Facebook games continues to be ruled by farming and virtual world games, but if you stick to those types of games then you are probably missing out on other highly interactive and well designed titles.
Acension: Incursio is a new game from Digital Roar Studios. It is a space-themed shooter game.
The intro storyline of the game is as follows:
“The Earth Empire is at war with its Martian colonies, but along the edge of the solar system, a new threat has emerged. The Martian mining colony at the Neptunian moon of Galatea has come under attack by the invading Kj’hal. With most of the Martian Aeorforce deployed in the war effort, the colony must find a way to survive.”
In Incursio, you start the game as a pilot of Martian Light Fighter. Your job is to investigate a distress call from the moons of Neptune.
In this 3D game, you pilot your fighter through obstacles and take down alien fighter drones.
The game have three factions to choose from, but you can only select the Martian faction at the moment. The game also shows indication of upgrades and more social elements with a “$” and “Gifts” icon, both of which doesn’t seem to work at the moment.
The developers plans to bring in more maps, ships and items. As for the moment, the cinematic game graphics is enough to get a few thousands hooked.
If you are a space-theme game fan, you should check this game out.
(Play Acension: Incursio game)
Swedish social game developer SLX Games is launching Nord, a browser-based 3D virtual world game on Facebook.
The game is said to utilizes the latest version of Java technology to enable seamless browser integration or hardware-accelerated graphics on Windows, Mac and Linux. The virtual world is designed to help extend the reach of Facebook into 3D, allowing friends to interact and socialize through avatars in 3D environments.
“Merging with Facebook is a natural and logical step for Nord that allows us to tap into Facebook’s social potential and to expand upon it. It is an honor for us to be the first virtual world on FAcebook that allows users to hang out with their friends in full 3D,” says Markus Larsson, co-founder of SLX Games.
In Nord, users will be able to create virtual 3D objects, similar to Second Life or OpenSim. Users will also be able to schedule events like parties in the vast virtual world.
With cross-platform compabtibility, the game can be access from any computer. The game does not require manual installation and is automatically updated on launch. It will be free-to-play.
Just recently, DinglePharb Studios, an Asian developer of social and mobile games, announced that they have developed a new fully 3D Facebook game and that they will be launching it on March 26th. The game is called Woldtown, a virtual world based on the widely popular Chinese casual social game, VVDragon. Although this will be one of the first fully 3D games in Facebook, it’s not the first venture for the company.
The game will chronicle the adventures of Wolds, a race of tiny magical dragons from the planet, Kream, at the other side of our universe. These magical creatures can fly and morph. They also have an inexplicable love for throwing pies at each other.
In the game, the Wolds were accidentally brought to Earth when the evil, Dr. Boring, tried to steal their magic Krystal that is responsible for the Wolds’ magical powers. The Krystal broke into a thousand pieces when it reached the Earth and was scattered all over Woldtown.
To play, the gamer must choose one of the 24 Wolds that arrived on the planet. He or she must then find and gather the Krystal pieces before Dr. Boring does, so that he or she can save their magic and prevent Dr. Boring from dominating the world. There are more than 75 locations in Woldtown for the player to explore. In addition, there are various jobs, quests, and more than 20 mini-games that the player should successfully complete. As a reward, the player will receive WoldCash that can be used to upgrade the Wold avatar, its home, its pie throwing abilities, and the pies to be thrown. It can also be used for purchasing shields.
As always, this promising game is free to play and can be played online with Facebook friends.
