Car Town
Car Town is a social network game developed by Cie Games, a same developer which creates Nitto 1320 Legends. This game lets users collect and modify virtual cars. The object of the game is to win races and to build a collection of cars, while the focus of the game is more on collecting them. It currently has 5 million active users, according to their Facebook page. Honda has been using the game to promote its CR-Z hybrid.[1] In addition, the Indy Racing League gave the game a license to include its racing cars as well as a “virtual museum” about the Indianapolis 500.[2] NASCAR also gave the game a license to include it's racing cars as well as a race in Daytona International Speedway. Universal Studios gave the game a license to include the DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future series. Pirelli World Challenge gave the game a license to include its racing cars.
Gameplay
Players earn points by performing jobs or taking on challenges, they can build their own garages with service bays to do more jobs, hire and interact with friends in the game and buy cars – lots and lots of cars. Showrooms offer up plenty of eye candy and the prices are just tempting enough to have them washing cars, changing spark plugs and delivering pizzas all day long to save up enough cash for their next purchase. Pretty much anything they can do in a real car they can do in Car Town. Well, almost anything. They can race, they can take road trips, they can do deliveries or they can simply putter around town. But more than anything else, they can customize their own rides.[2]:
- New cars (such as Fiat 500, Chrysler 300C, Dodge Charger, Chevrolet Sonic, Nissan 370Z, Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Lancia Delta, BMW 3 Series and Ford Focus Mk3)
- Used cars (such as Chevrolet Impala, Ford Thunderbird, Nissan 300ZX, Lamborghini Diablo, DeLorean DMC-12 and Ferrari F355)
- Classic cars (such as Chevrolet Bel Air, Cadillac El Dorado, BMW M1, BMW Isetta, Pontiac Bonneville, Volvo P1800, Lamborghini Miura, Ferrari 308 GTS and Datsun 240Z)
- Trucks (such as Toyota Tundra, Dodge Ram, Chevrolet El Camino, GMC Syclone, Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado)
- SUVs (such as Chevrolet Suburban, Toyota FJ Cruiser, Ford Escape, Cadillac Escalade, Land Rover Defender, Range Rover Evoque and Lamborghini LM002)
- Minivans (such as Dodge Caravan, Toyota Prius v, Ford Aerostar, Mercedes-Benz B-Class and Volkswagen Type 2)
- Classic Muscle cars (such as Plymouth Superbird, Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger, Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Chevelle and Chevrolet Corvette Convertible)
- Modern Muscle cars (such as Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Viper and Chevrolet Corvette)
- Hybrid vehicles (such as Toyota Prius, Fisker Karma and Honda CR-Z)
- Import Tuners (such as Honda CR-X, Honda NSX, Nissan Skyline GT-R, Nissan Silvia, Nissan 350Z and Toyota Supra)
- Convertibles (such as Ferrari California, Dodge Viper R/T10, Mazda MX-5, Lotus Elise and Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class)
- Supercars (such as the Ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini Reventón, Lamborghini Aventador, McLaren F1, McLaren MP4-12C and Pagani Huayra)
- Grand tourers (such as Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, Ferrari FF, Aston Martin Vantage, Lotus Evora and Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren)
- High-performance cars (such as Ford Mustang SVT Cobra, Ford Shelby Mustang GT500, Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Cadillac CTS-V, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, BMW M3, Ford Focus RS, McLaren F1 LM and Pontiac Firebird Trans Am)
- Concept cars (such as the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento, Scion FR-S Concept, Mazda Furai, Toyota Prius c Concept and BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics)
- Racing cars (such as the McLaren MP4-12C GT3, Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 GT, Pagani Zonda R and Mitsubishi Lancer WRC)
- Police cars (such as Dodge Charger Police Package and Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Polizia di Stato)
- Pace cars (such as the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS used for the 2010 Indianapolis 500 and the Chevrolet Corvette C6 used for the 2010 Brickyard 400).[3]
Some cars (including pace cars and police cars) such as the Nissan GT-R, Lamborghini Sesto Elemento, BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics, Mazda Furai and the DeLorean time machine, cannot be modified excluding performance. Some cars, such as the Lamborghini Reventon and Mazda Furai, were limited-buyable cars at start, but turned to permanent-buyable cars after recruiting with player's friends. A few notable car manufacturers, such as Porsche, Audi, Maserati, Koenigsegg and Bugatti, are absent from Car Town.
Reception
Car Town has received moderate critical praise. One reviewer from Autoblog said that the game makes "non-car people become car people", calling it inviting and accessible to newcomers.[2] Bright Hub gave the game a rating of 3/5.[4]
Languages
Car Town is currently available in:
Differences
Although they are similar, they have some differences in certain points. For example, the Volkswagen Gol is exclusively available only in Brazilian Portuguese version.
References
- ^ Schweizer, Kristen (August 23, 2010). "Facebook's Car Town Gains Honda Ads in Games Shift" (Press release). Bloomberg Businessweek. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-08-23/facebook-s-car-town-gains-honda-ads-in-games-shift.html. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ a b c Filipponio, Frank (July 27, 2010). "Car Town turns Facebook gamers into car people". Autoblog. http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/27/car-town-turns-facebook-gamers-into-car-people/. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ Kelly, Paul (October 26, 2010). "IMS Cars Featured In Facebook Game Car Town". Indianapolismotorspeedway.com. http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/default/news/show/40285-ims-cars-featured-in-facebook-game-and-39-car-townand-39/. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ Hartman, Michael (August 16, 2010). "Facebook Game Reviews: Car Town". Bright Hub. http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/social/reviews/82508.aspx. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
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