Virtual Villagers [Download]

by Last Day of Work

Product Features

• How Will You Lead Your Tribe?
• Hundreds Of Unique Villagers
• 16 Island Puzzles To Discover
• Uncover Mysteries As You Play.

Product Details

• Downloading: Currently, this item is available only to customers located in the United States and who have a U.S. billing address.
• Note: Gifting is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B001MIZNGK
• Release Date: August 3, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,643 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #4 in Video Games > Game Downloads > Casual Games > Strategy
  • #23 in Video Games > Game Downloads > Casual Games > Simulation

Product Description

Care for and nurture a tribe of little people by teaching them the basics of survival. Fleeing from a volcano eruption, your little villagers find themselves stranded on a mysterious new island. They need to become farmers, builders, scientists and parents as they make decisions about unpredictable 'island events'! Help them explore and restore their new home. As your village grows and prospers, your villagers become curious about their mysterious new island home and the secrets it holds. How will you lead your tribe?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mindless fun, May 15, 2009

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A. Murphy (NY) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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I rated this game high because I didnt expect TOO MUCH from it. As a housewife, I found this game very entertaining...I cant play a game thats too involved since I am constantly being distracted by kids and chores. This game was perfect for when you have some time to procrastinate doing housework - you play it for a little while - then you let it run so your villagers can amass tech points while you get some housework done...and you can check on them periodically to see whats up. Like I said, Mindless fun. I read the cheat info you can search online that tells you how to solve puzzles - I know lame - but I dont have the patience. I enjoy going through the motions and seeing the story play out. If you need to leave the game for a long period of time you should pause it so that everyone doesnt get old on you.

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars MiniSims but... read the warning, May 9, 2009

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A. Dent "Aragorn" (Minas Anor, GD) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This game is actually cute. It all begins with tragedy, but we don't get to see that. Some island is destroyed by a volcano and the villagers, after drifting on the great Ocean for a while, find themselves on... another island. Once here, they are quite helpless because they have zero survival skills so your mission is to teach them everything, from eating and drinking to building things and making babies. Each villager has its own personality: gender, age, likes, dislikes and skills and, through training they can improve.

Also, as the game progresses, you can 'buy' various technologies that can make the villagers' lives easier or more interesting. The game asks you to help the villagers solve 16 different puzzles of increasing difficulty.

So far, it's an interesting game. Judging by the level of complexity someone from pre-teen and up should enjoy playing it.
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WARNING!

Be aware that one of the skills the villagers learn is making babies and you encourage them to do so by dropping them one on top of the other - then they kiss, look for some private spot and... the new baby emerges. The what appear to be 'single mothers' take care of the baby through the age of 2, then kids get to walk around and forage by themselves.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Cute Game, May 14, 2009

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Nuknuk (Springfield, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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Virtual Villagers is an addicted game. You start with a bunch of people stranded in an island and it is up to you to nourish them and develop the whole place to suppport a growing community. The key is to keep everything in balance. You can assign each person his specialty, like farming, healing, research, breeding, and so on. There are surprises along the way.

The game is cute. It runs in real time and your villagers continue to work even if the game has been shutdown. You can slow down and expedite the time via options. Also, you can do a little cheat by advancing your computer clock and then adjusting it back.

I had a problem when I created 5 or 6 profiles. One day, when I came back to the game, I found out that I lost 2 of the advanced profiles and I have to start all over again. A bit frustrating.