Review: Call Of Duty Mobile (Android/PC)

Play on a variety of classic maps through head-to-head competitive Multiplayer, complete with a variety of game modes, powerful Scorestreaks, and tide-turning Operator Skills. Plus, test your survival skills in a made-for-mobile Battle Royale mode featuring 100 players as you fight across the land, sea, and in the air!

Pros:

  • Console quality graphics.
  • 1.8gb download size.
  • Full touchscreen controls on phone, mouse/keyboard on PC.
  • Pac is played through Gameloop (official Tencent app for playing their games)
  • Two modes- Multiplayer and Battle Royale.
  • Free to play.
  • Season pass-free tier then chargeable tier for extra loot.
  • Controls-(2 types) Simple: point and it automatically shoots when in range. Advanced: have ADS come up when going to shoot, press button to shoot and be more hands-on.
  • The control setup is separate for Battle Royale and Multiplayer.
  • Basic settings-aim assist/fast throw grenades/fixed joystick/ADS controls for each individual gun type/Gyroscope/auto sprint/slide.
  • Graphics quality and frame rate-low/medium/high/very high.
  • Sensitivity sliders for each gun type/overall/when scoped and invert axis again per gun/vehicle/on foot.
  • Friends list-invite to the game and send weapon Exp.
  • Adverts-(optional) watch up to 5 videos for 5 crates.
  • Full stats and online leaderboards.
  • Profile- name/badges/border/avatar.
  • Earn EXP and level up to earn new perks and weapons.
  • Daily/weekly/timed events.
  • Daily login bonus.
  • Loadouts-5 slots and can rename them.
  • Battle Royale load out-equip any earned skins.
  • Battle Royale-6 classes Scout/Clown/Medic/Ninja/Defender/Mechanic. Each has a special ability that charges over time.
  • Emote/spray wheel.
  • Battle Royale modes- first person/3rd person. Solo/duo/teams.
  • Multiplayer modes-Frontline/Team deathmatch/Domination/Search and Destroy/Vs Ai.
  • VS Ai gives exp but at a much lower rate.
  • 9 kill streaks-stealth chopper/UAV/counter UAV/VTOL/airdrop/predator missile/sentry gun/hunter-killer drone.
  • Weapons-earn/use exp tokens to unlock new attachments/perks.
  • Clan support.
  • Ranked mode for both Multiplayer and Battle Royale.
  • In-game chat and text.
  • Clear on-screen buttons.
  • Battle Royale works a lot like Apex Legends. You jump together/can collect dog tags and revive teammates/airdrops/boss encounters/upgrade terminals for your ability/ping items and locations.
  • Earn in-game credits to buy skins from the store.
  • Cod points-premium currency with real money to buy skins and loot crates.
  • Battle Royale-auto pickup and equip system but you can manually swap attachments or take full control.
  • Battle Royale supports 100 players.
  • Facebook integration for cross-save between devices.
  • PC and phone players are separate.
  • Everything in-game has skins to unlock and equip.
  • Different player models including classic characters like Ghost.
  • Duplicate items from loot crates give credits.
  • It works really well.
  • Smooth.
  • The PC version has video capture and photo mode built-in.
  • The phone version has a screenshot button.
  • All vehicles are in the game from boats to ATV to choppers.
  • Fast loading in multiplayer.
  • Good selection of maps both new and classic.
  • Easy to get into.

Cons:

  • It only uses Facebook at the moment for cross-save and social media sharing.
  • No controller support. (apparently, it’s being worked on, was there at launch briefly)
  • No Google Play achievements.
  • Can’t reroll challenges/dailies.
  • Needs more battle pass challenges or boot camp needs to come back.
  • The last kill of the game looks broken and delayed.
  • Any lag is a straight-up game-breaker.
  • Doing emotes/sprays are awkward.
  • More maps.
  • Long setup time for Battle Royale.
  • Battle Royale has a load of pop-ups when looting which obscures your view.
  • Easy to get duplicates of skins even when you have bugger all.
  • In-app purchases are expensive.

Call Of Duty Mobile

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!

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