Farmville vs Monkey Quest
Farmville
Farmville is THE farm simulation game that has gotten millions addicted planting, watering and harvesting their virtual crops a few years back and is still hugely popular today. Developed by Zynga, the game features a plethora of crops, ranging from the realistic to the fictional, for both land and water. There are equally as many farm animals that you can raise for the respective animal produce they provide. Of course, all of these can then be processed into more valuable goods and subsequently sold on the global market to turn a profit.Farmville has revolutionized what it means to be a virtual farmer by providing a farm simulation game that has a very lasting appeal to various types of gamers of various walks of life. If you haven't already, you should definitely experience the virtual farming craze with Farmville.
Monkey Quest
Monkey Quest is a child-friendly MMORPG/ virtual world game set in the beautiful, isometric (platformer-like) world of Ook. Play as an adorable monkey, which you can customize as you wish, and set off on an RPG-like adventure where you'll complete quests given by other monkeys you meet along the way. The monkey you play as will also need a class, and you can choose from being a Pirate to a Wizard to a Ninja or even to a Viking.Being part of an MMORPG, you'll also get to play with your friends and journey together in a group, battling enemies along the way. As you level up, you'll also gain more powerful and cool-looking skills to help you defeat tougher foes. You can even buy a pet who will help you during combat. For the explorers at heart, there are plenty of locations for you to explore as well.
However, the best thing about this game is that it is designed with a younger audience in mind, and thus, the game has plenty of restrictions in place to help safeguard these younger players from potential cyber harm. This also allows parents to turn this game into a fun family-bonding activity.
That said, Monkey Quest has been shut down quite some time ago and if you're interested to find another game that both you and your kids will be able to enjoy, you might want to take a look at our list of alternative games.