Nexus Battlegrounds

Nexus Battlegrounds is a 2022 Third-Person Action Multiplayer Online Battle Arena developed by CCogStudios, Riot Games, PopCap Games and Ubisoft, and published by Electronic Arts. It is a crossover game, spanning various franchises (predominantly video games), and was release for the computer, phone, and Nintendo Switch.

Gameplay
Similar to other games of the same genre like Pokémon Unite and Heroes of the Storm, Nexus Battlegrounds is a MOBA game where players can take control of a champion from one of two different teams, Heroes or Villains. This take is similar to the common trope of "good guys vs. bad guys" commonly found in video games and movies, and also takes inspiration from the Garden Warfare series with two teams fighting one another with their own motifs as opposed to any character being able to fight.

All characters have a basic attack, a set of three abilities, and an ultimate which requires active participation in a match. All basic attacks, and damaging abilities depend on the attack style (melee or ranged) and damage type (physical or special) of the champion in play, and it also drastically changes the way champions react to one another. Ultimate abilities are abilities that charge up over time, whether through passively charging up or through active participation, and when used will affect the battlefield and champions before the percentage drops back down to 0%.

Matches are team-based, with two teams of five fighting with one another through the different lanes, while also completing objectives such as pushing objectives or destroying the enemy forts. During matches, players earn credits while dealing damage, healing, blocking attacks or completing objectives. With enough credits, players can upgrade any of their three abilities up to a maximum of three times each whenever they are in the spawn zones or after levelling up. Players earn XP through killing enemy champions or minions, or even through jungle monsters.

Champions
Champions are the playable characters of Nexus Battlegrounds, and are first divided by their alignment (Heroes or Villains), and are then divided again by attack style, damage type and role. Currently, there are ?? champions, with ?? Heroes and ?? Vilains.

Classification
Every champion has an attack style, one of two which affects how good they are at killing champions:


 * Melee: Melee attackers are close-ranged fighters who get in nice and close to the action.
 * Ranged: Ranged attackers keep a safe distance from fights while at the same time putting in their own work.

Every basic attack and ability has a specific damage type which is influenced by the physical and special attack and defences of each champion:


 * Physical: Physical attacks are influenced by physical attacks and defences. Most physical attackers are melee, too.
 * Special: Special attacks and abilities are influenced by special attacks and defences. Most special attackers are ranged, too.

Each champion belongs to one of ??? classes:


 * Fighter:
 * Assassin: Assassins are low health, high-damaging and mobile champions who can secure kills before running away.
 * Guardian: Guardians are high health, low mobile champions who lead attacks, mitigate damage, and preventing enemy escapes.
 * Bruiser: Bruisers have high health and high attack, disrupting enemy formations and causing a ruckus.