Torn (online text game)

Short description: 2003 video game

Torn

The iOS app icon for Torn

Developer(s)| Torn LTD
Publisher(s)| Torn LTD
Platform(s)| Online (HTML), iOS, Android
Release| 2003
Genre(s)| MMORPG
Mode(s)| Multiplayer

Torn is a text-based, crime-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game.[1][2][3] The game was developed by the British developer Joe Chedburn in 2003, and is one of the largest text-based online video games.[4][5][6] The game involves a virtual world based around crime and business.[1][7] It has an in-game currency, which can be obtained in many ways, like mugging, drug trafficking, and other crimes.

## History

Torn was first launched in 2003. The game involves a virtual world based around gang violence and business.[8] Like many role-playing games, players start at the bottom of the ladder and make their way to the top by earning experience points.[6] The game focuses on crimes and player versus player combat as a way of earning EXP or experience points.[9] However, the EXP system is different from other games, as it does not show how much EXP is left for the next level. Players can purchase in-game benefits in exchange for payments, which are termed "donations".[1] The Torn beta ended on 15 November 2004, with over a million users by 2008. A major overhaul of the Torn engine was completed in 2014, with Torn 'Respo' released on June 23 of that year. In 2018 Torn was made available as an Android App.[10][11]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "21-year-old computer geek makes £1m with online game". 6 October 2009. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6264082/21-year-old-computer-geek-makes-1m-with-online-game.html.
2. ↑ Kee, Edwin (13 November 2012). "Torn, world's largest text based browser game, expands". http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/11/torn-worlds-largest-text-based-browser-game-expands/.
3. ↑ "How to Earn $1 Million by Making a Free Game". https://venturebeat.com/2009/10/08/torn-online-game-free-to-play-makes-developer-a-millionaire/.
4. ↑ Armstrong, Rebecca (9 October 2009). "Well, That's Torn It". https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/well-thatrsquos-torn-it-1799559.html.
5. ↑ Bolton, David (6 April 2017). "The State of Indie Game Development in 2017". https://uk.dice.com/technews/state-indie-game-development-2017/.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Carreiro, Remy. "Torn: A Modern Game With An Awesome Throwback Feel". https://www.forevergeek.com/torn-a-modern-game-with-throwback/.
7. ↑ "Jovem inglês fica milionário aos 21 anos graças a jogo online". 7 October 2019. https://www.arkade.com.br/jovem-ingles-fica-milionario-aos-21-anos-gracas-a-jogo-online/.
8. ↑ Chedburn, Joe. "Torn City". http://textadventures.co.uk/games/view/44mhqayd6eikzseaswvxkw/torn-city.
9. ↑ Goldman, Tom (10 October 2009). "Text-Based Online Game Earns 21-Year Old $1,000,000". http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.148641-Text-Based-Online-Game-Earns-21-Year-Old-1-000-000.
10. ↑ "JTORN World's largest text-based MMORPG launches on Android". 9 May 2018. https://www.gamezplay.org/2018/05/torn-worlds-largest-text-based-mmorpg.html.
11. ↑ Sholtz, Matthew (9 May 2018). "20 new and notable Android games from the last week". https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/05/09/20-new-notable-android-games-last-week-5-2-18-5-9-18/.

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