Hello my fellow Webkinz fans! I’m sure you’ve seen by now that a new game was recently added to the Arcade. The name of that game is “Zingoz Zangoz,” and it debuted on February 14th.
As you can guess from the name, this new Webkinz Arcade game features two fan favorite characters: Zingoz and Zangoz…and it also stars Wacky!
Currently Zingoz Zangoz is only available for Deluxe Members, but the good news is that it will be available to everyone on any day that it’s featured as the “Game of the Day.”
Zingoz Zangoz is very straightforward in terms of instructions and overall game play:
Fruit falls from the left side of the screen. Your goal is to “catch” the falling fruit with the trampoline so that it can bounce over to the right. On the right side of the screen is a meter that tells you how many fruits you need to catch/bounce:
There is also a timer. To keep moving forward in the game you must catch enough fruit before the timer runs out. If the time runs out and you haven’t hit your goal, then the game ends.
Even though the game sounds pretty simple, Zingoz Zangoz can definitely get very crazy and hectic as the levels progress.
Over time, new fruits are added. Each fruit “behaves” in a different way. For example, the watermelon must bounce twice before it launches to the right. The pineapple, by contrast, hovers up in the air and then drops straight down:
Also, each fruit has a different point value. You want to score as many points as possible because the first time you reach 300,000 points you win a trophy! 🙂 (More on the trophy later.)
Another thing that makes Zingoz Zangoz tricky is Wacky. From time to time, a Wacky (or two or three) will fall from the sky. Your goal is to avoid Wacky and let him hit the ground. Sounds a little crazy, right? But that’s how it works:
If you “catch” Wacky he will break your trampoline and the game will be over:
The good news is that you get a warning that a Wacky is about to fall. Check out the gif above…see the red flashing exclamation point? It appears a few seconds before Wacky falls, and it also indicates where Wacky is going to fall. (When you’re playing the game, the flashing exclamation point is accompanied by a buzzing sound.)
As the game progresses, the Wackies start to fall more frequently, and groups of up to 4 Wackies will appear at a time:
So, you can see that there’s a lot going on when you play Zingoz Zangoz…but there’s still more to talk about!
Notice on the top right side of the screen, near the meter, is a count of how many fruits you’ve caught in a row:
If you can catch 60 fruits in a row without letting any hit the ground, a special event called a “Starfall” happens:
Stars rain down from the sky, and when you catch them you earn lots and lots of points!
Another bonus to know about is the Shield. Shields fall from the sky. They’re blue and shaped just like a shield:
You can tell if you have the Shield in place because you will see a white shield symbol over your trampoline, like this:
The Shield is a layer of protection. If a Wacky falls on your trampoline while you have the Shield in place, then your trampoline won’t break and your game play will continue. However, the Shield is only good for one hit. After it’s hit, it will disappear, and you have to wait for another Shield to fall from the sky.
As I mentioned above, you earn a trophy the first time you reach 300,000 points:
As you can see, the trophy looks just like the game:
Here’s a look at the Zingoz Zangoz trophy in my trophy room:
If you’re not Deluxe but you can’t wait to play Zingoz Zangoz, you do have one other option. If you play Webkinz Mobile on your phone or tablet, you can use eStore points to unlock Zingoz Zangoz. Note, though, that the game will only be accessible through the Webkinz Mobile app, not on the website.
So what do you think of Zingoz Zangoz? Have you tried playing this new Webkinz Arcade game yet? Let me know in the comments!
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