But what exactly does Battle Royale mean? What is all this hype about? Is it a good game to play on your iPhone? If so, how do you play it? Read on to find out. Download: Free What is Fortnite: Battle Royale? While Battle Royale is built on top of the sandboxed Fortnite game, it is a standalone game and is completely free to play. And Epic Games and has pulled off an epic feat. The gameplay, the map, and even the graphics are the same. You also get weekly updates. Battle Royale even has crossplay. Note: Fortnite: Battle Royale only works on iPhone SE, iPhone 6S, iPhone 7, iPhone 8, iPhone X; iPad Mini 4, iPad Air 2, 2017 iPad, 2018 iPad, iPad Pros. On the face of it, the gameplay is quite simple. Up to 100 players are dropped on an island and whoever is the last person standing is the winner. But of course, the game is filled lots of little things you can do to give yourself a leg up. You can play Fortnite on your own, with a friend or in a squad of three people. You can sign up right inside the game. Tap on the Change Mode button to switch the mode. You can choose between Solo, Duos, and Squads. If you want to play with your friends, tap on the + button next to your avatar and choose one of your online friends from the list. You can roam around here, use your weapons or break into a dance move. Nothing you do in the staging area has any effect on the game. The bus will fly over the island and here you can jump off of the bus. You can pick where you want to jump off in the forest, a township and so on before the time runs out. To slow down, open your glider. Once you hit the ground, the next few minutes are really important. Anyone can kill you off with a gun in a few minutes. So as soon as you hit the ground, go looking loot boxes in one of the structures. Grab as much stuff as you can — ammo, guns, building materials, meds, shields — whatever you can get your hands on. Try to get a Shotgun, Assault Rifle, and a Sniper. Now, just go killing other users. But beware of the Eye of the Storm. To make the game extra interesting, the map keeps getting smaller every couple of minutes. So when you see the Eye of the Storm, run inward. Some elements in Fortnite are really cool. For instance, every structure you see in the game can be destroyed. You can take a hammer and break every wall down. This adds a sense of urgency to the gameplay. On the flip side, you can construct walls and stairs on your own. Stuck somewhere in the open and getting attacked? You can create stairs to quickly climb on top of hills where you can set up a sniping point. Keep doing this for long enough. Keep killing and surviving. The Controls While you can change the touch sensitivity and toggle some of the graphics features, there is no way to change the controls of the game. The controls are simple enough. Double tap the joystick to engage the auto-run mode. Swipe in the open area in the right to look around. As you do, your view and the aim will also change. Move around and place your aim right in the middle of the screen and tap here to fire your weapons. Top right, the first button is for crouching and the one below is for jumping. Bottom left button that looks like tools is for building tools. Keep building tools ready so you can quickly create a wall when someone is trying to shoot at you. To pick up items, just tap on them on the screen. Tap on an item to switch to it. Tap on the backpack icons to view all your inventory. From here you can rearrange all your tools. How to Buy Things and Upgrades Fortnite: Battle Royale is free to play and you can keep playing it forever without ever paying a penny. But you can pay for it as well. Of course, you can earn V-Bucks simply by playing the game and winning. Compete in daily quests, progress through games, win games, and complete available quests to win V-Bucks. You can also use V-Bucks to buy the Fortnite Battle Pass. This gives you a free reward on every single tier. You can spend your V-Bucks in the Locker as well. As you progress through the game, more cosmetic items and upgrades will be unlocked. You can use your V-Bucks to buy these upgrades. Our advice is to not give up and to keep trying even though it gets frustrating. Keep playing and keep getting better. Did you start playing Fortnite: Battle Royale? What are some of your favorite tips and tricks for winning and unlocking new items? Share with us in the comments below. This website is not owned by, is not licensed by nor is a subsidiary of Apple Inc. The content of this website is not supplied or reviewed by Apple Inc. All articles, images, logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owners. Please follow to read the complete disclaimer.
