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{{Infobox video game
| title = Sudden Attack
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| publisher = [[Nexon]] and [[Netmarble]]
| designer = Nexon
| engine = [[LithtechLithTech#LithTech Jupiter |LithTech Jupiter]]
| released = South Korea: {{vgrelease|KOR|April 11, 2005}}
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
| modes = [[Multiplayer]]
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'''''Sudden Attack''''' ([[Hangul|Korean]]: 서든어택) is a [[free-to-play]] [[multiplayer]] [[first-person shooter]] online game developed by the South Korean company GameHi.On DecemberThe 2,North 2013,American Nexonservice Americafor CEO''Sudden MinAttack'' Kimwas announcedterminated planson toJanuary discontinue29, 2014. A sequel, ''[[Sudden Attack 2]]'', Northwas Americanlaunched servicein 2016. NexonBy AmericaJune terminated2020, ''Suddenthe Attack''game onhad Januaryover 2923 million registered users worldwide and grossed over {{US$|500 million|long=no}} in lifetime revenue.<ref>{{cite news |title=Investor Presentation Q2 2020 |url=http://pdf.irpocket.com/C3659/djAz/PAfi/tLSu.pdf |accessdate=12 October 2020 |publisher=[[Nexon]] |date=August 6, 20142020}}</ref> By December 2021, the game grossed over {{US$|600 million|long=no}}.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mahoney |first1=Owen |last2=Uemura |first2=Shiro |title=Investor Presentation Q4 2021 |url=https://pdf.irpocket.com/C3659/OMfg/a9hj/BsxM.pdf |access-date=20 April 2022 |publisher=[[Nexon]] |date=February 8, 2022 |page=41}}</ref>
 
==Gameplay==
There are two teams in the game, red and blue. The red team is the Tanzirilo Independence Force, and the blue team is the United Great Force. There are various types of game play matches in different maps. Deathmatch, Destruction, capture the flag, or custom modes (sniper only, pistol only, or knife only). Both teams must satisfy certain conditions, such as defusing a bomb, successful planting and detonation, or achieving a certain number of kills.{{Citation needed|date=August 2015}}▼
 
There are two types of currencies: Cash and Points. Cash is based on real money and can be charged in exchange for a monetary payment, cell phone billing, or home phone billing and by bank transfer. Points can be earned from playing games. Points and cash can be spent at the in-game shop. Points are used for buying weapons. Cash enables the purchase of in-game boosts (i.e. +50% points) and special bonus items, along with special team-specific outfits. Cash and points can also be earned through participation in promotions.{{Citation needed|date=August 2015}}▼
 
In July 2018, a new event currency SP was added, which stands for Sudden Point, and is a new commodity needed to purchase items at SP stores or flea markets. SP can be obtained through various events in the game.
 
== Microtransactions legal penalties ==
▲There are two teams in the game, red and blue. The red team is the Tanzirilo Independence Force, and the blue team is the United Great Force. There are various types of game play matches in different maps. Deathmatch, Destruction, capture the flag, or custom modes (sniper only, pistol only, or knife only). Both teams must satisfy certain conditions, such as defusing a bomb, successful planting and detonation, or achieving a certain number of kills.{{Citation needed|date=August 2015}}
 
In 2018, the company was fined 939 million Won ($717,000 USD) for giving players false information surrounding [[microtransactions]] in Sudden Attack. In 2024 the company was fined a record-breaking $9 million fee for the same in [[Maple Story]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamesradar.com/mmo-dev-fined-record-breaking-dollar9-million-fee-for-misleading-players-over-microtransactions/ | title=MMO dev fined record-breaking $9 million fee for misleading players over microtransactions | date=4 January 2024 }}</ref>
▲There are two types of currencies: Cash and Points. Cash is based on real money and can be charged in exchange for a monetary payment, cell phone billing, or home phone billing and by bank transfer. Points can be earned from playing games. Points and cash can be spent at the in-game shop. Points are used for buying weapons. Cash enables the purchase of in-game boosts (i.e. +50% points) and special bonus items, along with special team-specific outfits. Cash and points can also be earned through participation in promotions.{{Citation needed|date=August 2015}}
 
==Development==
OnBy September 30, 2011, ''Sudden Attack'''s [[Taiwan]]ese publisher, Gamon, announced it woulddid not renew its contract with [[Nexon]] to operate the game in [[Taiwan]]. A Fewfew months later, [[Gamania]], which had published many of [[Nexon]]'s games including ''[[Counter-Strike Online]]'', obtained the rights. The game was renamed "''S.A. STORM''" ([[traditional Chinese]]：{{lang|-zh-hant|t=突擊風暴}}). The game's closed beta started on February 22, 2012 and became fully operational on April 18, 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://acg.gamer.com.tw/acgDetail.php?s=53749#guide | title = 【OLG】突擊風暴 | accessdate = 2012-08-11 | publisher = 巴 哈 姆 特 電 玩 資 訊 站 | language = zh}}</ref>
 
== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://sa.nexon.com/main/index.aspx Official site for South Korea] {{koin iconlang|ko}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160403041950/http://sa2.nexon.com/mainpage ''Sudden Attack 2'' Officialofficial site for South Korea] {{koin iconlang|ko}}
 
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[[Category:LithtechFirst-person engine gamesshooters]]
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[[Category:Netmarble games]]
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