Blacklight (Fox Atomic Comics)
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| Developer(s) | Zombie Studios |
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| Publisher(s) | Ignition Entertainment |
| Designer(s) | Jared Gerritzen |
| Writer(s) | Mark Long, Jared Gerritzen, Ian Stephens |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 |
| Release |
Xbox 360 July 7, 2010 Microsoft Windows July 14, 2010 PlayStation 3 October 26, 2010 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 67.78% |
| Metacritic | 61/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | C |
| Destructoid | 3/10 |
| Eurogamer | 5/10 |
| GameSpot | 7.5/10 |
| GamesRadar | 7/10 |
| GameZone | 6.5/10 |
| IGN | 8.0/10 |
| NTSC-uk | 8.0/10 |
Blacklight: Tango Down is a video game developed 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. The game was also released on October 26, 2010 for the PlayStation 3.
Zombie was planning to make Blacklight a multimedia franchise that would include the video game, a feature film, and a trilogy of comic books, however the company became defunct on January 8, 2015. 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. 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 as Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Domination, with other modes being announced in the buildup to launch. The game makes use of its near-future setting by offering HRV (Hyper Reality Visor) that allow players to see an enemy's presence through walls and other obstacles, as well as two types of grenades that counter other players' visors through the use of a blurring effect, similar to a digital smokescreen, along with a type of EMP-emitting grenade that forces the enemy's HUD to reboot and reset, resulting in temporary blindness.
The game also features a "Black Ops" game-mode, which supports up to four players, in online co-operative play, through a campaign that takes the player or players through a wartorn city. Blacklight: Tango Down features five distinct weapons, including an assault rifle, a sub-machine gun, a light machine gun, a sniper rifle as well as a shotgun. Each weapon comes with its own unique futuristic appearance, as well as a wide variety of upgrades and customizations, including variations of magazines, barrels, and camouflages. The weapon customization lets you affect the accuracy, speed, and health for the four different loadout kits you get.
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