SuperSecret.com is a New Virtual World for 9-13 Year Olds
SuperSecret.com is a new social game that just launched a few days ago. With many virtual worlds and online games catering to older audiences, and others such as Club Penguin and Webkinz the youngest ones, SuperSecret has been designed for those in between. Within it, tweens do the one thing all kids want to do: Grow up.
Catering specifically for the 9 – 13 year-old age group, SuperSecret uses a level system that allows players to “age up” from 10 to 18. Throughout the game, players create a human avatar in order to socialize, play mini-games, and hang out within any number of locals. However, with each “birthday,” access to new features are opened up to the respective users. At age 11 they are able to own a virtual pet, at 12 they acquire a dorm room to decorate, 16 brings the first car, and 18 allows for voting.
Unfortunately, it’s not possible to say how the latter two ages are going to work, as the company has stated that players can only reach age 15 for the first couple months of 2009. Nevertheless, there still seems to be plenty to do.
SuperSecret users are able to play up to 40 different Flash games with new ones unlocking at different age groups, but beyond that, there is the more addictive feature of virtual items that are purchased with the in-game currency, “spenders.” These are used to buy everything from pets, clothes, hair styles, furniture and gifts. In addition, the game seems to be extremely social, connecting friends with an in-game cell phone.
This phone shows the status and location of any of your online friends, and even if they are offline, allows you to leave messages, set up meeting times, and even send gifts. Seeing as how SuperSecret is designed for a tween demographic as well, this feature (amongst others) are designed with safety in mind. Parents are able to set various parental controls such as chat filters, blocking players, and even play moderation.
SuperSecret says that “tweens” have been involved with development from the beginning, stating that “tweens themselves have determined what features to include and pinpointed ways to make the game better.” In addition, the company says it has established distribution partnerships with SPIL GAMES and Wild Tangent.
SuperSecret is currently using a subscription model of $4.95 a month. It doesn’t seem like a lot, but they are making a potentially dangerous move in making the game free at first but capping the age/level at 12. Once players get to the gate and have to pay the “admission fee,” many players could be lost. This is quite the surprising choice considering this world is a prime candidate for virtual goods (just look at the success of Second Life or IMVU), but it will be interesting to see how things go for the company.
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omg the girl said that everybody want to be like her. don’t nobody want to be like her she is not perfect nobdy is………………….
i hope this will be cool
so far this game is verry cool!!!!!!!!!!!!
hey lily,
will you be my chat friend?
i agree with you
u all should not use bad langquage
wats your age lily?
im 10
i know im young to use this
but stilll..
see ya later……..
pls reply
hey every one
be my friend
hey ppl i dont know
hi its so cool to be with normal peeps like you all
i want to join. i’m prept to be a model cause the other Niomi is . and by the boots i’v read all ur says. i like devenf’s name and lily ur cool and real decent i havent met any1 with guts please be my friend and geeeeeeeeeewhiz prapti ur desperate for a friend so ill feel a bucket of pity so ill be ur friend . lily isnt prapti a little desperate bucket
any way i’m lookin forward to chattin with u lily and prapti and this famous devenf.
nice fun
yo …
well arrogant princess, we all know that ya are the only ugly fat one around here …
and im 9!
Omg that girl Arrogant dramatic princess or something get ovaah ya self you looked at a mirror and it broke thats how ugly you are, i mean im really pretty but im not saying everyone else isent im just sick of people saying there better then everyone else im a OMG site model yeah thats right i model for websites but i dont rub it in other peoples faces because i just happend to get in
Well i <3 yhu all and i cant wait to here the replys
From Smexxi Babe
P.S Im 9
PP.S and beautiful mwaaah
xxxxxxx
hey arrogant whatever blah blah blah u do not know the meanin of pretty u must have misspelled it as i am so petty i need friends baaaaaaaaah bah yah thats u u just cut in the last machofisant mess with me and i’m with smexxi babe and billy yaha
P.S – i’m sorry u called yourself pretty u ought to know the spellin of petty u shouldnt write what your not
smexxi babe ur nine yah cool i’m who knoes
its so stupid the pet is a PONY!!!!!!!!!!!
can some 1 b my friend i only just signed
in?
boy or gal i’m ready i’ll be your friend
god this game sucks it doesnt have 3d on it
hellooooooooooooooooooooooooo??? it is SO NOT 3d! why should i play on it?well…..i do a little but thats all! its not like its the end of the world. right? ok. well< g2g!l8r!
hey! who cares if ur beauty is better than mine? because its not! i know ur trying to brag. not like me. p.s. i should be pretty on both real life and virtual worlds! glamor girl
p.p.s im 9 too hmph!
@aggorantprincess/dramticspiled, i have someting to say to u, the only girl that isnt pretty is the one that brags about it. so umm in other words GROW UP AND GET A LIFE!!!! cuz none of us want to deal with a little brat who causes drama nd im 12 so if u ever comment on this never say i dont know what im talking about cuz as far as im concered i do thank u for ur time
and p.s. y dont u open ur eyes and acutally look how u are on the inside istead of ur looks on the outside
and p.p.s ya’ll need to grow up and stop saying crappy stuff like im so hot and im all tht cuz in realitiy who wants to hang out wit a girl like that