Players took on the role of Corporal Joel Blake, a soldier tasked with repelling the invasion. The story took players across the globe, from the ruined streets of Los Angeles to enemy strongholds in Pakistan and Korea. While the Java version couldn't deliver the high-fidelity cutscenes of the smartphone version, it utilized in-game dialogue boxes and scripted radio chatter to maintain a sense of urgency. For a mobile game in the Java era, the attempt to tell a serious, geopolitical military thriller story was ambitious in itself.
| Feature | Modern Combat 3 (iOS/Android) | Modern Combat 3 (Java) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Full 3D, real-time lighting, ragdoll physics | 2.5D sprites, pre-rendered shadows, canned animations | | Voice Acting | Full professional voice cast | Beep sounds and scrolling text | | Campaign Length | ~6 hours | ~2 hours | | Controls | Dual-stick touch | Numeric keypad + Auto-aim | | File Size | ~1.5 GB | ~7 MB | | Multiplayer | Online 10-player | Local Bluetooth 4-player | Modern Combat 3 Java Game
While there isn't a direct "Java Edition" of Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation Players took on the role of Corporal Joel