Excellent review... as a college student I can attest to the fact that many have succumbed to the addicting nature of this game. Although I have been hesitant to join this virtual world, I have several friends who have lost hours upon hours of study time harvesting crops, and buying new draft animals rather than reading their texts for class. Zynga has recently released a new online game called fishville, in November. It is quickly growing in popularity, however, I doubt that it will reach the following that Farmville has.