

(E.g Borderlands 2, the first Gears of War) Every gunshot to the body has a satisfying thump and splatter making every kill meaningful. Made with the Unreal 3 Engine, the game looks very realistic where the guns look very metallic while player models and feedback blood splatters, explosions and shooting looks and sounds impactful and meaty as most good games developed in this engine tend to do. The story is mentioned only on the game's official website. Black Squad, however, draws elements from CoD Modern Warfare 2 as well as CS 1.6 in ways that there are kill/score streaks, ranks, and strong competitive aspects showing potential for e-sports play.įinally, as far as the premise goes, its a standard fare for online shooters a basic plot set in the present which gives the player a reason for the virtual war to partake in 2 rival factions where one is a team of global special forces operators and other are international terrorists/mercenaries. The game showed off some impressive, fast-paced gameplay trailers with 2 rival factions battling with heavily-modified weapons planting C4s, calling in special strikes all supported by agile, impactful gunplay.ĭeveloped by NS Studio and published by Neowiz Games of South Korea who published Crossfire, another popular free-to-play online shooter which drew influence from CS 1.6.


Black Squad was released on Steam Early Access on July 28th with a message saying it was a military shooter with the BattleEye anti-cheat system, dedicated servers, and a lag-free net code something shooter players were yearning for in new releases.
