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| '''''Agar.io''''' is a ] action ] game played from a ] perspective, developed by ] user Zeach.<ref name=FAQ>{{Cite web|title = Frequently Asked Questions - Answered • /r/Agario|url = http://www.reddit.com/r/Agario/comments/36pjpn/frequently_asked_questions_answered/|website = ]|accessdate = 2015-06-20}}</ref> In ''Agar.io'', the player controls a cell which he has to |
'''''Agar.io''''' is a ] action ] game played from a ] perspective, developed by ] user Zeach.<ref name="FAQ">{{Cite web|title = Frequently Asked Questions - Answered • /r/Agario|url = http://www.reddit.com/r/Agario/comments/36pjpn/frequently_asked_questions_answered/|website = ]|accessdate = 2015-06-20}}</ref> In ''Agar.io'', the player controls a cell which he has to grow by absorbing smaller cells without being absorbed by bigger ones.<ref name="engadget">{{cite web|last1=Fingas|first1=Jon|title=Agar.io brings massively multiplayer games to the petri dish|url=http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/01/agar-io/|website=Engadget|accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref> | ||
| Originally a ], ''Agar.io'' entered ] and was subsequently "Greenlit" by the community, with the developers indicating that they planned to add more features not available in the web version of the game.<ref name="steamgreenlight">{{cite web|title = Steam Greenlight: Agar.io|url = http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=436491794&searchtext=agar.io|website = ]|accessdate = 16 June 2015}}</ref> The game was released for ] and ] on July 8, 2015. | Originally a ], ''Agar.io'' entered ] and was subsequently "Greenlit" by the community, with the developers indicating that they planned to add more features not available in the web version of the game.<ref name="steamgreenlight">{{cite web|title = Steam Greenlight: Agar.io|url = http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=436491794&searchtext=agar.io|website = ]|accessdate = 16 June 2015}}</ref> The game was released for ] and ] on July 8, 2015. | ||
| == Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
| The objective of Agar.io is to grow a player-controlled object, or cell, by eating both pellets and smaller cells, while trying to avoid being eaten by bigger cells. | The objective of Agar.io is to grow a circular player-controlled object, or cell, by eating both pellets and smaller cells, while trying to avoid being eaten by bigger cells. ''Agar.io'' can be played in a ] or between teams.<ref name="theweek">{{cite web|title=Agar.io: a guide to the hit game – and the best tips to win|url=http://www.theweek.co.uk/64437/agario-what-is-the-hit-game-and-what-are-the-best-tips-to-win|website=The Week|accessdate=5 August 2015}}</ref> There is no set goal in the game as it is played continuously; players restart once all their cells are swallowed.<ref name="engadget" /> | ||
| === Entities === | === Entities === | ||
| ''Agar.io'' contains three |
''Agar.io'' contains three entities: pellets, cells and viruses: | ||
| *'''Pellets''' are randomly generated and 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. Cells can be eaten by directly, or by splitting (as described below). | |||
| ==== Pellets ==== | |||
| *'''Viruses''' split larger cells into many pieces. Smaller cells can hide behind viruses for protection against larger cells. Viruses can be fed to create another virus launched at a direction the player chooses. | |||
| Pellets are small food entities which do not move and spawn throughout the map. | |||
| ==== Cells ==== | |||
| Cells are controlled by players using the keyboard and the mouse. Cells eat both pellets and smaller cells to grow, and can both halve their own mass by splitting into two or more cells (up to sixteen) and eject a small amount of mass out of the cell bodies. In order for a cell to consume another player cell, it must be ten percent larger. If it's a split cell, it must be thirty-three percent larger. | |||
| Players are able to choose skins, which display a background image based on a specific nickname, from a predefined list.<ref>{{cite web|title=Agar.io Skins|url=http://www.agarioguide.com/skins|accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref> | |||
| ==== Viruses ==== | |||
| In addition to pellets, ''Agar.io'' features non-player entities called viruses. Viruses are not controlled by players, are larger than pellets and have a spiky border. If a player consumes a virus, they will gain the mass of the virus, and if they are not already split into the maximum of 16 cells, they will be split into multiple smaller cells.<ref name="FAQ"/> This puts the player at high risk of being eaten. If enough mass is ejected into a virus, it will split in the opposite direction of the ejected mass. | |||
| === Split === | === Split === | ||
