<s>
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
free-to-play	O
mobile	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Finnish	O
game	O
developer	O
Supercell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
platforms	O
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
tasks	O
players	O
to	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
village	O
using	O
the	O
resources	O
gained	O
from	O
attacking	O
other	O
player	O
's	O
villages	O
with	O
troops	O
;	O
earning	O
rewards	O
,	O
buying	O
them	O
with	O
medals	O
or	O
by	O
producing	O
them	O
at	O
their	O
own	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
spin-off	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
of	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Supercell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
is	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
form	O
communities	O
called	O
clans	O
,	O
train	O
troops	O
,	O
and	O
attack	O
other	O
players	O
to	O
earn	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Town	O
Hall	O
7	O
,	O
dark	O
elixir	O
becomes	O
available	O
;	O
this	O
type	O
of	O
elixir	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
train	O
and	O
upgrade	O
dark	O
elixir	O
troops	O
,	O
heroes	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Barbarian	B-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
and	O
starting	O
at	O
Town	O
Hall	O
8	O
,	O
create	O
dark	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Town	O
Hall	O
9	O
,	O
Archer	B-Application
Queen	I-Application
becomes	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
is	O
clans	O
facing	O
off	O
against	O
one	O
another	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
clan	O
wars	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Supercell	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
behind	O
other	O
popular	O
mobile	O
games	O
like	O
Hay	B-Application
Day	I-Application
and	O
Brawl	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
the	O
games	O
Backyard	O
Monsters	O
and	O
Travian	B-Protocol
with	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
being	O
influenced	O
by	O
old	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
platforms	O
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
Supercell	O
released	O
their	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
Super	O
Bowl	O
XLIX	O
commercial	O
,	O
featuring	O
Liam	O
Neeson	O
parodying	O
his	O
character	O
from	O
Taken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
users	O
later	O
voted	O
the	O
advertisement	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
ad	O
,	O
behind	O
Nissan	O
's	O
"	O
With	O
Dad	O
"	O
ad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
74	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
and	O
80%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simple	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
's	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
strength	O
than	O
a	O
weakness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
simple	O
enough	O
to	O
provide	O
quick	O
,	O
painless	O
matches	O
on	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
in	O
an	O
idle	O
moment	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
enough	O
different	O
units	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
mode	O
to	O
make	O
playing	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
endlessly	O
rewarding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Best	O
of	O
all	O
,	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
NPC	O
goblins	O
gives	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
a	O
small	O
edge	O
over	O
similar	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
that	O
rely	O
almost	O
entirely	O
on	O
player-versus-player	O
combat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
Willington	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
requiring	O
real	O
strategy	B-Application
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
is	O
a	O
superb	O
game	O
,	O
freemium	O
or	O
otherwise	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
nuance	O
than	O
most	O
give	O
it	O
credit	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
probably	O
wo	O
n't	O
warm	O
the	O
hearts	O
of	O
any	O
haters	O
out	O
there	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
give	O
genre	O
fans	O
something	O
with	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
action	O
and	O
strategy	B-Application
than	O
they	O
might	O
be	O
used	O
to.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
brings	O
something	O
new	O
to	O
accompany	O
its	O
competent	O
but	O
unexceptional	O
empire	O
gameplay	O
,	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
us	O
it	O
'll	O
be	O
a	O
case	O
of	O
too	O
little	O
,	O
too	O
late.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Commercial	O
receptionClash	O
of	O
Clans	O
became	O
an	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
top	O
5	O
download	O
between	O
December	O
2012	O
and	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
success	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
helping	O
to	O
usher	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
era	O
in	O
single-player	O
gaming	O
on	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third-highest	O
game	O
in	O
revenue	O
generated	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
number	O
one	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
grossing	O
app	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
with	O
an	O
estimated	O
revenue	O
of	O
1.5	O
million	O
dollars	O
per	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
most	O
installed	O
app	O
in	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
the	O
seventh	O
most	O
installed	O
app	O
in	O
the	O
Play	O
Store	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
had	O
amassed	O
500	O
million	O
downloads	O
by	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
has	O
generated	O
more	O
revenue	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
app	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
having	O
brought	O
in	O
a	O
revenue	O
of	O
over	O
$6.4	O
billion	O
since	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
remains	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
50	O
grossing	O
apps	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Play	O
Store	O
and	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
more	O
than	O
eight	O
years	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
