We Rule
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We Rule is a game developed by Newtoy and published by ngmoco
for the iOS platform. It is available for download on the iPhone
, iPod touch
and the iPad
on the App Store or iTunes
, and has attracted many users since its release in March 2010. Although a free app, customers are able to buy in-app purchases; as of April 2010 it is the highest-grossing free-to-download game for the iOS. Within weeks of release, We Rule was estimated to have been downloaded millions of times, with approximately two million user sessions per day. Its gameplay is in part inspired by the Zynga
game FarmVille
.
With a recent content update, We Rule's level system allows players to reach level 30 from the former 25. With this update the game's creators have disabled power-leveling items such as Magic Cauliflower- and Asparagus, but added several rewards: the Ruby Citadel (available at level 30), Ruby Groves (level 26), Stocks (level 15) and Prison (level 15).
A subsequent update shortly after the expansion to 30 levels reinstated Magic Cauliflower and Asparagus.
On June 19, 2010, Ngmoco Inc. released a Podcast discussing a new update which would allow the player to have several plots of land, known as realms, each gained or purchased at levels 15, 20, 25, and 30, as well as bug fixes. On June 26, Apple finalized the update and released it as We Rule 1.1.
On October 26, 2010, Apple finalized another major update. We Rule becomes We Rule : Quests, which enables players to take up optional quests that yield various rewards. These quests require the player to make use of their plus+ friends and order specific items from them, thus completing the quest once the other party has completed the order and sent it.
Quest rewards come in the form of Experience points, Coins, or special decorations, which you can only obtain through completing quests.
Within the same time span of the We Rule : Quest, the maximum level players can achieve increased to 45 from the previous 40. Along with the new level cap, new crops have also been introduced.
As of August 2011, We Rule is currently updated weekly by Ngmoco. Players can achieve up to level 65, and special items, including "magic farms" and a gift system, have been added. We Rule: Quests has been abandoned, and has been replaced by the Goals system in the most recent version of We Rule, entitled We Rule Deluxe.
apologized for this trouble, by giving every player ten free Mojo. In June 2010 for half a week, when players tried to login they received an error message noting that "plus+ is experiencing heavy load. Please try again later." This time players were given 5 free Mojo, as their crops and orders were spoiled by the time they could log back into "We Rule".
Ngmoco
ngmoco, Inc. is an American-based publisher of video games for the iOS and Android platforms, and a subsidiary of DeNA. The company was founded by former Electronic Arts executive Neil Young in July 2008. Since its founding, ngmoco has had more than seven million combined game installs...
for the iOS platform. It is available for download on the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, iPod touch
IPod touch
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and the iPad
IPad
The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...
on the App Store or iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, and has attracted many users since its release in March 2010. Although a free app, customers are able to buy in-app purchases; as of April 2010 it is the highest-grossing free-to-download game for the iOS. Within weeks of release, We Rule was estimated to have been downloaded millions of times, with approximately two million user sessions per day. Its gameplay is in part inspired by the Zynga
Zynga
Zynga is a social network game developer located in San Francisco, United States. The company develops browser-based games that work both stand-alone and as application widgets on social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace....
game FarmVille
FarmVille
FarmVille is a farming simulation social network game developed by Zynga in 2009. It is similar to Happy Farm, Farm Town,, and older games such as the Harvest Moon series...
.
Gameplay
In We Rule, players rule and have complete control over their Kingdom. Players begin with a tutorial, which eventually ends when the player has completed certain objectives. When beginning, players mainly profit from farming. Later in the game (but still in the tutorial) players can build houses and shops. Shops serve as the reason for needing a Plus+ account to play (any player can sign up right away after downloading We Rule). When one player has a shop that has already been constructed and is open, another player (who must be friends on We Rule with that person) can make an order for some items from their shop. Houses have a smaller impact on the game. When purchasing a house, players will have to pay 100 Coins for each house, and can then collect taxes from each house every five minutes. The tax collected is ten Coins. Coins and Mojo play a very critical part in the game. Coins are simply the money used in We Rule, while Mojo is different. Mojo can be used to make crops grow instantly, make buildings construct instantly and make a friend's order be ready instantly. Players can purchase Mojo using real money for various prices and quantities. Mojo is also obtained as players level up, which is done by collecting XP (experience points) by collecting crops and coins, completing objectives, and placing buildings. Players can also decorate their Kingdom with many trees and other accessories. Besides shops, many other interesting buildings are available.With a recent content update, We Rule's level system allows players to reach level 30 from the former 25. With this update the game's creators have disabled power-leveling items such as Magic Cauliflower- and Asparagus, but added several rewards: the Ruby Citadel (available at level 30), Ruby Groves (level 26), Stocks (level 15) and Prison (level 15).
A subsequent update shortly after the expansion to 30 levels reinstated Magic Cauliflower and Asparagus.
On June 19, 2010, Ngmoco Inc. released a Podcast discussing a new update which would allow the player to have several plots of land, known as realms, each gained or purchased at levels 15, 20, 25, and 30, as well as bug fixes. On June 26, Apple finalized the update and released it as We Rule 1.1.
On October 26, 2010, Apple finalized another major update. We Rule becomes We Rule : Quests, which enables players to take up optional quests that yield various rewards. These quests require the player to make use of their plus+ friends and order specific items from them, thus completing the quest once the other party has completed the order and sent it.
Quest rewards come in the form of Experience points, Coins, or special decorations, which you can only obtain through completing quests.
Within the same time span of the We Rule : Quest, the maximum level players can achieve increased to 45 from the previous 40. Along with the new level cap, new crops have also been introduced.
As of August 2011, We Rule is currently updated weekly by Ngmoco. Players can achieve up to level 65, and special items, including "magic farms" and a gift system, have been added. We Rule: Quests has been abandoned, and has been replaced by the Goals system in the most recent version of We Rule, entitled We Rule Deluxe.
Criticism
In We Rule, many players complain about slow loading time and problems involving connections and servers. In late March, We Rule had major server trouble, affecting a lot of players. ngmocoNgmoco
ngmoco, Inc. is an American-based publisher of video games for the iOS and Android platforms, and a subsidiary of DeNA. The company was founded by former Electronic Arts executive Neil Young in July 2008. Since its founding, ngmoco has had more than seven million combined game installs...
apologized for this trouble, by giving every player ten free Mojo. In June 2010 for half a week, when players tried to login they received an error message noting that "plus+ is experiencing heavy load. Please try again later." This time players were given 5 free Mojo, as their crops and orders were spoiled by the time they could log back into "We Rule".