A Crypto-based Augmented Reality Game. Why should we care?

The telecommunications company Tencent, which owns more than 50% of the online games market in China, has ventured into blockchain and

cryptocurrencies with a new video game.

"Let's Hunt Monsters", is a kind of hybrid between Pokémon Go and the popular CryptoKitties, however the virtual pets will be based on Ethereum. Thus, players can hunt monsters using the best features of augmented reality and the ability to register assets in blockchain.

It will be at the beginning of May when the game is launched to work in the city of Chengdu, China, on iOS and Android devices.

Due to the fact that the fever for Pokémon Go and the CryptoKitties has descended, Tencent takes advantage of this situation, taking advantage of the best of both games. Statistics show that already 3.4 million players have registered in Let's Hunt Monsters.

There are 243 monsters available to be captured with a ball like in Pokémon Go, called "monster sealing ball". The creatures come from popular cartoons broadcast in China or some character from Chinese mythology. Others fall into the category of assassins or shooters.

Using blockchain, users can buy, sell and exchange creatures, as well as add enhancements to their monsters.

The game could revolutionize the market of applications of augmented reality in China, since Pokémon Go did not arrive in this country, being a service associated with Google, which is censored there.

It is through the WeGame platform that Tencent publishes its games, and nearly 200 million people use this platform.

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