<s>
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blackout	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	B-Application
first-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
Bucharest	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2014	B-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
and	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
World	O
Liberation	O
Army	O
,	O
a	O
terrorist	O
organization	O
,	O
had	O
attacked	O
Venice	B-Application
to	O
steal	O
chemical	O
weapons	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cayden	O
Phoenix	O
(	O
a	O
minor	O
character	O
in	O
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
4	I-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
US	O
Marine	O
now	O
freelancing	O
as	O
a	O
private	O
military	O
contractor	O
for	O
Gilman	O
Security	O
corporation	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
sent	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
when	O
World	O
Liberation	O
Army	O
(	O
WLA	O
)	O
had	O
launched	O
a	O
surprise	O
attack	O
on	O
Venice	B-Application
,	O
Italy	O
to	O
steal	O
chemical	O
weapons	O
secretly	O
stashed	O
in	O
Venice	B-Application
by	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
cyber-attack	O
on	O
several	O
Asian	O
networks	O
a	O
week	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
,	O
Phoenix	O
tries	O
to	O
convince	O
Roux	O
that	O
the	O
WLA	O
attack	O
on	O
Venice	B-Application
was	O
actually	O
a	O
cover-up	O
orchestrated	O
by	O
Gilman	O
Security	O
themselves	O
for	O
something	O
greater	O
,	O
but	O
Roux	O
is	O
reluctant	O
to	O
believe	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
one	O
month	O
ago	O
Tokyo	O
was	O
rocked	O
by	O
a	O
massive	O
chemical	O
weapons	O
attack	O
using	O
the	O
chemical	O
weapons	O
from	O
the	O
mission	O
in	O
Venice	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
entire	O
city	O
now	O
on	O
lockdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
securing	O
the	O
safe	O
house	O
,	O
Roux	O
and	O
Phoenix	O
meet	O
at	O
Roux	O
's	O
office	O
,	O
where	O
Phoenix	O
resumes	O
their	O
earlier	O
conversation	O
about	O
Gilman	O
Security	O
's	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
Venice	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roux	O
plays	O
audio	O
she	O
managed	O
to	O
intercept	O
between	O
Bull	O
and	O
international	O
terrorist	O
Everett	O
Saunders	O
(	O
an	O
antagonist	O
from	O
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
4	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conversation	O
,	O
Bull	O
reveals	O
himself	O
as	O
having	O
been	O
on	O
Saunders	O
 '	O
payroll	O
during	O
the	O
Venice	B-Application
mission	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
pair	O
arrange	O
a	O
meeting	O
at	O
a	O
construction	O
site	O
in	O
Ryogoku	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
to	O
discuss	O
Bull	O
's	O
pay	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
Phase	O
2	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
revelation	O
,	O
Roux	O
and	O
Phoenix	O
make	O
plans	O
to	O
spy	O
on	O
the	O
meeting	O
between	O
Bull	O
and	O
Saunders	O
to	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
"	O
Phase	O
2	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
first	O
Phoenix	O
requests	O
that	O
Roux	O
let	O
him	O
explain	O
the	O
true	O
events	O
which	O
occurred	O
in	O
Venice	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
then	O
cuts	O
to	O
another	O
flashback	O
in	O
which	O
Phoenix	O
further	O
describes	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
mission	O
in	O
Venice	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	O
and	O
Bull	O
are	O
en	O
route	O
via	O
helicopter	O
over	O
the	O
Piazza	O
San	O
Marco	O
in	O
Venice	B-Application
with	O
the	O
mission	O
of	O
securing	O
"	O
The	O
Package	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
WLA	O
terrorists	O
,	O
a	O
cache	O
of	O
chemical	O
weapons	O
being	O
stored	O
in	O
Venice	B-Application
by	O
the	O
UN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flashback	O
concludes	O
with	O
Phoenix	O
explaining	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
cover-up	O
in	O
Venice	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WLA	O
were	O
actually	O
under	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
Gilman	O
Security	O
the	O
entire	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
Venice	B-Application
having	O
been	O
staged	O
by	O
the	O
higher-ups	O
of	O
Gilman	O
Security	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
provide	O
cover	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
chemical	O
weapons	O
being	O
stored	O
in	O
Venice	B-Application
by	O
the	O
UN	O
under	O
the	O
ruse	O
of	O
a	O
terrorist	O
attack	O
,	O
with	O
Bull	O
having	O
been	O
under	O
orders	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
weapons	O
and	O
eliminate	O
all	O
opposition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weapons	O
stolen	O
from	O
Venice	B-Application
were	O
later	O
detonated	O
on	O
Tokyo	O
by	O
Gilman	O
during	O
the	O
International	O
Summit	O
on	O
Cyber	O
Security	O
,	O
which	O
ironically	O
was	O
formed	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
a	O
cyberattack	O
on	O
Asian	O
networks	O
which	O
Gilman	O
themselves	O
was	O
likely	O
involved	O
with	O
as	O
well	O
;	O
with	O
Gilman	O
using	O
these	O
attacks	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
major	O
world	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blackout	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
key	O
feature	O
to	O
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
choose	O
soldier	O
classes	O
ranging	O
from	O
Assault	O
,	O
Heavy	O
,	O
Sniper	O
,	O
Recon	O
,	O
Support	O
,	O
Bounty	O
Hunter	O
,	O
Sapper	O
,	O
X-1	O
Morph	O
,	O
Kommander	O
,	O
and	O
Marauder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
use	O
DRM	O
and	O
requires	O
a	O
constant	O
internet	O
connection	O
to	O
play	O
(	O
an	O
internet	O
connection	O
is	O
required	O
for	O
the	O
campaign	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
multiplayer	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
major	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
of	O
Blackout	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
missions	O
are	O
shorter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blackout	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
allies	O
,	O
characters	O
who	O
follow	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
often	O
joining	O
in	O
during	O
conflicts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Zero	O
Hour	O
,	O
the	O
campaign	O
missions	O
in	O
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blackout	I-Application
vary	O
in	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
of	O
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
form	O
"	O
squads	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
Modern	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
9	O
maps	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
canals	O
in	O
Venice	B-Application
and	O
construction	O
sites	O
to	O
office	O
maps	O
and	O
military	O
hangars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
79	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
17	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
