| Party Place | |
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| Developer(s) | Zynga |
| Platform(s) | iOS, Android |
| Release | December 6, 2012 |
| Genre(s) | social network game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player with multiplayer interaction |
Party Place is a defunct virtual party simulation and social game developed by Zynga. It is the company's first 3D mobile game. [1] [2] Party Place launched globally December 6, 2012 for iOS and Android devices. [3]
In this game, players create an avatar based on a social stereotype, such as sassy, glamorous, or risque, to represent them. [4] Avatars can be customized to change their attributes such as hair, clothing, and eye color. [5] From there, players decorate their home, throw parties, clean up afterwards, and then get ready for the next bash. [3] [4] Using items in the player's home allows energy to be spent or earned. [5] Players earn "party mojo" by creating emotional episodes through their interactions with other partygoers. [3] Examples of emotional episodes include making out with other party goers or starting fights. [3] Players can invite friends to join them at a party [6] and can also crash their friends' parties. [3] Games.com's Joe Osborne said that the game appeared to be "a cross between The Sims FreePlay by EA and Zynga's own YoVille ." [3]
The game is free to play and includes locked content that is obtained by regularly playing the game. [5] Players can spend real money to purchase in-game coin bundles to access locked content. [5]
The game was initially given a limited release in December 2012 to the Canadian App Store. [6] On December 6, 2012, the game was made available to United States customers and others worldwide. [3] GameZebo's John Anthony said he was surprised that Party Place "doesn't appear to mirror the design of an existing game, a practice that has gotten the company into trouble on more than one occasion." [6]