Turf Battles, often referred to as TB, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG).

Due to many technical issues, the game ultimately failed, and Hyper Engines LLC closed its operations mid-2008, but due to popular player support, the title was picked up for the American audience by Aeria Games and Entertainment,[3] who announced Turf Battles in December 2008.

[5] Aeria Games closed down the Turf Battles servers in June 2010, citing several technical issues that continued during the development.

[7] The new release proceeded out of open beta and is currently undergoing what they call, "Seasons", by testing out new improvements, items, nerf, etc.

In common with many other MMORPGs, Turf Battles does not require the player to pay for a subscription, but in-game items can be purchased with real-world money.

Each server has several channels, which players can change between freely during gameplay, and either select one of their previously made characters, or create a new one.

Quests commonly involve killing a number of creatures, gathering a certain number of resources, finding a difficult-to-locate object, speaking to various NPCs, visiting specific locations, interacting with objects in the world, or delivering an item from one place to another.

[citation needed] While a character can be played on its own, players can also form groups with others, in order to tackle more challenging content.

[12] When a character fights, the items equipped degrade, requiring in-game money and a NPC to repair them.

[citation needed] Turf Battles is a massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG).

In the game world, players use their characters to explore locations, defeat creatures, and complete quests, among other such activities.

[citation needed] Some of the harder challenges in Turf Battles require players to group together to complete them.

IMAZIC distributed Turf Battles in the following countries: Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and the United States.

The game is written in the Chinese language, and is restricted solely to players who are located in Taiwan, Hong Kong, or Macao.

[15] Aside from playing the game and conversing in discussion topics, Turf Battles players often participate in the virtual community in creative ways.