![]() ![]() Perhaps this is the flaw at the heart of Farm Frenzy. Some levels won't open up until you actually buy a certain level of equipment, forcing you up the learning curve with the purchases. Or an egg powdering plant that can do three eggs at a time instead of a solitary egg. For example, a faster truck to take produce to the market and sell it to make money. Oh and those gold stars? These are collected when you beat the time goals on each level, and they are used to upgrade the machinery and equipment. That doesn't mean the game isn't complicated - once you get to higher levels there are scores of animals to be protected and watered, produce to pick up and process, machinery whirling away, and you'll be keeping an eye on all them to try an shave just a few seconds off the time to get the gold time and the bonus stars. This tap interface has a huge amount of control, but at the same time keeps the complexity in the interface dialled down as much as possible. ![]() by tapping the highlighted area of the screen). And did I mention the bears that fall into the screen, grabbing your animals and running away with them? You'll need to tap fast to cage and capture them.īecause the other wonderful thing about Farm Frenzy is that it is all tap based - from the rapid tapping to build a bear cage, to single taps on empty ground to water and grow grass for the chickens to eat and lay eggs, which you tap to pick up, if you want them to go into your egg factory (assuming you were given it at the start of the level, or subsequently bought it. It all boils down to resource management, and with limits of three to five minutes per level, time is the biggest resource you don't have, so everything has to be measured against that. Do you sell eggs now, or spend time going for a cake that sells for a lot more (comparatively) but needs a lot of time - time you might not have if you are aiming for a gold star on the level. That equipment is vital - without it you can't take your eggs and make powdered eggs, which you need to make bread products, and so on. This could be to raise a certain amount of money, to manufacture certain produce, to have a certain number of animals, or more likely a mix of all three! To add to the fun, you could simply clear a level, but to get extra stars, you'll need to beat the 'Silver' or 'Gold' times. This is a level based game where you'll be handed a goal to achieve to pass each level. The cute farm graphics are there, but this is more a mix of arcade reactions and quick decisions to reach your goals than the careful planning and long waits of Farmville. Farm Frenzy 2 was awarded the iParenting Media Award in 2009, in recognition of its suitability for families and children.It's not Farmville, but Aalawar's Farm Frenzy 2 (a sequel to Farm Frenzy, which is naturally not available for Windows Phone) is almost as addictive, but without the overpowering sense of exploiting your online friends for more credits to do stuff.
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