Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls

Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls

The Chinese market is no stranger to brazen rip-offs of popular Western games, but even taking that into account this Overwatch clone is something else.

Spotted by ponpo and called Hero Mission, it’s a mobile shooter that is basically Overwatch, only for a phone, and with the slightest of design edits (most lifted from Overwatch, some stolen from other properties like Mad Max and Star Wars).

From the music to the menus to the level design, please enjoy:

In case you need to be sure just how close these character designs are to the originals, let’s take a better look at them:

Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls
Here’s Soldier 76 x Ana

Here’s Soldier 76 x Ana

Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls
In case you couldn’t tell from the purple, spider and prominent arse, this is Widowmaker.

In case you couldn’t tell from the purple, spider and prominent arse, this is Widowmaker.

Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls
Immortan Roadhog. He even has the hook.

Immortan Roadhog. He even has the hook.

Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls
Chinese D.Va

Chinese D.Va

Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls
I had to check if this was just a cut + paste job of an existing Reinhardt skin.

I had to check if this was just a cut + paste job of an existing Reinhardt skin.

Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls
I think this guy is Zarya? My confusion would easily make him the most original character in the game. UPDATE: Maybe it’s Orisa? UPDATE 2: Hah, turns out it’s Pharah!

I think this guy is Zarya? My confusion would easily make him the most original character in the game. UPDATE: Maybe it’s Orisa? UPDATE 2: Hah, turns out it’s Pharah!

Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls
Mercy’s clone is so lazy they didn’t even bother changing the face, hair or wings. Though they did manage to remove her pants.

Mercy’s clone is so lazy they didn’t even bother changing the face, hair or wings. Though they did manage to remove her pants.

Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls
If Hanzo spent his spare time arguing about PC hardware on Reddit.

If Hanzo spent his spare time arguing about PC hardware on Reddit.

Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls
If Genji was Sephiroth.

If Genji was Sephiroth.

Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls
Winston is now a panda.

Winston is now a panda.

Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls
White Lucio’s music tastes look Eurotrashy

White Lucio’s music tastes look Eurotrashy

Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls
And finally, half-naked McCree

And finally, half-naked McCree

Just like Overwatch, there are a bunch of skins available. To the game’s credit, some of them look OK, incorporating unique designs that pay homage to famous Chinese characters/stories, or just look cool in their own right.

Others, though, are just more random pieces of copyright infringement.

Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls
Execute Order 76

Execute Order 76

Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls
The Winston x Panda guy manages to borrow from both World of Warcraft and Kung Fu Panda on the same menu screen.

The Winston x Panda guy manages to borrow from both World of Warcraft and Kung Fu Panda on the same menu screen.

Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls
Meanwhile the Genji dude’s skins feature both Assassin’s Creed and Rambo cameos.

Meanwhile the Genji dude’s skins feature both Assassin’s Creed and Rambo cameos.

Given Overwatch’s popularity, this isn’t the first time a Chinese studio has done this, and it likely won’t be the last either, despite Blizzard’s game having a massive and official release in the Chinese market.

If you want to have a closer look at the official source, the game’s site is here.


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