CMT Platinum Life Country: A star-studded country music experience in the form a Facebook game

Country Music Television (CMT) is strapping on its cowboy boots and taking a big step into social gaming with a new Facebook game called Platinum Life Country, created in conjunction with Heatwave Interactive. In the game, you'll play a rising country star who must work his/her way to the top by performing in different venues, relying on the help of mentors -- cartoon versions of real-life country stars like Dolly Parton, Trace Atkins, Colt Ford, Rascal Flatts, etc.

Platinum Life Country is more of a country music experience than a standard Facebook game (I'll get into the dirty details on all of the 'game' stuff in a minute), and that's probably one of the more interesting parts of this new CMT venture. In addition to celebrity mentors, who all contributed their likenesses and voice-overs to the experience, you will be able to listen to a non-stop loop of a dozen or so country music hits from the likes of Dolly, Taylor Swift, Thompson Square and Rascal Flatts -- all of which can be purchased from iTunes from inside the game.