The initial tutorials run you through the various modes with lobotomised bots and gives you a general idea of how the game works, which primarily revolves around fighting and winning multiplayer matches to score loot chests. Double tapping gets you to aim down sights for your weapon.

Getting about is similar to many other mobile shooters – the left side of the touchscreen controls movement while the right controls aim. Once you boot up the game, you are introduced to a fairly comprehensive tutorial that covers all the fundamentals from the primary game modes on offer to how the controls work. The game has a fairly large install footprint and needs significant amounts of pixel crunching power so a current-gen phone with hefty amounts of RAM, storage and a decent processor are needed along the lines of the honor View 10 or in our case, a Galaxy Note8. This review was tested on a Galaxy Note8. The PC version looks aesthetically similar to the mobile version though the controls and the game balancing are different enough to warrant a separate review. Cross platform play is currently limited to mobile devices only. The app is free to download with freemium mechanics on the Google Play Store, the Apple App store and the Steam Play store for PCs. Modern Combat Versus differs as it ditches any form of single player campaign, is online-only, and is optimised solely for multiplayer gaming. Prior to this, Modern Combat has primarily consisted of single player campaigns akin to the Call of Duty series.

Recently announced as the official game for the Modern Combat Versus honor International Series, MCV is, chronologically speaking, the latest addition to the Modern Combat series of mobile FPS games. An accessible mobile-optimised first person shooter that is enjoyable in short spurts though you’ll need a solid flagship phone for the best gameplay experience.įirst person shooters aren’t exactly a gaming genre optimised for smartphones but Gameloft intends to prove otherwise with Modern Combat Versus, a competitive FPS designed solely for smartphones.

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