Common Sense Media Review
By Erin Bell
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Parking sim is no fun without Facebook friends.
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Parking War 2
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What's It About?
In PARKING WARS 2, players earn money by parking cars on their friends' streets, and by giving tickets to cars that are parked illegally. The game is always running, which encourages players to check in frequently in order to move their cars out of illegal parking zones and to catch friends parking illegally in their own spaces. Money earned through parking for a certain amount of time, or by giving out tickets, is spent to buy new cars, power-ups, and -- new to Parking Wars 2 -- backgrounds and buildings for their street.
Is It Any Good?
Despite the graphical overhaul and the addition of more decorations and power-ups, Parking Wars 2 still feels like an old-school Facebook game. Most social games require a certain amount of interaction with friends, but are enjoyable as a solo experience too, or give players the option of buying their way out of quests that require friend participation. Parking Wars, on the other hand, is no fun unless your Facebook friends are actively participating too. If you can get a group of friends together who enjoy the game enough to check in several times per day then Parking Wars does have some appeal, but as a solo excursion it's almost unplayable.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about why parking laws exist, and why they're important. What are some of the places that cars usually aren't allowed to park?
Families can also talk about how Facebook games like this one encourage you to get Facebook friends involved in playing this game. Why does the developer want that to happen? How does that developer make money on this game?
Game Details
- Platform : Facebook
- Pricing structure : Free
- Available online? : Available online
- Publisher : Majesco
- Release date : August 17, 2011
- Genre : Simulation
- Topics : Transportation ( Cars & Trucks )
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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