Wild Ones (video game)

Wild Ones was a video game published by Playdom. It was released on 18 December 2009 and closed on 28 August 2013, becoming one of Playdom's most popular games.

For other uses, see Wild Ones (disambiguation).
Wild Ones
Developer(s)Playdom
Publisher(s)Playdom
Platform(s)Google+, Facebook, MySpace, Playdom.com
Release18 December 2009
Genre(s)Multiplayer, action, arcade shooter

Gameplay

Wild Ones was a multiplayer action and arcade shooter game. It was available on Facebook, Google+[1][2] and since 2010, on MySpace.[3] Originally, it was a last man standing game. This was later changed, however.[4]

History

Wild Ones was released on 18 December 2009 by Playdom. During this period, it counted with around 300,000 monthly active users.[5] This number increased to 2,000,000 by 2010.[3] The game was inspired on the game Worms.[6] It also bore certain similarity to the game Crazy Planets.[7] It managed to become one of the three most popular games of Playdom.[8] It closed on 28 August 2013.[9]

Years later, Facebook admitted having tricked children and adults to spend money on several free-to-play games, including Wild Ones.[10]

Reception

Common Sense Media gave the game 4/5 stars and recommended it for persons older than 13.[11]

Aftermath

There were various projects to revive the game. The most popular one is Wild Ones Remake. It was released in 2016 by Evolved Digitals, a group made up by three Georgian and Tunisian developers. Up to 2,000,000 people have played their three main games, including Wild Ones Remake.[12] Another one is Wild Ones Ultimate.[13]

See also

References
  1. "Wild Ones - Playdom's Online Game". Urgametips. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. Kerr, Ronny (12 August 2011). "It's war: Google+ gets a gaming platform". Vator. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. N. G., Jenny (10 March 2010). "Playdom brings Wild Ones to MySpace". AOL. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  4. Armero, Alexander (9 July 2010). "Wild Ones match selector lets players revert to old settings". AOL. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  5. Mack, Christopher (18 December 2009). "Another New Playdom Game Surfaces: Wild Ones, a Social Take On Worms". Adweek. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  6. "Feature: Redesigning Playdom's Wild Ones Into A Success". Gamasutra. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  7. von Coelln, Eric (18 December 2009). "Quick hits: Playdom launches two titles; Mafia woes; "Game Friends" gains support". Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  8. "Playdom/Disney Interactive: Wild Ones". Willustration. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  9. "Wild Ones". Facebook. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  10. Takahashi, Dean (26 January 2019). "Facebook admitted defrauding kids and parents of thousands of dollars in early free-to-play games". VentureBeat. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  11. Raby, Mark. "Wild Ones". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  12. "Evolved Digitals". Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  13. "Wild Ones Ultimate". Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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