

Pandas can chat, dress up, and play several minigames, like a balloon-popping game with some physics concepts.
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A nice touch is the welcome crew and the various characters (not actual players) who visit you throughout your time on the site to explain how to play in this world. The cute pandas on their missions in this generally safe virtual world might capture the attention of kids who are good readers and enjoy online virtual world play. Chatting is mostly safe with pre-scripted and filtered chat, though exchanges tend to be superficial. Either way, if your child can't read, this site will be frustrating and older kids might find the site a bit lackluster.

Site creators list intended ages as four to 14 and six to 14, depending upon where you look on the site. It does include some fun elements, most of which require paying for the Gold Panda membership ($9.90/mo or $7.90/mo for three months) to access. Parents need to know that PANFU, not to be confused with the very similar looking Pandanda, is yet another virtual world for kids that is mostly eye-candy. With the membership, the site is ad-free. Also, without the gold membership, ads for everything from Tyson chicken to computers and travel are bannered up and down the sides of the screen. Constant reminders to buy the "Gold Version" and become a "Gold Panda." Many parts of the game are restricted if you don't buy the gold membership, and players are reminded every time they enter another area that they cannot play without the gold membership.
