Super Hero Fight Club - Incuvo SA

This review of Super Hero Fight Club was completed by the Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM) on 23 August 2018.

About the app

This section contains details about the app provided by an ACCM Reviewer.

ACCM review

This review of Super Hero Fight Club contains the following information:

• The level to which the game was reviewed
• App description
• Reviewers comments
• In App purchasing
• Online information
• Gambling
• Advertising and product placement
• Gender stereotypes and sexual references
• Coarse language
• Game playing behaviour which may be of concern to some parents
• Other

The level to which the game was reviewed

The game was played for several hours.

App description

This fighting game places the player in an arena style room where they must defeat the other player by flying around and using assorted weapons. Each new room has different conditions in which to defeat the other player, and each new game provides different avatars with varying weapons and abilities. Movement is achieved by holding the left and right buttons in co-ordination to either fly left, right or straight. Weapons activate automatically. The aim of the game is to defeat the opponent using that level’s goal (e.g. survive longer than 14 seconds, etc.). Wins earn the player gold coins and “play symbols” (or right pointing arrows), which can be used to buy things such as new players and rooms. Players can either verse the computer or other real players.

Reviewers comments

Parents may be concerned with a couple of the game’s main features. Firstly, there is a “lottery” feature (it’s actually named that), where players can use their virtual coins to spin for a prize. Each spin does obtain a prize, however some prizes are common and others are rare. As players can purchase virtual coins with real money, this represents a gambling activity where players spend money on chance – and may not get the rare feature that they were hoping for. The coins are also referred to as “Likes” in the game and resemble a “Like” symbol from Facebook. Too many spins in a short amount of time will result in loss of “Likes” until you cannot spin anymore. Free spins do accumulate over time, but many children may be inclined to purchase more “Likes” (coins) as obtaining “Likes” has become to be perceived as advantageous across many social media platforms. This game also includes alot of ads. Some which pop up without notice and others which you can watch to earn benefits. Many of these ads were for poker and gambling games.

In App purchasing

“Likes” (coins)

100 = Free if you watch an ad

4,000 = $1.49

12,000 = $4.49

23,000 = $7.99

50,000 = $14.99

80,000 = $22.99

160,000 = $41.99

Online information

N/A.

Gambling

As noted above, there is a lottery spinner where players could lose real money by not getting the spin that they wanted and hence encourage buying more and spinning more.

Advertising and product placement

Many random ads for other games and earning benefits if you watch them.

Gender stereotypes and sexual references

None of concern.

Coarse language

None of concern.

Game playing behaviour which may be of concern to some parents

See reviewer’s comments.

Other

N/A.

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