<s>
FarmVille	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
agriculture-simulation	O
social	O
network	O
games	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Zynga	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Happy	B-Protocol
Farm	I-Protocol
and	O
Farm	B-Application
Town	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
involves	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
farmland	O
management	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
plowing	O
land	O
,	O
planting	O
,	O
growing	O
,	O
and	O
harvesting	O
crops	O
,	O
harvesting	B-Application
trees	I-Application
and	O
raising	O
livestock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequels	O
FarmVille	B-Application
2	O
and	O
FarmVille	B-Application
3	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
and	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
application	O
via	O
the	O
social	O
networking	O
website	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
MSN	B-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
previously	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
and	O
iPad	B-Device
for	O
a	O
brief	O
period	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
free-to-play	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
to	O
progress	O
quickly	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
encouraged	O
to	O
spend	O
Farm	O
Cash	O
(	O
in	O
FarmVille	B-Application
)	O
or	O
Farm	O
Bucks	O
(	O
in	O
FarmVille	B-Application
2	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
purchasable	O
with	O
real-world	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FarmVille	B-Application
was	O
thus	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
freemium	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
launching	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
in	O
2009	O
,	O
FarmVille	B-Application
became	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
,	O
and	O
held	O
that	O
position	O
for	O
over	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
most	O
popular	O
Facebook	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
its	O
rank	O
had	O
fallen	O
to	O
the	O
110th	O
most	O
popular	O
Facebook	B-Application
game	O
as	O
measured	O
by	O
daily	O
active	O
users	O
,	O
while	O
FarmVille	B-Application
2	O
had	O
climbed	O
to	O
42	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Zynga	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
discontinue	O
the	O
first	O
FarmVille	B-Application
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
was	O
to	O
stop	O
supporting	O
games	O
running	O
on	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
—	O
required	O
by	O
FarmVille	B-Application
—	O
on	O
that	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
existing	O
FarmVille	B-Application
2	O
,	O
FarmVille	B-Application
3	O
focuses	O
on	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
could	O
use	O
Farm	O
Cash	O
(	O
purchasable	O
with	O
real-world	O
cash	O
)	O
to	O
purchase	O
an	O
"	O
unwither	O
"	O
to	O
rejuvenate	O
the	O
crops	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
a	O
biplane	O
with	O
"	O
instant	O
grow	O
"	O
to	O
cause	O
crops	O
to	O
be	O
immediately	O
available	O
for	O
harvest	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
could	O
buy	O
or	O
receive	O
from	O
friends	O
livestock	O
and	O
trees	O
or	O
bushels	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
cherry	O
trees	O
or	O
chickens	O
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
wither	O
but	O
instead	O
became	O
ready	O
for	O
harvest	B-Device
for	O
preset	O
amounts	O
of	O
money	O
a	O
set	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
from	O
their	O
last	O
harvest	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
main	O
in-game	O
currencies	O
,	O
Farm	O
Coins	O
and	O
Farm	O
Cash	O
(	O
in	O
FarmVille	B-Application
)	O
or	O
Farm	O
Bucks	O
(	O
in	O
FarmVille	B-Application
2	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
from	O
Zynga	O
with	O
real-world	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
Zynga	O
games	O
,	O
FarmVille	B-Application
incorporated	O
the	O
social	O
networking	O
aspect	O
of	O
Facebook	B-Application
into	O
many	O
areas	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
other	O
players	O
was	O
a	O
substitute	O
for	O
Farm	O
Cash	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
purchasable	O
in-game	O
currency	O
,	O
giving	O
players	O
an	O
effective	O
choice	O
between	O
spamming	O
their	O
friends	O
with	O
FarmVille	B-Application
messages	O
and	O
requests	O
,	O
or	O
paying	O
real-world	O
cash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FarmVille	B-Application
had	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
add	O
neighbors	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
Facebook	B-Application
friends	O
