Agar.io
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| Studio | Matheus Valadares ("Zeach") | ||
| Publisher | Miniclip (Android, iOS) | ||
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| platform | Web browser , iOS , Android | ||
| genre | Browser game | ||
| Game mode | Multiplayer | ||
| control | Mouse and keyboard , touch gesture | ||
| language | English | ||
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Agar.io is a free multiplayer - game . It was developed by the Reddit user Zeach. The name of the game was borrowed from the galactose polymer agar . In Agar.io , the player has to control a cell that grows by eating other cells. However, it must not be eaten by larger cells itself, as otherwise the current game will be lost.
Agar.io was originally a pure browser game , but was then added to Steam Greenlight to expand the possibilities of the game. Since July 8, 2015, Agar.io is also available for Android and iOS .
Gameplay
At Agar.io, the player moves as a “cell” over a rectangular playing field. The goal is to eat so-called pellets or smaller cells in order to grow without being eaten by a larger cell.
Objects
There are three different types of objects: the pellets , the cells and the viruses. There are two types of viruses, a green and a red. Both of these viruses break up your own cell as soon as it eats one of the viruses. If you feed the green viruses with pieces of mass, they get bigger and, from a certain size, shoot a second virus in the direction in which you shoot your pieces of mass (so you can break up players who are larger than you and eat your small cells ). In contrast to the green viruses, the red viruses are only found in experimental mode . They spray out pellets as soon as you feed them. However, you can also feed yourself if you are small enough, you shouldn't get too close to a red virus up to a certain size.
Pellets
Pellets are small units of food that lie on the playing field without moving or sharing. You need it to grow. Pellets are colorful and either round or pentagonal , which makes it much easier to distinguish them from the cells, i.e. the other players.
Cells
The cells are moved by the players with the mouse or the keyboard. In order to grow, a cell must eat a pellet or a smaller cell by moving over it. In order to be able to eat another player's cell, your own cell must be at least 25% larger. The larger a cell becomes, the slower it moves and the faster it loses mass.
At the beginning of the game the player gives himself a name. He can choose from a list of names, each of which creates a specific skin , i.e. changes the background of his own cell. But it is also possible to choose any other name and then get a random, single-colored cell appearance.
Viruses
At Agar.io there are viruses in addition to the pellets. They do not move, are significantly larger than pellets and have a jagged edge. If the player eats a virus, he increases by the mass of the virus, but at the same time, if he has not yet divided into the maximum number of 16 divisible cells, the virus "shoots" into many small cell parts. If the cell has already divided 16 times, a virus can be eaten like other cells.
The player has the strategic possibility of Wenlarging the virus by pressing the button and then dividing it.
Cell division
If the cell is divided, the split-off part shoots at great speed in the direction in which the mouse is pointing. The following applies: The further away the mouse is from the cell, the faster and further the cell will move away. Small cells are faster than large ones, which makes this feature very useful when you want to eat food quickly. You divide your cell by pressing on it Leertaste.
Spin-off
If mass is split off from the cell, this small split off part is thrown in the direction in which the cursor is pointing. The split-off part works like a pellet, i.e. as normal food, and can no longer be controlled by the player. The split serves to exchange mass between players who form alliances. Furthermore, the split can be used to feed a virus. You split off mass by pressing the button W.
Loss of size
Every cell continuously loses mass and size. This forces the player to constantly eat smaller cells or pellets. The following applies: Large cells lose mass faster than smaller cells and therefore have to eat more. This helps the game to achieve more balance, because smaller cells also have the chance to grow large.
reception
Agar.io received mostly good reviews. Jon Fingas from Engadget described the game as "a good abstraction of the fierce survival-of-the-fittest competition that you sometimes see on the microscopic level." ( German: "A good variation on the survival-of-the-fittest theory that can sometimes be observed on a microscopic level.") The Yorkshire Standard said the game was "highly addictive," but criticized it for being repetitive and frustrating. Brett Makedonski of Destructoid said, "It feels so good to eat a guy."
Turkey
Prior to the 2015 parliamentary elections in Turkey , Agar.io was used for political purposes in Turkey . Some parties used symbols and signs of the game on their election posters . Hürriyet Daily News then headlined that the game was similar to the country's politics.
Netflix
Agar.io gained additional prominence when the American President Underwood from the Netflix series House of Cards used the game in the fourth season.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ İnternetin Yeni Çılgınlığı: Agar.io. In: webtekno.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Frequently Asked Questions - Answered • / r / Agario. In: reddit.com. reddit, accessed March 20, 2016 .
- ↑ {{Web archive | url = http: //touchvision.com/video/105307 | wayback = 20150927131846 | text = - | archiv-bot = 2018-08-22 09:55:16 InternetArchiveBot}} (link not available)
- ↑ a b Agar.io brings massively multiplayer games to the petri dish. In: engadget.com. Engadget, accessed March 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Steam Greenlight :: Agar.io. In: steamcommunity.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
- ↑ r / Agario - Game Mechanics Explained In Depth (Numbers and Rules). Retrieved July 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Agario Skins | Agar.io skins. In: agarioguide.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Game Mechanics | Agar.io skins. In: agarioguide.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
- ^ Agar.io: The game where eating balls is fun. In: co.uk. The Yorkshire Standard, accessed March 20, 2016 (American English).
- ↑ Jordan Devore: We can't stop playing the hilarious multiplayer web game Agar.io. In: destructoid.com. Destructoid, accessed March 20, 2016 .
- ^ Nathan Grayson: A Game That's Become A Political Battleground. In: kotaku.com. Kotaku, accessed March 20, 2016 (American English).
- ^ POLITICS - Web game becomes latest battlefield in Turkish politics. In: hurriyetdailynews.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Thomas Heuzeroth: Why President Underwood becomes a single cell . In: Welt Online . March 7, 2016 ( welt.de [accessed July 24, 2016]).