Club Penguin

Club Penguin was a free-to-play multiplayer online game that was available to play online. It was owned by The Walt Disney Company since 2007, starting in October 2005 before it was shut down in late March 2017. Club Penguin started as a series of simple chat rooms called Expirmental Penguins and Penguin Chat by RocketSnail Games.

When it closed, it was replaced by Club Penguin Island, which itself would close the following year.

Gameplay
Club Penguin was an online virtual world for children, where players could talk and meet with each other. Parties were held once a month with a different theme every time. Players could play games to earn coins.

There were also several rooms in Club Penguin. A player would usually land in the town whenever they logged on. All players gathered at the town. By walking or by using the map, players could visit other places.

Players could move their penguin by clicking on a spot on the room.

Membership
Like most online games, Club Penguin had a membership which could be purchased online or through a gift card that was purchased from a store. As a member, players could buy new furniture, adopt more puffles, and get access to bonuses.

Puffles
Puffles were the virtual pets. Non-members could buy a red puffle and a blue puffle, but members could adopt all 20 puffles in exclusive colors. A puffle that was not well cared for by its owner would leave its owner and return to the wild. Puffles had food, hats, and toys which could be bought in the game.

Minigames
There were many games on Club Penguin, all with different controls. Some games are controlled by the computer mouse, while other games were controlled by the keyboard. At the end of a game, the player earns a certain amount of coins, depending on how well the game was played.

Shutdown
Before shutdown, it was announced that on the final day of Club Penguin, everybody would get membership. Club Penguin was shut down at 00:01:39 PM. A message appeared on screen for all players, saying "The connection has been lost. Thank you for playing Club Penguin. Waddle on!"

 Console games 
There are some console video games based on Club Penguin. These include the following:
 Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force for Nintendo DS 
 Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert's Revenge for Nintendo DS
 Club Penguin: Game Day for Wii

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