History VideoGame / BlackCommand

''Black Command'' (or ブラックコマンド in Japanese) is a 2018 PrivateMilitaryContractors SimulationGame that's available via [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames Apple iOS]] or Android for smartphones in 20 countries by Creator/{{Capcom}}. The game was made by Capcom in-house with staff recruited from VideoGame/ResidentEvil7Biohazard in cooperation with Japanese military hobbyist site ''Military Blog''. The game currently supports English and Japanese language options, although European languages like French, German, Spanish and Portuguese are being made available.

The [[https://web.archive.org/web/20181028212059/http://www.black-command.com/en/ Official English]] and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20181002033146/http://www.capcom.co.jp/black-command/ Japanese sites]] are here.[[note]]Both sites are now dead, so they're (mostly) archived for reference purposes.[[/note]]

* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: Trying to talk about the prologue will reveal that [[spoiler:Garheim is in cahoots with the Nutus.]]

The [[http://www.black-command.com/en/ Official English]] and [[http://www.capcom.co.jp/black-command/ Japanese sites]] are here.

The [[https://twitter.com/CapcomBlackCmnd Official English]] and [[https://twitter.com/BC_CAPCOM Japanese Twitter sites]] are here.

Due to circumstances beyond Capcom's control, they announced via in-app that the game will be discontinued worldwide after September 30, 2019.

* OhCrap: When your contractor team runs into a mortar or a [=MBT=] tank, their attacks can instantly take them out unless you 1.) surprise them from the back (for the mortar team) or use [=RPGs=] to take them both out.

** VideoGame/Darkstalkers

Due to circumstances beyond Capcom's control, they announced via in-app that the game will be discontinued worldwide after September 2019.

''Black Command'' (or ブラックコマンド in Japanese) is a 2018 PrivateMilitaryContractors SimulationGame that's available via [[IOSGames Apple iOS]] or Android for smartphones in 20 countries by Creator/{{Capcom}}. The game was made by Capcom in-house with staff recruited from VideoGame/ResidentEvil7Biohazard in cooperation with Japanese military hobbyist site ''Military Blog''. The game currently supports English and Japanese language options, although European languages like French, German, Spanish and Portuguese are being made available.

*** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 There's a minimission]] where MS contractors are contracted to investigate a spooky castle somewhere in Western Europe. They decide to call in an airstrike.

Due to circumstances beyond Capcom, they announced via in-app that the game will be discontinued worldwide after September 2019.

''Black Command'' (or ブラックコマンド in Japanese) is a 2018 PrivateMilitaryContractors SimulationGame that's available via [[IOSGames Apple iOS]] or Android for smartphones in 20 countries as of January 2019 by Creator/{{Capcom}}. The game was made by Capcom in-house with staff recruited from VideoGame/ResidentEvil7Biohazard in cooperation with Japanese military hobbyist site ''Military Blog''. The game currently supports English and Japanese language options, although European languages like French, German, Spanish and Portuguese are being made available.

* BittersweetEnding: The tutorial concludes with the Nutu and Wanato signing a peace agreement. [[spoiler:But the reputatio of Manda Securities was ruined after Garheim was exposed.]] But from playing the Africa levels, some Nutu factions in Makenene have refused to abide by it and have made threats to use nukes.

There's some plot to the game (via tutorial). The story takes place in the present day where players assume the role of a newly recruited contractor hired by Manda Securities for an upcoming operation somewhere in [[{{Bulungi}} Makeneke]], where a civil war is taking place between the Wanato and Nutu ethnic communities. A [=MS=] contractor named Garheim is tasked to assist United Nations peacekeepers and is the recruit's training officer.

* BittersweetEnding: The tutorial concludes with the Nutu and Wanato signing a peace agreement. [[spoiler:But the reputatio of Manda Securities was ruined after Garheim was exposed.]] But from playing the Africa levels, some Nutu factions have refused to abide by it and have made threats to use nukes.

* {{Bulungi}}: The prologue starts with the player recruited by Manda Securities for a contract in Makeneke.

** In the mission immediately after the above, two of the tiles are removed off the board to create an artificial chokepoint so you cannot outmaneuver the tanks, and so Sergeant Garheim can teach you about retreating.

