"An Item Collection Game, which Chat Thrown In."

-Introduction-

Created by THQ
(Description was taken from their website.)
Create your very own Ping Pal based on your own individual style by choosing from thousands of different options! Then, trade, play games, discover secret code words, and share your Ping Pal with your friends to earn Coins and unlock cool new items that make your Ping Pal really zing! Find and collect all the hottest gear for your Ping Pal!

-Gameplay- 2/10 ( Terrible )

Single Player
There are 3 games for the single player mode for this game.
-Hi-Lo: Hi-Lo is a game where a number a chosen and the player attempts to guess what number the computer has chosen. The player gains a greater amount of coins depending on how close they get to number the computer selected.
-Top 10: Top 10 is a game where the computer chooses a subject and the player must guess all ten items pertaining to the subject.
-Solo Chat: Solo Chat is a simulation of chatting with a computer AI. Basically the play answers the computer's questions with Yes and No answers.

Multi-Player
There are 2 games for the multi-player mode for this game.
-Doodle: Doodle is a game that is not unlike Pictionary, where they give all players a broad subject, one player the specific subject name and all the other players must guess what the specific subject is. The one player with the specific subject name must draw out hints of what the subject is without using words. Players gain coins for guessing correctly faster, and lose coins for guessing wrongly. Also the player who draws gets coins for however fast the other players figure it out. (This game is the fastest way to make coins, if you were to just tell another player the answer, you could top out at 200 coins per minute.)
-Hot Potato: Hot Potato is a game where a player is holding onto a “bomb” and after a certain time limit the “bomb” goes off and that player loses. To not lose at the game, players must type the word “pass” or “bomb” to dump the bomb on another player. Holding onto the bomb longer drains coins.
Out of all the games, only Doodle is somewhat fun, but it loses its fun quickly.

-Graphics- 6/10 ( Fair )
The Graphics are cutesy, and suit the chat program well. The Backgrounds and certain display elements were poorly implemented, as some text was very hard to read. The items you collect are good looking, but without proper ways to show what they exactly look like, the game “screws” the player with some very disappointing expensive outfits.

-Sounds- 5/10 ( Mediocre )
There are plenty of sounds to buy, but all of which are bland and are unmemorable. Just choosing the least repetitive sounding background music is best, as the music tends to loop forever and could end up being annoying.

-Re playability- 5/10 ( Mediocre )
If you like item collection, this game may suit you. I have enjoyed it, despite the overall rating. It could possible provide hours of play time as an extra multitask option. If you run through the game's credits you gain 50 coins every 50 seconds with 1 seconds of type time. So you could just chat online and run through the credits for hours, topping out at about 3,900 coins per hour. The Game would have been great with more games.(Thanks to jbutco for finding this out.)

-Tilt- 6/10 ( Fair )
My overall Gameplay Experience.

-Final Recommendation-
This game is not for everyone. It's only for those who like games like, Neopets, Dead Or Alive (Costume collection), and Animal Crossing. And even people who like those, may think this game is boring.

Final Score: 4.8/10 ( Poor )

Reviewer's Score: 4/10, Originally Posted: 12/14/04