Unless you use iSwifter on your iPad or take a laptop with you wherever you go, there's really no way to play Facebook games on the go. But thankfully a number of developers have attempted to remedy this by making iPhone-exclusive versions of popular social games. They may be smaller, but most of them are just as fun. And as a bonus, there are a handful of cross-platform games that you can play across both Facebook and iOS, too.
Social game developer CrowdStar has announced that, after achieving success on platforms like Facebook and the iPhone, it will now be expanding to Russia with the release of its top-grossing game It Girl.
Game portal WildTangent has just become a little more social, with the addition of a new section that focuses specifically on social games. Popular Facebook games like It Girl and Salon Street are now playable on the site, and a contest is currently underway that lets users win free virtual currency.
While social games may be all the rage on the App Store nowadays, it's not too often that we see a hit Facebook title make its way to our mobile devices. CrowdStar is looking to break from this trend by bringing their popular fashion-friendly social RPG It Girl to the iPhone and iPad.
So far, we've seen the virtual and real worlds collide many times in Facebook games: McDonalds blimps in Farmville; a Kiss concert in Nightclub City; buy actual Charles Chocolates in Chocolatier: Secret Society. Here's another first. This Black Friday, Old Navy will be holding its first ever Black Friday party in CrowdStar's hit game, It Girl.
Didn't you hear? Smartphones are one of the hottest fashion accessories around. Don't just take my word for it -ask It Girl. The popular Crowdstar game will be coming to iPhone, iPad, and Android courtesy of the Sibblingz social engine - and it won't be coming alone.
Fashion Addict is... kind of the dress-up oriented fashion game it appears to be at first glance. It's also part of the new breed of social games that puts a big emphasis on visual polish and mixing together gameplay mechanics from different genres. Right now, it's also a fashion game with no avatars, which can be a bit disorienting at first. Instead the emphasis is on running a boutique shop. You have a couple of mannequins to outfit with clothes as you unlock them or purchase them from other boutiques. Your goal is to sell clothes to passers-by who visit your boutique, make money, and buy better clothes.