A collaboration that was announced last February between online developer Zynga and play it at home king Hasbro has paid off with the creation of two first ever home versions of the popular Words with Friends, and the FarmVille face-lift of four classic children's games. Featuring a new farm-friendly motif, are the Hasbro card games for children, Old Maid, Go Fish and Memory and longtime favorite, Hungry Hungry Hippos. The revamped versions were released to retailers in October.
The on-line farming game made its debut on Facebook in June of 2009. It quickly became the on-line game with the most number of daily players. Its popularity earning it a sequel which was released in September. Some of its inspiration may have been drawn from Harvest Moon, Japans enduring video game series.
Players participate in the game by performing the various tasks of managing their virtual farms. Just as in similar farm simulation games such as Happy Farm, a once popular game in mainland China. The tasks range from plowing, planting, and harvesting their crops; to raising livestock. Individual players do not pay to play the game, although they do have the option to purchase content
Hungry Hungry Herd, now sporting the heads of FarmVille livestock has replaced the old Hungry Hungry Hippos game. Gone also are the little white marbles, replaced by colored marbles that represent the characters favorite foods. Available through most major retailers for less than twenty-five dollars, the game also comes with a fifty dollar farm cash incentive for parents to use on-line.
The longtime favorite of kids preschool aged and up, Memory has also had a makeover. The new version of the game which features a Disco Dancing Sheep to hold the cards, has also added a second way to win the favored remembering game. Players can win in either the traditional way, or by matching the baby animals with their parents. The game includes twenty in farm cash for the parents and is available for fewer than ten dollars.
Hasbro's Old Maid game has also undergone a transformation. The cards now feature the familiar faces found in the on-line version of the game and are accompanied by a Rockstar Cow pouch. Retailing at just below ten dollars, the game also comes with 20 farm cash for use by parents
FarmVille Animal Go Fish has undergone its own transformation, and just like its card cousins Memory and Old Maid, the cards for this game feature the faces from the virtual farm world. Priced below ten dollars, it comes with the same on-line farm cash bonus, and a card carrying Chicken card pouch.
Rounding out the Zynga and Hasbro creative collaboration with games designated for ages eight to thirteen and thirteen to eight, the introduction of the play it at home version of Draw Something, and the release of CityVille Monopoly, and CityVille skies, both inspired by the social game CityVille. All eight of the newly released games include the complimentary FarmVille cash or virtual money meant to be spent in one of the other virtual games.
The on-line farming game made its debut on Facebook in June of 2009. It quickly became the on-line game with the most number of daily players. Its popularity earning it a sequel which was released in September. Some of its inspiration may have been drawn from Harvest Moon, Japans enduring video game series.
Players participate in the game by performing the various tasks of managing their virtual farms. Just as in similar farm simulation games such as Happy Farm, a once popular game in mainland China. The tasks range from plowing, planting, and harvesting their crops; to raising livestock. Individual players do not pay to play the game, although they do have the option to purchase content
Hungry Hungry Herd, now sporting the heads of FarmVille livestock has replaced the old Hungry Hungry Hippos game. Gone also are the little white marbles, replaced by colored marbles that represent the characters favorite foods. Available through most major retailers for less than twenty-five dollars, the game also comes with a fifty dollar farm cash incentive for parents to use on-line.
The longtime favorite of kids preschool aged and up, Memory has also had a makeover. The new version of the game which features a Disco Dancing Sheep to hold the cards, has also added a second way to win the favored remembering game. Players can win in either the traditional way, or by matching the baby animals with their parents. The game includes twenty in farm cash for the parents and is available for fewer than ten dollars.
Hasbro's Old Maid game has also undergone a transformation. The cards now feature the familiar faces found in the on-line version of the game and are accompanied by a Rockstar Cow pouch. Retailing at just below ten dollars, the game also comes with 20 farm cash for use by parents
FarmVille Animal Go Fish has undergone its own transformation, and just like its card cousins Memory and Old Maid, the cards for this game feature the faces from the virtual farm world. Priced below ten dollars, it comes with the same on-line farm cash bonus, and a card carrying Chicken card pouch.
Rounding out the Zynga and Hasbro creative collaboration with games designated for ages eight to thirteen and thirteen to eight, the introduction of the play it at home version of Draw Something, and the release of CityVille Monopoly, and CityVille skies, both inspired by the social game CityVille. All eight of the newly released games include the complimentary FarmVille cash or virtual money meant to be spent in one of the other virtual games.
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