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
have	O
many	O
neighbors	O
at	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
invited	O
friends	O
or	O
other	O
players	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
Facebook	B-Application
friends	O
to	O
be	O
their	O
neighbors	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
perform	O
five	O
actions	O
on	O
each	O
other	O
's	O
farms	O
per	O
day	O
by	O
"	O
visiting	O
"	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
FarmVilles	B-Application
2nd	O
birthday	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
different	O
mystery	O
gifts	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Gifts	O
Page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FarmVille	B-Application
occasionally	O
ran	O
in-game	O
partnerships	O
where	O
users	O
can	O
visit	O
another	O
company	O
's	O
virtual	O
farm	O
and	O
buy	O
or	O
receive	O
items	O
with	O
their	O
brand	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
brand	O
partnerships	O
include	O
Minion	O
,	O
Frito	O
Lay	O
,	O
Dish	O
Network	O
Hopper	O
,	O
Capital	O
One	O
,	O
American	O
Express	O
,	O
Lady	O
Gaga	O
,	O
Rio	O
(	O
the	O
motion	O
picture	O
)	O
,	O
Haiti	O
Relief	O
Fund	O
,	O
Discover	O
Card	O
,	O
Cascadian	O
Farms	O
,	O
Megamind	B-Application
,	O
Farmers	O
Insurance	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Bing	I-Application
,	O
and	O
7-Eleven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FarmVille	B-Application
also	O
offered	O
engagement	O
advertising	O
where	O
users	O
could	O
interact	O
with	O
a	O
brand	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
free	O
Farm	O
Cash	O
through	O
an	O
ad	O
platform	O
called	O
SVnetwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FarmVille	B-Application
has	O
added	O
numerous	O
expansions	O
over	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lifetime	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
farm	O
in	O
new	O
locales	O
that	O
include	O
England	O
,	O
Hawaii	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
Atlantis	O
,	O
Winter	O
holiday	O
locations	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2014	O
,	O
FarmVille	B-Application
releases	O
a	O
new	O
farm	O
approximately	O
every	O
six	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Zynga	O
,	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Hasbro	O
,	O
released	O
several	O
kids	O
 '	O
"	O
Animal	O
Games	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
FarmVille	B-Application
under	O
the	O
"	O
Hasbro	O
Gaming	O
"	O
imprint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
include	O
Draw	B-Application
Something	I-Application
,	O
Words	B-Application
with	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
and	O
a	O
CityVille	B-Application
edition	O
of	O
Monopoly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
magazine	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
50	O
Worst	O
Inventions	O
"	O
in	O
recent	O
decades	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
addictive	O
of	O
Facebook	B-Application
games	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
series	O
of	O
mindless	O
chores	O
on	O
a	O
digital	O
farm	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
December	O
2010	O
interview	O
with	O
Gamasutra	O
,	O
game	O
designer	O
and	O
programmer	O
Jonathan	O
Blow	O
criticized	O
FarmVille	B-Application
for	O
being	O
designed	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
negativity	O
,	O
requiring	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
commitment	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
encouraging	O
users	O
to	O
exploit	O
their	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
game	O
researcher	O
Ian	O
Bogost	O
designed	O
Cow	B-Application
Clicker	I-Application
as	O
a	O
satire	O
of	O
FarmVille	B-Application
and	O
similar	O
Zynga	O
games	O
to	O
deconstruct	O
the	O
repetitiveness	O
and	O
perceived	O
absurdity	O
of	O
such	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FarmVille	B-Application
won	O
an	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
New	O
Social/Online	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
FarmVille	B-Application
2	O
was	O
unveiled	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
FarmVille	B-Application
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FarmVille	B-Application
2	O
:	O
Country	O
Escape	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
(	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
Windows	O
operating	O
systems	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
from	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
FarmVille	B-Application
series	O
,	O
FarmVille	B-Application
2	O
:	O
Country	O
Escape	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FarmVille	B-Application
3	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
