<s>
is	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
physics	O
game	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
puzzle	O
,	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Mixi	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
platforms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
summed	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Metal	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
;	O
the	O
former	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
centers	O
around	O
monster	O
collecting	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
in	O
that	O
battles	O
take	O
place	O
using	O
catapult	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
grossed	O
over	O
worldwide	O
,	O
surpassing	O
Puzzle	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
to	O
become	O
the	O
highest-grossing	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
app	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
more	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
game	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
film	O
adaptation	O
titled	O
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
The	O
Movie	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
anime	O
film	O
,	O
titled	O
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
the	O
Movie	O
:	O
Sora	O
no	O
Kanata	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
anime	O
film	O
titled	O
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
The	O
Movie	O
:	O
Lucifer	O
Zetsubō	O
no	O
Yoake	O
was	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
delayed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
competitor	O
Puzzle	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
and	O
other	O
freemium	O
puzzle	O
games	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
battles	O
waves	O
of	O
monsters	O
to	O
collect	O
them	O
,	O
fuse	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
evolve	O
them	O
and	O
earn	O
gold	O
and	O
other	O
items	O
through	O
gameplay	O
to	O
get	O
stronger	O
monsters	O
,	O
and	O
build	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
friends	O
with	O
monsters	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
sets	O
it	O
apart	O
is	O
that	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
a	O
tile-matching	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
aims	O
and	O
flicks	O
their	O
monsters	O
around	O
on	O
a	O
field	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
billiards/pool	O
,	O
bumping	O
off	O
of	O
walls	O
and	O
enemies	O
to	O
perform	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
also	O
offers	O
co-operative	O
play	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collaborations	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
made	O
with	O
Lawson	O
's	O
convenience	O
store	O
chain	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Big	O
Game	O
Hunting	O
Quest	O
,	O
Bakusō	O
Kyōdai	O
Let	O
's	O
&	O
Go	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
November	O
2013	O
it	O
was	O
credited	O
with	O
saving	O
Mixi	O
,	O
originally	O
a	O
social	O
media	O
network	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
XFLAG	O
brand	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
app	O
became	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
theme	O
song	O
for	O
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
titled	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Nagae	O
Kuwabara	O
(	O
lyrics	O
)	O
and	O
Riichiro	O
Kuwabara	O
(	O
composition	O
)	O
and	O
performed	O
by	O
Hironobu	O
Kageyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kageyama	O
performed	O
it	O
live	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
at	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
first	O
anniversary	O
event	O
at	O
the	O
Nico	O
Nico	O
Douga	O
live	O
house	O
nicofarre	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
song	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
sale	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
English	O
language	O
version	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
Authority	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
concerns	O
about	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tutorial	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
not	O
challenging	O
,	O
as	O
there	O
did	O
not	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
any	O
strategy	B-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
easy	O
to	O
earn	O
Orbs	O
(	O
the	O
premium	O
currency	O
)	O
,	O
he	O
could	O
easily	O
use	O
the	O
Hatcher	O
to	O
get	O
better	O
monsters	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
just	O
a	O
wait	O
for	O
the	O
Stamina	O
to	O
refill	O
and	O
fuse	O
monsters	O
,	O
until	O
you	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
gold	O
to	O
fuse	O
and	O
space	O
in	O
the	O
Monster	O
Box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
overtook	O
Puzzle	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
as	O
Japan	O
's	O
highest-grossing	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
app	I-Application
in	O
late	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
revenues	O
exceeded	O
(	O
)	O
per	O
quarter	O
during	O
JanuaryMarch	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
more	O
than	O
30	O
million	O
times	O
and	O
had	O
daily	O
revenues	O
of	O
$3.8	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
2016	O
,	O
earning	O
a	O
revenue	O
of	O
$1.3	O
billion	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
and	O
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
earned	O
another	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
third	O
highest-grossing	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
behind	O
Arena	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valor	I-Application
and	O
Fantasy	B-Protocol
Westward	I-Protocol
Journey	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
grossed	O
over	O
worldwide	O
,	O
surpassing	O
Puzzle	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
to	O
become	O
the	O
highest-grossing	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
app	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
second	O
top-grossing	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
during	O
the	O
2020	O
New	O
Year	O
period	O
,	O
behind	O
only	O
fellow	O
JRPG	O
title	O
Fate/Grand	B-Application
Order	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
RPG	O
version	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
based	O
on	O
Japanese	O
YouTubers	O
Tomotake	O
"	O
Max	O
"	O
Murai	O
,	O
former	O
CEO	O
of	O
Japanese	O
iPhone	O
news	O
and	O
reviews	O
site	O
AppBank	O
,	O
and	O
beatboxer	O
Hikakin	O
,	O
who	O
both	O
do	O
Let	O
's	O
Play	O
videos	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
NPCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
debuted	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
the	O
No.1	O
spot	O
in	O
the	O
weekly	O
sales	O
chart	O
based	O
on	O
figures	O
by	O
Media	O
Create	O
,	O
selling	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
437,903	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
dethroning	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Generations	I-Application
after	O
a	O
three-week	O
streak	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
spot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
web	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
premiered	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
on	O
YouTube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
season	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
has	O
been	O
announced	O
and	O
premiered	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
anime	O
got	O
its	O
first	O
spin-off	O
on	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
A	O
Rhapsody	O
Called	O
Lucy	O
-The	O
Very	O
First	O
Song	O
-	O
OVA	O
episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
are	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
continuity	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mixi	O
released	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
for	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
Australian	O
markets	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
