<s>
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
(	O
abbreviated	O
LoL	B-Application
:	I-Application
WR	I-Application
or	O
simply	O
Wild	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Riot	O
Games	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
character	O
(	O
"	O
champion	O
"	O
)	O
with	O
unique	O
abilities	O
and	O
battle	O
against	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
players	O
or	O
AI-controlled	O
units	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
destroying	O
the	O
opposing	O
team	O
's	O
"	O
Nexus	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
match	O
is	O
discrete	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
champions	O
starting	O
off	O
relatively	O
weak	O
but	O
increasing	O
in	O
strength	O
by	O
accumulating	O
items	O
and	O
experience	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
(	O
MOBA	O
)	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
three-dimensional	O
isometric	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
PC	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
take	O
down	O
the	O
opposing	O
team	O
's	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
Wild	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
received	O
some	O
adaptations	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
faster	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
while	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
a	O
match	O
can	O
last	O
regularly	O
45	O
minutes	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
matches	O
last	O
approximately	O
fifteen	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
two	O
different	O
modes	O
:	O
Wild	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
(	O
which	O
covers	O
PVP	O
,	O
ranked	O
,	O
and	O
tournament	O
draft	O
)	O
and	O
ARAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
League	O
,	O
inhibitors	O
and	O
Nexus	O
turrets	O
were	O
removed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nexus	O
itself	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
attack	O
target	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fully	O
acquiring	O
Riot	O
Games	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
Tencent	O
asked	O
them	O
to	O
turn	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
into	O
a	O
mobile	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tencent	O
then	O
created	O
their	O
own	O
mobile	O
MOBA	O
,	O
Honor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
(	O
with	O
its	O
international	O
adaptation	O
known	O
as	O
Arena	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valor	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aforementioned	O
games	O
was	O
then	O
reportedly	O
straining	O
their	O
business	O
relationship	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
firms	O
became	O
further	O
strained	O
when	O
Tencent	O
used	O
notable	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
players	O
to	O
promote	O
Arena	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valor	I-Application
and	O
its	O
esports	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riot	O
Games	O
's	O
complaints	O
initiated	O
a	O
two-month	O
marketing	O
freeze	O
for	O
Arena	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valor	I-Application
and	O
demands	O
that	O
Riot	O
Games	O
would	O
be	O
given	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
review	O
all	O
marketing	O
plans	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
veto	O
for	O
use	O
of	O
select	O
celebrity	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riot	O
Games	O
eventually	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
market	O
for	O
the	O
MOBA	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
agreed	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
mobile	O
title	O
for	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tencent	O
then	O
temporarily	O
pulled	O
marketing	O
plans	O
for	O
Arena	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valor	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
clearing	O
room	O
for	O
Riot	O
Games	O
's	O
announcement	O
of	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
a	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
limited	O
alpha	O
launch	O
in	O
Brazil	O
and	O
Philippines	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
cinematic	O
trailer	O
was	O
posted	O
by	O
the	O
official	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
channel	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Wild	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
closed	O
beta	O
in	O
Southeast	O
Asia	O
via	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
Apple	O
's	O
TestFlight	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
regions	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
China	O
,	O
Wild	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
has	O
received	O
game	O
approval	O
from	O
China	O
's	O
National	O
Press	O
and	O
Publication	O
Administration	O
in	O
early	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riot	O
Games	O
intends	O
to	O
release	O
Wild	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
on	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
business	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Skins	O
"	O
,	O
used	O
as	O
purely	O
cosmetic	O
customization	O
of	O
champions	O
can	O
be	O
acquired	O
after	O
buying	O
and	O
using	O
an	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
called	O
Wild	O
Cores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
skins	O
are	O
debuting	O
in	O
Wild	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Stargazer	O
"	O
skin	O
line	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
standalone	O
skins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
feature	O
currently	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Wild	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
is	O
"	O
champion	O
poses	O
"	O
,	O
changing	O
the	O
pose	O
of	O
the	O
selected	O
champion	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
and	O
right	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cass	O
Marshall	O
,	O
from	O
Polygon	O
,	O
said	O
Wild	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
provides	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
alternative	O
for	O
those	O
intimidated	O
by	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
League	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jordan	O
Minor	O
from	O
PCMag	O
gave	O
Wild	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
surprisingly	O
capable	O
mobile	O
edition	O
"	O
of	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Washington	O
Post	O
's	O
Shannon	O
Liao	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
beginner-friendly	O
"	O
than	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
its	O
tutorial	O
could	O
be	O
more	O
comprehensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Webster	O
with	O
The	O
Verge	O
wrote	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Wild	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
"	O
does	O
an	O
excellent	O
job	O
of	O
easing	O
in	O
new	O
players	O
by	O
explaining	O
the	O
basics	O
in	O
simple	O
terms	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wild	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
player	O
base	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
has	O
reportedly	O
been	O
"	O
way	O
less	O
toxic	O
"	O
than	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Liao	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
Steven	O
Messner	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
effort	O
required	O
to	O
type	O
on	O
a	O
smartphone	O
.	O
</s>
