Modern Combat

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Modern Combat
Modern Combat logo.jpg
Official series logo
Genre(s) Shooter
First-person shooter
Developer(s) Gameloft Montreal (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 releaseModern 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, and 2019's Modern Combat: Rebel Guns.

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Video games

YearGamePlatform(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
2017Modern Combat: VersusAndroid, iOS, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Steam
2019Modern Combat: Rebel GunsAndroid

Reception

Aggregate review scores
As of August 2, 2014.
Game GameRankings Metacritic
Modern Combat: Sandstorm82.57% [1] NA
Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus84.29% [2] 90/100 [3]
Modern Combat: Domination73.00% [4] 67/100 [5]
Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation90.56% [6] 88/100 [7]
Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour85.00% [8] 82/100 [9]
Modern Combat 5: Blackout82.63% [10] 81/100 [11]
Modern Combat: VersusNA67/100 [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

  1. "Modern Combat: Sandstorm". GameRankings . Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  2. "Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus". GameRankings. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  3. "Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  4. "Modern Combat: Domination". GameRankings. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  5. "Modern Combat: Domination". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  6. "Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation". GameRankings. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  7. "Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  8. "Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour". GameRankings. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  9. "Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  10. "Modern Combat 5: Blackout". GameRankings. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  11. "Modern Combat 5: Blackout". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  12. "Modern Combat Versus". Metacritic. Retrieved May 8, 2021.