Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus
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Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus is a first-person shooter
developed and published by Gameloft
for the iPhone
, iPod Touch
iPad
, Android and Blackberry Playbook
devices. It is a sequel to 2009's Modern Combat: Sandstorm
, and features new environments, updated graphics and more robust multiplayer. It was released on October 4, 2010.
. Players travel through various environments, such as a snowy mountain and a jungle. They take control of three characters throughout the game: Chief Warrant Officer "Chief" Warren (the main character from the previous game), Sergeant Anderson, and Private Newman with Delta, Razor, and Mustang Squads respectively. The game is controlled using virtual buttons on-screen. A virtual control stick is used for movement, while aiming is done by swiping on the screen. The controls can be customized in the pause menu. Quick time events have been added, where the player has to fight off knife wielding enemies or dodge a charging helicopter.
Whereas Sandstorm has only seven weapons, Black Pegasus has 15. It sports multiple pistols, two SMGs, several assault rifles, two sniper rifles, two shotguns, and an RPG, among others. Weapons can be found with attachments like red dot sights or silencers.
The game has gyroscopic control on the iPhone 4 and fourth generation iPod Touch.
The game then follows Chief from the previous game and Delta Squad, who assault an oil rig in the Middle East to find Kalis Ghazi. The player clears rooms of enemies until he's attacked by Kalis Ghazi with a knife,The player manages to throw him down. Delta Squad convinces Kalis to tell his boss's name.
Then Sgt. Anderson helps Azimi get to the American embassy. He has to protect a convoy from the roof, clearing out barricades and kill the RPG shooters until the convoy reaches a garage. At that point Sgt. Anderson clears the way for the convoy until they get ambushed by the enemy. There he destroys a tank.
Then they travel on the road to the embassy with Sgt. Anderson on the turret. Along the way they fight a helicopter. They arrive at the embassy to find terrorists holding American citizens hostage. Sgt. Anderson and Rollins help the hostages and then Sgt. Anderson captures Azimi who is connected to Abu Bahaa (used to be terrorist leader).
After that the Mustangs travel to Nikkitich's compound, which marks the beginning of Operation Troika. They fight their way through a power plant where Nikkititch is hiding. Pvt. Newman finds him inside a tank, and he surrenders after a battle. The Mustangs learn the location of Nikkitich's boss, Popovich. Pvt. Newman and Downs make it to the Cold War era submarine bunker he's hiding in. They find his submarine and disable it, Popovich comes out, but instead of surrendering, he captures them and takes them to Pablo's Compound.
Mustang 2-2 and 2-4 (Pvt.Newman and Pvt.Downs) try to escape Pablo's compound, having to fight their way to a clear landing zone for an escape helicopter. The two Mustangs brief Warrant Officer Strikes about Pablo's mansion, their next target. On arrival, they find Pablo has already escaped. Later Sgt. Rollins dies in a grenade explosion and Anderson goes into a city where Pablo is located. Sgt. Anderson takes down a helicopter protecting Pablo and then starts a series of close combat, while Pablo attempts to escape with another helicopter. Anderson shoots down Pablo's helicopter and kills him by sticking a grenade in his mouth.
, deathmatch, team deathmatch, and a mode in which one team attempts to defuse a bomb while the other team protects it (demolition). Killing enemies and securing objectives earns experience points, allowing players to level up through 72 ranks, rise up on the global leaderboard, and unlock new weaponry and perks. Players from around the globe have privately set up clans and teams for members to train their skills and compete against other clans in organized matches. They usually have rank and/or "KDR" (Kill/Death Ratio) requirements, along with tryouts supervised by clan leaders.
and a Beretta M9. As characters gain experience, they unlock new weapons and 'skills', i.e. increased movement speed. As stated above, there is a total of 15 weapons. However, in multi-player, there are variations for several of the weapons. Examples include a red dot sight on the M16
and silencers to many secondary weapons. These variations add advantages to the weapon and in some cases slight disadvantages. These are unlocked after all the primary weapons with no attachments are unlocked.
gave the game a 9/10 and their Gold Award, saying "while it likely won't be long before a new game raises the bar, Modern Combat 2 has for now set the new shooter standard."
IGN gave the game an 8.5/10 and said, "Gameloft's shooter is genuinely the best in the App Store, eclipsing the previous high water mark: its very own N.O.V.A.
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First-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
developed and published by Gameloft
Gameloft
Gameloft SA is a major French computer and video game developer and publisher headquartered in Paris, France. The company also has subsidiaries in 31 countries around the world....
for the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, iPod Touch
IPod Touch
The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line...
iPad
IPad
The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...
, Android and Blackberry Playbook
BlackBerry PlayBook
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devices. It is a sequel to 2009's Modern Combat: Sandstorm
Modern Combat: Sandstorm
Modern Combat: Sandstorm is a game developed and published by Gameloft, for the operating systems Apple iOS, Google Android, Hewlett-Packard webOS and Samsung Bada. It is similar to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2...
, and features new environments, updated graphics and more robust multiplayer. It was released on October 4, 2010.
Gameplay
The game plays similarly to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles and the Microsoft Windows operating system. Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on...
. Players travel through various environments, such as a snowy mountain and a jungle. They take control of three characters throughout the game: Chief Warrant Officer "Chief" Warren (the main character from the previous game), Sergeant Anderson, and Private Newman with Delta, Razor, and Mustang Squads respectively. The game is controlled using virtual buttons on-screen. A virtual control stick is used for movement, while aiming is done by swiping on the screen. The controls can be customized in the pause menu. Quick time events have been added, where the player has to fight off knife wielding enemies or dodge a charging helicopter.
