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Developer(s) | Gameloft Bucharest[a] |
Publisher(s) | Gameloft |
Composer(s) | Vincent Labelle |
Series | Modern Combat |
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Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Modern Combat 5 Blackout is a first person shooter inspired by the Call of Duty saga. It also has a spectacular single player campaign mode, as well as a powerful online mode for a good number of players. Download Modern Combat 5: Blackout for Windows 10 for Windows to it plays as good as it looks.
Modern Combat 5, also known as Modern Combat 5: Blackout is a 2014first-person shooter developed by Gameloft Bucharest and published by Gameloft. It is the fifth installment of the Modern Combat series and the sequel to Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour. It was released on July 24, 2014 for iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8, Windows 8.1 and BlackBerry 10, on October 24, 2018 for Steam, and for Nintendo Switch on February 14, 2019. It is the first game in the series that is developed by Gameloft Bucharest.
Plot[edit]
The World Liberation Army, a terrorist organization, had attacked Venice to steal chemical weapons held by the United Nations. Cayden Phoenix (a minor character in Modern Combat 4), a freelance military contractor working for Gilman Security, is sent to Venice as part of a security task force to counter the terrorists. His companion, Jonathan 'Bull' Taylor, is dismissed for suspicions of illegal arms sales.
After the counter-insurgency, Phoenix travels to a battle-destroyed Tokyo for a Gilman Security cybersecurity summit, where he concludes with his supervisor, Sophie 'Roux' Daviau, that the attack on Venice was supported by Gillam Security. Phoenix also reveals the company's blackmail tactics, forcing him to not investigate further as to risk damage to his daughter. However, Phoenix is intercepted by an explosion, and he awakes in the Rinnōji Temple. Phoenix escapes from the raider-controlled temple with assistance from a nurse, and meets with Isaac Tukura and a man named Andrews. They travel back to Tokyo to a safe house.
Their travel is intercepted by raiders and Gilman Security drones. As they arrive at their safe house, attacks continue before Roux and others disperse drone forces. Now safe, Roux and Phoenix continue their conversation, where Roux reveals that Bull will make a deal with terrorist Everett Saunders. It is also revealed that Gilman controlled the World Liberation Army, and that they planned to start a world war via cyber security attacks and chemical warfare.
Phoenix kills Bull before he can work further with terrorists, and upon returning, he plans to infiltrate Gilman headquarters to retrieve information that would prove Gilman's involvement with terrorist organizations. They hack Gilman and retrieve information, only to be intercepted by Saunders. In a final confrontation, Phoenix kills Saunders, and later, the information Roux gathered is given to the UN. Gilman executives are arrested, and warfare in Tokyo ends.
Gameplay[edit]
Gameplay in Modern Combat 5: Blackout is similar to previous entries in the series. The player can shoot, crouch, sprint, throw grenades, aim, reload their weapons, leap over obstacles, knife enemies, change/pick up weapons, and use abilities supported by the equipped class. A new key feature to Modern Combat 5 is the ability to choose soldier classes ranging from Assault, Heavy, Sniper, Recon, Support, Bounty Hunter, Sapper, X-1 Morph, Kommander, and Marauder. Each of which has its own different perks and weapons), although a player's class does not prevent the player from picking up different classes' weapons in-game. As the player continues in certain classes and acquires a 'weapon score', new guns and attachments to use in both the campaign and multiplayer are unlocked. Modern Combat 5 is the first Modern Combat game in the series to use DRM and requires a constant internet connection to play (an internet connection is required for the campaign as well as multiplayer).
One major change in the campaign of Blackout, compared to previous Modern Combat titles, is that the missions are shorter. A mission can last five to ten minutes, noticeably shorter than missions of previous entries. Modern Combat 5: Blackout also introduces allies, characters who follow along with the player, often joining in during conflicts.
Like Zero Hour, the campaign missions in Modern Combat 5: Blackout vary in style. The game is primarily a first person shooter, but missions include controlling turrets on boats, helicopters, and even drones.
