About the Game

The game is simple, especially for fans of the genre. Two teams of five champions battle it out in PvP (player versus player), each defending their own half of the map. Each player controls a champion with unique weapons and abilities. There are a staggering 156 heroes to choose from, and your chosen hero can upgrade through earning XP (experience points), getting better weapons, more power and winning other benefits.

Each team has a stronghold called a Nexus. Much of the gameplay involves each team trying to access the opposing Nexus, with tactical thinking needed from the first move to the last. This is especially true of ‘Summoner’s Rift’, the main game mode. See more details about the game modes below. The look of the game is rather like an online board game in some lights.

A good, carefully reasoned, spread of players is the best way to play in most game modes, and a session of gameplay can last anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour.

The Nitty Gritty

The wonderfully designed game has brilliant graphics and a fantastic soundtrack, with each level picking out elements from several different horror-fantasy genres, from the be-tentacled horror of Lovecraft to more old-school barbarian-style sword and sorcery scenery.

There are some members of the LOL (League of Legends, not laugh out loud in this case!) community who can be a bit mean, especially towards newcomers to the game, but if you muscle through their ranks you will soon team up with the good guys – and there are infinitely more of those!

Ways to Play

There are four different ways to play.

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