Whereas Sandstorm has only seven weapons, Black Pegasus has 15. It sports multiple pistols, two SMGs, several assault rifles, two sniper rifles, two shotguns, and an RPG, among others. Weapons can be found with attachments like red dot sights or silencers.
The game has gyroscopic control on the iPhone 4 and fourth generation iPod Touch.
Plot
The game starts with the members of the Mustangs stuck in Pablo's prison camp. Private Newman is questioned by Pablo before he's knocked out with a rifle butt to the head. Private Downs rescues Newman and then they attempt to make an escape. While escaping, Private Newman acquires the NX8 'M9' handgun and an AK-47 before the two are trapped in an ambush.The game then follows Chief from the previous game and Delta Squad, who assault an oil rig in the Middle East to find Kalis Ghazi. The player clears rooms of enemies until he's attacked by Kalis Ghazi with a knife,The player manages to throw him down. Delta Squad convinces Kalis to tell his boss's name.
Then Sgt. Anderson helps Azimi get to the American embassy. He has to protect a convoy from the roof, clearing out barricades and kill the RPG shooters until the convoy reaches a garage. At that point Sgt. Anderson clears the way for the convoy until they get ambushed by the enemy. There he destroys a tank.
Then they travel on the road to the embassy with Sgt. Anderson on the turret. Along the way they fight a helicopter. They arrive at the embassy to find terrorists holding American citizens hostage. Sgt. Anderson and Rollins help the hostages and then Sgt. Anderson captures Azimi who is connected to Abu Bahaa (used to be terrorist leader).
After that the Mustangs travel to Nikkitich's compound, which marks the beginning of Operation Troika. They fight their way through a power plant where Nikkititch is hiding. Pvt. Newman finds him inside a tank, and he surrenders after a battle. The Mustangs learn the location of Nikkitich's boss, Popovich. Pvt. Newman and Downs make it to the Cold War era submarine bunker he's hiding in. They find his submarine and disable it, Popovich comes out, but instead of surrendering, he captures them and takes them to Pablo's Compound.
Mustang 2-2 and 2-4 (Pvt.Newman and Pvt.Downs) try to escape Pablo's compound, having to fight their way to a clear landing zone for an escape helicopter. The two Mustangs brief Warrant Officer Strikes about Pablo's mansion, their next target. On arrival, they find Pablo has already escaped. Later Sgt. Rollins dies in a grenade explosion and Anderson goes into a city where Pablo is located. Sgt. Anderson takes down a helicopter protecting Pablo and then starts a series of close combat, while Pablo attempts to escape with another helicopter. Anderson shoots down Pablo's helicopter and kills him by sticking a grenade in his mouth.
Multiplayer
In addition to the single-player campaign, the game also includes an online multiplayer mode for up to 10 players, a drastic upgrade from Sandstorm's four. It can be played via Wi-Fi. Modes include Capture the FlagCapture the flag
Capture the Flag is a traditional outdoor sport generally played by children, where two teams each have a flag and the objective is to capture the other team's flag, located at the team's "base," and bring it safely back to their own base...
, deathmatch, team deathmatch, and a mode in which one team attempts to defuse a bomb while the other team protects it (demolition). Killing enemies and securing objectives earns experience points, allowing players to level up through 72 ranks, rise up on the global leaderboard, and unlock new weaponry and perks. Players from around the globe have privately set up clans and teams for members to train their skills and compete against other clans in organized matches. They usually have rank and/or "KDR" (Kill/Death Ratio) requirements, along with tryouts supervised by clan leaders.
Weapons
Several new different weapons are introduced into the game. When players first start with multiplayer, they can only use an AK-47AK-47
The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...
and a Beretta M9. As characters gain experience, they unlock new weapons and 'skills', i.e. increased movement speed. As stated above, there is a total of 15 weapons. However, in multi-player, there are variations for several of the weapons. Examples include a red dot sight on the M16
M16 rifle
The M16 is the United States military designation for the AR-15 rifle adapted for both semi-automatic and full-automatic fire. Colt purchased the rights to the AR-15 from ArmaLite, and currently uses that designation only for semi-automatic versions of the rifle. The M16 fires the 5.56×45mm NATO...
and silencers to many secondary weapons. These variations add advantages to the weapon and in some cases slight disadvantages. These are unlocked after all the primary weapons with no attachments are unlocked.
Reception
The game has thus far received very positive reviews. Slide to Play rated the game a 4/4, and called it "top notch modern warfare on the go," and praised the multiplayer feature. Pocket GamerPocket Gamer
Pocket Gamer is a website and video game magazine that focuses on handheld video games. It was launched in 2005 and is published by Steel Media. The publication covers all major portable and mobile gaming formats, including iPhone, Android, PSP and the various versions of the Nintendo DS and was...
gave the game a 9/10 and their Gold Award, saying "while it likely won't be long before a new game raises the bar, Modern Combat 2 has for now set the new shooter standard."
IGN gave the game an 8.5/10 and said, "Gameloft's shooter is genuinely the best in the App Store, eclipsing the previous high water mark: its very own N.O.V.A.
N.O.V.A.
Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance, better known as N.O.V.A. for short, is an action-adventure game video game for the iPod and other apple products made for Apple by Gameloft. It was released on December 17, 2009 for iOS, and WebOS and is one of the games containing the Gameloft Live online gaming service...
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