From "Lord of the Flies" to "Survivor" to "LOST," it's no secret people stranded on deserted islands make for a good story. But it's a story that's been used in surprisingly few video games. Enter: The Island Castaway—it's an adventure/simulation casual game that puts you in a tribe of shipwreck victims. At first, they just want to survive, but they soon find themselves in the middle of a mystery that leads them to think they're not alone on the island.
As a huge fan of Sid Meier's Civilization from many years ago, I have been waiting for the game to launch on Facebook. While we're waiting for what seems like an eternity, we can enjoy City of Wonder now. City of Wonder is the closest you can get to this classic on a social media network.
Mall Dreams is a Mall simulation game developed by MetroGames for Facebook. Mall Dreams allows you to create an amazing your dream mall (hence, the name). You start out with a few shops and a parking lot and as you earn money and re-invest it, your mall will grow into a Super Mega Mall with people being brought by car, bus, train and even flown in by airplane. Gamezebo's Mall Dreams strategy guide and walkthrough will provide you with a quick start guide, tips, tricks, hints, and cheats on how to win.
Gone Amazon is one of the most mysterious and original new launches available on Facebook right now. The developer information lists "Gone Amazon" as its creator, but speculation is rampant that the game is actually one of Ubisoft's first forays into social game development. If so, it's hard to imagine why Ubisoft isn't eager to take credit for this game. It features actual cutscenes loaded with humorous dialog, giving the game a narrative that plays out as a sort of loopy parody of ABC's recently-concluded popular drama Lost.
Playdom's latest social game is strikingly original, a hybrid city-builder and turn-based sports game produced in partnership with sports network ESPN. ESPNU College Town lets you build your own college campus, affiliated with your favorite real-world sports college, and build up your own sports teams. You can use your team to challenge random opponents or to challenge your friends for glory and more points for your favorite college on the leaderboard.
Metrogames's Mall Dreams offers a fun twist on the city-building style of game that's gotten quite popular on Facebook. In Mall Dreams you're given your own dream mall to build up as you see fit, placing stores inside of a marked-off areas and building pathways between them. You can open any type of store you can afford, but you also need to keep stores stocked and hire workers (your friends) to attend them.
After teasing us with a cryptic contest and equally cryptic description for its upcoming game, arcada mia, Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! developer Mousechief has revealed the first bit of game artwork and further gameplay details. After reading the press release we're pretty much just as confused as before, but we're definitely looking forward to it.
Ever wonder what you'd need to take over the country? A few thousand tanks and a few million Rambos would probably do the trick, right? Wrong. Think bigger—and by bigger, I actually mean smaller, sweeter, and with more chocolate chips.