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8 Games Considered

8 Options ConsideredPriceGenreController Support
Ingress
Augmented realityNo
Pokémon GO
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Run An Empire
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Parallel Kingdom
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Temple Treasure Hunt Game
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Ingress

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Andris Pelcbergs
Clark Taylor
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Allows meeting new people

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Ingress is a very social game best enjoyed by playing with others from your own faction. Leaders organize unofficial local Ingress and social events and Ingress has many opportunities to participate official "anomalies" where as many as a thousand players of all levels gather to wage a vi...
Andris Pelcbergs
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Will encourage you to explore the world around you

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Ingress will get you out and about, walk, bike, drive, swim, float or otherwise. You will notice more of your surroundings, more artworks and interesting places. You will explore areas to find potential new points of interest. It will get you fitter in the meantime.
Andris Pelcbergs
thermoplastics
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Available for free

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Ingress is free to download and play.
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Andris Pelcbergs
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Allows for user-created missions

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Creating level is available to anyone over the level of five.
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Andris Pelcbergs
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RPG gameplay elements give a sense of immersion

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Ingress is at its core is a massively multiplayer online role playing game that allow the user to get immersed in role playing in a game of mystery and global domination.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Teaches cryptography

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Niantic posts daily storyline updates containing passcodes solvable with common cryptographic principles for in-game items. Loads of fun, helps you get gear, and lets you learn a thing or two about classical crypto and encodings.
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Andris Pelcbergs
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Interactive cyberpunk story

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There's a story of espionage, near-future technology and conspiracy surrounding the game that everyone takes part in, maybe even unkowingly. It is mainly told through the nianticproject.com website.
thermoplastics
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Con

Requires a data plan and users location

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This game, or any game with the same concepts, cannot be used without both a data plan and knowledge if the users location.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Con

Drains battery quickly

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The game requires players to walk around real life locations using mobile data and GPS for periods of time, which is a massive battery drain. Don't expect to get more than a couple of hours gaming outside from most smartphones
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Con

Poor interface

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It's a pain to manage 2000 keys manually without any option of group operation on them.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Con

Cheating extremely prevalent

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People use multiple accounts/devices and GPS spoofing in some regions which makes it difficult/impossible to take points away from them.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Has In-App purchases

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Niantic have introduced a number of game items that are only available via in-app purchase.
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Andris Pelcbergs
Top Con

Congested areas dominated

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It's an extremely fun concept, walking around and building up affinity with local nodes to you. However, the fun comes to an abrupt stop when a wandering high-level player, in one visit, levels your affinity and puts you in a position where you have no hope of affecting their control. The long-...
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Genre:Augmented reality
Controller Support:No
Co-Op:Online
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Pokémon GO

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HardwareHero
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Uses intuitive setting placement for gameplay

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Pokemon GO takes place in the world around you, and invites you to go out and explore the area. There are Pokestops which offer items, and these Pokestops are typically interesting places such as libraries, churches, parks, etc. Pokemon also typically stay in regions which appeal to them, water Po...
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Theodore Lief Gannon
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Encourages walking around outside

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You need to physically wander around to find pokémon, visit points, and incubate eggs (your phone tracks your steps which will eventually hatch the egg). It's a great incentive to get a little exercise.
HardwareHero
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Rich experience thanks to a seasoned developer team

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The Pokémon team grouped up with Nyantic Labs (creators of Ingress) for Pokémon GO. Nyantic Labs is affiliated with Google, and use Google's data to create a vast database of public areas. The partnership with the Pokemon Team allows Pokemon GO to use Ingress data to have a rich experience rig...
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Drains battery fast

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While battery life varies greatly person to person, with the constant data and GPS connection as well as the screen constantly on, Pokemon GO drains battery very quickly. Hardcore players will want certainly want to invest in a portable battery pack.
HardwareHero
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Requires a constant data connection

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While it only takes around 15MB of data per hour (give or take), Pokemon GO requires a constant data and GPS connection. This can use up your megabytes fairly quickly if you go out somewhat frequently.
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Run An Empire

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More healthy individuals do not have an advantage

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The game is more geared towards using strategy which means those that are in better shape and run more do not necessarily hold an advantage over those that don't have the time or stamina.
thermoplastics
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Playing field is kept even by anti-cheat measures

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Anti-cheat measures have been coded into the game that makes it difficult to trick the app into logging unearned miles. This way everyone is able to compete fairly.
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Andris Pelcbergs
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Motivates runners

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By turning running into a free ever expanding kingdom building game it allows users to have a bigger incentive to get out of the house and run.
thermoplastics
Top Con

Not available yet

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Run An Empire is still in development and as so is not available for download yet.
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Parallel Kingdom

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thermoplastics
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Pets can help explore areas the player can not reach

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Usually AR games require the player to leave their house in order to really play the game and advance, luckily Parallel Kingdom gives the player a pet dog that can go out and explore even when the player never leaves their house.
thermoplastics
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Numerous different character classes to choose from for play

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Being that the game has been around for so long there is a ton of content including 14 different playable classes. This is great for replayability as well as a great way to expand the type of tactics used in game.
thermoplastics
Top Con

Pay to win

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After having spent a few hours in game the balance of food earned does not match what is required to level up at a worthwhile pace. The game is unfairly balanced in order to force the player to spend real world money on a secondary currency. So those that have funds to waste on the game will advan...
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Temple Treasure Hunt Game

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thermoplastics
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Users are able to create custom games

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Indoor or outdoor modes with customizable amounts of players allows for easy set up to fit whatever scenario fits best at the time.
thermoplastics
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Can be played alone or with groups

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Even if there is no one to play with the game can be played alone.
thermoplastics
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Groups can use a single device as well as multiple

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How many users have a mobile device and the app installed does not really matter as the game can be played with one device.
thermoplastics
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Indoor mode requires printing out tags

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In order to be able to play indoors a user will need access to a computer and a printer, to print out tags for the game on paper. Not everyone will have access to a printer, which is a drawback.
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Tourality GPS Treasure Hunt

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thermoplastics
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Allows for very large game sessions

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Users can set up how many players they want in each session, all the way up to 40 at one time. This is great for parties and gathering of any size.
thermoplastics
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Singular cost with no in app purchases

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The game costs $1.49 and there are no in-app purchases, unlike other popular AR games.
thermoplastics
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No tutorial

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Users are left to figure out the rules of the game on their own as their is no tutorial or rules.
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Basket AR

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thermoplastics
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No cost

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The game is free to download and play, there are no in-app purchases.
thermoplastics
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Has not been updated since release

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There have been no updates since the game was released early 2014, so no new content and no bug fixes. basically the game seems abandoned.

Father.io

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Laura Kyle
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Not yet available

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