Review of Blacklight Tango Down for XBLA, PSN and PC by Protomario
4This game is the Tango and it is down compared to Cod and Halo.
Imagine if Halo and Call of Duty bread, but.... it went really bad. Thats this game! No campaign, no story, nothing. There is a mission mode but that has no back round details, just straight multiplayer here.
Blacklight: Tango Down is a video game by Zombie Studios and published by Ignition Entertainment. The game was released on July 7, 2010 on Xbox 360 as a downloadable title, and was released on Microsoft Windows on July 14.[1] The game was also released on October 26, 2010 for the PlayStation 3.
Zombie is planning to make Blacklight a multimedia franchise that will include the video game, a feature film, and a trilogy of comic books. The idea was concepted by Zombie executives which later pitched the idea to several film and comic book production companies. The film rights were immediately bought by Fox Atomic to create a film adaptation of the franchise. Fox Atomic's comic subsidiary, Fox Atomic Comics, was also to be creating the Blacklight comics, but after the closing of Fox Atomic, the trans-media rights have been purchased by Imagine Entertainment.[2] The film, comic books, and game will not share the same storylines, but tell different stories in the Blacklight universe at different time periods.
Blacklight: Tango Down is an online multiplayer first-person shooter with an experience system. The game contains traditional modes such Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Control Point, with other modes being announced in the build up to launch. The game makes use of its near-future setting by offering HRV (Hyper Reality Visor) that allow players to see through walls, and digi-grenades that counter other players' visors.[4]
The game features an experience system lets the player rank up through 70 levels. Weapon customizations will unlock as the player gains skill and experience points and will include more basic add-ons like sniper scopes as well as more complex enhancements, such as stocks, barrels, muzzles, magazines, weapon tags, etc.
Blacklight: Tango Down takes place in the near-future in a fictional Eastern European city. The city is a former Soviet state that has become rundown and dilapidated.
The most positive review came from Daemon Hatfield of IGN, who described the game as a "fun and inexpensive way to get your multiplayer fix", and that "when you first jump into the game it may be hard to believe you only paid $15 for it". However despite commending the game for being solid, he admitted it was "not particularly inspired". GamesRadar gave a similar review to IGN, saying that the game "seeks to bring the beloved multiplayer modes of AAA shooters to a downloadable game that only costs fifteen bucks, and in many respects it does this well", but called the co-op modes "linear" and "uninspired". The title's unique weapon custimisation mechanic came under particular praise by NTSC-uk, claiming it provided "not only the largest variety of guns seen in any competitive shooter today, but also the most balanced online ranking system that is on the market".
The lowest scored review came from Jim Sterling of Destructoid, who rated the game 3/10. He also criticized the co-op missions, saying that the "Black Ops levels seem thrown in for no good reason", and that the "multiplayer is only marginally better". However he did note "Tango Down looks really quite good, with visuals that almost look convincingly retail", but that "graphics really aren't worth buying the game for".
Reference-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacklight:_Tango_Down