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| File:Agar.io logo.pngOfficial logo of the game | |
| Developer(s) | Matheus Valadares (Zeach) |
| Platform(s) | Browser, client |
| Genre(s) | top-down strategy action game |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Agar.io is a massively multiplayer action game played from a top-down perspective, developed by Reddit user Zeach. In the game, the player controls a cell; the goal is to eat (absorb) smaller cells without being eaten by bigger ones and to gain as much mass as possible.
Originally a browser game, Agar.io entered Steam Greenlight and was subsequently "greenlit" (approved by the community for listing on Steam), with the developers indicating that they planned to add more features not available in the web version of the game. The game was released for Android and iOS on July 8, 2015.
Gameplay
The objective of Agar.io is to grow a cell, or circular player-controlled object, by eating both pellets and smaller cells, while avoiding being eaten by bigger cells. Agar.io can be played in a deathmatch or between teams. There is no set goal in the game as it is played continuously; players restart once all their cells are swallowed.
Agar.io contains three entities: pellets, cells and viruses:
- Pellets are randomly scattered among the map. When eaten, they add one to a cell's mass.
- Cells include the player's cell and the cells of other players. Only enemy cells that are smaller can be eaten; they can be eaten directly, or by splitting, as described below. Cells move slower with heavier mass and gradually lose mass over time.
- Viruses split larger cells into many pieces. Smaller cells can hide behind them for protection against larger cells. They can be fed to create another virus launched at a direction the player chooses.
Cells can be split, with the resulting cell launched at the direction of the cursor. This can be used to as a ranged attack to eat other cells, to escape from a difficult situation, or to move more quickly around the map. Split cells eventually merge into one. Players can also release a small fraction of their mass to grow other cells or to feed viruses, which splits them when done several times.
Reception
Agar.io has generally received positive reception. Jon Fingas of Engadget described the game as "a good abstraction of the fierce survival-of-the-fittest competition that you sometimes see on the microscopic level." The Yorkshire Standard calls it "extremely addicting", but criticized it for being somewhat repetitive and frustrating. Brett Makedonski of Destructoid said that "it felt so good to eat a guy."
Games of Agar.io were frequently broadcasted on Twitch.tv. The mobile versions of Agar.io on iOS and Android, released by Miniclip, reached the top of the charts, garnering over ten million downloads in the first week since release.
Politics
Before the Turkish 2015 elections, Agar.io had been used in Turkey for political reasons; some political parties have used Agar.io in campaign posters as a symbol of support. The Hürriyet Daily News stated that it resembles the country's politics.
References
- ^ "Comment battre vos collègues au jeu en ligne Agar.io". Le Monde (in French).
- ^ Fingas, Jon. "Agar.io brings massively multiplayer games to the petri dish". Engadget. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- "Steam Greenlight: Agar.io". Steam Community. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "How Agari.io conquered the App Store, without spending a penny". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- http://ca.ign.com/games/agar-io/iphone-20040153
- ^ "Agar.io: a guide to the hit game – and the best tips to win". The Week. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ Livingston, Christopher. "Agario: the dot-gobbling browser game that's a hit on Twitch". PC Gamer. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- "Agar.io: The game where eating balls is fun". The Yorkshire Standard. June 1, 2015.
- Devore, Jordan (April 29, 2015). "We can't stop playing the hilarious multiplayer web game Agar.io". Destructoid.
- Grayson, Nathan. "A Game That's Become A Political Battleground". Kotaku (America). Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- "Web game becomes latest battlefield in Turkish politics". Hürriyet Daily News. May 27, 2015.