Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Developer(s) Moonton

Publisher(s) Moonton

Engine Unity[1]

Platform(s) Android, iOS

Release Android

 WW: 14 July 2016

iOS

 WW: 9 November 2016[2]

Genre(s) Multiplayer online battle arena

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Chinese: 无尽对决; pinyin: wújìn duìjié)[3] is a

mobile multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) developed and published by Moonton.
Released in 2016, the game has become popular in Southeast Asia and was among the
games chosen for the first medal event esports competition at the 2019 Southeast
Asian Games in the Philippines.
In July 2018, Tencent (which also developed similar games, Arena of Valor) on behalf
of Riot Games won a lawsuit in Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People's Court against
Moonton's CEO Watson Xu Zhenhua (as he had previously worked in Tencent as one
of Tencent's senior employee), for violating a law regarding Non-Compete
Agreements along with Mobile Legends' plagiarism of League of Legends, and was
awarded a settlement of $2.9 million.

Contents

 1Gameplay

 2Characters

o 2.1Related media

 2.1.1Garudayana

 2.1.2The King of Fighters

 3Esports

o 3.1Awards and nominations

o 3.2Tournaments

 3.2.1Official tournaments

 3.2.2Other tournaments

 3.2.2.1Philippines

o 3.3Campaigns

 3.3.1515 Unite

 3.3.2Crazy Legends: Charity Homestand

 4Development

o 4.1Update phase

 4.1.1MLBB 2.0

 4.1.2Project NEXT

o 4.2Spin-off game

 4.2.1Mobile Legends: Adventure

 5Lawsuit

 6References
  7External links

Gameplay
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game
designed for mobile phones. The two opposing teams fight to reach and destroy the
enemy's base while defending their own base for control of a path, the three "lanes"
known as "top", "middle", and "bottom", which connects the bases. [4] Weaker computer-
controlled characters, called "minions", spawn at team bases and follow the three lanes
to the opposite team's base, fighting enemies and turrets. [5]
In each team, there are five players who each control a character, known as a "hero"
using analog/joystick controls. Heroes can be grouped into 6 different roles, Marksman,
Assassin, Mage, Support, Fighter, and Tank.
Additionally, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang has many game modes; some of them having
different gameplay mechanics.

Characters
Mobile Legends initially had 10 heroes upon its release in 2016. [6] It later grew to 70 by
November 2018,[6] and as of December 2020, 103 heroes are currently in the live server.
Moonton regularly collaborates with Southeast Asian countries to create new characters
from their respective histories or folklore to further increase the game's appeal,
[7]
 introducing characters such as Lapu Lapu (Philippines),[8] Minsitthar (based
on Kyansittha; Myanmar),[9][10] Kadita (based on Nyai Roro Kidul; Indonesia),
[11]
 and Badang (Malaysia).[12]
In November 2020, Moonton announced Filipino professional boxer Manny Pacquiao as
the brand ambassador for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang in the Philippines. To
commemorate the partnership, Moonton also launched a character based on Pacquiao
in the game known as Paquito.[13]
Related media
Garudayana
In June 2017, Moonton approached Is Yuniarto, an Indonesian comic book artist that
best known for Garudayana, a Javanese action fantasy comic series from Indonesia.
The Garudayana comic series was published by numerous comic publishers in
Indonesia such as Koloni (Original imprint version), Curhat Anak Bangsa (Garudayana
Saga),[14] Webtoon (Digital comic),[15] and CIAYO Comics (Web comic).[16] On 11 August
2015, Is Yuniarto stated on his Facebook page that he has officially cooperated to
release the comic which is now in its fifth saga with one of the most famous online
comic publishers in Japan, Digital Catapult, in which Garudayana comic originally only
available in indonesian language, now also available for English and Japanese
language for audiences outside Indonesia. [17][18][19]
The reason Moonton approached Is Yuniarto is to
included Gatotkaca from Garudayana as a playable character in Mobile Legends: Bang
Bang to promote the game, attracting local audiences as well as boosting the game
popularity in Indonesia.[20] Moonton also later included Kadita, an Indonesian goddess of
the sea from Sundanese and Javanese beliefs as playable character in Mobile
Legends: Bang Bang to further appeal Indonesian playerbase.
The King of Fighters
In March 2019, Moonton approached SNK for collaboration, introducing characters
from The King of Fighters (KOF) as skins in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.[21] The skins
have unique KOF ability effects and voiceovers. The 1st KOF series skins released in
the game were Iori Yagami for the hero Chou, Leona Heidern for the hero Karina,
and Athena Asamiya for the hero Guinevere.[22] The 2nd KOF series skins released
were Kula Diamond for the hero Aurora, K' for the hero Gusion, and Orochi Chris for the
hero Dyrroth.[23]