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Crytek Announces ‘The Collectables’, a Free to Play Mobage/DeNA Shooter

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Crytek just announced a free to play mobile shooter called The Collectables. As you can see from the trailer, Crytek seems to be living up to its reputation when it comes to pumping out crazy graphics, as their mobile free to play debut looks pretty awesome:

Details are vague, but according to Crytek the game involves “commanding a squad of elite soldiers and lead them into explosive combat with strategic precision." So far they seem to be leaning pretty heavily on the free to play social stuff, which isn’t much of a surprise given the ties to Mobage and DeNA. If you sign up on their web site you get access to a free in-game character and “exclusive" equipment, which we’ve seen DeNA do before with other games.

The Collectables is “coming soon," and with the iTunes freeze upon us I’m guessing “soon" means “the 18th," but we’ll have to wait and see.

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  • 20 Comments

    1. BlueFalcN

      This game takes me back...
      *tears up*

    2. curtneedsaride

      All these Lego games NEED save-anywhere options. That's the only thing that ever holds me back from buying or playing some of these. Too time consuming to almost finish a level, then have to take a phone call, accidentally forget about it, restart the phone, and be out of luck. If I can't play in 5 minute chunks, its just not successful mobile format.

      1. Nekkedsnake

        agreed. the only lego iOS that had a save point update was DC HEROES. before that, it was super frustrating.

      2. Wizard of Odyssey

        I agree ...and it would be nice to have iCloud support so it can go between devices, too. Are there any other Lego games with that feature?

        1. swisssk8er1

          Nope :(

    3. bigjack66

      Hate Lego games! Downloaded this and got fed up after 30 secs they're just really annoying!

      1. mclifford82

        Are you sure you don't just suck at them? Not being mean. I suck at RTS games and I still try to play em.

        You just gave zero actual reasons. And you only gave it 30 seconds.

      2. Disqus1

        I think the controls on iOS for this game as a platformer is frankly abominable and reason enough to stay away from this game

    4. Rtteachr

      I bought the entire bundle plus extras for $9.99 instead of $14.99 yesterday. It is on sale for the holidays and a great deal! Catch it while you can.

      1. DomQuixote

        Nice find! I didn't even see it advertised at the reduced price! Picked it up myself.

      2. VirtualBoyFreak

        This time I lost... Bought it yesterday, but it wasn't on sale yet. Anyway, iOS goes like this. Sometimes you win, others you lose. Back to playing ;)

      3. Jake7905

        That was faster then expected, this is a top tier tittle after all.

    5. Alexythimia23

      Holy han solo! My underwear has just turned to the darkside after i crapped my pants at the news we finally have a full port, i will defo pay for this game, hell i would even give away princess leia in her gold bikini for this lol Well maybe not princess leia but hey, it be pretty close!! Keep the ports coming guys, take my hat off to yer lol

    6. Pheebers

      Okay, I feel like an idiot, but where do I buy the complete bundle? All I'm seeing are the individual packs.

      1. jamesmcadams82

        When you go to buy any individual pack it will offer you the bundle option on the screen that pops up. After purchasing, make sure you go to options and restore purchases.

        1. Pheebers

          Got it - thanks!

    7. EatMyDst

      This game was my childhood. I'm overcome by nostalgia at the sounds and everything about this game. So many memories. One time when I was younger me and my brother stayed up till six in the morning playing this on the PS3. Now it's in the palm of my hand. Technology just trips me out. Anyway the actual game is amazing, clearly, but I do have a few complaints: the buttons should be re-sizable because I keep missing the jump button. Although that's more my fault than anything else honestly. And the resolution is pretty low. It still looks good though. All in all it's a must buy in my opinion.

      1. 61050

        i know what you mean about the tech these days. i still play the legend of zelda from time to time whenever someone doesn't believe that i can beat both quests straight through without dying in about three hours

    8. Morgan01

      Controls are a little frustrating.

    9. freperjo

      I can't seem to find the answer to this anywhere - I've purchased the bundles for all levels and beaten all the levels. When I go back in to play each level in Free Play mode it won't allow me to switch between the other 6 characters that were automatically selected?? It'll only let me switch between the 2 characters on screen. Is there something I'm missing or is this a glitch?