With the online games company Zynga currently struggling with slowed revenue growth and sharp plunges in stock prices, the company is now banking heavily on its new, Wednesday-released "FarmVille 2" title for its revival.

Zynga has been out of luck of late. Even though the company's original "FarmVille" game - the 2009-launched clicking game that involved virtual cows and real money - witnessed outrageous popularity at one time, the advent of the Apple iPad and the increasing use of smartphones spoiled everything for it --- with fewer and fewer gamers playing Zynga's games on PCs as well as Facebook.

As a result of the disheartening turnaround, Zynga is now betting on the new "FarmVille 2" game - the notably improved "FarmVille" sequel - for its resurgence. The new title is a complete revamp of the game's basic, addictive, yet largely-derided online offering; and it now boasts abundant 3-D graphics rather than the earlier two-dimensional figures.

Moreover, "FarmVille 2" features another new aspect, which chiefly promotes collaboration instead of competition among the gamers --- thanks to their ability of interacting with the adorable cartoon animals rather than merely "harvesting" them with never-ending clicks for acquiring coins.

Noting that the overhauled gameplay and the soothing soundtrack, chiefly comprising nature sounds, will evoke relaxation and nostalgia in the gamers, Wright Bagwell - FarmVille 2's director of design - said about the new game: "You are trying to bring an old family farm back into glory."