Furby Boom, from Hasbro, features all of the magic and personality of the original toy that caused brawls in the holiday shopping aisle, but with twice the content! Furby Boom combines physical and digital play, including the ability to hatch digital Furbling friends. With a mobile device, Furby gives kids the chance to raise, care for, and play games with Furblings.
As owners play and care for the Furby Boom friend, they earn colorful virtual eggs that in time hatch and become and Furbling virtual friend. Both owners and Furby Boom can feed, play, and interact with the virtual Furbling creatures who speak both English and Furbish. The game play incorporates both physical and digital activity such as Furball, a soccer-style game where the Furby Boom creature and the Furbling virtual friend “kick” a soccer ball back and forth on an onscreen “field.”
Fans will be able to collect more than 50 eggs within the Furby Boom app and eventually build a Furby Boom city. Eggs can be earned through game play within the app, exchanges among the other Furby Boom owners, and a few surprises that will utilize QR codes. Through game play, Furby Boom owners can also earn Furbucks virtual currency, which can be used to enhance their Furby Boom city.
As if that wasn’t enough‐with the free Furby Boom app, owners can personalize, interact with, and care for their new furry friend. An interactive dashboard feature monitors the well being of your Furby Boom creature, including its happiness, hunger, and cleanliness levels. Each app can monitor wellness levels for multiple creatures at one time. As owners engage with the app, their Furby Boom friend will react. If the dashboard indicates that it’s time for a cleaning, users can access the app’s shower feature and watch as Furby Boom physically reacts to the “temperature” of the water.
With all of these features and more, the Furby Boom enhances the original toy sensation with a whole new digital experience. This Furby has a whole slew of play value that allows you to do more with it than listen to it for a few days and then shove it in your closet and take out its batteries. Since it interacts with the Furblings in the app, you can build a whole Furby Boom community!
