Critical Ops

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Critical Ops
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Developer(s) Critical Force Ltd.
Publisher(s) Critical Force Ltd.
Designer(s) Tim Spaninks [1]
Engine Unity
Platform(s)
Release
September 2015
  • Facebook Gameroom
    August 30, 2016
    August 14, 2015 (web)
    Android 4.4+:
    August 22, 2017
    February 24, 2017 (4.1+)
    September 30, 2015 (4.0.3+)
    iOS 10.0+:
    December 18, 2017
    August 22, 2017 (9.0+)
    September 1, 2016 (8.1+)
    May 2, 2016

    (7.0+, Beginning of soft launch)[ citation needed ]

Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s)Team Deathmatch, Defuse, Elimination, Gun Game, Defend, Ranked Defuse and Event Game modes

Critical Ops (abbreviated as C-OPS) is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed, and published by Critical Force Ltd. It was released as Open Alpha in September 2015 for Android and had been in the Open Beta until the official release (version 1.0) in November 2018. [2] Critical Ops is currently available on Google Play (for Android), Apple App Store (for iOS), and Amazon Appstore. [3] Previously, it was available on PC through the Facebook Gameroom platform until July 10, 2017.

Contents

Critical Ops core gameplay is heavily influenced by the Counter-Strike series.

Gameplay

Two opposing teams of Coalition (representing Counter-Terrorism units) and The Breach (representing Terrorism units) fight against each other to complete their objectives. A team wins by either completing specified objectives, or by eliminating the other team. The game features other game modes such as Team Deathmatch, Defuse, Ranked Defuse, Gun-Game, Practice and Event Modes. Players can also choose to host customized rooms and join rooms hosted by other players using Custom Matches.

Ranks

Critical Ops players can achieve 10 ranks such as Unranked, Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master, Special Ops and Elite Ops.

Currency

The game uses one kind of currency, Credits. They can be used to unlock skins. Credits, which can also be used to open cases. Credits can be purchased in the store or can be earned for free by doing various tasks, i.e., watching advertisements, completing offers (by downloading and completing the tasks given for the game), and completing milestones for each weapon.

Cases

There are three Types of Crates[ sic?] – Standard, Premium and Special Event Cases.

Passes

Passes offer various skins for completing each level. There are two types of passes- Free and Elite Passes. The Free pass is available for all players; however, it has fewer skins compared to the Elite pass. The Elite pass can be bought for 1400 credits. The pass consists of 30 levels, and each level has a skin, and the end of the pass usually has higher-tier skins. The last season pass was released in update 1.34.0. In 1.35.0 was released an Operation – it's like Critical Pass but with more tiers. In these Operations are 100 tiers. Currently there is 2nd Operation. The first Operation was Operation Frontier.

Skins

There are various skins that can be applied on Agents, Weapons & Gloves for customization. Weapon Animations are also available and Emblems. These skins come in different rarities. The rarities are as follows in order; Very Common, Common, Uncommon, Rare, Very Rare, Epic, Legendary. These skins can be earned through the purchase of crates, the marketplace, passes, lucky spin, offers/bundles and with in-game credits. [4]

Weapons

Critical Ops offers a variety of weapons in which players can select from, there is the Primary Weapons section which include weapons such as Assault Rifles : AK-47, M4, SG 551, AUG, HK 417, SA58, AR-15, SCAR-H. Submachine Guns such as : P90, MP5, MP7, VECTOR, and the MPX. Shotguns such as FP6, M1887, SUPER 90, KSG. Sniper Rifles such as: URATIO, M14, TRG22, SVD. The Secondary Weapons section include Pistols such as: P250, XD.45, GSR 1911, MR 96, DEAGLE, DUAL MTX. In the Tertiary Weapons Section are the Melee which are knives such as: KNIFE, TAC-TOOL, REMIX, KUKRI and More. The game also has utility such as Helmet and Kevlar available for Team Deathmatch and Defuse and other Utility such only available for Defuse such as: Frag Grenade, Flashbang Grenade and Smoke Grenade.

Maps

There are 5 maps for Team Deathmatch which are: Brewery, Division, Heat, Gallery and Cargo. There are 10 maps for Defuse which are: Bureau, Raid, Plaza, Legacy, Canals, Grounded, Village, Port, Soar and Castello. There are 3 Maps for Elimination Game Mode which are: Warehouse, Overhaul and Impasse. There are other various maps for Special Event Game modes which include: Purify, Hangar, Artic, Park, Shanty, Legian and Bout.

Events

Critical Ops offers in game events that match with the current season that it is, for example in March–May the game offers the Spring Event where the game is spring based with Spring Cases (Special Event Cases). Around June–July the game offers the Summer Event where players can purchase Summer Cases which contain things such as summer themed weapon skins and Gloves. In around August- September the game offers the Autumn Event where players can purchase Autumn Cases which contain Autumn themed skins. In Around October the game features the Halloween Event where temporary game modes such as Manhunt are available to play and the game offers Halloween Event Cases where it contains Halloween themed skins. In around December the game features the Winter Event where it features Winter Cases where you can purchase Christmas themed skins.

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References

  1. ↑ "Critical Ops Breaking Into Asia". Esportsinsider. n.d. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Critical Ops Roadmap". trello.com. n.d. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Critical Ops Twitter". twitter.com. July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ "News". Critical Ops. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
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