Once you’ve logged into Moshi Monsters you’ll find a button to enter secret codes at the bottom of the screen. These codes are given away with various Moshi merchandise such as the Moshi Monsters Magazine. Our guide on how to enter secret codes has more info.
- Jul 03, 2013 Get your hands on these rare Roxy Moshlings with Moshi Monsters Rox Collection Tin - Edition 2. This awesome tin is a great place to store any Moshi collection and comes with eight exclusive 'Roxy' style Moshling figures. In the form of crystals, rocks and gems, these limited edition characters are a must have for Moshi fans aged 4 and up.
- Sep 10, 2011 How to get more Rox on Moshi Monsters. Posted on September 10, 2011 - Comments 32 Tweet. If you’ve not already done so you can get a whole load of Rox by going to our Moshi Monsters Secret codes page. Everyone needs more Rox, whether you’re just trying to buy food for your monster to keep him healthy, buy more seeds so you can try and collect more moshlings or maybe you’re saving.
| Moshi Monsters | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Mind Candy |
| Engine | Adobe Flash Player |
| Platform(s) | Web browser |
| Release | 16 April 2008-13 December 2019 |
| Genre(s) | Online game |
Moshi Monsters was a British website aimed at children aged 6–12,[1] with over 80 million registered users in 150 territories worldwide.[2] Users could choose from one of six virtual pet monsters (Diavlo, Luvli, Katsuma, Poppet, Furi and Zommer) they could create, name and nurture. Once their pet had been customized, players could navigate their way around Monstro City, take daily puzzle challenges to earn 'Rox' (a virtual currency), play games, personalize their room and communicate with other users in a safe environment, although this has been disputed.[3] Moshi Monsters officially closed on 13 December 2019.
History[edit]
The game was created in late 2007 by Michael Acton Smith, and developed in 2008 by entertainment company Mind Candy and officially launched in April 2008.[4] As of December 2009, there were at least 10 million players registered.[5] In March 2010, Mind Candy announced that there were 15 million users and by September 2010, that number had surpassed 25 million.[6] In June 2011, it was announced that there were 50 million users.[7] On 13 December 2019, Moshi Monsters shut down permanently.
Gameplay[edit]
Monsters[edit]
The monsters are the characters that the user plays as. They are given a name by the user when they register at the website. There are six types of monsters. Poppet, Katsuma, Furi, Diavlo, Luvli, and Zommer.
Moshlings[edit]
The monsters (in-game pets) keep their own pets, called 'Moshlings'. They come in a variety of themed sets, including Arties, Beasties, Kitties, and Spookies. Those who aren't paying members can keep two 'Moshlings' in their room whilst paying members can keep up to six and visit other pets in the zoo.
Other[edit]
Merchandise[edit]
Since its digital popularity, Moshi Monsters has grown commercially to include physical products, including games, the Moshi Monsters Magazine (number one selling children's magazine in the UK in 2011),[8] a best-selling DS video game,[9] a number 4 music album, books, membership cards, bath soap, chocolate calendars, trading cards, figures of many Moshlings, mobile games, and a Moshi Monsters feature film. Eight Moshi Monster toys were included in McDonald's Happy Meals in the United States and Canada in December 2013.[10]
DS game[edit]
In 2011 Mind Candy released a Moshi Monsters based Nintendo DS game. the game is themed around moshlings and collecting and caring for them.
Mobile games[edit]
In July 2013, Mind Candy released Moshi Monsters Village on Google Play,[11] a 3D city-builder published by GREE and developed by Tag Games. After GREE UK shut down,[12] Mind Candy decided to take over the game as publisher, leaving the development to Tag Games. The game was relaunched on Apple devices on 18 December 2013 immediately ahead of the release of the movie.
In December 2013, Mind Candy published the companion app Talking Poppet, also developed by Tag Games.
In February 2014, Moshi Karts was released on iOS by Mind Candy.
In June 2014, Moshling Rescue a 'match three' game based on the Moshling characters was released on iOS and Android.
In early 2015 Mind Candy released an app called World of Warriors which was shut down in October 2018.
In November 2016, they released the Moshi MonstersEgg Hunt app, alongside a companion storybook of the same name.
Music[edit]
In March 2012, Mind Candy confirmed a major partnership deal with Sony Music.[13] The deal followed the recent launch of Mind Candy's own music label, Moshi Monsters Music. The deal will see Sony Music handle the distribution aspects of Moshi Monsters' music releases, starting with the debut album Moshi Monsters, Music Rox!Jason Perry, formerly with the UK rock band A and head of Moshi Music, is driving the new album. The Moshi Monsters series features music from Sonic Boom, Beatie Wolfe, The Blackout, Portia Conn, and songs such as 'Moptop Tweenybop' and 'Merry Twistmas'. Two albums are available on iTunes and Google Play, as well as on disc. One album contains the songs from Moshi Monsters: The Movie, and another album has some of Moshi Monster's first songs. Not all songs are available to buy on various platforms.
