Poptropica: Forgotten Islands is a game by Ubisoft that was also released on the iTunes Store for mobile devices. It was released on September 5, 2013. It was later released on the 3DS on October 14, 2014. In it, you explore unique islands and go on quests that can't be found anywhere else. Character customization is encouraged, with over 100 costumes the player can unlock. It has since been taken off the iOS App Store.
Description[]
| “ | It will take you on a journey to discover the secrets of Poptropica’s buried past, one artifact at a time. Explore new islands, meet new characters, and take to the skies in a powered-up blimp that gains new abilities as you play! With each new island group, you'll uncover the hidden history of Poptropica's forgotten islands. | ” |
| —Poptropica Creator's Blog | ||
| “ | Climb aboard your almighty blimp and explore the vast uncharted islands of Poptropica. Steer clear of hazards and discover exotic islands beneath the clouds. Take to the islands and embark on quests while discovering the secrets of Poptropica’s past, one artifact at a time. Poptropica: Forgotten Islands on Nintendo 3DS is an adaptation of the popular virtual world for kids. Customize your avatar and travel on foot or by blimp across multiple islands. Collect artifacts and other items and discover the mystery of the Forgotten Islands! | ” |
| — Ubisoft's Game Overview | ||
Walkthrough[]
Tow Islands[]
You’ll begin your adventures on Tow Island, where your character says a blimp was seen crashed nearby. Tap and hold to move where you want to go, and head right until you see a guy in aviation gear. (Tip: Any time someone has a scroll above their head, it means they’ll have a quest for you!) He’ll introduce himself as Big Tow.
Big Tow wants you to find a valve. Continue walking right until you come across the valve, which you can tap to add to your backpack. Return to Big Tow and give him the valve. You’ll unlock the Map icon in the upper-right corner which you can use to go exploring with your blimp!
Go right until you see a Multi-Tool under a bamboo doorway and pick it up. You may also have noticed along the way that there are floating golden coins you can collect! These can be used later to accessorize your character, so start saving. Anyway, head back to Little Tow and return the Multi-Tool (which isn’t actually a comb). You’ll complete your first quest and earn 50 coins!
Now you should go find Bro Tow, who’s milling about on a house just to the right. He wants you to find and create a pair of gears. Keep going right and you’ll pick up a Gear, Wrench, and another Gear. Tap the screen repeatedly to put the gears together, then return to Bro Tow. You’ll earn another 50 coins for another quest completed.
Now go back to Big Tow. He’ll tell you about a cave in the northeast island with some scary monsters that an adventurer like you might want to check out. You’ll also unlock the blimp icon in the upper-right corner, where you can spend your coins in the Closet to dress up your character and view the Blimp Upgrades and Artifacts you’ve earned so far.
Go exploring (via blimp) and land on the island with the purple scroll. Walk right until you pick up a Metal Piece and Temperature Gauge, then head back left and turn these items in to Bro Tow, who will give you 100 coins in exchange.
Go back to the original Tow Island and you’ll find Big Tow next to an underground cave. Hop inside and try to take the Artifact. A monster known as one of the Mabaya will snatch it away from you.
Talk to Big Tow again, and now you’ll be able to leave the Tow Islands and go explore the rest of the world!
Giant Islands[]
Go exploring, and this time, go over the border at the top and leave the Tow Islands region. Head south to a region called the Giant Islands. Land on the labeled Giant Island marked with a yellow scroll. Go right and you’ll find Chuck, the leader of the archeological crew camped on the island.
Run all the way to the right, careful to avoid the stinging mushrooms along the way, until you reach a giant skeleton. Go back to Chuck and tell him he’s got nothing to worry about.
Now he wants you to go find some monster bones. Go right again and pick up the various Dinosaur Bones lying around (there are 5; the last one is a giant skull).
Run back to camp and hand the bones to Chuck. Now tap repeatedly to put the skeleton together, and you’ll earn 200 coins along with Artifact 1: The Mabaya Emerge, plus a blimp upgrade that blasts rocks out of your way!
Go exploring again, and you’ll find an island with a purple scroll to the south. You’ll eventually meet a girl who says she’s low on supplies and asks you to fetch her a flashlight and sleeping bag. Go back left and pick up the Dead Flashlight and Battery to create a Flashlight.
Further left, you’ll find a Sleeping Bag. Now go back to the girl and she’ll reward you with 100 coins.
Mystic Islands[]
Leave the island group and enter the Mystic Islands region to the north, landing on the labeled Mystic Island with a yellow scroll. Walk right and you’ll meet Taylor, the leader of the Trinity Syndicate, who won’t let you through until you have the approval of his three lieutenants, who are standing to his right. Talk to them and they’ll tell you to fetch them a mountain peak, pyramid peak, and pointed roof. What odd requests!
Artifact Description[]
If you view all your Artifacts from your blimp, you’ll see that they tell a story of Poptropica’s past:
- Giants and monsters compete for territorial dominance over a primeval land.
- Poptropicans who fled underground to avoid the great flood emerge many years later as The Mabaya.
- Seafaring Poptropicans form the Trinity Syndicate and conquer the mainland Poptropicans who drive them away.
- Monks hide the artifacts away during the war between the Trinities and the mainland Poptropicans to avoid their destruction.
- Seafaring Poptropicans return to their homeland after the great flood only to be driven away by greedy mainland Poptropicans.
- Pirates attack the Trinities and drive them away from their homes.
A proper description:
Poptropica started out as a single landmass. Then a series of cataclysmic battles between giants and monsters took place in an attempt to rule the great land. However, no clear winner emerged. Instead, the beasts’ great power caused the very land they were fighting for to crumble beneath them, triggering what became known as the Great Flood. It would be this flood that would create the islands of Poptropica as they are known today. The original Poptropicans who inhabited the landmass prior to the flood fled underground to escape the destruction, where they emerged many years later as the Mabaya. Poptropicans from distant lands then landed on their islands, who called themselves the Trinity Syndicate.
The Syndicate attempted to colonize these lands which escalated into a war between the groups, and during this war, monks set out to protect the artifacts that would allow the aforementioned history to be documented. The war ended in a Mabaya victory, enticing the Syndicate to flee back to their lands in an attempt to save their pride. But they were forced to make peace with their enemies and remain inhabitants on the islands when they learned that their own people, wretched with greed, were unwilling to take them back. Later, pirates arrived on these islands who ironically attacked the Syndicate themselves, when they were saved by a young hero.
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