Urban Rivals
| Urban Rivals | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Boostr |
| Publisher(s) | Boostr |
| Designer(s) | LLCz Productions |
| Platform(s) | Web & Mobile |
| Release | 17-Jan-2006 |
| Genre(s) | Strategy Card Game |
Urban Rivals is a massively multi-player online virtual trading card game.
General information
Urban Rivals is an online multi-player card game. Each card represents a character (some of which are based on real people or well-known fictional characters). Each character has a specific Power and Damage, and belongs to a clan. Some cards have abilities that are either triggered or countered by another card's ability. However, a card should be at a certain level to reach that ability.
Free registration gives a player 8 character cards; further cards can be purchased.[1] Four new characters usually for two different clans are added every two weeks. Sometimes 6 characters are added, usually for a new clan.[2] Usually every 6 months a new clan will come out, the newest clan would be the Jungo Clan and Piranha
The game uses affiliate marketing to encourage existing players to recruit or sponsor new players; such sponsors can offer bonuses for purchases of credits, describing them as cheat codes.[3]
An associated comic book[4] is published online every month, with 9 panels each on the Urban Rivals official website. Sometimes this comic gives out hints of a new character or clan.
Game play
After each fight, players receive battle points. These points are used to upgrade a player's level. More points are earned from fighting against a player with a higher ranking, from having a character defeat a higher level opponent, or leveling up after a fight. A bonus is given if a player has Pillz remaining after inflicting a KO, but a penalty is awarded for causing a battle to time out.
Characters receive experience (XP) after each fight, with which they level up and become stronger. Characters earn more XP when fighting characters at higher level and when they win.[5]
A player's level is based on their current number of battle points. When a player reaches Level 5, they can join a Guild. Upon reaching Level 10, they can create their own Guild. Upon reaching Level 15, they can play in ELO mode. A player receives a "Leader" card every 5 levels.[6]
Clintz is the currency in Urban Rivals. They may be obtained by fighting, selling characters, or winning tournaments. Credits may be purchased for money, and used to buy booster packs. They can also be earned from ELO tournaments and from daily tournaments. Once in a while, cards will become retired, and can not be obtained by booster packs; The only way to get them is by selling and trading.
Tournaments and events
Every other hour, there are one-hour tournaments where players have the opportunity to win Clintz or free credits. There are also more strategy-based ELO tournaments, which last a week. In ELO, players start out with 1000 points. A player can challenge anyone up to 150 points above him/her, or up to 50 points below.[7] Players gain more points from defeating higher-point opponents, but will also lose more points if they lose to low-point opponents. If you do not play in ELO for a few days, your score will gradually reset to 1000. At the end of the week, 12 random players of the top 100 receive a CR (collector card). 50 random players above 1200 points receive a random Rare card. You are also able to win credits; the top player gains 50 credits, ranks 2-25 gain 20 credits, player below rank 25 get 10 credits, if they scored at least 1300 points, 5 credits with 1200 or 2 credits with 1000 points and a minimum of 5 matches done. A similar gradation is made in sharing out the Jackpot (Clintz) to the tournament participators.
In December 08, the game added a new Event creation feature, allowing any players above level 40 to create his own customized tournaments. Rules can be set with an high degree of flexibility, in terms of scoring, matchmaking and more. The community has created more than 10 000 different Events in 3 months, some are based on story telling, others on guild vs guild.
Critical reaction
Urban Rivals received 88% from Game Vortex, praising the typical five-minute game length, free access and poker-like element of the gameplay. However, the presentation was seen as functional, with inconsistent artwork quality and lack of sound.[8]
References
- ^ http://pc.gamezone.com/gamesell/p34634.htm
- ^ Tcgplayer interview
- ^ http://www.cheatbook.de/files/urbanrivals.htm
- ^ http://www.urban-rivals.com/comics/
- ^ http://www.urban-rivals.com/game/rules.php?show=table
- ^ http://www.urban-rivals.com/game/rules.php?show=leaders
- ^ Urban Rivals - Game's Rules: The ELO system (level 15+)
- ^ Ricky Tucker. "Clint: Urban Rivals review".
Clint: Urban Rivals isn't the best I've played, but it is a still a good one. The price of entry is right (free), though it takes a while before the real game opens up to you.