Software:Gods of Boom
| Gods of Boom (previously Guns of Boom) | |
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| Developer(s) | Game Insight |
| Publisher(s) | Game Insight |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | IOS, Android |
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Gods of Boom previously known as "Guns of Boom"[1] is an online multiplayer first-person shooter video game for mobile devices. It was developed by Game insight and released on May 16, 2017, for iOS and Android. Guns of Boom has reached a total of 55[2] million downloads by the end of 2018 and is available in 14 different languages.
Gameplay
Guns of Boom is an online team-based multiplayer first-person shooter. In Guns of Boom, players are ranked by their level. The highest level is 50 with players leveling up by gaining more experience points through participating in battles. Trophies are won but lost only when the battle is left in between the battle time. The players are divided into 2 teams each containing 4 players. The gameplay consists of 5 minutes per game, with the team finishing with the highest points adjudged the winners. They can also have other players weapons once they are killed by the player. Every two weeks the ratings in all the Platinum league are reset to 30,000 rating points. The players receive the rewards appropriate to their position in the ratings, Top-500 goes to the Hall of Fame.
Reception
In three weeks starting in May 2017, the game was downloaded 5 million times and earned USD$1 million in revenue.[3] Campbell Bird of 148apps gave Gods of Boom 4/5 describing it as a multiplayer shooter that falls just short of being amazing thanks to some weird f2p design. He also criticises how the game deals with grenades and health kits that are disposable resources and can conceivably run out and tip the scales of the fight in favor of whoever is fine with expending their resources to survive more.[4] Harry Slater of Appspy describes the game as ‘a shooter that works on touchscreen’, ‘a team-based FPS in the vein of Team Fortress 2’ and ‘not the freshest idea, but it's wonderfully put together’.[5] In another Gods of Boom review by Slater, for Pocketgamer this time, it is stated that Gods of Boom has one of the worst names he has ever had the misfortune to read during his time writing about mobile games. He also says that Gods of Boom is ‘an essential mobile multiplayer experience’, ‘with gorgeous cartoon graphics that fizzes and pops in some of the best ways possible’.[6] John Hoff of Android Community describes Gods of Boom as a multiplayer online FPS that is actually fun and engaging but has an awful name.[7]
References
- ↑ Ayan, Ashik (December 22, 2019). "Why Guns of Boom Changed Its Name to Gods of Boom". Shadow Knight Gaming. https://www.shadowknightgaming.com/why-guns-of-boom-changed-to-gods-of-boom/.
- ↑ Sherman, Nikita (October 17, 2018), How We Shape Esports in Gods of Boom, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvYucuKhD2w YouTube
- ↑ "Game Insight’s Gods of Boom hits 5 million downloads and $1 million in revenue". 2017-06-09. https://venturebeat.com/2017/06/09/game-insights-guns-of-boom-hits-5-million-downloads-and-1-million-in-revenue/. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ↑ Bird, Campbell (May 25, 2017). "Gods of Boom review". 148apps. http://www.148apps.com/reviews/guns-of-boom-review/.
- ↑ Famularo, Jessica (May 17, 2017). "Gods of Boom brings Overwatch-style gunplay to iOS". 148apps. http://www.148apps.com/news/guns-of-boom-now-on-ios/.
- ↑ Slater, Harry. "Gods of Boom review - The first essential mobile shooter?". Pocket Gamer. http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Guns+of+Boom/review.asp?c=74024.
- ↑ Hoff, John (May 19, 2017). "Gods of Boom is a first person shooter with mobile in mind". Android Community. https://androidcommunity.com/guns-of-boom-is-a-first-person-shooter-with-mobile-in-mind-20170519/.
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