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CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars is a free-to-play PvP fighting game developed by Zeptolab for mobile devices. The game focuses on assembling cars equipped with weapons and sending them into automated battles against another player. As its acronym implies, the game is themed around cats.

Gameplay

Development

Following the success of Cut the Rope franchise, Zeptolab grew to 120 employees, with teams in Barcelona and Moscow.[1] It took four people eight months to finish the initial version, after which the game was soft-launched in Austria, Sweden, and later Canada, with the team expanding to more than 12.[2] After undergoing pre-release under the name "Backyard Battles",[3] CATS was released on April 19, 2017.[4] The decision to have cats drive the vehicles came late into development, as the team felt it was hard for players to emphasize with "soulless chunk of metal".[2] CATS is the next Zeptolab game after King of the Thieves.[1]

According to Zeptolab, the game reached more than 60 million downloads four months after release,[5] and became one of the most downloaded games in Google Play that was released in 2017.[6]

In January 2025, Zeptolab sold CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars and King of Thieves to Nazara Technologies for US$7.7 million.[7]

Reception

Google Play named the game as "Best game of 2017".[6] Common Sense Media listed the game as being suitable for ages 8 and above.[8] Many reviewers compared CATS to the TV series Robot Wars, in which contestants build remote-controlled robots to destroy one another.[9][10] 148Apps praised the fast-paced nature of the battles, but criticized the game's free-to-play mechanics, particularly the wait times required to upgrade or unlock new parts unless players spend gold, the premium currency.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Takahashi, Dean (2017-03-30). "Cut the Rope creator unveils C.A.T.S. vehicle combat game". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  2. ^ a b Suckley, Matt (2017-08-09). "Feline fighters: The making of ZeptoLab's C.A.T.S.: Crash Arena Turbo Stars". www.pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  3. ^ Ives-Allison, Nik (2017-04-21). "CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars Review - Build & Smash". Gamezebo. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  4. ^ "CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars Reviews". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  5. ^ Cowley, Ric (2017-08-30). "ZeptoLab's C.A.T.S. smashes 60 million downloads in four months". www.pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  6. ^ a b Chapple, Craig (2017-12-11). "ZeptoLab's CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars named Google Play's Best Game for 2017". www.pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  7. ^ "Nazara Technologies Secures INR 495 Cr in Strategic Stake Sale, Eyes Global Expansion". Entrepreneur. 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  8. ^ Semel, Paul. "CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars App Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  9. ^ a b Bird, Campbell (April 27, 2017). "CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars review". www.148apps.com. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  10. ^ Ives-Allison, Nik (2017-04-21). "CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars Review - Build & Smash". Gamezebo. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
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