Movie[edit]
In 2013, Mind Candy announced a Moshi Monsters film. In September 2013, Issue 34 of the Moshi Monsters Magazine included a Moshi Music DVD with a short trailer. On 10 October 2013 a short preview of the trailer was broadcast on ITV Daybreak. Later that day, the trailer was released on MSN. The film was released on 20 December 2013 in the UK and 20 February 2014 in Australia. The DVD and Blu-ray were released on 14 April 2014 in the UK and 3 April 2014 in Australia.[14]
Lady Goo Goo injunction[edit]
In October 2011, Ate My Heart Inc, representing the musician Lady Gaga, were granted an interim injunction by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales to stop Mind Candy, parent company of Moshi Monsters, from releasing music on iTunes by a Moshi Monster character known as Lady Goo Goo. The songs intended for release included the parody 'Peppy-razzi', similar to the Lady Gaga hit 'Paparazzi'.[15] Justice Vos of the High Court ruled that Lady Goo Goo could appear in the Moshi Monsters game, but that Mind Candy could not release, promote, advertise, sell, distribute, or otherwise make available 'any musical work or video that purports to be performed by a character by the name of Lady Goo Goo, or that otherwise uses the name Lady Goo Goo or any variant thereon'.[16] Lady Goo Goo was later replaced with a new Moshling named Baby Rox, who is not a parody of any particular celebrity.
Decline in popularity and relaunch[edit]
The creator of Moshi Monsters, Mind Candy, suffered a loss of £2.2m in 2013 due to a drop in sales from Moshi Monsters. The company's financial reports have shown that the profit declined by 34.8% from £46.9 million in 2012 to £30.6 million in 2013.
In 2015, Mind Candy revealed that they were preparing to relaunch Moshi Monsters for a younger audience of four- to seven-year-olds, initially as animation with apps and toys to follow. However, no changes have been made to the Moshi Monsters site since then, apart from the removal of the forums section.
Since 2015, the decline of Moshi Monsters and the site's creator Mind Candy has continued. The peak of Moshi Monsters' popularity was in 2012 at £46.9m, and it has continued to decline. In 2018, total revenues were £5.2m, compared with £13.2m in 2014.[17]
The Moshi Monsters website was shut down on 13 December 2019.[18]
Criticism[edit]
In 2015, both Bin Weevils and Moshi Monsters were told to change the wording of their in-app advertisements by the Advertising Standards Authority, who said that the adverts and phrases such as 'The Super Moshis need YOU' pressured users to buy certain items inside the game. Mind Candy said that it took its responsibilities 'very seriously with regards to how we communicate with all of our fans, especially children.' It went on to say that Mind Candy had 'been working with the ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) to ensure that we adhere to best practice and have made changes to the Moshi Monsters game accordingly. We will continue to work with the ASA in any way possible.'[19]
Moshi Monsters Baby Rox Music Video
References[edit]
- ^Mike Butcher (2 May 2013). 'As Moshi Monsters hits 5 years, can it pull off three new games?'. TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
Moshi Monsters started out as an online world of adoptable pet monsters for boys and girls aged 6-12 back in 2008.
- ^Moshi Monsters founder: 'I was Mr Stress, now I'm Mr Calm'Archived 3 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Business Insider
- ^'Moshi Monsters - Welcome to Moshi Monsters, Parents!'. www.moshimonsters.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^Online World Atlas: Moshi Monsters – Pt. 1, Overview', Worlds in Motion. Retrieved 23 October 2010. Archived 7 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^(4 December 2009). 'Millions and millions of big monstersArchived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine', The Independent. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^Yiannopoulos, Milo (8 September 2010). 'Moshi Monsters is leading the way on child safetyArchived 2017-11-14 at the Wayback Machine', The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^Barnett, Emma (7 June 2011). 'Moshi Monsters hits 50 million membersArchived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine', The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ABC Figures Reveal Moshi Monsters Magazine is the Best Selling Children's Magazine in the UKArchived 28 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Bloomberg
- ^Moshi Monsters video game breaks chart recordArchived 4 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine, ToyNews
- ^'Moshi Monsters gets QSR promo at McDonald's'. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^'Moshi Monsters Village - Apps on Google Play'. play.google.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^Ingrid Lunden (8 July 2013) https://techcrunch.com/2013/07/08/japans-gaming-giant-gree-retrenches-in-europe-shuts-down-uk-office-to-focus-on-development-in-the-u-s-for-western-market/Archived 9 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^'Sony Music partners with Moshi Monsters - News - Music Week'. www.musicweek.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^'Moshi Monsters (2013)'. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^Neither Mind Candy nor the Goo Goo Dolls can lay claim to being the first to whose given name has been appended the epithet 'Goo Goo'. For that honor one might turn at the very least to Lt. Gen. Leslie Richard ('Dick' or 'Goo Goo') Groves, Jr., a World War II-era US Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw not only the construction of the Pentagon for the US Department of Defense but also the Manhattan Project that created the atomic bombs that won World War II for the Allies and literally saved the world from autocracy. Chances are, too, there were other 'goo goos' in the US Army before Groves.
