Lineage 2: Revolution
{{short description|2016 mobile MMORPG video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Lineage 2: Revolution
| image = Lineage 2 Revolution Promo.jpg
| developer = Netmarble Neo
| publisher = Netmarble
| series = Lineage
| engine = Unreal Engine 4
| platforms = Android, iOS, iPadOS
| released = {{vgrelease|KOR|December 14, 2016|WW|November 15, 2017}}
| genre = MMORPG
| modes = Multiplayer
}}
Lineage 2: Revolution is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Netmarble for mobile platforms under license from NCSoft, taking place 100 years before the events of NCSoft's Lineage II: Goddess of Destruction storyline.{{Cite web|url=https://www.androidauthority.com/lineage-2-revolution-754451/|title=Lineage 2 Revolution to be released worldwide after huge launch in South Korea|website=androidauthority.com|access-date=2018-09-19|date=2017-03-03}} It is part of the Lineage series.
Gameplay
Like many MMORPGs, the player starts by creating a character and choosing its race. Available races are: Human, Elf, Dark Elf, Dwarf, Orc and in the latest update, the Kamael. Each race specializes later in different classes, such as warrior, mage, and archer. The player progresses through the game by taking quests and killing mobs. The vast majority of the game, though, is afk grinding.
The game is set in the same world of Lineage II, originally released in 2003, and features instanced dungeons, player versus player (PvP), clan wars, raids and a series of quests to advance the storyline.{{Cite news|url=https://gangnamgamers.com/lineage-2-revolution-the-power-of-korean-ip-65f9c151d32e|title=Lineage 2: Revolution — The Power of Korean IP! – Ampersand Media Lab|date=2016-12-21|work=Ampersand Media Lab|access-date=2017-11-21}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} However, the gameplay has been specifically adapted to better fit mobile devices by Netmarble;{{Cite news|url=https://www.androidauthority.com/lineage-2-revolution-android-us-815132/|title=Popular MMO Lineage 2: Revolution launches in the US|date=2017-11-16|work=Android Authority|access-date=2017-11-21|language=en-US}} for example, quests are automated, with the character executing them automatically and even killing enemies alone after selecting a quest.{{Cite news|url=https://kotaku.com/lineage-2-revolution-pretty-much-plays-itself-1820509649|title=Lineage 2: Revolution Pretty Much Plays Itself|last=Fahey|first=Mike|work=Kotaku|access-date=2017-11-21|language=en-US}}
Development
Developed by South Korea's Netmarble, the game was first released in South Korea on November 14, 2016.{{cite web |title=Netmarble releases new mobile RPG 'Lineage II: Revolution' |url=http://www.theinvestor.co.kr/view.php?ud=20161214000877 |website=www.theinvestor.co.kr |access-date=17 October 2020 |language=en}} It launched in western countries on November 15, 2017.{{cite web |last1=Cowley |first1=Ric |title=Netmarble's MMORPG Lineage 2 Revolution launches in the US and Europe |url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/67004/lineage-2-revolution-launches-in-the-west/ |website=pocketgamer.biz |date=15 November 2017 |access-date=17 October 2020}} The game was set to release in Japan in the third quarter of 2017, followed by China in the fourth.{{Cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-netmarble-ipo-idUKKBN17K0R1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418224820/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-netmarble-ipo-idUKKBN17K0R1|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2017|title = South Korea's Netmarble eyes $4.4 billion war chest for acquisitions after IPO|newspaper = Reuters|date = 18 April 2017}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 74/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/lineage-2-revolution/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |title=Lineage 2: Revolution for iPhone/iPad Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=June 6, 2018}}
| TA = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://toucharcade.com/2017/11/20/lineage-ii-revolution-review/ |title='Lineage II: Revolution' Review – A Fascinating Exploration of What Actually Constitutes Gameplay in an MMORPG |last=Hodapp |first=Eli |date=November 20, 2017 |website=TouchArcade |access-date=June 6, 2018}}
}}
The game has been well received in some markets. By December 2017, the game had crossed the {{US$|100 million|long=no}} mark within 18 days. By January 2017, the game had grossed {{KRW|206.5 million}} ({{US$|176.6 million|long=no}}) within its first month in South Korea.{{cite news |title=Netmarble's Lineage 2: Revolution surpasses $176 million in revenues in its first month |url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/news/64894/lineage-2-revolution-surpasses-176-million-usd-in-revenues/ |work=Pocket Gamer |date=January 19, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/66785/lineage-2-revolution-one-million-pre-registrations/|title=Lineage 2: Revolution surpasses one million pre-registrations for US and Europe launch|work=pocketgamer.biz|access-date=2017-11-21}} Overseas, it became the top-grossing app on Apple's App Store in Japan just 18 hours after its debut,{{Cite news|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170824000636|title=Netmarble's 'Lineage II: Revolution' becomes top-grossing app in Japan|last=Herald|first=The Korea|date=2017-08-24|access-date=2017-11-21|language=en}} and surpassed 1 million pre-registrations for the US and Europe launch, generating 45% of Netmarble's revenues as of September 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/news/66979/netmarble-financials-q3-fy17/|title=Lineage 2 Revolution generated 45% of Netmarble's revenues in Q3 FY17|work=pocketgamer.biz|access-date=2017-11-21}} The game went on to gross {{US$|980 million|long=no}} worldwide in 2017, becoming the year's seventh highest-grossing mobile game.{{cite web|title=2017 YEAR IN REVIEW: DIGITAL GAMES AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA|url=http://strivesponsorship.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SuperData-2017-year-in-review-digital-games-and-interactive-media.pdf|publisher=SuperData Research|date=January 25, 2018}} As of December 2018, the game has more than 30 million players.{{cite news |title=How Lineage 2: Revolution topped 30 million global players |url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/12/09/how-lineage-2-revolution-topped-30-million-global-players/ |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=VentureBeat |date=9 December 2018}} It grossed over {{US$|1.5 billion|long=no}} worldwide by January 2019,{{cite news |title=Lineage 2: Revolution Has Amassed $1.5 Billion from Players Worldwide |url=https://sensortower.com/blog/lineage-2-revolution-revenue-december-2018 |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=Sensor Tower |date=23 January 2019}} and has grossed {{US$|1.7 billion|long=no}} as of October 2019.{{cite web |last1=Chapple |first1=Craig |title=Lineage Franchise Crosses $4 Billion in Gross Revenue on Mobile |url=https://sensortower.com/blog/lineage-mobile-games-revenue-4-billion |website=Sensor Tower |date=October 18, 2019 |access-date=2 June 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://l2.netmarble.com/}}
{{NCsoft}}
Category:Android (operating system) games
Category:Massively multiplayer online role-playing games
Category:Unreal Engine 4 games
Category:Video games developed in South Korea
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