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| ''Agar.io'' has generally received positive reception. Jon Fingas of ] described the game as "a good abstraction of the fierce survival-of-the-fittest competition that you sometimes see on the microscopic level."<ref name="engadget" /> The Yorkshire Standard calls it "extremely addicting", but criticized it for being somewhat repetitive and frustrating.<ref>{{cite web|title=Agar.io: The game where eating balls is fun|url=http://www.yorkshirestandard.co.uk/whatson/games/agar-io-the-game-where-eating-balls-is-fun-12303/|publisher=The Yorkshire Standard|date=June 1, 2015}}</ref> Brett Makedonski of Destructoid said that "it felt so good to eat a guy."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Devore|first1=Jordan|title=We can't stop playing the hilarious multiplayer web game Agar.io|url=http://www.destructoid.com/we-can-t-stop-playing-the-hilarious-multiplayer-web-game-agar-io-291216.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|date=April 29, 2015}}</ref> | ''Agar.io'' has generally received positive reception. Jon Fingas of ] described the game as "a good abstraction of the fierce survival-of-the-fittest competition that you sometimes see on the microscopic level."<ref name="engadget" /> The Yorkshire Standard calls it "extremely addicting", but criticized it for being somewhat repetitive and frustrating.<ref>{{cite web|title=Agar.io: The game where eating balls is fun|url=http://www.yorkshirestandard.co.uk/whatson/games/agar-io-the-game-where-eating-balls-is-fun-12303/|publisher=The Yorkshire Standard|date=June 1, 2015}}</ref> Brett Makedonski of Destructoid said that "it felt so good to eat a guy."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Devore|first1=Jordan|title=We can't stop playing the hilarious multiplayer web game Agar.io|url=http://www.destructoid.com/we-can-t-stop-playing-the-hilarious-multiplayer-web-game-agar-io-291216.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|date=April 29, 2015}}</ref> | ||
| === |
===Politics=== | ||
| Before the ], ''Agar.io'' had been used in ] for political reasons; some political parties have used ''Agar.io'' in campaign posters as a symbol of support.<ref name="turkeypolitics">{{cite web|last1=Grayson|first1=Nathan|title=A Game That's Become A Political Battleground|url=http://kotaku.com/a-game-thats-become-a-political-battleground-1707084641|website=Kotaku (America)|accessdate=13 July 2015}}</ref> The '']'' stated that it resembles the country's politics.<ref>{{cite news|title=Web game becomes latest battlefield in Turkish politics|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/web-game-becomes-latest-battlefield-in-turkish-politics.aspx?pageID=238&nID=83041&NewsCatID=338|publisher=Hürriyet Daily News|date=May 27, 2015}}</ref><sup>]?]</sup> | Before the ], ''Agar.io'' had been used in ] for political reasons; some political parties have used ''Agar.io'' in campaign posters as a symbol of support.<ref name="turkeypolitics">{{cite web|last1=Grayson|first1=Nathan|title=A Game That's Become A Political Battleground|url=http://kotaku.com/a-game-thats-become-a-political-battleground-1707084641|website=Kotaku (America)|accessdate=13 July 2015}}</ref> The '']'' stated that it resembles the country's politics.<ref>{{cite news|title=Web game becomes latest battlefield in Turkish politics|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/web-game-becomes-latest-battlefield-in-turkish-politics.aspx?pageID=238&nID=83041&NewsCatID=338|publisher=Hürriyet Daily News|date=May 27, 2015}}</ref><sup>]?]</sup> | ||
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| Agar.io | |
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| 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 browser game played from a top-down perspective, developed by Reddit user Zeach. In Agar.io, the player controls a cell which he has to grow by absorbing smaller cells without being absorbed by bigger ones.
Originally a browser game, Agar.io entered Steam Greenlight and was subsequently "Greenlit" by the community, 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 circular player-controlled object, or cell, by eating both pellets and smaller cells, while trying to avoid 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.
Entities
Agar.io contains three entities: pellets, cells and viruses:
- Pellets are randomly generated and 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. Cells can be eaten by directly, or by splitting (as described below).
- Viruses split larger cells into many pieces. Smaller cells can hide behind viruses for protection against larger cells. Viruses can be fed to create another virus launched at a direction the player chooses.
Split
When splitting, the split cell is shot with great speed in the direction the cursor was faced at. The farther the mouse is away from the cell, the faster and farther the split cell will go. Smaller cells are much faster than their bigger counterparts making this function very useful if one or more smaller cells need to be consumed.
Mass ejection
When ejection occurs, all eligible cells launch mass in the direction of which the cursor is pointed to. The ejected cells act as normal food and can be eaten by other cells. Ejecting can be used for transferring food between players' cells or feeding allies. Additionally the ejection of cells can be used to split viruses, and can be used to slow other players cells down.
Mass loss
Cells continuously lose a percentage of their mass every second, forcing players to constantly be on the move to consume more cells. Because the mass loss increases as the cell size increases, large cells must eat a very large amount of food in order to maintain their large size. This helps keep the game balanced, making it easier for smaller cells to catch up.
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."
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
- "Frequently Asked Questions - Answered • /r/Agario". Reddit. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^ 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.
- "Agar.io: a guide to the hit game – and the best tips to win". The Week. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- "Game Mechanics". Retrieved 17 July 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.