D+PAD – Blacklight: Tango Down Reviewed

In a post-Modern Warfare world, unique progression and unlocks have become a ubiquitous practice for multi-player games of all kinds. Even racing games like Blur are getting in on the action; and XBLA downloadable shooter Blacklight: Tango Down is also no exception to this continuing trend. So clearly, it’s vital to mention that there is no real single-player component on offer here, which is largely due to the core of the game’s focus being about playing competitively online. As soon as the main menu hits, you’ve got not much to choice but to either configure your character’s attributes or join a game. As is to be expected, the now-familiar trappings for player configuration are all here, including different sights for weapons and optional choice of grenade types, etc. Pretty much everything you’ve come to become accustomed to from an online FPS at this point – there’s really nothing that breaks convention from the usual fare.