Clash Royale

Clash Royale
Publisher(s) Supercell
Distributor(s) Supercell
Platform(s) iOS, Android
Release date(s)

iOS

  • CA January 4, 2016

(Soft-launch)

  • INT March 2, 2016

Android

  • CA February 16, 2016

(soft-launch)

  • INT March 2, 2016
Genre(s) Strategy

Clash Royale is a freemium mobile strategy video game developed and published by Supercell.[1] The game combines elements from collectible card games, tower defense, and multiplayer online battle arena.[2][3][4]

The game was released globally for iOS and Android on March 2, 2016.[5]

Gameplay

Gameplay in Clash Royale. A player has just destroyed another player's tower.

Clash Royale ranks players according to level and arena. The maximum level is thirteen, while there are nine arenas (including the Training Camp) in total in the game. A player wins by destroying more towers than the opponent, or by destroying the opponent's "King's Tower".

At the start of each game, each player is given a "hand" of four cards from a "deck" of eight cards selected by the player. Cards must be played in order to attack and defend. To play the cards, the player must have "elixir", which replenishes over time. Once a card is placed, a new card from the deck is added to the hand. Players unlock different arenas by acquiring a certain number of "trophies".

Players may increase their "level" by "donating" or "upgrading" cards. A level increase also increases tower hit points and damage. The amount of experience points necessary to rank up increases with each level.

As a freemium game, Clash Royale offers players the ability to purchase "gems" and "gold" in the play shop using real-world money. These items are used to purchase chests and cards.

When a player wins a multiplayer battle, he or she may obtain a "chest", which takes a certain amount of time to open depending on the chest. Gems may be used to speed up unlocking. Chests contain cards, gold, and gems. Different levels of chest contain different numbers or types of cards. When the player has a certain number of a troop's cards, they can upgrade it to boost its "damage" and health points, among other statistics.


Players may also form clans. Clan members may engage in "friendly battles" with one another, the outcome of which does not affect trophies or chests. Clan members may also donate or request cards from one another, which provides some experience and gold when done.

History

The game was released for soft-launched in Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and New Zealand for IOS platforms on January 4, 2016.[6] The game was soft-launched on Android for those same countries on February 16, 2016 in the form of an Android application package.[7] Both platforms received a global release on March 2, 2016.[5]

Upon its release, Clash Royale became the most downloaded and top-grossing app on the U.S. iOS App Store.[8]

Reception

Clash Royale received mainly a positive reaction, with TouchArcade's Eli Hodapp calling it "absolutely phenomenal" in his five star review.[4] Pocket Gamer's Harry Slater gave the game a score of 9/10, summing up "It's an incredible amount of rewarding fun, it's nail-biting at times, and there's content here that will keep you busy for weeks if not months."[9]

However, the game's monetization model was criticized. Writing for Geek.com, James Plafke opined "Clash Royale is a very fun game — legit fun, not Clash of Clans "fun" — but Supercell does everything in its power to prevent you from actually playing the thing."[10]

Clash Royale had received mostly positive response from its players on the App Store, and has achieved a rating of 4.5 on the Google Play Store.

References

  1. ↑ Grundberg, Sven; Rossi, Juhana (March 8, 2013). "Finland's Newest Hit Maker: Supercell". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ Renaudin, Clement (February 8, 2016). "Supercell's mix of TCG and MOBA Clash Royale set for global release in March". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ Squires, Jim (January 4, 2016). "Clash of Clans Goes MOBA in Clash Royale". Gamezebo. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Hodapp, Eli (March 2, 2016) "'Clash Royale' Review - A Hybrid of Card Games, RTS, MOBA, and Awesome". Touch ArcadeRetrieved March 14, 2016.
  5. 1 2 (March 2, 2016). Clash Royale: Now available EVERYWHERE!. Supercell. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  6. ↑ Alwani, Rishi (January 4, 2016). "Clash of Clans Developer Supercell Releases New Game, Clash Royale". Gadgets 360. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  7. ↑ (February 16, 2016). Android Soft Launch Announcement!. Supercell. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  8. ↑ Takahashi, Dean (March 2, 2016)."Clash Royale is already the top-grossing iOS game in the U.S. But there are many Scarabs(Scrubs) at the game which also makes it very easy. Though bad reviews have been coming in from those people which has kept Supercell busy over the months. As for the people who are beating the Scarabs, they have been recommending it to all of their friends and they seem to like it too. Though make sure you watch tutorials and tips and tricks videos for this because it is an easy game to rage on and on.". Venture Beat. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  9. ↑ Slater, Harry (March 2, 2016)."Clash Royale". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  10. ↑ Plafke, James (March 2, 2016). "Clash Royale is the best game its own developer doesn’t want you to play". Geek.com. Retrieved March 14, 2016.

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