However, despite being originally soft-launched in the UK under the name Frontline Commando: Rivals, it was renamed Rival Fire shortly before full launch. One of the reasons Glu Mobile is a good fit for this project, you'd think, is because it has shooting franchises pre-established in the west - notably Contract Killer and Frontline Commando. The entire game economy is now much more sophisticated, granular and deep.Ĭompetitive PC FPS CrossFire and, more recently, third-person mobile shooter WeFire - both published by Tencent - have proven very successful in Asia.Īnd now, no doubt related to the fact that Tencent is a 14.6% shareholder in Glu Mobile, the US firm has been entrusted with bringing WeFire to a western audience. In China, though - largely thanks to Tencent, the internet giant who bought Supercell for $8.6 billion - the situation is very different. But given the size of the shooter market on other platforms, it's an intriguing anomaly to say the least. That's not to say that there have been no good ones, nor that anything outside top grossing is a failure. While the PC and console scene in the west remains dominated by franchises such as Call of Duty and Counter-Strike, the mobile top-grossing charts are notably lacking in successful shooters. This time, we're taking a look at Rival Fire, which is Glu Mobile's westernised take on Tencent's hit Chinese shooter, WeFire. The end goal is to see whether the game makes a good enough case for us to part with our cash, or whether players are content - or engaged enough - to 'freeload'. In each instalment, we consider the incentives or pressure applied to make in-app purchases, their perceived value, the expansion offered by IAPs and the overall value of the experience. Welcome back to the In-App Purchase Inspector - our regular look at free-to-play games from the consumer's perspective.
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