Many were surprised to find that Zynga did not make the first spot on Facebook’s top games for 2011. While providing notoriously addictive gameplay, Zynga’s social media games only made it to third place on Facebook’s list with CityVille. Beat out by Playdom’s Gardens of Time and EA’s The Sims Social, the company may be attempting to improve their rankings by adding more variety to their Facebook Games.
Zynga’s newest offering, a hidden object game called “Hidden Chronicles” seems to be intended as direct competition to Gardens of Time – both include finding objects hidden in scenes that are surrounded by adventure and mystery. While games in the hidden object genre have been popular for a while, Hidden Chronicles is Zynga’s first – and while mainly single-player in focus, it features that Zynga social experience with hiding gifts for friends and challenging them to “FastFind” scenes.
Hidden Chronicles challenges players to complete tasks and hidden object assignments in order to solve the mystery behind the Ramsey Manor estate. Given the popularity of previous Zynga games, there’s little doubt that the company’s adventure into hidden object gaming will be met with plenty of fans.
(Story and Image via TechCrunch)
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