<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Contest	I-Application
of	I-Application
Champions	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kabam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fighting	O
game	O
is	O
primarily	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Summoner	O
,	O
tasked	O
by	O
the	O
Collector	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
heroes	I-Application
and	O
villains	O
and	O
pit	O
them	O
against	O
one	O
another	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Injustice	B-Application
:	I-Application
Gods	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fighting	O
arena	O
is	O
rendered	O
in	O
3D	O
with	O
a	O
2D	O
plane	O
for	O
the	O
superheroes	O
 '	O
movements	O
and	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
207	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
Marvel	B-Application
Comics	O
is	O
upgradable	O
,	O
featuring	O
their	O
own	O
classes	O
,	O
movements	O
,	O
traits	O
,	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
special	O
moves	O
,	O
although	O
many	O
share	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
opponents	O
are	O
A.I.-controlled	B-Application
,	O
so	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
an	O
actual	O
player	O
battle	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Contest	I-Application
of	I-Application
Champions	I-Application
requires	O
a	O
persistent	O
Internet	O
connection	O
for	O
both	O
single	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
between	O
the	O
characters	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
locations	O
pulled	O
from	O
Marvel	B-Application
Comics	O
or	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
Cinematic	O
Universe	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Asgard	O
,	O
Hell	O
's	O
Kitchen	O
,	O
Knowhere	O
,	O
Oscorp	O
,	O
Savage	O
Land	O
,	O
Stark	O
Tower	O
,	O
Wakanda	B-Language
,	O
and	O
a	O
S.H.I.E.L.D.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Contest	I-Application
of	I-Application
Champions	I-Application
features	O
3	O
primary	O
in-game	O
currencies	O
–	O
gold	O
,	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
battlechips	O
–	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
special	O
event	O
currencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
quest	O
and	O
the	O
versus	O
arenas	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
Contest	I-Application
of	I-Application
Champions	I-Application
features	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
other	O
quests	O
for	O
specific	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Contest	I-Application
of	I-Application
Champions	I-Application
features	O
a	O
wide	O
selection	O
of	O
playable	O
heroes	O
and	O
villains	O
from	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
Comics	O
universe	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
champions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
include	O
Captain	O
Marvel	B-Application
,	O
Thor	O
,	O
and	O
Venom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
include	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Star-Lord	O
,	O
and	O
Ultron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
champions	O
are	O
mostly	O
restricted	O
to	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
,	O
their	O
spin-off	O
teams	O
,	O
and	O
villains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
include	O
Captain	O
America	O
,	O
Hulk	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
the	O
2021	O
updates	O
,	O
Kabam	O
has	O
designed	O
twelve	O
unique	O
characters	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
tying	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
prominent	O
theme	O
of	O
a	O
multiverse	O
of	O
infinite	O
variations	O
of	O
characters	O
beyond	O
even	O
what	O
is	O
known	O
in	O
the	O
canon	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kabam	O
creative	O
director	O
Cuz	O
Parry	O
describes	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
one	O
vs.	O
one	O
,	O
arcade-style	O
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
multiplayer	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
role-playing	O
game	O
elements	O
with	O
a	O
quest/story	O
mode	O
where	O
you	O
're	O
pitted	O
against	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
heroes	O
and	O
villains	O
from	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
Kabam	O
and	O
Longtu	O
Games	O
announced	O
Marvel	B-Application
Contest	I-Application
of	I-Application
Champions	I-Application
to	O
be	O
published	O
in	O
China	O
in	O
late	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
announced	O
to	O
publish	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
Marvel	B-Application
universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
mobile	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Kabam	O
and	O
Marvel	B-Application
Games	O
,	O
launching	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Realm	I-Application
of	I-Application
Champions	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
,	O
and	O
expands	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
Contest	O
of	O
Champions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Contest	I-Application
of	I-Application
Champions	I-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
