Modern Combat is a series of shooter video games developed and published by Gameloft mainly for Android and iOS. All installments in the series play similarly to that of the Call of Duty and Battlefield franchises and feature multiple missions in varied environments with different tasks for players to complete. The main enemies in the games are terrorists, and often, the player is accompanied by other soldiers who fight alongside them. Modern Combat: Sandstorm is the first game in the Modern Combat series and was followed by 2010's Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus, 2011's Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation, 2012's Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour, 2014's Modern Combat 5: Blackout, 2017’s Modern Combat: Versus, and 2019's Modern Combat: Rebel Guns.
| Modern Combat | |
|---|---|
 Official series logo | |
| Genre(s) | Shooter First-person shooter |
| Developer(s) | Gameloft Montreal, Inc. (2009–present) Gameloft Romania Srl (2014) |
| Publisher(s) | Gameloft |
| Platform(s) | Keypad-based mobile phones Java ME Android iOS, iPadOS, webOS, Bada, Xperia Play, BlackBerry PlayBook, Bada 2.0, Windows Phone 8, Windows 10, BlackBerry 10, Tizen, Nintendo Switch |
| First release | Modern Combat: Sandstorm August 27, 2009 |
| Latest release | Modern Combat: Rebel Guns October 30, 2019 |
Video games
edit| Year | Game | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Modern Combat: Sandstorm | Android, iOS, webOS, Bada |
| 2010 | Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus | Java ME, Android, iOS, Xperia Play, BlackBerry PlayBook |
| 2011 | Modern Combat: Domination | PlayStation Network, macOS |
| Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation | Android, iOS, Bada 2.0, BlackBerry PlayBook | |
| 2012 | Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour | Java ME, Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8, Blackberry 10, BlackBerry PlayBook |
| 2014 | Modern Combat 5: Blackout | Android, iOS, tvOS, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Nintendo Switch |
| 2017 | Modern Combat: Versus | Android, iOS, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Steam |
| 2019 | Modern Combat: Rebel Guns | Android |
Reception
edit| Game | GameRankings | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Combat: Sandstorm | 82.57%[1] | NA |
| Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus | 84.29%[2] | 90/100[3] |
| Modern Combat: Domination | 73.00%[4] | 67/100[5] |
| Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation | 90.56%[6] | 88/100[7] |
| Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour | 85.00%[8] | 82/100[9] |
| Modern Combat 5: Blackout | 82.63%[10] | 81/100[11] |
| Modern Combat: Versus | NA | 67/100[12] |
The 5 main entries of the series have been met with mainly positive reviews from critics, while the spin-off games Modern Combat: Domination and Modern Combat: Versus received mixed reviews.
References
edit- ^ "Modern Combat: Sandstorm". GameRankings. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus". GameRankings. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Modern Combat: Domination". GameRankings. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Modern Combat: Domination". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation". GameRankings. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour". GameRankings. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Modern Combat 5: Blackout". GameRankings. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Modern Combat 5: Blackout". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Modern Combat Versus". Metacritic. Retrieved May 8, 2021.