<s>
Plunder	B-Protocol
Pirates	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
freemium	O
mobile	B-Application
MMO	B-Application
pirate-themed	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midoki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
it	O
soft-launched	O
in	O
Canada	O
and	O
Finland	O
on	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
the	O
worldwide	O
iOS	B-Application
release	O
was	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
Metal	B-Library
for	O
advanced	O
graphics	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plunder	B-Protocol
Pirates	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
build	O
a	O
base	O
,	O
train	O
pirates	B-Application
,	O
explore	O
the	O
sea	O
,	O
defend	O
against	O
players	O
and	O
attack	O
other	O
players	O
to	O
earn	O
gold	O
and	O
grog	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
defences	O
and	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
differs	O
from	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
by	O
being	O
in	O
3D	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
environment	O
has	O
received	O
seasonal	O
updates	O
for	O
Halloween	B-Application
,	O
Christmas	O
and	O
Chinese	O
New	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buildings	O
can	O
be	O
defensive	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
cannons	O
,	O
mystic	O
mortars	O
,	O
ground	O
pounders	O
,	O
gun	O
towers	O
,	O
mines	O
,	O
mystic	O
mines	O
,	O
legendary	O
mines	O
,	O
flame	O
traps	O
,	O
shark	O
traps	O
,	O
bunkers	O
,	O
pirate	B-Application
ship	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
pirate	B-Application
hall	O
at	O
upgrade	O
level	O
9	O
or	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
player	O
finds	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
an	O
opposing	O
guild	O
while	O
looking	O
for	O
pirates	B-Application
to	O
attack	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
gets	O
a	O
guild	O
war	O
bonus	O
and	O
get	O
a	O
percentage	O
increase	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
battle	O
points	O
gained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
Legendary	O
Pirates	B-Application
-	O
an	O
individual	O
unit	O
that	O
provides	O
various	O
additional	O
attacking	O
and	O
defensive	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
date	O
there	O
are	O
twelve	O
Legendary	O
Pirates	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gems	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
speed	O
up	O
every	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
from	O
construction	O
time	O
to	O
pirate	B-Application
recruitment	O
to	O
research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
upgrading	O
buildings	O
like	O
the	O
lighthouse	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
upgrade	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
pirate	B-Application
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plunder	B-Protocol
Pirates	I-Protocol
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
71/100	O
based	O
on	O
5	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
consensus	O
of	O
reviewers	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
strategy	B-Application
management	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plunder	B-Protocol
Pirates	I-Protocol
received	O
the	O
UK	O
TIGA	O
Game	O
Industry	O
Award	O
for	O
best	O
debut	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plunder	B-Protocol
Pirates	I-Protocol
received	O
best	O
"	O
New	O
Games	O
IP	O
-	O
Mobile	B-Application
"	O
at	O
the	O
British	O
Develop	O
Awards	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
