JumpStart Revives Educational Game Math Blaster as a Facebook MMO

School of Dragons creator, JumpStart, which specializes in learning-based games for kids, has announced the release of Math Blaster on Facebook. Inspired by the original Math Blaster, a popular title in grade school computer classes in the 1990s, the new Math Blaster is a 3D online world for kids, combining math-based education with MMO capabilities, including customizable avatars, in-game pets and more.

Since the game is a children’s title, and Facebook is restricted to users aged 13+, parents are encouraged to let their kids play the game on their Facebook accounts, and the title relies on an email activation system to ensure players have parental permission to engage with the game.

Once players create an avatar and customize their character’s name (from a list of approved words), they’ll adopt a pet, and will begin completing missions and mini-games to advance through the ranks of the game and ultimately save the galaxy.

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