Herotopia
{{Infobox video game
| title = Herotopia
| image = Herotopia Logo.png
| developer = Herotainment
| publisher = Jagex{{Cite web|url=http://www.develop-online.net/news/37639/Jagex-scores-global-release-deal-for-Herotopia|title=Jagex scores global release deal for Herotopia|website=MCV|date=10 May 2011|access-date=22 March 2013|archive-date=18 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818213154/http://www.develop-online.net/news/37639/Jagex-scores-global-release-deal-for-Herotopia|url-status=live}}
| released = 14 July 2010
| genre = MMORPG
| modes = Multiplayer
|platforms = Flash
}}
Herotopia was a Flash-based MMORPG created by American developer Herotainment. Herotopia was first announced in 2010 by its creators Brian Krauss, and Wade and Caryn Temanas as a way to help children learn different ways to deal with bullies.{{cite web|title='Herotopia' MMORPG Helps Kids Fight the Evils of Bullying |url=http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/27/herotopia-mmorpg-superhero-bullying/ |publisher=ComicsAlliance |accessdate=5 January 2013 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516000200/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/27/herotopia-mmorpg-superhero-bullying/ |archivedate=16 May 2012 }} The game was re-released in 2011, with Peter Cuneo investing in the game.{{cite web|title=Former Marvel CEO Funds Children's MMO Herotopia|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/former-marvel-ceo-funds-children-s-mmo-i-herotopia-i-|publisher=gamasutra.com|access-date=2013-01-05|archive-date=2012-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103211238/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/38870/Former_Marvel_CEO_Funds_Childrens_MMO_Herotopia.php#.UOfIbeQ81qw|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Former Marvel CEO Invests More in Kids Media Firm Herotainment|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marvel-ceo-invests-more-kids-267533|publisher=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=5 January 2013|first=Georg|last=Szalai|date=30 November 2011|archive-date=23 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423085251/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marvel-ceo-invests-more-kids-267533|url-status=live}} As of 2019, the game appears to be taken offline.
Premise
The game's focus deals on a group of superheroes that must deal with a gang called the Bully Bunch that is planning to play pranks such as defacing the Statue of Liberty.{{cite news|title=Kids deal with bullies in 'Herotopia'|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/jinnygudmundsen/2011-07-31-herotopia-bullies-gudmundsen_n.htm|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=5 January 2013|date=28 July 2011|archive-date=7 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807205801/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/jinnygudmundsen/2011-07-31-herotopia-bullies-gudmundsen_n.htm|url-status=live}} Players create their own avatars and choose a super power that they will use throughout the game. Game play consists of the user traveling throughout the world seeking out clues and games that utilize foreign language, reading skills, and geography.{{cite news|title=Herotopia Serves Up Fun, Learning, and a Child-Friendly Environment|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388581,00.asp|publisher=PC Mag|accessdate=5 January 2013|archive-date=10 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710201153/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388581,00.asp|url-status=live}}
Reception
The game received a positive review by Commonsensemedia, who gave it high ratings for its positive messages and easy game play.{{cite web|title=Game Review: Herotopia|date=27 June 2011|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/herotopia|publisher=Commonsensemedia|accessdate=5 January 2013|archive-date=23 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123021142/http://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/herotopia|url-status=live}} Herotopia also won a Gold National Parenting Publications Awards for offering "kids a rich and engaging world for them to become their ultimate Superheroes".{{cite web|title=Herotopia relaunches today!|url=http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/05/25/herotopia-relaunches-today/|publisher=Joystiq|accessdate=5 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209190601/http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/05/25/herotopia-relaunches-today/|archive-date=9 February 2013|url-status=dead}} Stripes.com also positively reviewed the game, writing that the "game play, quests and games were fun and well suited for the 6-12 age range that the developers are aiming for" but that the music was "a bit repetitive".{{cite web|title='Herotopia': Super time for kids|url=http://www.stripes.com/military-life/herotopia-super-time-for-kids-1.149361|publisher=Stars and Stripes|accessdate=5 January 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925194944/http://www.stripes.com/military-life/herotopia-super-time-for-kids-1.149361|archivedate=25 September 2012}}