Modern Combat 5: Blackout

Gameplay

The basic war in Modern Combat 5: Blackout is similar to the four previous games in the series. The player can shoot, crouch, sprint, throw grenades, aim, reload their weapons, leap to obstacles, knife enemies, and change/pick up weapons. A new key feature to Modern Combat 5 is the ability to pick a soldier and fix class ranging from assault, heavy, sniper, recon, support, bounty hunter, sapper, and the X-1 Morph (each of which has its own different perks and weapons), although a player's class does not prevent the player from picking up different classes' weapons in-game (For example, a sniper class player can still pick up assault rifles).The campaign focuses on Phoenix (a minor character in Modern Combat 4) trying to hunt down Saunders (a supporting character in Modern Combat 4). Each mission is about 5 minutes long, noticeably shorter than previous entries in the series. As you play in a certain class and acquire a "weapon score", you unlock new guns and attachments to use in both the campaign and multiplayer. Modern Combat 5 is the first Modern Combat game in the series to use DRM and requires a constant internet connection to play (an internet connection is required for the campaign as well as multiplayer).

Campaign

One major change in the campaign of Blackout, compared to previous Modern Combat titles, is that the missions are a lot shorter. The game takes place in the year 2039 - 2042. The average mission lasts 5–10 minutes, noticeably shorter than Zero Hour's or Fallen Nation's average mission length of 15–20 minutes. Modern Combat 5: Blackout also introduces allies, characters who follow along with the player, often joining in during conflicts.

Like Zero Hour, the campaign missions in Modern Combat 5: Blackout vary in style. The game is primarily a first person shooter, but missions include controlling turrets on boats, helicopters, and even drones.

Multiplayer

The multiplayer of Modern Combat 5 is the same as most FPS multiplayer, mainly basing gameplay off PvP matches. The weapons carry over from campaign (unlike in Modern Combat 4). The game features 7 different maps. Four are based on locations from the campaign, two return from previous Modern Combat games, and one, called Vantage, is a completely new map added in an update. The map named Overtime has been removed and a new map called Conversion has been added. Players can also form "squads", a feature new to the Modern Combat series. Another new feature is Private Chat, which allows chat between squad members.

Currently there are 7 modes: Free For All, Team battle, VIP, Capture the Flag, Rush, Zone Control and Cargo. Maps include: Canals, set in Venice; Construction Site, set on a construction site; Streets, based on a market place in Japan; Overtime, set indoors at an office block (a map imported from Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour); Scramble, set in a military storage/hangar location; and Rooftops, the smallest map, based on a large square room with stairs leading up to the roof of a building with several rooftop generators and an elevated platform that is the roof of the room. A newer map, Vantage, is one of the biggest maps in the game and features several buildings and open spaces arranged around a wide street. The 1.8 patch brought in another new map, called Conversion, which features an abandoned warehouse with a huge radioactive reactor in the middle. Additional features led to an overhaul of the league system, and community-requested "Custom Lobbys" were added.

Gamemodes

Free For All: A classic free-for-all mode where the goal is to eliminate all opponents. The first player to reach the score limit wins the match.

VIP: To score points, you have to kill the enemy team's VIP, while trying to protect your own. VIPs can score bonus points by getting kills.

Squad Battle: Join your squadmates in a fight against an opposing team. Here you are able to get on the world's TOP 100 squads.

Capture the Flag (C.T.F.): Find, steal and bring the enemy flag back to your base to score a point. The first team to reach the score limit wins the match.