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-Game Information-
Game platform: MOBA, PC
Amount of player(s) *per team*: Five Versus Five
Amount of Teams: Two
Developer: S2 Games
Game Genre: Action
Price: Free to Play!
Game Stage *3/7/2014*: Closed Beta
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-Synopsis-
Strife is a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) where two 5 player teams will engage each other in epic combat. Each unique match will grow you from a new recruit in the Army of Light to an experienced and hardened arena veteran.

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-Story-
A ancient evil has fallen over the Plane of Strife. Rumors is that the Dharkwave horde of Sheol has arisen once again. There is only one thing that stands between peace, and invasion, and that is one key, only one key that opens the portal which is to the underworld of Sheol. The mystical item is a fragment of the ancient 'Dark Obelisk' which is kepts by the 'Keepers of the Code' which are the guardians of Strife. The cryptic rune has gone missing which makes most fear that the complete morning is coming.
For the preperation of a possible invasion by the Dharkwave horde, the keepers built a arena in Strife which in hope a fabled Army of Light could be trained.
Now great and almighty heroes to battle in the arena to face this new dread to prove their worth and to save their people from the coming battle. In this battle some will rise and some will fall, and will prove their Strength and their courage on the battlefield.

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-Gameplay-
This game mainly consists of multiplayer action. You and your team is two destroy objectives in order to obtain victory and rewards.
There are 3 'lanes' in this game. The Top lane, Middle lane, and the Bottom lane.
Players come up with their own meta's for this game, such as the amount of players in a lane or what lane each type of hero can be assigned to. The default meta of the game consists of two players in Top lane, two players in mid lane, and one player in bottom lane.
You have a nice variety of heroes to select from! The roles you can select sum up to the Attack Damage Heroes, Ability Damage Heroes, Survivability Heroes, Crowd Control Heroes. Recommended to have at least one per role on each team.
The game also has item crafting, which is where you can craft your own items and components and use them against your in game enemies (usually bots or other players)
The pet system is another unique feature this game has implemented, pets can be used for in-game bonuses such as health regeneration, Bonus Damage, and even Bonus Gold.
Item enchantments are also another advantage against your enemies. You can enchant your items and make them stronger

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-Graphics-
Graphics in this game is pretty much to be classified as 'Toon.' But overall is great for a MOBA game as not many players complain about it. This also can reduce strain on players computers who don't have a ultimate gaming pc. So players can get into MOBA games without those super expensive high grade gaming computers. Strife is designed for that. If your computer can't take the high graphics? Not to worry, it has options to lower your graphics qualities for better performance.
I have attached some pictures of the game from in-game perspective for anyone who is interested.
[ :!: Warning some images are rather large in size :!: ]

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-Controls-
The controls of this game are quite simple. To move your character you simply right click on your mouse,o r you can hold down the right mouse button and move where you would like. Your main abilities in-game are casted by either clicking on them to activate them, and click on your target (some abilities are skill shots and require aiming.) The main buttons on the keyboard are Q,W,E,R. You can press them to quicky activate your ability and click in the direction you want your ability to fire. Or quick cast them to quickly fire instantly at the direction your mouse pointer is located. You can rebind them to however you chose.
Tab brings up much more to your HUD. You can see more about your items, enemies, and how you and they are doing in the game. On the player bar which appears on he top of the screen, if you hover your mouse over one of the player icons it will show you their K/D/A, Gold income, and if they are the MVP of their team or not. It shows for both teams so use this for your advantage in team fights and in the lane phase.. You can pin this to your screen by clicking the little button on the bar that looks like a little tiny pin, can't miss it!

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-Extra information-
I have had a great experience so far by playing this game. I highly recommend attempting to get the game by signing up for the Closed Beta or wait until its open beta. It is a lot of fun. If you like games like League of Legends or Dota, Strife is another game you can play. The game is designed for the average player to sit back, and just have fun with it. As of right now there is no competitive game ego like a ranked system [Yet], but as of right now its just a game to sit back, relax, and enjoy yourself. Just like any other game

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-Rating-
Game overall rating: 8.5/10
Recommend trying if you love MOBA style games like League of Legends or Dota, and want to have some fun.