After 17 years, Blizzard Entertainment released its first new IP: Overwatch. The game gained more than 15 million players in less than 3 months since its launch date! Why is Overwatch receiving so much attention?
Overwatch – the hero-based shooter game sensation of 2016
Overwatch release date was on May 24th 2016, but on August 5th, Blizzard announced that the game have already attracted over 15 million players with players logging 500 million hours of game play thus far! This objective-based combat game got 6.9 user score based on 3669 ratings and metascore of 91 by 59 critics on Metacritic. Furthermore, they were given a 9/10 review and 7.7 user average on Gamespot, as well as 88% review on PC Gamer.
Overwatch is a competitive multiplayer first-person shooter video game that requires the players to form hero-based teams in order to compete in completing missions. The game emphasizes the importance of teamwork and makes usage of tactical battle positioning skills. The game previously had 21 characters and in July, Blizzard added one more hero and it was all free! Overwatch lets the players choose between diverse characters that are grouped into 4 main groups – Offense, Defense, Tank and Support – but none are the same!
Each of the heroes have their own sets of skills, unique appearances as well as character-specific dialogues and personalities. One of the main highlights is also the fact that players are allowed to switch their heroes mid-match in order to adapt to a given battle situation, which gives the game a tactical-depth for each uniquely designed map. Each character, map and battle effect in the game is diverse, and shows a good level of design and artistry.
Overwatch- artistry and multiplayer shooter video game
The Overwatch price is 49,99USD for PC, PS4 and Xbox One, which puts it in a slightly higher price-range games. However, the price does include new patches of fun and interesting map and character tweaks without additional charges. The producer announced that new characters are still coming, and just recently a new competitive mode was released as well! So, with diverse and unique gameplay and good design, plus continuous improvements, this game certainly lives up to the hype! Are you impressed by Overwatch so far?