- ^Sweney, Mark (13 October 2011). 'Lady Goo Goo injunction'. TheGuardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^'MIND CANDY LIMITED - Filing history (free information from Companies House)'. beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^''Moshi Monsters' is shutting down because it runs on Flash'. engadget.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^Rawlinson, Kevin (26 August 2015). 'Ad watchdog rebukes Moshi Monsters'. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
Moshi Monsters Secret Codes For Rox
Posted on September 10, 2011 - Comments [32]
If you’ve not already done so you can get a whole load of Rox by going to our Moshi Monsters Secret codes page.
Everyone needs more Rox, whether you’re just trying to buy food for your monster to keep him healthy, buy more seeds so you can try and collect more moshlings or maybe you’re saving up to get a third or fourth room in your house.
There’s a limit on the number of Rox you can earn each day: 200 rox if your not a member and 250 if you are.
Puzzle Palace and the daily Puzzle
The first thing you need to do each day is visit the Puzzle Palace and take the Daily Puzzle. You’ll earn more Rox the more answers you manage to get. You can only earn Rox from this once a day. These Rox do not count towards your daily Rox limit.
Once you’ve done your daily Puzzle you can try all the separate puzzles. These take a minute each and are worth 5 Rox each the first time you play them each day.
You’ll unlock more and more puzzles as you go up levels.
Moshling Boshling
To play this game you need to click on the couple having a picnic on Main Street. The game involves catapulting moshlings in order to squish Glumps and collect cakes!
The beauty of this game is that when you complete a level you can get up to 30 Rox! You even get the full 30 Rox for playing the first easy level over and over again. This is by far the quickest way to get you full daily allocation of Rox as quickly as possible!
En-Gen
The idea of this game is to keep the power station going by joining up blocks of the same colour to generate Mostrowatts. When you do link the blocks up, the matching blocks disappear and the blocks above will fall down.
You’ll find the En-Gen power-station at the right hand end of Main Street.
Catching butterflies at Flutterby Field
At the other end of Main Street you’ll find Flutterby Field. Here you can earn Rox by running around a field trying to catch butterflies in a net while avoiding other creepy crawlies.
Working at the Ice Scream parlour.
Moshi Monster Songs
Another place to earn Rox is at the Ice-Scream parlor on Ooh La Lane.
Earning Rox this way takes a lot of work. I feel exhausted after serving a few levels worth of Ice creams. The number of Rox you earn by the time *** the Ice cream seller takes his cut isn’t that great either.
Additional ways for members to get Rox
If you’re a moshi member then you’ve got a couple more options for earning Rox. In addition to the Puzzle Palace you can earn your 250 daily Rox by dancing at the Underground Disco. You can also get loads of Rox by shaking trees at the Port…
Shaking the Rox trees at the Port.
If you’re a Moshi Member you need to get into the habit of visiting the Port once a week. Why? Well, once a week, you can shake the Rox trees to earn lots of additional Rox.
If you go to the Port and scroll left and right you should notice six Rox trees.
If you give these trees a shake the Rox will drop off. Sometimes quite a large number too!
What’s even better is that these Rox don’t count towards your daily 250 Rox limit.
Getting Rox by dancing in the Underground Disco.
If you’re a Moshi member you can earn Rox by dancing at the Underground Disco.
Every dance you do can earn you up to 15 Rox depending on how well you do.
The difficulty level doesn’t make any difference to the number of Rox you earn so my advice is to pick one of the easy ones and learn that so you can score close to maximum Rox each time.
I’ve found that the easy Taylor Miffed “Bred to Toast” is best for me. It’s the shortest song, the notes aren’t too quick and it only uses three keys. There’s no point making life difficult for yourself.
You’ll probably find that earning your Rox playing Moshling Boshling is still quicker.
Selling your stuff for Rox at Dodgy Dealz
If you’re really desperate, you can always sell some of your stuff at Dodgy Deals.
If you visit Dodgy Dealz on Sludge Street you can sell any of the items that you have in your chest. Keep an eye on the number of Rox you’ll get for selling the item though as some items may only be worth one or two Rox and some items won’t get you any Rox at all!
Can you get Rox by planting three magic beans?
I’ve read a lot of articles on the internet that say that if you plan three magic bean plants, wait for them to grow and you’ll get lots of Rox. Some articles have even said that you can get thousands!
I’ve given this a try and all I can say is that this rumour must have been spread by magic bean seed sellers as so far I’ve not managed to get a single Rox this way! It’s just a way of 45 Rox.
Summary
So, to make sure you get the maximum number of Rox:
- Visit the Puzzle Palace and complete your Daily Puzzle
- Also, do each of of the puzzles for 5 Rox/day.
- Play Moshling Boshling for 30 rox/level to earn your daily 250 Rox (or 200 if you’re not a member). (Or play another game if that’s your preference).
If you’re a Moshi Member you can also:
- Visit the Port and shake the Rox trees once a week.
You can also:
- Try planing seeds in the hope that you’ll get some Rox plants. (Let them grow and then harvest them for more Rox.)
- Sell some of your things you no longer want at Dodgy Dealz on Sludge Street.