Click of Duty

COD
File:CLICKER COD iOS Logo.jpg The logo of Bloons Tower Defense, the first game in the series.
Genre(s)	Tower defense, incremental
Developer(s)	Ninja Kiwi Digital Goldfish Ltd. (iOS)
Publisher(s)	Mob Productions
Platform(s)	Android, browser (Flash), iOS, macOS, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
First release	Clicker Survival Defense June 19, 2023
Latest release	Clicker Survival Defense June 19, 2023

COD is an online video game and game platform developed by Ethan Morland and produced by Mob Productions. It is available in two distinct game mode versions that otherwise share general gameplay and game engine: COD: Clicker, a traditional incremental game inspired by Cookie Clicker; and COD: Survival Defense, a single-player survival driven tower defense game that incorperates tower defense mechanics on top of incremental gameplay.

Morland had originally only planned to release a single game with that being Clicker, though after completing the early stages of development, Morland chose to expand upon the mode much further, leading to complications. During the time fixing these problems, Morland came up with the idea to create a second incremental game into the first one and create a "Game Platform", similarly to how Fortnite releases their installments. Morland had already planned the platform prior to development, but didn't expect him to take on the idea as soon as he did.

Clicker and Survival Defense were both released on June 19, 2023.

Gameplay

Clicker

The main objective of Clicker is to click a button and progress through the game. Players will earn currency simply called "Money" by clicking the button. Using their money, they can purchase upgrades called "Click Upgrades". These upgrades allow players to progress faster and can earn a second currency "Gems", that can be used in other COD game modes. Unlike other incremental games, Clicker is a game you can generally fail at. Players have 5 minutes to earn enough to reach the second "Phase", and so on, every 5 minutes, players will need to reach a specific point in progression to continue. If the requirements aren't met, a player will fail the game and will need to restart.

Clicker features a custom "anti-cheat" system that prevents players from resorting to auto-clickers and doesn't feature any mechanic that gives score automatically.

Survival Defense

Survival Defense is the second game mode and features tower defense mechanics alongside incremental mechanics. Survival Defense is accessable through the COD: HQ.

Survival Defense features simple mechanics with clicker mechanics. Players must click a button to earn "eco", which then can be used to buy upgrades that then give the player a second currency simply called "Money". Players can use money to purchase "Towers", which will protect your lives from enemy bloons (which are from the Bloons Tower Defense franchise).

There are three classes of bloons in the game: regular, MOAB-class and Boss-class. The regular bloons consist of: red, blue, green, yellow, pink, black, white, lead, zebra, rainbow, purple, and ceramic bloons. MOAB-class bloons are in the shape of a blimp and consist of: the MOAB (Massive Ornary Air Blimp), the BFB (Brutal Flying Behemoth), the DDT (Dark Dirigible Titan), the ZOMG (Zeppelin Of Mighty Gargantuaness), and the BAD (Big Airship of Doom). Tougher variants of most bloon types contain a number of specified weaker ones. In later versions of the game, regular bloons possess sometimes special characteristics such as camo (which most towers cannot detect), regrowth (the ability for the bloons to slowly grow back to their original size), and fortified (which doubles the health of certain bloons), that resist certain tower types. With each level, the intensity of bloon waves proportionately increases.

Towers are the main defensive utility in Survival Defense. Each tower has its own unique purpose, power, and use, with some being powerful against specific bloons but unable to target others effectively. Every tower can be upgraded to increase power and other capabilities by spending the in-game currency, known simply as 'money', which is earned by popping bloons and at the end of each round.

Survival Defense features 20 maps at launch, each featuring unique design that enemy Bloons pass through. Survival Defense features map difficulties, which determine how fast the game progresses. There are three difficulties: Easy, Medium, and Hard. Each Medium and Hard maps feature 5 maps each, while Easy features 10 maps.

Development

Development on the game platform that was titled "COD: HQ" began in June 2014, after Cookie Clickers' popularity blew up in a matter of months. Mob Productions looked for development teams to make the game but were unsuccessful until Ethan Morland agreed to develop the project alone.

Development officially began that December and continued all the way until its release in 2023. The development process was extremely slow compared to any other game with the focus on quality of each area of the game.

Currently, at present, there are "multiple" other projects in development according to Morland, who has expressed interest in making the game feel similar to Roblox; as in being a platform for other games.

Reception

COD: HQ was praised for its ambition at launch, though did recieve some backlash, mainly for being called "COD", something players think of being used for the Call of Duty franchise. The positive reviews praised the gameplay and the feeling that each part of the game felt complete.