Zynga Games - The Ville Syndrome

A review of the popular Zynga games with the 'ville' extension.

With the increasing popularity of social media websites, many have started adding game applications to their profiles. However, of the thousands of applications available, nothing has reached the popularity of Zynga games, especially those which end with the 'ville' extension. Here is a short review of each of the 'ville' games Zynga takes much pride in:

Petville: Though this is one of the redundant games online, it still has a million players on Facebook alone. You need to create a pet and then take care of it by dressing it up, making it visit friends, eat and shower. Like all Zynga games, you need a flash enabled browser to play this game.

Yoville: This is one of the first Zynga games to have the ville extension. In this game, you will have a small house in which you can let your imagination run wild. There is a furniture shop and a DIY shop where you can buy different things to use around the house. However, you need money for your purchases, thus you need to work at the factory. Once you level up, your character will learn new moves as well as have more rooms opened.

Farmville: This is the most popular of all Zynga games. After creating your character, you will have a plot of land which you need to plow and seed in order to gain cash and experience. Every time you level up, you will have new crops and decorations open to you. Sadly, Zynga announced that Farmville will only reach level 70, which many dedicated players have already reached long before the official announcement.

Frontierville: This is the latest 'ville' game to join the collection of Zynga games. Taking you back to the early years of settlers, you will be given a wagon, a cabin and a plot of land filled with trees, rocks and cacti. You need to clear this up and set your animals and other necessities in order to gain levels.