Ahmed Sajjad Hashemy

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Top 10 Facebook Games 2011 ...


The new wave in social networking hit the internet several years ago, and it is now one of the top sites on the internet. Facebook is considered to be one of the fastest growing online companies ever to be built. Even though Google has done a lot in the past ten years, they still will not be able to take over the social networking giant. With millions of users online at one time, Facebook is the new hot spot for chats, community news, marketplace additions and more. Gaming has become a new trend on the social networking site and we have listed the Top 10 Facebook Games 2011. When games were first introduced on Facebook, people were sceptical of whether it would work out, but as we can see, it surely has made millions for Facebook and its developers.

10. FrontierVille


FrontierVille
FrontierVille is a Zynga game that is based on the realities of life and how function as a society. These games are fun and great, as we get to play a game that is exactly what we are used to living. You can build up your own farm, raise livestock, manage your home and even your own family. This game could be considered as an educational feed for younger children as it teaches them the way to live life. By playing such games, the children get the knowledge of what to do in a real life situation. Money management has become a big issue for teens, and such Zynga games have been great at teaching kids a good lesson.

9. PetVille

 PetVille
PetVille is very similar to its competing game, Pet Society. If you were young and played the very famous online game known as Neopets, you know exactly what this game would be about. You are the pets owner and are responsible for taking care of it. If your pet needs something, you will be required to get it for the pet. Your pet will be able to dance, move around, participate in competitions and even kick-box. PetVille has become a very popular game on Facebook and it continues to grow with great rates.

8. Car Town

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Car Town is a true game for car lowers and enthusiasts. The game is just like any other online car game, but this one has a number of new additions and features. As the game is online, it allows you to play with your friends. Playing a PC game with your friends is not always easy, but with the Facebook Car Town game, everything is very easy. You can create avatars and open your own garage to manage your fleet of vehicles. Earn money and points by winning races. You can also win cars in some of the larger competitions. When you have enough points and money, you can go ahead and purchase exotic cars and luxury rides.

7. Ninja Saga

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Ninja Saga is a popular role playing game based on the social networking site Facebook. Ever since the game was introduced on Facebook, it has become an ultimate hit. It is fully functional in Flash and it allows you to create characters the way you prefer, and customize to your personal preference. As the player, you could create your own ninja’s and allow them to fight with other ninja’s created by your Facebook friends. The complete Ninja Saga game was inspired by Naruto, a famous anime/manga series. The game is built with wonderful graphics and an amazing video frame, so it really brings the characters to life.

6. Restaurant City

RestaurantCity
Restaurant City is a wonderful business based game that outlines the true business model. As a player, you will be able to better understand the tricks of running a restaurant. You will be in charge of managing money, stock, food quality, customers, employees and their salary. The employees need to be looked after and if they are turning out to be slackly, you need to fire them and hire new staff. You can help your friends restaurant as this game is purely based on Facebook interactions. It really is a fun game for people of all ages, and that’s why it has ranked so high on our top 10 lists of Facebook games.

5. Zynga Poker

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Zynga Poker was a hit game right from the time it was launched to the general Facebook population. Poker has always been an interesting game for people to play, as it is a very popular casino table game. Even though there are bettings apart of the Facebook poker game, Zynga has attracted several million users to its game. The great thing about Zynga is that it allows people to learn the game and play with fake money or points. Rankings are put up on your Facebook profile page and it shows how you rank among your friends. When other friends see this, they get into the game and the whole concept just keeps on growing. It is one of the reasons why the game grew so fast.

4. CityVille

CityVille
Another city based game by the Zynga Group creators. They have had a ton of success with games such as PetVille, FrontierVille and most notably FarmVille. CityVille is just like any of these games, as you are the owner of the city. You have to create your own city from the ground up, and create land resources and bring in products to keep the city active. If the people of the city are unhappy, you need to make sure they have everything they need. This game is a little more fun than the other games, as you are creating an entire city. You need to plant crops and wait till they harvest so that you could provide the city with the needed food. You are essentially building a virtual city, with the help of your city buddies.

3. Bejewelled Blitz

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This is a very popular PC game and it has been adapted to various channels over the past few years. When the game was first introduced, it was only available on computers. Soon, the game was available on all the major mobile devices and laptops. The game started to pick up after the addition of the mobile version, so many started playing it. Due to the great sucess of the game, the creators went ahead and made a game on the Facebook site. The Facebook game, Bejewelled Blitz follows the same rules and guidelines as the PC game, but you just have your friends to play against. You can keep track of your scores along with the scores of your friends.

2. Mafia Wars

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Mafia Wars had a slow start when it was first launched on Facebook, but it soon became a great hit on the social networking site. Mafia Wars is also available on Yahoo Games, and was part of the MySpace gaming section. It is now discontinues on MySpace, as the Facebook game took off with great success. The role of the game is to create your own gangster and build up your own set of Mafia Groups, which are then used to complete missions and take over people. The game is built to be free on Facebook, but there is a premium version that you could purchase if you’d like. The premium version of the game just has advanced features and more options to build your characters.

1. FarmVille

FarmVille
FarmVille is regarded as the best game on the Facebook site, as it attracts millions of users every single day. The Farm based Zynga game allows users to build their own farm and create livestock. You earn trophies, points and money as the farm owner. There are many things you will be learning through the various stages of Farm Management, such as plowing the land you have and saving up grass and such. You will need to grow crops, harvest them, and then be able to sell them to other farmers who don’t have the same crops. When you earn money, you could purchase additional equipments for your farm and build an even larger farm. The game is quite fun and is great for all ages. The game could be considered education, as kids do learn several new things in this game.

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