PUBG mobile: An addictive battle game that you will love playing in loop

“Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!” I first heard this line in the Hollywood heist drama movie 21. Nearly 10 years later, I heard some friends using the line randomly and wondered if they were late in watching that movie or I had been out of earshot on something new. I then learnt this was about an online battle game for mobile – ‘PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’ – and the frenzy around it.

The game is about being the last man standing on a virtual island, where you and 99 others are dropped from a fighter plane. These 99 opponents are not internet bots but real people joining from across the world. Unlike other online battle games, PUBG starts with a casual playback and becomes serious difficulty later.

With an average file size of 1.63GB on Android, PUBG is one of the heaviest mobile games because of its graphic-intensive playback. However, graphic detailing and mobile playback seem to miss the mark, especially on previous-generation smartphones like the Google Nexus 6P or the Samsung Galaxy S6. Even the current flagships Samsung Galaxy S9+, OnePlus 6 and Huawei Nova 3 show inconsistencies.

In PUBG, you as mercenaries and your opponents are left on an island with no ammo, guns or supplies – not even clothes. You collect everything of need to protect yourself. The game starts with a big circular play zone that makes players come close as the game continues and kill each other while trying to stay alive till the end.