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| genre = First-person shooter | modes = Single-player }} ''The Drowning'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by Scattered Entertainment and published by DeNA/Mobage for iOS. Version 1.0 of the game soft launched in the Australasia region on April 11, 2013.〔 A more complete version of the game (Version 1.11) was released internationally on August 3.〔 The game is available under the freemium business model. An Android release is scheduled for 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Drowning Official Site )〕 The game's main selling points are its uniquely adapted touchscreen-specific control scheme and "console quality" graphics. Although the graphics were generally praised by critics, the game received mixed to negative reviews, with much criticism aimed at the in-app purchase system and repetitive gameplay. ==Gameplay== The game offers two methods of control. The first, and the one upon which the game was primarily marketed,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Drowning: Controls Preview )〕 is a system developed specifically for the game and uniquely adapted for touchscreen devices. To shoot, the player taps the screen with two fingers and the player character fires at the middle point between the two taps.〔〔〔 To zoom, the player pinches and expands their fingers on the screen.〔 To move, the player taps on the screen where they want to go and the character automatically moves around obstacles until he reaches the designated spot.〔 To strafe, the player swipes left or right on the screen using two fingers.〔 To look around, the player swipes in any direction with one finger, although there is also a shortcut button for instant 180 degree turns.〔 To switch weapons, the player taps on the character's weapon. A more traditional touchscreen first-person shooter setup is also available, with two virtual joysticks, one for moving, one for shooting.〔 Each level in the game features two types of play mode; attack and defend.〔 Game progression is based upon a crafting system, which also offers upgrades for the character's weapons.〔 As the game advances, certain levels can only be played if the player has crafted the correct item. For example, to craft the car, which is necessary to get to the third section of the game, the player needs a lug nut, which is only found in "The Shore" level. However, "The Shore" can only be played after the player has crafted a weapon capable of zooming. Such a weapon can only be crafted after the player has collected necessary components, which are randomly awarded on various other levels. The items necessary to upgrade and craft new items are randomly awarded to the player at the end of each level, based upon the number of stars they have achieved. Operating on a five star scale, scoring one to three stars results in "common" items, scoring four or five stars results in a "rare or better" item.〔〔 The game uses multiple currencies. Energy (in the form of "Gas cans") is necessary to play the game. Each time the player plays a level, their gas total drops by one. When there is no gas left, the player can no longer play, and can either buy more gas using Gold or must wait until their supply has automatically replenished.〔 "Black" is necessary for crafting new items and upgrading weapons, and is awarded at the end of each level. If the player does not have enough Black to craft an item necessary for advancing the story, they must play previous levels, or purchase Black using Gold.〔 "Flares" can be used at the end of each level to raise the player's score by one star. Flares can be randomly awarded during the game or purchased using Gold. "Silver" is necessary to activate "Charlotte's Bounty", which randomly awards a single prize in the form of an item, a weapon, a gas can, a flare or more silver. Silver is awarded randomly at the end of a level. "Gold" can be used to purchase any of the other currencies, and is only available using real-world money.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Drowning (video game)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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