Modern Combat

Modern Combat
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Genres	Shooter First-person shooter
Developer	Gameloft Montreal (2009–present) Gameloft Romania Srl (2014)
Publisher	Gameloft
Platforms	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

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, 2019's Modern Combat: Rebel Guns, and in 2026 a spin-off on arcade machines named Phantom Vanguard : Modern combat ^[1] .

Video games

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
2026	Phantom Vanguard : Modern Combat	arcane machine

Reception

Aggregate review scores
As of August 2, 2014.

Game	GameRankings	Metacritic
Modern Combat: Sandstorm	82.57% [2]	NA
Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus	84.29% [3]	90/100 [4]
Modern Combat: Domination	73.00% [5]	67/100 [6]
Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation	90.56% [7]	88/100 [8]
Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour	85.00% [9]	82/100 [10]
Modern Combat 5: Blackout	82.63% [11]	81/100 [12]
Modern Combat: Versus	NA	67/100 [13]

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

1. Refurbs, Retro (September 9, 2025). "Wahlap Reveals GTI Asia China Expo 2025 Lineup: Storm Racer 2, Phantom Vanguard: Modern Combat, Jubeat, More". Retro Refurbs. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
2. "Modern Combat: Sandstorm". GameRankings . Retrieved August 2, 2014.
3. "Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus". GameRankings. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
4. "Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
5. "Modern Combat: Domination". GameRankings. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
6. "Modern Combat: Domination". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
7. "Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation". GameRankings. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
8. "Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
9. "Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour". GameRankings. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
10. "Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
11. "Modern Combat 5: Blackout". GameRankings. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
12. "Modern Combat 5: Blackout". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
13. "Modern Combat Versus". Metacritic. Retrieved May 8, 2021.