** In the first attack on central command, you lose three of your mercenaries and are forced to abort. Chances are you attacked the bottom right camp, three tanks rolled up to you, you returned fire, and [[CurbstompBattle promptly get steamrolled by the three tanks]]. If you successfully retreat/evade the from the tanks, the tanks will, in complete defiance of what the AI usually does (that is to say look around in place for a bit before returning to their original positions), the tanks stay right next to the camp, so if you attack it at all, you will get caught in the tanks' line of fire. The other camp and central command have tanks directly next to them already, so you can't attack those either. You have no mercenary with 'Tank Buster' nor 'Tank Sniper', and you don't have any anti tank rockets, so you can't destroy the tanks. And most egregiously of all, if you wisely decide to sit in a single spot and let the time limit run out, it'll loop back to 2:00:00 once the time limit reaches 1:00:00, so there's no way out of the mission except by suffering casualties.

* DevelopersForesight: If an operative dies in combat, you don't have enough operatives to form at least one five-man fireteam, AND you blew all your money so you can't afford any more mercs, your secretary will point out you don't have enough money to hire more mercs, [[WhatTheHellHero bemusedly ask you what you're doing]], and then she'll tell you that you she's found a few mercs who are willing to work pro bono, meaning that the hire screen will offer you exactly enough $0 mercs to form a single five-man fireteam.

*** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 The remake version of RE2]] will have Leon and Claire recruited as contractors, as well as have the Lighting Hawk present.

During anti-Nutu operations, the team rescues a Wanato officer named Dufusi. After an incident where Garheim is spotted [[ArmsDealer running guns and other military equipment]] for the Nutu to escalate the civil war, he's taken out and the player is now tasked to recreate the [=PMC=] all over again to redeem their reputation by taking on contracts in Asia, Africa, and South America while getting into contact with various sponsor to get money, gold, armor plating and ammo.

There's some plot to the game (via tutorial). The story takes place in the present day where players assume the role of a newly recruited contractor hired by Manda Securities for an upcoming operation somewhere in [[{{Bulungi}} Makeneke]], where a civil war is taking place in an unknown country between the Wanato and Nutu ethnic communities. A [=MS=] contractor named Garheim is tasked to assist United Nations peacekeepers and is the recruit's training officer.

''Black Command'' (or ブラックコマンド in Japanese) is a 2018 PrivateMilitaryContractors SimulationGame that's available via [[IOSGames Apple iOS]] or Android for smartphones in 20 countries as of January 2019 by Creator/{{Capcom}}. The game was made by Capcom in-house with staff recruited from VideoGame/ResidentEvil7Biohazard in cooperation with Japanese military hobbyist site ''Military Blog''. The game currently supports English and Japanese options.

There's some plot to the game (via tutorial). The story takes place in the present day where players assume the role of a newly recruited contractor hired by Manda Securities for an upcoming operation somewhere in [[Bulungi Makeneke]], where a civil war is taking place in an unknown country between the Wanato and Nutu ethnic communities. A [=MS=] contractor named Garheim is tasked to assist United Nations peacekeepers and is the recruit's training officer.

There's some plot to the game (via tutorial). The story takes place in the present day where players assume the role of a newly recruited contractor hired by Manda Securities for an upcoming operation somewhere in Africa, where a civil war is taking place in an unknown country between the Wanato and Nutu ethnic communities. A [=MS=] contractor named Garheim is tasked to assist United Nations peacekeepers and is the recruit's training officer.

* {{Bulungi}}: The prologue starts with the player recruited by Manda Securities for a contract in an unnamed African country.

[[caption-width-right:350:Now you can run your own PMC, from the palm of your hand via cellphone.]]

''Black Command'' (or ブラックコマンド in Japanese) is a 2018 PrivateMilitaryContractors SimulationGame that's available via [[IOSGames Apple iOS]] or Android for smartphones in 20 countries as of January 2019 by Creator/Capcom. The game was made by Capcom in-house with staff recruited from VideoGame/ResidentEvil7Biohazard in cooperation with Japanese military hobbyist site ''Military Blog''. The game currently supports English and Japanese options.

During anti-Nutu operations, the team rescue a Wanato officer named Dufusi. After an incident where Garheim is spotted [[ArmsDealer running guns and other military equipment]] for the Nutu to escalate the civil war, he's taken out and the player is now tasked to recreate the [=PMC=] all over again to redeem their reputation by taking on contracts in Asia, Africa and South America while getting into contact with various sponsor to get money, gold, armor plating and ammo.

*** The presence of the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis Samurai Edge pistol]] and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil7Biohazard Thor's Hammer]] as RareGuns.