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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: March 22, 2007
- Total Downloads: 37,050
- Downloads last week: 17
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 33 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Online worlds come in different shapes and sizes. Some let you battle monsters and cast spells. This one is geared far more for the social aspects of virtual life. There is a kind of chat room, and the application provides everyone an animated avatar so they can see who they're talking with. The world also offers a variety of activities, such as paintball and racing. In touches that reminded us of The Sims, members can convert real money into Therebucks and buy in-world clothes, playthings, vehicles, pets, houses, and furniture. Visitors can take snapshots of exciting moments to be saved for later. The world itself isn't terribly large, and we didn't find it particularly crowded while visiting. However, it is a long step beyond traditional chatting, and could be a fun place to meet friends and hang out online.Publisher's description
From Makena Technologies :There is an everyday hangout where you can have fun with your friends and meet new ones - all in a lush 3D environment that is yours to build and explore. Try There today and create your own completely customizable avatar, meet the thousands of people that are online 24 hours day, build and decorate the house of your dreams, and play with old and new friends alike.
Version 2.9 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.2 stars out of 33 votes
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: There 2.3
"A user controled world that needs more structure."
Pros: The graphics look very nice. They have almost a "Second Life" feel to them.
The colorful help files answer any questions you might have.
You can earn money doing quests...in theory.
The $10 fee to be a premium member is a one time fee and seems very reasonable.
Cons: I found quite a few glitches and bugs. The one I found the most amusing is the fact I could walk on water.
In order to buy anything you will mostly have to PAY to get it. It's got a confusing 1800 to $1 ratio. Why anyone would want to spend money on Virtual worlds is beyond me. Why not just do a 1 to 1 ratio if your going to do it.
Lack of any guides to help new people understand where everything is will turn off quite a few people. I was walking around for 10 minutes before I started to understand what to do.
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Version: There 2.3
Pros: Beautiful metaverse and graphics, great physics...
Cons: Who woulda thunk it? That Second Life, with its cheesy Sims-like look and clunky physics, would wound up besting There, with its fluid graphics and cool look. But there's a reason for that. While SL seems to be this happening, exciting world with lots to do and see, There is a big, huge, empty world where there is nothing much else to do or see once you've explored everywhere and played with all your virtual toys, because nothing new ever happens. I've been visiting There off and on for the past year or so, and there never seems to be enough new activities added to make the place worth going back to, just more varieties of clothes and toys to buy, or more empty lands to traverse. Card, video, and other types of games would do this place wonders, but all this place has is spades.
Another bad thing about There is that it's letting its users and sponsors uglify the one good thing it had going for it, and that is its beautiful graphics. The main home base of There are these islands with a Tiki theme. Thanks to users and certain companies, some of the most beautiful areas of There are cramped with tons of eyesores or stupid giant cars that've ruined its look.
All in all, it wouldn't hurt you to try the program, but for the most part, you'll be bored within weeks. I guarantee it.
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Version: There 2.3
Pros: nothing really
Cons: glitchy, confusing, nothin to do, have to pay for credits, dodgy conversion rate. with better help, a tutorial maybe and it would be a good game.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: There 2.3
Pros: cars bikes and hoverpacks
Cons: every thing elce sucks you need to buy the money nothing to do but talk if you want this game might as well get second life
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: There 2.3
"lots to see and do very social."
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