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Sunday, August 31, 2008
Farm Frenzy 2
Farm Frenzy 2 is the second in the Farm Frenzy series. It's a fast sequel; Farm Frenzy was first released in February 2008.In Farm Frenzy, you plant grass to feed your animals (hens, pigs, cows) and collect their goods (eggs, milk, meat) by clicking on them, sending them to your warehouse. You can sell the products at market, or build new buildings where you can process the product into higher grossing items such as egg powder or pie crust or desserts.
To earn money, you must load up your truck to the city to sell your goods. It's worth upgrading the truck and plane so they travel faster, so you can get the money back sooner (they must return before the money becomes available for use).
Adding to the fun, bears drop in and attack your animals. The bears have received an art upgrade for FF2, and I'll leave it as a surprise to the player how they now look. There is now more than 1 type, and I'll leave the teaser that I chuckled over them. You can trap them so they don't kill your animals and either sell them at market, or let them escape and run off your farm.
Farm Frenzy can be a lot to manage! If you run out of water, and don't have enough money to replenish the well, your animals will die. They all make very funny sounds as they perish. Sometimes the pace is a bit hectic, especially when 3 or more bears drop into your little space!
Each level will have specific goals (for example, amass 15 chickens or make 15 crusts). There are time bonuses to reach a gold or silver level, that gives you bonus stars.
Stars are spent to upgrade your buildings (upgraded buildings take more raw items and produce more output), pets (dogs can help with trapping bears; cats collect items on the ground), vehicles (can store more and go faster), wells (larger well, fill faster) and storage space. Smart use of upgrades goes a long way in this game! For buildings and vehicles, players may want to note that the upgrade only unlocks the upgrade for that level. The player must earn enough money during the level to upgrade them.
There are 19 awards available for both the goal-based levels and survival modes (which is unlocked by finishing half of the goal-based game). They range the gamut for breaking your own time record, finding the gags in the game, collecting products, or playing 10 consecutive levels without losing an animal.
What they did well: While similar to Farm Frenzy, the graphics are improved and are very cute. Levels are pretty challenging, especially if you're trying to get gold on all of them. There are 19 awards to unlock, including ones from survival mode. The UI (user interface) is much improved, and it's easier to track how much money you have and what goals need to be accomplished. Levels are quick and it's easy to jump in and out of the game. Some levels have the gold level goal as 1 minute 30 seconds!
What could've been better: Both the original game and Farm Frenzy 2 had only one song that plays during the levels. However, I enjoyed the original song, and did not like this one.
Recommended for: people who want to jump in and out of a game quickly, time management aficionados, and Farm Frenzy fans.
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