel to where the rest of the pack was gathered. Halan licked Halanor. Hazel gave Lina-her sister-a playful nudge. Fala walked with Lina and Hazel for a part of the journey. Fala smelled fox, mouse, deer, lizard and hare. She stopped to drink from a stream. Fala's legs ached. She nudged Hazel giving her a pleading look. Hazel picked up Fala. Fala looked around for the first time. She was in a forest green, and lively. Hazel enjoyed it immensely. She fell asleep. Hazel began shaking her. Fala awoke. Hazel put Fala down and Fala walked again. She walked for the rest of the journey. Suddenly she saw several wolves. They looked and smelled unfamiliar. Halan tensed. A large tan male padded up to Falas father. As the huge male came closer Fala saw that his fur was streaked with russet and black. Halan stopped. 
''Lennon.'' he said his voice filled with hate. Lennon looked down on him as a pack leader looks down on a tiny pup offending him though Halan wasn't much smaller. ''Halan what is your pack doing in my territory.'' Halan growled. ''We agreed. This part is mine.'' Lennon looked down on him. ''I changed my mind '' Halan looked angry. ''You can't change your mind Lennon.'' Lennon growled. ''So? I already did. What are you going to do about it?'' Halan was fuming. He charged Lennon. Lennon leaped aside and bit Halans cheek. Aleah obviously knew what to do. She approached the brawling males. She shoved Halan away using her broad shoulder. Lennons gaze was hard.''
''Aleah. You should have been my mate instead of this pile of deer poop.'' Fala noticed that his voice didn't show any emotion. He just wanted a strong mate. He didn't care about here the slightest bit. A russet female padded. 
''To late Lennon.'' 
''Sky'' Aleah said. Fala could tell she was friends with the female. Sky nodded at Aleah. She turned to Lennon. 
''Well, you already are leading a pack with me'' Lennon glared at Sky.
''Shut up!'' Sky shrugged.
''Just stating fact. You did agree by the way so keep your word.'' Lennon looked at Sky icily.
''Who is stopping me?'' Sky wasn't afraid. 
''Me, Aleah, Halan.'' Lennon stormed off muttering to himself. Sky winked at Aleah. 
''Don't worry sis. I'll bring the pack to our real territory. Aleah nodded gratefully.
''Thanks sister.'' Soon the other pack had left the summer home. Fala was tired and she collapsed in the soft moss the moment the pack walked into the clearing. She fell asleep happily.