| Blitz Brigade | |
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| Developer | Gameloft Bucharest |
| Publisher | Gameloft |
| Platforms | Android, iOS, Windows Phone |
| Release | iOS, Android 9 May 2013 Windows Phone 8 2 July 2014 |
| Genre | First-person shooter |
| Modes | Multiplayer, single-player |
Blitz Brigade was a multiplayer first-person shooter video game based on World War II developed and published by Gameloft for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. It shut down their servers in December 2023.[ citation needed ]
Blitz Brigade is an online team-based first-person shooter, with two "campaign" modes—multiplayer and training. [1] The players could play as part of either Allies or Axis team. Training mode is an online single-player mode that consisted of 120 unlockable training missions. [1] [2] Multiplayer mode offered deathmatch and domination (capture) across 5 levels. [1] [2] [3] A later update added a capture the flag mode. The players could play as one of 6 (originally, 5) unlockable classes. [4] The game featured two in-game currencies and new weapons could be purchased. [1] [4]
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 65/100 [5] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Gamezebo | |
| Pocket Gamer | |
| TouchArcade | |
| Digital Spy |
The iOS version received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [5] Eric Ford of TouchArcade described it as enjoyable, but noted lack of game modes and freemium content. [4] Rob Rich of Gamezebo described the game as good-looking and having elements for a great online mobile FPS, but criticized online server stability that he remarked as a key requirement. [1] Jon Mundy of Pocket Gamer noted the framework for and excellent online FPS but criticized its freemium aspect and online stability. [3] Andrew Stevens of 148Apps described the gameplay as fun and smooth, but lacking content. [6] Scott Nichols of Digital Spy praised class-based gameplay and cartoony art style, but noted the poor connectivity and steep unlock requirements. [2] Ford, Mundy and Nichols noted the game's close similarity to Team Fortress 2 . [2] [3] [4]