Marvel Strike Force
Marvel Strike Force is a turn-based role-playing mobile game by FoxNext (later acquired by Scopely) for Android and iOS platforms. The game was launched worldwide on March 28, 2018, and is primarily set in the Marvel Universe. Premise. The Earth has fallen under siege by sinister forces led by Ultimus. Agents of S.T.R.I.K.E. (Special Tactical Reserve for Interdimensional Key Events) have been called to assemble squads of heroes and villains to combat Ultimus's legions, that includes mind-controlled versions of the heroes and villains, before Earth falls under Ultimus' control. In addition to this  campaign, special sub-plot events are also released, loosely based on recent Marvel films that have been released, starting with "". Gameplay. "Marvel Strike Force" allows players to collect "Marvel Universe" characters from both the heroes and villains and generic characters from large organizations such as S.H.I.E.L.D., The Hand and Hydra, and use them to fight in turn-based battles. There are multiple ways to collect characters: some are given to players immediately, whereas others are gained via gameplay or as in-game rewards in the form of shards that are earned by players to unlock and or promote their characters . Shards can either be earned from winning battles or bought from a shop. Players level up their user level by gaining experience by completing daily quests or completing battles. Battles are divided up into rounds, with the character with the highest speed attribute going first. Each team consists of up to five characters (though some AI teams in raids can have far more characters than that) who battle until defeated or reinforcements enter. Battles are turn-based, based on the speed attribute, where the combatants apply healing and various buffs to their own team and damage and debuffs to the  opponent all the while trying to deal the most overall damage and having the last character alive. Players may join alliances that form the main group inside of the game, which can include up to 24 players and be private or open. Alliances allow players to play in raids and wars and to access alliance milestones. These alliances can be created by any player or created by the game. All players must be in an alliance, so if a player leaves or is kicked from an alliance, the game will assign a new one. Modes. The main game modes are  Campaigns, Arena, Blitz, Raids, Real Time Arena, Challenges and Alliance War. All but one mode, Real Time Arena, has its own currency that can be spent on character shards or items. All modes are played versus a computer-controlled AI, except Real Time Arena where you play against other players, this is including the Arena, Blitz and Alliance War battles where the AI controls a player-created team. All the player's selected characters must survive in order to earn all three stars available for the Stage, which will enable Auto-Win for that Stage, which allows the player to  earn resources for that Stage without going through a full battle. Enemy squad members will generally have glowing red eyes, indicating their control by Ultimus. Reception. Marvel Strike Force generated $150 million in sales during its first year of operation (2018) on the iOS and Android platforms. Growth continued modestly to $180+ million in sales in 2019, but exploded in 2020 with approximately $300 million in revenue. Awards. The game was nominated for "Mobile Game of the Year" at the SXSW Gaming Awards, and won the People's Voice Award for "Games" in the "Video" category  of the 2019 Webby Awards, whereas its other nomination was for "Strategy/Simulation Game" under the "Games" category. Google Play awarded it as the best breakthrough game of 2019, which is for overall design, user experience, engagement and retention, and strong growth. The game was also nominated for "Best Live Ops" at the "Pocket Gamer" Mobile Games Awards, and for "Strategy/Simulation" at the 2020 Webby Awards.