Modern Combat 5 now available on Windows Phone [Updated]

Earlier this week we announced that the long-awaited Mod Combat 5: Blackout would exist launching on mobile Windows platforms on the aforementioned day-and-date as the Android and iOS versions. In the past, Gameloft titles typically arrived on Windows Phone months or even years afterwards than other platforms (just look at Real Soccer!). This yr, long-awaited titles like Heroes of Guild & Anarchy and Guild & Chaos Duels finally came over, and new titles will release at the same time as they do on competing platforms. Progress!

Modern Combat v is now available on Windows Telephone as promised (the Windows viii version should arrive later today). The Windows Phone version requires at to the lowest degree 1 GB of RAM. Top-end 3D graphics need enough of memory in order to part, which shouldn't surprise anybody. None of the versions support Xbox Live, something we all should have gotten over a year ago. The game rings upwards at $half-dozen.99 – a fair price for a total console-quality campaign and extensive online multiplayer. Oh, and information technology supports Moga controllers!

Call of Combat

The Modernistic Combat series is Gameloft's answer to Call of Duty. It's a good thing Gameloft makes these titles because Activision only seems interested in publishing slimmed-down Call of Duty games on mobile, omitting central features like online multiplayer. And Activision doesn't support Windows Telephone or Windows 8 anyway, and so nosotros'd be out of luck without Gameloft and Modern Combat!

The Modernistic Combat 5 campaign plays very much like a genuine Call of Duty game, with fully-voiced cut scenes bringing the story to life. The new entrada features much shorter missions than Modern Gainsay four, making them more appropriate for mobile play.

Players will non just run and gun as a soldier on pes, they'll also man turrets and command drones. The occasional "quick time events" in which a serial of directions must be swiped correctly return, for improve or worse. Players now receive a star rating upon completing campaign missions, increasing their replay value.

New to Modern Combat five are single-histrion Spec Ops missions. These provide bite-sized challenges as opposed to full levels. Gamers can replay them to receive higher star ratings, simply similar in the campaign. Spec Ops is especially suited to quick bursts of play when you're on the go.

Finally, Modernistic Combat 5 offers a total online multiplayer style. Upwards to 12 players can participate in four competitive game types: Gratuitous for all, Squad battle, Capture the flag, and VIP. The game also supports squads, which piece of work a lot like clans. Squads can participate in limited time team-versus-squad events in lodge to earn big rewards.

Online only

Although Modern Gainsay five is a premium game with no in-app purchases, it notwithstanding requires an internet connectedness in order to play. Yes, y'all need to be online even during the single-histrion portions of the game. The online requirement is simply a form of DRM (digital rights management) meant to forbid people from playing pirated copies of the game. Presumably player salve data is stored on the cloud under this setup though – a big plus. (Somebody exam cloud support and let us know!)

Personally, I don't find the requirement very inconvenient, but everyone'southward internet situations will vary. At least Gameloft is up front nearly the requirement on the game's store folio.

Gainsay begins

Modern Gainsay 5 is a huge game, and likewise a huge vote of faith in Windows Phone and Windows 8/RT from Gameloft. Not everybody wants to play a big console-style game on their phones and tablets, especially 1 with complex touch screen controls. But if you lot do crave the Call of Duty feel on the go, that'south what you lot'll get from Mod Combat 5.

Annotation that the Windows Telephone version has to download some extra data the first time it is launched. The boosted file must be pretty small though, as it completed in seconds for me.

Nosotros'll update with the Windows 8 and RT Shop link once it becomes available, and stay tuned for our full review! If yous can't download the Windows Phone version yet, requite it some time to roll out beyond all supported regions.

Update

Adept news, controller fans! Modern Combat five for Windows Phone supports Moga controllers! I only tested it myself.

Modernistic Gainsay 5 – Windows Phone eight – 776MB – $6.99 – Store Link

Thanks to Abhinav N for the tip!

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