As SimCity Franchise Stagnates, Developers Grow City Building Games on Facebook
Facebook is home to endless adaptations of the games of yesteryear. Harvest Moon, Pirates, Worms and many other non-action hits from gaming’s golden days undeniably provide inspiration for new games like Zynga’s FarmVille and Mafia Wars. But there’s a seemingly-obvious title that has missed out on the historical mining: SimCity.
Why obvious? The mechanics that make FarmVille (or Harvest Moon) such a resounding success are mirrored in SimCity. The most obvious one is growth. Farms grow and change; so do cities.
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