A Pinoy-made online game for kiddie skills

By Stephen Norries A. Padilla
Philippine Daily Inquirer

COMPUTER games have become the pastime of the new generation. And while parents do not want to begrudge their children some fun, they have had reason to worry over the safety of their kids online and the amount of time kids spend playing these games.

Much to the relief of parents, FunGuy Studio, a Filipino company that creates online and mobile applications, has bundled learning and fun together in a kid-friendly Internet game called Sqwishland.com.
The virtual program for kids, launched just last year, was triggered by the popularity of the vending-machine toys produced by Brand Vending LLC, the same American company that tapped FunGuy to design and create a free-to-play online game.

Sqwishland is a safe and easy virtual pets game that allows children to create an avatar, play mini educational games, explore the world, socialize with other kids across the world, go on countless quests, and own and take care of a pet Sqwishlander. But—and all games have “buts” because that’s where the challenge is—they must always be on the lookout for the evil Sqwabbles who keep giving the good Sqwishies a bad time.

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Sqwishland Levels Up

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Gaining experience in Sqwishland just got cooler, because as players collect more XP, they will level up their avatar and Sqwishlander. Free players can enjoy the new game up to level 25. Play all the 50 levels with a Premium Membership and gain access to all the game’s bonuses. Sqwishland will also be regularly giving away prizes and other extra bonuses when the minigames are played.

With this whole new leveling system, Sqwishland virtual pets has also come up with a Player Tutorial to guide the new players and old players. A unique Sqwishland character will give players a very warm Sqwishland welcome and help them master the game. Showing the players everything that they need to know to play and enjoy the game to the fullest. The official Sqwishland tour guide will provide players with tips on how they can easily get to the highest levels. 

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ToyTattle.com's Sqwishlanders Review

"Sqwishlanders are the inhabitants of the online virtual world of Sqwishland."

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ChipChicklets.com - Adorable Collectible Sqwishlanders Take Vending Machine Toys Online

"Kids love them because they’re adorable and collectible. Meanwhile, parents love them to because they’re cheap, and provide tons of value. That is because each Sqwishlander character comes with a code to unlock a component to play with on Sqwishland.com, which is a virtual game world for kids that is full of adorable Sqwishlander characters. To date there are over half a million kids playing online at Sqwishland."


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