Modern Combat 5's multiplayer will let you join together in squads to work your way up the leaderboards
Squad attack
Some more details have emerged about the multiplayer chunk of Gameloft's upcoming army-man blaster Modern Combat 5: Blackout. It's all going to be about making friends.
The new Squad system lets you join together with a group of up to 6 people. They become your locked-in team for all the multiplayer modes.
There's a squad chat feature that lets you babble on exclusively to your squad mates as well. You could discuss tactics, load-out options, or how nice the weather is.
The multiplayer aspect is composed of four different modes - capture the flag, VIP, free-for-all, and team battle.
Squad mode lets you play the same games, but without the randomly allocated team that non-squaddies get.
Then there are leaderboards, both for your squad and for solo players, and limited-time events that offer better rewards the higher you finish.
Throw in the classes and unified progression that Gameloft has already announced and you're left with a multiplayer package that's actually looking quite impressive.
You can check out some screenshots in the gallery at the top of the page to get a better idea of what to expect. All of them feature shooting.
