Top Shooter MMO Games

First person shooter games have always had a special place in gamers hearts. It’s no wonder that some of the all-time best games are from this category. And because of this success we are now seeing this genre converge with MMO games. This new emerging MMO category, MMOFPS, focuses on the action-packed games that you control in first-person view. Although online first-person shooters have been around for some time (like Halo and Call of Duty), these MMOFPS games incorporate MMO elements such as leveling, armor upgrades, and special abilities into the mix.

Blacklight: Retribution coming to Steam

Blacklight: Retribution is a free-to-play FPS by Zombie Studios, creators of Blacklight: Tango Down. Although the game has been available to download from Zombie Studio’s site, its availability on Steam will make it more convenient as well as giving players more reasons to play with new items for Steam users, achievements, and a larger player base.

Blacklight Retribution

Blacklight Retribution

Blacklight: Retribution is the latest from Perfect World Entertainment.  This first person shooter mmo follows closely in gameplay formula with most of today?s blockbuster FPS titles such as Call of Duty and Battlefield series.

It is a fast paced, adrenaline pumping first person shooter based in a futuristic urban warzone. Building upon Zombie Studios? predecessor, Tango Down, Blacklight Retribution provides FPS enthusiasts with a massive arsenal of weaponry and gear ranging from bleeding edge side arms to massive mechanized Hardsuits.

Blacklight: Retribution offers 5 game modes as of right now, Domination, Team King of the Hill, Team Death Match, Free-For-All Death Match, and Capture the Flag. The maps are relatively small, allowing players to quickly spawn and get in on the action and they aren?t littered with bushes and tall grass that players can camp behind.

The game also offers players variety of choices on customizing their character?s equipment and weapons, allow player to change the looks and functionality of their futuristic combat suits and modify variety of weapons with attachments, different barrels, stocks, ammo and more. Different equipment offers different stats that compliment different styles of play, for example some gear will provide more protection at the cost of slower movement speed and vice versa, while weapon attachments and modification can improve weapon spread, damage or zoom. As players earn points in game by killing enemy players and completing objectives, more options in item customizations are made available to their characters along with different skills to choose from.

Overall the combat is satisfying, the graphics look top-notch,  the classes and the weapons are awesome and the maps are fun.  If you are in to Call of Duty and Battlefield then this game is for you!  Best part of all ..  It’s free!