Comparison

Classic Marathon Infinity vs Ebon Crucible

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Classic Marathon Infinity

Experience the epic conclusion to a classic sci-fi shooter trilogy. Engage in single-player campaigns with exploration, puzzles, and combat, or test your skills in intense multiplayer battles. Features enhanced graphics and sound.

Highlights
  • Single-player campaign with story and missions
  • Multiplayer cross-play support
  • Enhanced HD graphics
  • 3D positional sound
  • New weapon: KKV-7 SMG
  • 25 main levels and 5 hidden levels
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Rage hard.. Marathon Infinity® is the climactic conclusion to Bungie's groundbreaking Marathon® Trilogy. Learn the the truth about the events of Classic Marathon® and Marathon: Durandal® first hand in "Blood Tides of Lh’owon", the single player portion of Infinity. ENHANCEMENTS • High frame rate support • Updated HD Sprite set • 3D positional sound with HRTF • Texture parallax mapping • Multiplayer cross-play with Linux, Mac, PC, and Steam • Fan soundtrack by Talashar FEATURES • 25 levels divided into four chapters • 5 hidden levels • missions include exploration, puzzles and extermination • "Carnage is as easy as point and shoot." ~Marathon Manual • introducing a new weapon: KKV-7 10mm SMG Flechette submachine gun ===== to.be.a.vidmaster ==== What does it mean to be a Vidmaster? It is being balanced in the calm center of a whirling and untouchable tornado of destruction, while showers of grenades patter harmlessly around you and bullets crawl toward you in slow-mo. It is when your brain develops a new bundle of nerves whose only function is to re-route impulses directly from your eyes to your finger muscles, so that you can twist and snap off a rocket long before you’re conscious of the yellow blip in your motion detector. It is when the difference between a roomful of alien warriors and a carpet of them is a matter of seconds. The word "vid" entered the Marathon lexicon during development of the first game, to distinguish the excellent players (particularly in net games) from the fodder. The Oath of the Vidmaster was inscribed into the skip-levels dialog (Command-Option-Begin New Game), to remind players of the highest level of excellence they could aspire to: "I pledge to punch all switches, to never shoot where I could use grenades, to admit the existence of no level except Total Carnage, to never use Caps Lock as my 'run' key, and to never, ever, leave a single Bob alive." To do these things is to invite maximum peril, and requires one to play the game as hard and unrelentingly as possible, at the highest level of skill; to play as a Vidmaster. These three games, the Marathon® saga, are the best training and testing ground for Vidmasters. You can play against aliens alone or in a networked group through more than 80 levels. But the true challenge is surviving in one of the 50 included netgame arenas against other people. It is in such trials by fire that mighty Vidmasters are forged. Rage hard.. ===== BUNGIE™, MARATHON® and the Bungie and Marathon logos are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Bungie, Inc., used with permission.

About

Ebon Crucible

Engage in skill-based, real-time arena PvP combat across various classes. Test your abilities in 1v1 and 2v2 ranked matches, with 3v3 coming soon. Wager duels offer a high-stakes challenge.

Highlights
  • Skill-based real-time combat
  • 1v1 and 2v2 ranked arenas
  • Five distinct character classes
  • 63 unique abilities
  • Wager duels with coin stakes
  • Crossplay support (Steam, web, mobile)
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You lost because you're worse. Not because of RNG, not because of gear, not because someone paid more than you. You lost because you used your trinket too early, missed your kick, and panicked when you should have kited. Fix that and try again. Ebon Crucible is arena PvP. Real-time, skill-based, no-excuses combat. 1v1 and 2v2 ranked with 3v3 on the way. Five classes with completely different kits. 63 abilities across stuns, roots, fears, interrupts, gap closers, shields, burst windows, and healing. THE FIVE TYRANT - Melee pressure that doesn't stop. Build Rage, shred armor, execute at 30%. Two gap closers. Good luck running. WRAITH - Stealth opener into Combo Points into a finisher that ends fights. If it doesn't kill, Vanish and reset. INFERNAL - Stack Cinders from range. At 5 stacks, Cataclysm Flare one-shots. Get kicked mid-cast and you're the one who dies. HARBINGER - Death by a thousand cuts. DoTs, drains, and Fear. When the damage stacks up, Hex Rupture detonates everything. REVENANT - The hybrid everyone hates. Build Holy Power, then choose: kill them with a finisher or heal yourself back to full. RANKED ARENA - Solo queue 1v1 or team up for 2v2. Five tiers from The Broken to The Ascended. 3v3 is coming. WAGER DUELS - Challenge someone. Stake your coins. Loser pays. CROSSPLAY - Steam, web, and mobile. Same servers, same ladder. Your account works everywhere.

Screenshots

Classic Marathon Infinity3 screens
Ebon Crucible4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ebon Crucible at 5.0 against Classic Marathon Infinity's 4.4. Ebon Crucible also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Classic Marathon Infinity's advantage is ratings volume (160 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Classic Marathon Infinity sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Ebon Crucible asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ebon Crucible holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classic Marathon Infinity has 160 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

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Classic Marathon Infinity versus Ebon Crucible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassic Marathon InfinityEbon Crucible
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (160 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings160 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB3 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperDustin WenzAndrew Metcalf

Bugs and requests

Classic Marathon Infinity

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Game crashes on iOS 8 and later versions
  • Crashes when loading specific levels (Level 1, Despair)
  • Cannot progress past end screen
  • Stuck in 'Rage' chapter loop
  • Level 0 to 1 transition crashes
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  • Black screen except HUD visible
  • Cannot open doors
  • Texture rendering issues on Level 3
  • Sky texture rotated 90 degrees
  • Game Center broken
  • App Store purchase features not accessible
  • Screen zoomed in and distorted on iPad Mini
  • Menu covering half screen on iPhone 4s
  • Levels advancing out of sequence
  • Achievements bugged (level progression)

Requested features

16 requests
  • Controller support (Backbone, MFi controllers)
  • Multiplayer/network gameplay
  • Custom map support and community maps
  • Map builder tool
  • Inverted aim option
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  • Adjustable sensitivity settings
  • Field of view customization
  • Auto-center view toggle
  • Run/swim toggle option
  • Rearrangeable on-screen controls
  • Bluetooth keyboard support
  • Bootable from Backbone app
  • Texture filtering options
  • Scenario packs (Marathon Evil, Rubicon, Tempus Irae)
  • Pathways Into Darkness port
  • Desktop/CPU version

Ebon Crucible

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Classic Marathon Infinity

One-time10
  • Master Chief Mode$0.99
  • Enhanced Reticules$0.99
  • Just a tip$0.99
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  • HD Mode$1.99
  • Not the smallest tip$1.99
  • A good tip$2.99
  • A pretty good tip$4.99
  • An excellent tip$7.99
  • The best possible tip$12.99
  • Better than the best tip$20.99
None

Ebon Crucible

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Classic Marathon Infinity free?
Classic Marathon Infinity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ebon Crucible free?
Ebon Crucible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Classic Marathon Infinity or Ebon Crucible?
Ebon Crucible is rated higher. Classic Marathon Infinity averages 4.4 out of 5 from 160 ratings, while Ebon Crucible averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Classic Marathon Infinity or Ebon Crucible have ads?
Neither Classic Marathon Infinity nor Ebon Crucible shows ads.

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