(EsPCEx - 2014)
The Phenomenon of Candy Crush: Why Is the Game So Popular?
In 2012, Candy Crush was released on Facebook and was later converted to smartphone format for people to play on the go. In 2013, the game reached real prominence and became the most popular game on Facebook. It’s no surprise then that so many people play this game on their phones. Candy Crush Saga has changed the way many of us kill time on commutes, or even in the toilet. I don’t remember the last train journey I took where at least one person wasn’t playing Candy Crush on their phone. I’m sure almost every reader of this article will have either been invited or invited others to play Candy Crush via Facebook in an effort to get more lives or even levels.
Despite being incredibly similar to many games over the years, Candy Crush Saga has added new depth to the genre, with seemingly unlimited combinations of new scenarios and concepts. So, this mixture of simplicity and variety is what makes Candy Crush so unbelievably popular.
As a result, Candy Crush Saga shows no signs of slowing down. New levels are generally released via the Facebook version every three weeks, with new levels also being made frequently available for the smartphone version. With 6.7 million active users, the developers are rumoured to be earning $633,000 per day from Candy Crush users.
Adapted from http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/27/
According to the text, the popularity of Candy Crush Saga is because
It is a combination of many games over the years.
It was converted to smartphone format.
people can play it in the toilet.
It was released on Facebook in 2012
It is a mixture of simplicity and variety.
Gabarito:
It is a mixture of simplicity and variety.
A) INCORRECT: não podemos afirmar que a combinação de muitos jogos ao longo dos anos é o que faz o jogo ser popular, mas sim pelo fato de que, segundo o próprio texto, há uma mistura de simplicidade e variedade.
B) INCORRECT: o fato do jogo ter sido convertido para o formato de smartphone não é o que o fez ser popular, visto que quando estava só no facebook ele já era popular.
C) INCORRECT: não é o fato de as pessoas poderem jogá-lo no banheiro ou no meio da viagem que faz com que o Candy Crush seja um jogo popular, mas apenas que é um jogo prático.
D) INCORRECT: o fato do jogo ter sido lançado no Facebook em 2012 não é o que mantém sua popularidade, mas sim suas características e evoluções ao longo do tempo.
E) CORRECT: no texto, é falado que "So, this mixture of simplicity and variety is what makes Candy Crush so unbelievably popular". Ou seja, numa tradução para o português, "Portanto, essa mistura de simplicidade e variedade é o que torna o Candy Crush tão incrivelmente popular".