Multiplayer[edit]
The multiplayer of Modern Combat 5 is similar to other first-person shooters. The weapons carry over from player's campaigns. Players can also form 'squads', a feature new to the Modern Combat series. Another new feature is Private Chat, which allows chat between squad members.
Currently there are 7 modes: Free For All, Team Battle, VIP, Capture the Flag, Rush, Zone Control and Cargo. There are 9 maps, ranging from canals in Venice and construction sites to office maps and military hangars.
There is also a Battle Royale mode, added into the game after update 27 and before the 28th update of the game. The battle royale mode is currently still in a beta state.
Reception[edit]
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The game was met with mostly positive reviews from critics. The iOS version holds an aggregate score of 79 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 17 reviews.[1] Reviewers praised the game's visuals and sound but criticized the slow-paced gameplay and performance issues.[citation needed] A review by TechRadar explains that the campaign is impersonal. Its review was 3.5 out of 5 stars.[citation needed] However another review by GamesLover, explained that the campaign is too repetitive and boring, giving the game one out of five.[citation needed]
Notes[edit]
- ^Additional work by Gameloft Montreal, Gameloft Saigon, Gameloft Seoul & RedSteam Art Studio
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Modern Combat 5: Blackout for iPhone/iPad Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^'Modern Combat: Blackout for Switch Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^Ford, Eric (July 24, 2014). ''Modern Combat 5: Blackout' Single Player Review – Blurring the Lines Between Single and Multiplayer'. TouchArcade. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^Ford, Eric (July 28, 2014). ''Modern Combat 5: Blackout' Multiplayer Review – A New Standard in iOS FPS MP'. TouchArcade. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
Modern Combat 5: Blackout
Mortal Combat 5 Blackout App
Modern Combat needs a constant Internet connection, I am giving you this information to help you decide on your purchase. Wait, the game is free, and there are different tiers, ranging from $1.99 (Enlisted Credits) to $99.99 (Spec Ops Accounts) as in-app purchases that you can use in a variety ways, from topping up energy to buying weapon crates. When this game was initially released, it has an upfront cost of $6.99 and then received a price cut and became available for $3.99 later in its lifetime. As of this writing, Modern Combat 5: Blackout is free, and employs the freemium model.
Those who bought the game when it still not available for free, Gameloft gave away 200 free credits, as well as the exclusion from the energy system, and of course, the Veteran status. The latter has no effect other than a virtual bragging rights.
Modern Combat 5: Blackout is simply the best FPS in the mobile arena. It improves greatly from its predecessors, from gunplay to production values, from graphics to sound effects. There is no title in App Store right now that is as flashy, as bombastic, as polished, as entertaining as this one.
The campaign is good for short bursts. This is easily commendable, because an FPS in the mobile space that allows you to pick and play requires a lot of planning in the part of the developers.
Touchscreen controls is not just fit for First-Person Shooters, however, Modern Combat 5: Blackout took a clever way to spare us the frustration. The game is linear, heavily scripted, and is mostly situated on corridors. This is good, because you only have to aim at targets running in small spaces at a time. The limited area pushed the graphics to its best form, the action to have more impact, and the explosions to be felt by the players. I cannot hear the music over the screams of my targets and the penetration of my bullets through their virtual flesh, so yeah, probably that is a good thing.
There are other game modes aside from the campaign, actually they are embedded inside the campaigns. They seem to be placed rather strategically to break the monotony, and provide a little bit of variety. For example, there is an Assassinate mode, where you have to shoot your target in a crowd within seconds, and Breach, where you have to employ shock and awe to incapacitate terrorists, and here, you will be accompanied by an AI-controlled ally.
My only issue with this game is its Multiplayer, probably because I am not residing in North America, hence the lag is just unbearable. I just cannot give a proper judgment when I just can’t last a single second.
Yes, it is a shame, the game requires Internet connection everytime you play it. There are constant updates though, even to this day, and the updates are big too. Content gets updated also. The game just needs a handshake with the server (unless of course, there is a pending update), so even with a shoddy 3G you should be good to go.
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hacking. The honest players are paying to open up the various bundles and chests to become better armed and more competitive. Because of this major fault with the game, I will give it 3.5 stars.
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