Polar Plunge
- Kind
- Flash arcade game
- Main file
SWF/ARCADE/GAMES/polarPlunge.swf
Polar Plunge is a Flash sledding game from the Arcade of Webkinz. The instructions call it "the awesomest sledding mountain around" and ask the player to help a character named Inukshuk get as far down the mountain as possible.[1]
How it is played
The up arrow jumps, the right arrow accelerates and the left arrow brakes; the higher on a ramp the sled is when it jumps, the higher it goes.[1] More speed means more points for the descent, and is needed to jump several objects at once. Snowflakes give extra points.[1] Hitting things slows the sled, hitting certain things ends the game, and the game is also over if the speed ever falls to zero.[1]
The game file holds ten names in the style of ski runs: Black Diamond, Polar Plummet, Ice Cream Float, Kewl Runnings, White Wonderland, Polar Plunge, Soft Landings, Bunny Bumps, Slippery Slopes and Sugar Puff Path.[2][2][2] The readable text does not say what they label. One copy of the game, polarPlunge_editor.swf, also holds the words "LEVEL EDITOR", "Test Level" and "Load Level", words that belong to a tool for building levels; nothing in the files shows that players could reach it.[3]
Rewards
The game paid one KinzCash for every 250 points.[1] Its text holds the messages "Congratulations! You are a Plunging Pro!" and "A surprise has been placed in your dock!".[3][3] See Trophies and prizes. The files do not say who made the game or when.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The game file
Polar Plunge/content/www.webkinz.com/SWF/ARCADE/GAMES/polarPlungeInstructions_hack.swf, as kept in the Flashpoint Archive (Flashpoint Ultimate 14). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The game file
Polar Plunge/content/www.webkinz.com/SWF/ARCADE/GAMES/polarPlunge.swf, as kept in the Flashpoint Archive (Flashpoint Ultimate 14). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The game file
Polar Plunge/content/www.webkinz.com/SWF/ARCADE/GAMES/polarPlunge_editor.swf, as kept in the Flashpoint Archive (Flashpoint Ultimate 14).